My style journey

As a young impressionable teenager, I always felt pressured, via social media, to already have a good sense of style as soon as I expressed an interest in fashion, and I would frequently scroll Instagram and Pinterest feeling utterly lost as I tried to navigate how these influencers styled their outfits and most importantly, where they got their clothes from. 

Looking back, I have come to realize that at the tender age of 16, I simply didn't have the knowledge, much less the funds, to create these amazing outfits I was tortured with through my phone screen. I hadn't even realized that all of these incredible, unique pieces existed beyond ASOS and Topman (not that there's anything wrong with either). However, as the months and years passed, I eventually started to get a sense of what kind of clothes I really liked to wear and this only heightened as became more experimental.

So for today's blog post, I'll be taking you through my personal style evolution and showing you that when it comes to fashion, everybody has their questionable phases. 

Here we see 18-year-old me sporting Topman jeans, an Urban Outfitters oversized hoodie, Zara trainers, and an ancient-looking fanny pack. This is around the time I had discovered the joys of oversized clothing and was only just beginning to understand what colors suited me.

At this point in my life, I was also slightly scared of wearing crazy colours and patterns since, like many other people my age, I was terrified of what people would think and say, but fortunately this wouldn't last much longer as I would soon be freed from the restrictions of formal education and secondary school gossip.

Fast forward just under a year, to when I was just under a month shy of 19 and I was several weeks into my first year of uni. I had recently bought my first pair of Buffalo London platform sneakers and I was only just starting to go all out with my outfits (or "fits" for the cool people). Part of my motivation was largely due to my amazing friend Bee as pictured on my left. As people of a slightly more niche style, we naturally bounced off each other and continued to develop our individual senses of style. Looking back, I have Bee to thank for finding the confidence to really embrace my personal style.

Since then, I have continued to explore fashion and even now my style is still evolving and changing, it seems every day I'm wanting to completely change my aesthetic which financially, isn't always possible.