Originally posted by rickandjulius
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listen, i think people have been a little hard on you which is obviously very easy to do on the internets, and truth be told you brought it on yourself a little bit. but everybody is being a little too aggro in this scenario.
there is an innate rejection around here towards posters that jump around label to label and style to style quickly because it gives off a "dressed by the internet" vibe that is anathema to SZ, which so values "authenticity" and thoughtful inspection of clothing and style. but perhaps they are wrong about your intentions? maybe you are just enthusiastic in exploring a new element to your passion, wanting to taste all 31 flavors.
either way its the same old advice from me. read more, post less. and for sure post less in waywt and recent purchases. less consumption more research and learning.
BUT, i can't help but recall an era when waywt was filled with "Style lab" type posts. testing the waters of different designers and styles. Christian, for example, posted full top to bottom fits of a variety of styles and designs and finally settled on ccp as being most right for him. full damir doma, full ann d (floral!), full julius, full dramatic rick owens, full ccp and so on. and no one cared because it was presented as a style lab. others did this as well but the point being that it was about fun and learning and trying. not coming to the forum as a fully realized style genius. we were exploring the designers and our own personal styles.
one thing to consider though, was that at that time SZ itself was still relatively young and there was a sense of newness and excitement surrounding all these designers and styles. that has fallen off a good bit and a lot of what was once new and cool is now old and played out. with not much to take its place. and that is the fault of the designers in my opinion.
and SZ was the ONLY source. no instagram, tumblr, or countless blogs and streetstyle photogs
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