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The clean refreshing slate begins to give rise to small accents and flowing textures as spring becomes in bloom. The inspiration is venus and the nymphs, naked but still adorned, beauty reaches deep inside and sparks of personality can't help but shine through.
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Blessed Ostara everyone. This post is a bit late. Time has become a hot commodity lately, but the world of fashion is not forgotten.
This season has exposed alot of myself to me. I've found it really difficult to stick to basics. I don't feel naked or exposed, just bland.
So I began thinking about how I relate to the seasons through fashion. I also stumbled upon a blog post (that I would share, but sadly, I've lost it) discussing being aware of what your dress says about you, and I realised that I hadn't been focusing on reflecting who I am as much as I should.
Then came the question of what is it that I wanted people to see when they looked at me. I realised that there were alot of things I found a bit revolting. I wouldn't want anyone to think of me as delicate or girlish. So I started thinking about adjectives. Beautiful -- sure. Sexy -- absolutely. Pretty -- yuck. Sweet -- well it's a given but I'd reather not have it be the first thing my appearance shows. Professional -- sure, but not in a boring way. Strong -- yes please. Bold -- I like that one. Ladylike -- pass. Demure -- not interested. ect. I realized that I was not presenting an image true to who I wanted to be. Perhaps this is a personal power issue. I noticed that there were girls that carried their power a certain way where you know that they have inner strength without them needing to advertise. I want to seem more like that. While pondering this I had an epiphany that this all relates to me being gay.
I realized that fashion is simpler for strait people. Most strait people don't find themselves staring at some attractive person and thinking "Wow I wish I looked just like them." where I probably have the thought six to ten times per day. The problem is that I'm not actually attracted to me, and there's no reason I should be. The girls I'm attracted to and the girls that I would like to appear like are not actually the same ones. There are cross overs of course, but that's more coincidental. Furthermore trying to emulate girls that I am attracted to is futile because I'm not narcissistic. I will never look in the mirror and arouse the same feelings in myself and that doesn't mean I have low self esteem -- that means I'm normal.
So right now I'm taking some time to separate in my mind what I want from who I am. Don't worry. I'm not going to go completely butch or anything ridiculous like that. I still love lace and makeup and jewelry and wind in my skirts. I'm just realizing that I still have a ways to go before I find myself.
