FROM TOP TO BOTTOM:
Scarf - Secondhand
Velvet robe - Frederick's of Hollywood
Bustier - NATIVE HEART
Belt - Brighton
Maxi skirt - American Apparel (sponsored)
Wedges - ROMWE
I wore this outfit to one of my Women's Studies discussions a few weeks ago. I just took my final exam yesterday and am having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that my favorite course is OVER FOR GOOD and the semester is donezo and now I gotta stress about summer plans and music festivals and stuff. If you haven't noticed, I'm not very good at managing my stress levels, which is probably why I opt out of so many opportunities that would probably benefit my being/career. Sometimes it seems like brainwashing myself into believing that an opportunity does not exist is more comforting and convenient than actually making the effort to accept and experience one. Ah. Coping mechanisms.
(P.S., I'm wearing a fake bindi again, so if you're interested in hearing my position on reappropriation in fashion, here's a response I published on formspring a few months ago.)I wore this outfit to one of my Women's Studies discussions a few weeks ago. I just took my final exam yesterday and am having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that my favorite course is OVER FOR GOOD and the semester is donezo and now I gotta stress about summer plans and music festivals and stuff. If you haven't noticed, I'm not very good at managing my stress levels, which is probably why I opt out of so many opportunities that would probably benefit my being/career. Sometimes it seems like brainwashing myself into believing that an opportunity does not exist is more comforting and convenient than actually making the effort to accept and experience one. Ah. Coping mechanisms.
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Awesome look. I really love those sunnies and that skirt
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I too feel like I look like a trendy hipster when I wear bindis, but my approach to wearing Eastern clothing and accessories has a lot more to do with who I am as a person and my spiritual beliefs, as opposed to what trends I'm seeing. Since I'm so linked to Indian culture, I in turn like to adopt a lot of their fashion staples into my style, and dress with certain themes in mind. In the end, that means more to me than what's trendy.
ReplyDeleteThough it does thrill me to see other people wearing bindis and whatever else. If only I lived in such a place where I could see these people walking around my town, however... I can safely say I am the one person in this general area that dresses this way. Kind of a bummer!
Its a nice look. A little ethnic a little edgy. i guess the turban impacts it ;) love them
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ReplyDeleteBut what I wanted to say is about cultural appropriation. I agree with you. I often find people on tumblr saying that white girls shouldn't wear accessories that belong to black/native/latino culture. I never wear those things, but I can't get why other people shouldn't be allowed to, and most important I don't get how this is supposed to encourage interaction and tolerance between different cultures. If I were to say "oh no, you're a black girl, you really shouldn't dress goth because goth belongs to british people who lived in the 80s, you're taking from them something that is not yours!" I would be called the ultimate racist asshole. Why doesn't it work in reverse too?
I get that PoC (or better, non-white people) have been taken freedom and rights by some white people during the centuries, but this is not meant to steal anything, this is meant to appreciate something that belongs to a different culture, which I think is good. I know what I'd be answered to this would be something along the lines of "we don't give a fuck what you think, you're white so your opinion doesn't matter at all, the only thing important here is what we feel facing this issue" so I never say anything. But I can't help thinking this is a huge misunderstanding :/
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