How can I become a little more fashionable?

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I wear t-shirts (think school shirts, club shirts, etc), jeans, and tennis shoes everyday. I would like to be a bit more fashionable while still being comfortable. What type of clothing would be good? I was thinking of buying from Old Navy (their jeans are the only ones that fit my short childish figure), Target, and maybe even Walmart (can't beat the prices!). I don't want to spend a ton of money...just a little at a time to build up my wardrobe. I'll need a few dresses for school events (NHS, awards, choir) and some basic clothes. I just do not know what to buy! Please help! Thank you!

Ever go thrift shopping?

I don't know what to look for! Haha. I can't tell what matches and what is terrible! But yes, I have been thrift shopping. We have a few nice stores around here.

Jeans are a pretty good choice: you could buy a few pairs in different colours/styles.

You can get away with wearing a similar style of clothes if you coordinate them a bit (e.g. if you're wearing a black and red checked shirt, wear a black top underneath and black or plain jeans).

Jewellery is also useful if you don't mind it: it doesn't have to be uber-fashionable, just something that picks out one of the colours in the outfit.

Don't know what to do about the tennis shoes Have you tried converse shoes? They're nice looking and come in different colours too.

(yes, you will end up emo-looking from the above advice, but I guarantee it's comfy).

this link has some stuff. I don't agree with it all as the clothing and the whole idea of being 'well cultured' (at least some of what they say) makes me think they're trying to be uptight 'formal' tools and all that.
http://shii.org/b/the_well-cultured_anonymous.pdf

there's this site, same guys. again the design makes me think they'rr trying to be preppy and all that BS
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=w ... N-jK3EgnLA

I might be helpful to note that I also wear plaid button shirts like the one Alison Krauss is wearing in my avatar. ^^

Apparently they make you look old...at least, I remember my mother complaining about that.

Apparently they make you look old...at least, I remember my mother complaining about that.

Not old...just like a fiddler. Most of my friends know I play and that I'm into bluegrass...but it does look odd to others.

As I said, that's what SHE said when I sometimes wore those tartan sweaters or long-sleeved shirts when younger and I don't agree with it or actually care. Then again my grandfather (and her father, respectively) would wear similar designs so maybe that's where she got the connection from.

Oh, and I'm male

You're female so it looks different for you.

Ah, I see. ^^

Maybe I could wear some button up shirts that aren't plaid. Those are "in style" arent they? The dress shirts. I do have one of those with a sweater vest over it (imagine the laughter I got when I showed up to school in that...haha). But I like it so who cares what others think?

You need to see clothing as a signal you give to others. So the first question is what signal I want to give to which audience? What I do want to archive with this signal?

If being "more fashionable" means you want to send the signal "I am member of this pear group", wear the stuff the others wear.

See, I hang with a group of...different people, you could say. We're all coplete opposites yet we love each other and get along so well. We all dress differently. I guess I just want my own style that still shows I do care about what I wear. I get the impression people think I do not change my clothes because I so often wear the same shirts.

One thing that can make a big difference to how tops look, is the cut. For t-shirts, the neckline makes a big difference. For all tops, a tailored/semi-tailored cut makes a huge difference (ie tops that curve in at the waist area rather than hanging straight down will give shape to your over-all form and look more "dressy").

cosplay

yeah. on one hand, people won't care as much about how you dress if it's weird (I think-seeing how some people at my college dressed suggested that; but then again they tended to hand around the nerds and all that..) on the other hand, aren't females supposed to be more 'in tune' with that? I dunno



I don't know. I tend to wear hoodies, sweaters, or a combination of long-sleeved shirts and t-shirts with anime/internet/star wars stuff on them as the basic thing.



Sometimes I wear a welder's jacket and mechanic's outer uniform or something else similar (got them at a flea market) and do okay with that. Need to go back to that flea market. cheap clothes and fun!