Who Says You Have To Match?!

Written by: ^Northernstar*

 

Have you ever thought to wear polka dots & stripes together, but it popped in your head that the result would be tacky? Or have you ever wanted to mix purple with yellow & blue… but, thought you’d look like a crayon box? Well, answer this question… “Who said you have to match?!” Color coordination & fabric synchronization can be just as tacky as mixed colors and very boring. Rules are so 1950’s. No one actually follows them anymore; in fact, throw them in the nearest trash can! Just like the old-fashioned statement “you aren’t supposed to wear white after Labor Day”… If you can’t wear it after Labor Day, then what day are we allowed to celebrate the color white? Hopefully not Christmas.

 

What’s the point of living by someone else’s rules?! Make your own rules & stay confident!

 

Every teenager has the right to mix any fabric or color they want and it is perfectly fine. If a female is rocking a blue sleeveless shirt with a leopard print skirt & red heels, it can look eXtremely fashionable. But, one must be confident to take risks with their personal style. It’s all about eXpression and how an individual carries him/herself.

 

When I was eighteen, guys were still wearing baggy jeans & 3XL white tee shirts. I’ve always been the type of guy to do my own thing & didn’t like to follow the current trends because it’s frustrating to see everyone look like each other. What’s the point of individuality if you’re going to dress like you’re following peers?

 

One day, I mixed a neon yellow hoody with black skinnys & a red pair of Vans… I didn’t know how I would be perceived because the first thing that ran across my mind was, “Hmmm… I’ve never walked outside looking like a new bag of Skittles, but I want to do something fun,” and it definitely worked for me. It only worked because I didn’t care what my mother had to say or anyone else and I walked out the house confident with my head held high & received compliments throughout the day. Scenario: Tavon gathers a similar outfit: blue Levi skinnys with a lime green hoody and purple & yellow Nikes. The entire time he’s in the public, he feels paranoid that someone will laugh at the outfit… so, he feels very uncomfortable & wants to get home as soon as possible. Many people see that he’s fidgety and thinks he looks like a Crayola box. It’s not necessarily the fact that the clothes are mismatched that allows the style to not work for Tavon; he isn’t confident at all!

 

What’s the point of individuality if you’re going to dress like you’re following peers?

 

Also, when individuals “try too hard” to be different, it is reflected & the eXecution of the risk becomes an epic-fail! Scenario: Glinda wants to do something different with her hair, so she goes through her entire room to find any old garments. She runs across a green Christmas bow, wraps it around her head & ties it into a big bow on top of her head. Glinda goes to school & brags about it all day and she tries to make everyone notice her… but, it doesn’t appear to be fashionable. The next day, a girl named Ashley shows up to school wearing a red oversized bow on her head that had nothing to do with her outfit… but, people notice her because she is confident & doesn’t TRY to make people see she is wearing a bow on her head.

 

What’s the point of living by someone else’s rules?! Make your own rules & stay confident!

 

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