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xxZeromancerlovexx
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11 Mar 2016, 11:25 am

People act like I dress like a quirky person. I shop at Torrid, Forever21, Victoria's Secret, American Eagle, Aeropostale and Claire's and other cute stores.

I also wear UGG boots, skinny jeans and low top sneakers, I wear makeup and would like to add some Coach to my fashion collection. I also wear faux fur hood coats in the winter.

I don't know why people accuse me of not being girly. :roll:


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11 Mar 2016, 6:19 pm

You dress pretty mainstream, based on the pictures of you that I've seen.



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12 Mar 2016, 6:00 am

That certainly sounds pretty mainstream to me. Odd that you are being accused of not being "girly" - I dress comfortably and wear no makeup and have never heard that from anyone. I do however wear a lot of pink so perhaps that is why?


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31 Mar 2016, 10:49 am

It's hard to tell without pictures. Maybe you're wearing items of mainstream clothing but pairing them together in a way that isn't mainstream.

I wouldn't stress it.


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31 Mar 2016, 1:17 pm

Why should it matter? As long as you're comfortable and you're not dressing in such a manner that you'd outright offend people or get arrested for indecent exposure, I say you should be able to dress how you want.


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01 Apr 2016, 8:39 pm

For my standard of main stream. I do think that is very mainstream, though Torrid is one of my favorite stores. But uniqueness wouldn't be a bad thing even if starts off slow even if it's with one thing. But in the end of the day, it's up to you and how you want to dress and being yourself and presentable.


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01 Apr 2016, 9:15 pm

I don't know any of these stores.



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07 Apr 2016, 7:51 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I don't know any of these stores.


Here's the sites she mentioned in her original post.

Torrid:http://www.torrid.com/homepage
Forever21: http://www.forever21.com
Victoria's Secret: http://www.victoriassecret.com
American Eagle: https://www.ae.com/
Aeropostale: http://www.aeropostale.com
Claire's: http://www.claires.com
*UGG Australia: http://www.uggaustralia.com/

*This site will ask you to pick a country.

Though I hate American Eagle, Aeropostale, UGGs, Forever21 and Victoria's Secret (Since they removed the eyeshadows and most makeup from stores and sites.)


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08 Apr 2016, 5:46 am

The cloths on those sites look fine, maybe it is how your pairing things?

Hard to say but as said above don't stress about it dress how you want and what makes you comfortable/happy :)


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