MinnieJ
General Manager
NONE OF THESE OUTFITS ARE BAD. DRESS HOW YOU LIKE.
Do you think social media pushes images on us and we subconsciously adopt it ?
THIS IS NOT A THREAD MEANT TO POLICE BW AND OUR CLOTHING CHOICES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD IS NOT TO ATTACK OR GENERALIZE.
I have personally observed certain fashion trends amongst us that seem forced to me. I have also been scrutinized or told I was "dressing like i'm white" bc of fashion choices I have made. As if dressing in a certain way is only associated with white. I know have a friend who has been told " she speaks white" bc I guess she speaks a certain way. In casual clothing I can look put together and still have some drip. I have noticed a trend of BW in particular ( YES I KNOW OTHER RACES DO IT TOO but i'm speaking on my community ONLY) wearing outfits that we think may feel WE HAVE TO WEAR based on what media shows us. Granted everyone has their own style and I applaud individuality . Do you think social media pushes images on us and we subconsciously adopt it ? For example, I dress really casual or I dress up which is something I love to do......
WARNING : I KNOW SOME OF THESE PICS ARE YT GIRLS I WILL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE.
I know lol but I do dress in Nike like this
dressy/business/posh
I had a hard time finding Black women with a certain posh styles online advertised anyways. Groan if you like, but it is true. This is why I feel Social media plays a role. I know tons of women IN REAL LIFE who dress like the above pics. I also know so many BW who do not. Your style is your style, but at one point I was trying so hard to dress like what I saw claiming it as my culture, but I was miserable. I wasted so much money on clothing that I felt I had to wear. As BW I feel like we always have to overdo it especially when it comes to having holes in our clothing and having that insta look. Yes I shop from Fashion Nova for certain things. Yes I do have "out there" party outfits. I LOVE vintage wear and the whole hippy thing, but I know how to assemble items and present it in a certain way. GROAN ME ALL YOU LIKE, but when I look through google, pinterest, twitter, instgram, and real life to find a posh/ put together look I get alot of this .....
which is fine if that is your style, but they hate to show this.......
YOUR STYLE IS YOUR OWN, BUT I feel that more of us dress how we think we should based on what we are fed through our culture and media. Not everything we have adopted in our culture is good for us just like our portrayal of BW needing to be the savior of all people, the rap scene, and more. Groan if you like but it is apparent.
YOUR STYLE IS YOUR STYLE, but do you think social media pushes images on us and we subconsciously adopt it ?
Do you think social media pushes images on us and we subconsciously adopt it ?
THIS IS NOT A THREAD MEANT TO POLICE BW AND OUR CLOTHING CHOICES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD IS NOT TO ATTACK OR GENERALIZE.
I have personally observed certain fashion trends amongst us that seem forced to me. I have also been scrutinized or told I was "dressing like i'm white" bc of fashion choices I have made. As if dressing in a certain way is only associated with white. I know have a friend who has been told " she speaks white" bc I guess she speaks a certain way. In casual clothing I can look put together and still have some drip. I have noticed a trend of BW in particular ( YES I KNOW OTHER RACES DO IT TOO but i'm speaking on my community ONLY) wearing outfits that we think may feel WE HAVE TO WEAR based on what media shows us. Granted everyone has their own style and I applaud individuality . Do you think social media pushes images on us and we subconsciously adopt it ? For example, I dress really casual or I dress up which is something I love to do......
WARNING : I KNOW SOME OF THESE PICS ARE YT GIRLS I WILL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE.
I know lol but I do dress in Nike like this
dressy/business/posh
I had a hard time finding Black women with a certain posh styles online advertised anyways. Groan if you like, but it is true. This is why I feel Social media plays a role. I know tons of women IN REAL LIFE who dress like the above pics. I also know so many BW who do not. Your style is your style, but at one point I was trying so hard to dress like what I saw claiming it as my culture, but I was miserable. I wasted so much money on clothing that I felt I had to wear. As BW I feel like we always have to overdo it especially when it comes to having holes in our clothing and having that insta look. Yes I shop from Fashion Nova for certain things. Yes I do have "out there" party outfits. I LOVE vintage wear and the whole hippy thing, but I know how to assemble items and present it in a certain way. GROAN ME ALL YOU LIKE, but when I look through google, pinterest, twitter, instgram, and real life to find a posh/ put together look I get alot of this .....
which is fine if that is your style, but they hate to show this.......
YOUR STYLE IS YOUR OWN, BUT I feel that more of us dress how we think we should based on what we are fed through our culture and media. Not everything we have adopted in our culture is good for us just like our portrayal of BW needing to be the savior of all people, the rap scene, and more. Groan if you like but it is apparent.
YOUR STYLE IS YOUR STYLE, but do you think social media pushes images on us and we subconsciously adopt it ?
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