Find Your Personal Style on a Budget (Tough Love)
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How to find your personal style and shopping designer clothes on a budget. Get Raf, Rick, CDG, and inner peace.
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"Trends are for the anxious." - John Maclean
@Dan-vr7zs
2 жыл бұрын
seamless quote
@ianhernandez9893
Жыл бұрын
People in statistics are trembling in their boots
Best advice I've ever heard about personal style: "Release yourself from building an aesthetic!" ❣️
Reporter: How would you describe your personal style? Donatella Versace: Very personal.
I found a tip to reach a personal style: explore everything you love whether it’s type of music, art or your philosophy about life. I found out that it’s usually pretty consistent. And you will start to sense some patterns about your experience with the style you try to develop. Sometimes we just don’t see it ourselves that we have a style. As for me, even looking at my brother’s clothes, I can tell there is some kind of style. So maybe we can ask our friends to describe the style they think we have and match it with our vision.
@s.k.2017
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a great idea!
@zairmorningstarmusic
Жыл бұрын
smart
“There’s arguably a more complex system of trends that existed in the 18th century” *Lindsey has entered the chat*
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂
That corn jacket just blew my tiny fashion-ignorant mind! I've always had a desire for a somewhat similar jacket with the basic essentials for survival after I had to leave my house during an emergency a few years ago, something you can grab in a hurry. I never knew fashion had ideas like this in it, it's pure art! So beautiful. I'm someone who used to be snobbishly anti-fashion, so it's been eye opening listening to your videos! Love them.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Find me on IG and send me a direct message, I’d love to hear more about how you’re starting your fashion journey
When you want to be: 🧚♀️ ✨🍓 But you also want to be: 📚🌧💼 Me: ok??? Be both???
@user-vw2jq3to5e
2 жыл бұрын
Cottage academia and darkcore
@leoschautvideos
2 жыл бұрын
Pink suits is like the first outfjt that comes to my mind when trying to combine these two.
@vnnbguhg9853
2 жыл бұрын
Me more like When you want to be: ✨🌼🧚🌿 But also want to be: ☠️🖤🌌🕷️🦇
Omg this is exactly how I did it ! I don’t know why some people think that you need to have a lot of money to dress well or have a “personal style “ . It’s about finding what you like and how to style it and having the confidence to wear it . Do not follow a trend because they come and go , and wearing what everyone else is wearing just to look cool won’t make you stand out or unique. I started to look at my favorite designers fashion shows and screenshot the pieces I imagined myself wearing everyday . And as you said , I stopped searching for a “personal style “ and just looked for pieces that I would LOVE to wear . I realized that I like edgy pieces , unique cuts and details . It was a mix of Alaïa ,Thierry Mugler , Alexander Wang ,John Galliano (90s and early 2000s designs ) , Todd oldham , 90s Calvin Klein, 90s Vivienne Westwood and al little bit of jacquemus !! and started to look for similar pieces online and in small boutiques, thrift shops and I even designed things for myself that has the “vibe” I want .
@shinichibaadkar79
2 жыл бұрын
could you share some stuff you designed
ok the way you related the way people look at clothes to the way you buying a car was something related to something ive been telling my friends. Some people just look at clothes as something they just need to get over with as soon as possible but they would still like to look good. IMO theres nothing wrong with people just looking at whats popular and buying that, there are certain items and aesthetics that are popular and for the most part look good to the average person and thus they choose to just buy that and get it over with. There are things in life we just care more about, you care about fashion and not much about cars so you are picky about what you buy clothing wise but when it comes to getting a car you just find what works and go with that. Also people that want to find their personal style really do just have to start buying things that they like and can afford and it slowly will just become a reality. Forcing it just shows that you understand what pieces make up a certain aesthetic but when you just get things you gravitate to, thats when it really becomes something of your own and not just something you researched for hours.
@tenzinsmith7991
4 жыл бұрын
Arturo Guillen Yikes. I’m into clothing AND cars. and watches. and fragrances. Ouch.
@EmilyDickmesome
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, that's basically how I chose clothes for work. I select them carefully but they only reflect a tiny bit of my personal style. I'm not uncomfortable in them tho, I just use them for work and have a totally different style for free time and going out lol.
@vnnbguhg9853
2 жыл бұрын
I never know I had a personal style until I'm familiar with Pinterest. I haven't started buying clothes yet because I don't have any money yet but I already made a Pinterest board of clothes I would love to wear if I had the money and body for it. Apparently I like 3 fashion style. The 1st one is extremely feminine dresses and shirts with sheer and flowy fabrics. The 2nd one is hiphop looking clothes, jackets that looks like someone just paint random stuff on it, lots of splash of colors on all black fabric. The 3rd one is punk/egirl/goth clothes with lots of straps and leathers, cute skirts paired with leather and all black and boots and chains. It's like I can't decide between wanting to look like a fairy princess or a cute goth vampire.
