What messages do you think you send through your clothing? What about other people? What messages do you think they send through the clothes they wear?

For me, fashion is a way of expressing myself, and so I like to believe my personality shows through my clothing. However, I'd be lying if I said I never dress for how I want people to see me instead of sticking to my true self. That said, my vibe goals on most days is hot mess. I try to look like a girl who doesn't try; a girl who is just naturally cooler than you, a girl who hasn't done the dishes in a month but can still steal your man. However, this isn't me, and so my outfits end up falling in an juxtaposition between this hot mess vibe and vintage preppy. Like homework out my Trapper Keeper at 7:00 and  Sloppy Shoreline concert at 8:00. No matter how hard I try to fight it, to "try on" different personas, my style never fails to reveal my true personality. 

People always tell me  "Oh, Camille, those clothes are so cool but nobody else could wear it but you. Like I would never be able to pull that off." What I say is "Thank you!", but in my head I'm thinking how for me, it's not a choice. There's a reason why I'm experimental with my fashion and that's because I have to be. This is who I am and I must show it. The reason no one can have the same style as me is because no one is like me, the same way no one is like you or the person next to you. I couldn't take your style either, no matter how much I love it, because it's not mine, it's yours, and no one can ever be a better you than you can. Self expression is dire. DIRE. My medium is fashion. Some people choose painting, or pottery, or calligraphy, or totally different things that I can't even think of. Some people put passion into their everyday activities, and with this passion comes expression. The way I solve calculus problems is almost a form of expression for me. It does not matter what it is, it only matters that it's there, and that it's you. This is why you can not dress like me, no matter how hard you try, and why I can not dress like you. We could wear the same pieces, the same hair and makeup and whatever, but it would never look the same on us because we are different and would carry the outfit differently, and that's ok.

My style is fueled on my confidence. Without the confidence, it just looks like random shit put together. I have an incredibly stylish friend who always vibes sophisticated boho. Yes that is an oxymoron, but her meticulous and humorous personality can make seemingly basic pieces stand out beautifully.

This totally got off topic from the assignment and became me preaching Emerson and Whitman. This is also probably going to happen a lot. I fucking love Transcendentalism. 

Side note-- I'm hoping to eventually start photographing my outfits so I can put them on here to have some context behind my descriptions. For now, you'll just have to imagine. :)

**now I'm scared to post them because idk if I can live up to my descriptions