@Mr.Swankly
2 жыл бұрын
At any given time the most popular looks, clothes or aesthetic are the most garbage. The masses have terrible taste. Sometimes the planets will align and what is selling well looks good. The bigger the trend the more someone should be sure to steer clear. Learning to dress well in terms of what flatters or diminishes your appearance is a skill all adults should have and put effort into. All of society must get dressed in the morning. Appearance among other functions is a form of etiquette. A certain standard of dress is part of the social contract. No one, almost, is omitted.
@lenas6246
Жыл бұрын
@@Mr.Swankly lo how much time do you even have, jesus
Bliss be careful my friend didn't get geobaskets fast enough and literally died
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
It do be like that
@onslaught1345
4 жыл бұрын
@@BlissFoster Any free public discord so all subs can join? Nothing special ya know just a reg channel.
I think that going out to get a certain style will leave you with clothes that are too one dimensional and fit the people you idolize or who "invented" that style better than yourself. Buying pieces that I´m truly exited about and not just hyped because many people like it or it´s limited, got me to a point where i like and wear every piece of my wardrobe and can interchange streetwear, formal stuff or actual grails with each other to get something that reflects my personality and mood on any given day :3
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Great thoughts, thank you for sharing
I was on depop reselling stuff everyday so eventually I was at the thrift every Weeknd . found stuff I thought I would never wear that I fell in love with instantly
Why are you the best human like actually just go away
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Ok!!
BLISS YOU DID IT! you read my mind. recently found your channel and i’m super grateful for content like yours. sometimes fashion can be elitist and pretentious but you’re super welcoming and energetic :)
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! That’s what I strive for. No gatekeeping in fashion 😤
This is honestly one of the greatest advices you can get if you're into fashion/clothes. Wish I knew this back in 2012, it took me years to realize this
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
It took me years as well. It’s all a journey, be kind to yourself 💫💫
Man this channel is something different. That's the best advice I've ever heard about personal style.
I know this video is old, but I’d like to point out that the idea of the corn seeds in the jacket could also have another purpose. When you die in the jacket, you might manage to nourish some corn with your corpse when the jacket breaks down from the elements. Sort of a hopeful defeatism, which I enjoy quite a bit.
@BlissFoster
Жыл бұрын
That’s a great thought!!
I LOOVE this so much. Holy shoots. I am someone who loves secondhand culture, is extremely uptight and has a horrible relationship with money. I needed to hear this. Like, I need to swallow this video, lie upside down, and let it seep into my brain. I just found your channel and I’m a lit major too, I‘m already so fond of you
"Your Style will come stop trying to force it" PREACH!
Yes!!! you hit the nail on the head of how I have learned to dress in a way that doesn't keep pushing the question "what is my perfect personal style??" There are amazing designers that I just draw inspiration from, then see what items in my closet and second hand fit that easthetic and overall feeling. This finally meshes into my own style.
The connection to cars makes so much sense to me - like it’s totally fine to not be obsessively into something that you still need to engage with sometimes and you just want a shortcut for.
For me, not thinking about style and fashion community and focusing more on my non-fashion art projects helped me dress more natural. I started to appreciate local, Polish artists that sometimes dress like shit but they are making really authentic jewellery, or clothes that I fell in love with
Im gonna be honest i have followed you for like 2 months now but i used to procrastinate watching your videos because i thought you would just be like any other person telling me some steps and things like knowing myself to know my fashion seriously now i cant stop watching you and it is so true that you know your true self only when you let yourself do and buy what you love and like Really really grateful for your videos
Bliss foster wardrobe tour?????????
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
but isn’t that mad corny?
@crispyair3338
3 жыл бұрын
@@BlissFoster we love some good corn
Thank you Bliss, finding alternatives based on your budget is the goal ;) and secondhand/thrifting is one the best places to do this you can find a lot of gems if you are patient :). Personal style is more of an evolution so you will try different styles during your time.
Damn, Bliss. You nailed it again! Just love how eloquent you are. I’ve been having similar thoughts (that fixating on specific items just doesn’t do my wardrobe any favors) , but could never articulate them. Thank you for a great video, as always!
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Very kind of you. Thanks Eva 😊
Amazing video. I think the ideas presented here aline quite well with photography style as well. From my experience, you can't force yourself into a certain type of expression - the only true way to find a style for your own personal self is to go out and take pictures of what sparks true interest in you
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Beautifully put
New here, but I really gotta say... I love how much you love fashion, it makes me warm and fuzzy inside. Like how McQueen cut his hair and made it his 'clothing tag' for his first collections... I just SMILED so WIDELY when you said Final Home put corn seeds inside that badge. These little things just makes the world a better place to be in.
@BlissFoster
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Min 🤗
lovely content
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😊
Thank you so much for this video, man it came at a perfect time
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear that
Save your money and wait for the annual summer and winter sales at Matches, Machine A, Ssense, and others. Don't buy things like $100 colored tee-shirts. Use "neutral" basics like plain simply designed trousers, white, black tops, from major retailers, for cheap, as a background for one or two or three special but expensive pieces you manage to grab at the sales I mentioned. Do this for the next 10 years. Then, look at your closet and be amazed at what you've built, that, with a bit of care and thoughtful wearing, you can enjoy for decades. Because truly well made avant garde clothes? Never go out of style IF that is your style in the first place.
Bliss I am new here and love your content!!! I appreciated that you mentioned to not worry about building and "aesthetic". I definitely think aesthetic can sometimes be synonymous with trend cycles in the era of TikTok and Pinterest. There's so much pressure to have an aesthetic. I hadn't really thought about that until now, but it's a freeing concept to not put yourself into a box and stay that way forever, especially when following trend cycles. Anyway thanks!!
Exactly what I was needing!
Second hand in GENERAL changed the way i dress. Previously i couldn't afford to buy even a shitty poliester jacket that was sold in a store, and everyone who's an XL trying to buy a woman's jacket knows how much pain it is. I found a beauuuuuuuutiful man's jacket second hand, which was made in the 80s with such impecable wool quality and tailoring and it became my favourite piece. In general, if you're an XL gal like me the best advice i'd give to you is to invest in amazing looking second hand pieces that are oversized. Jackets, coats, trenches, these will absolutely be a statement piece. T-shirts in my personal opinion, are never worth hundreds of dollars.
1000% the best advice on “personal style” on KZread if you’re a fan of fashion.
It’s really funny what you said about Geobaskets and Chrome Rings because those are the first pieces I bought getting into fashion. Few months later I’m diversifying my style more & becoming more interested in less “flex” items and my style is little by little becoming more authentic. Thxx
So stellar. I love this whole thing.
Well this is the best personal style video style I have ever watched...and I've watched a lot
This is the kind of video I love. Thank you bliss. Your advice is always appreciated
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks homie 💫💫
I needed to hear this right now. Gonna get some sweet leather boots and an oversized surfer hoodie and wear it together without a damn, all the while creating my own self respect and confidence and thereby respect from others by truly living in harmony with my personal values and opinions!
Good video bro, I think a crucial aspect is like experimenting with different types of clothes and finding what works for you and looks best.
So I have an old YSL light blue patent leather small go to dinner bag. God condition. I found it about 7 years ago and it cost me 4 dollars at a thrift shop where I’ve picked up a lot of Bitte Kai Rand, Filippa K’s old stuff… gorgeous Italian smoking jackets, Gold silk suit jackets thing is most people are afraid of standing out that means all the crazy stuff is out there to find… also homeknitted mustard yellow way to big cardigan in really cool patterns
The BEST advice ever! So refreshing :-)
You’re so well spoken!
Very thoughtful analysis. I also prefer buying into pieces that i like as such, without overthinking how and where i will be wearing it. If i like it, sooner or later it will fit into my style anyways. And if i had to choose one fashion youtuber that i like the most, i would choose Bliss Foster.
Thank you for introducing me to final home 🤝
Watching your vids this Night helps me out a lot
Really appreciate the vid, I couldn’t identify my “personal style,” and this video helped figure out why.
heya! I recently started watching your videos and they scare me to death cus I realise how much I don't know about the field I'm getting into but I absolutely love them because they tell me how to know more stuff about fashion instead of just handing me the info, which makes me want make a better effort so thanks! loce your channel:) also this is my first time ever commenting on a video so please be kind.
Great stuff! Also, folowing this approach your personal style is going to change by easily adapting to the changes in your life. To me it serves also the purpose of better understanding myself. And I dont have much time for shopping, buy things either when particular item is needed or when i recognize that a garment just belongs to me. And then after some time i understand changes in myself by seeing noticing how my wardrobe evolves. Strict rule of quality materials and you won’t need to throw anything away, instead the wordrobe builds up to a beautiful story.
Thanks so much. Love your Chanel. You inspire ✨
New subbie alert 💅🏾 I love ya energy kid 💅🏾
This is the first time I've ever seen your face and I have not clue who you are but I love your energy and the way that you talk about clothes reminds me how much I love clothes and hit a bunch of stuff I'd been thinking about. Anyways, this was just a really good video.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! You should check out my series on Margiela! I’m going thru one runway show at a time until I cover all of them 💫💫
@3:35 the corn boy needs this
This knowledge (abandon the idea of personal style) is a BLISS. It is only the restraining concept that doesn't exist
To me, your style is cool fashion art which affords a lot of versatility. Half the resellers online shop thrift shop racks then resell the goods. Check the various thrifts directly, stores, jobbers, wholesalers, and design houses dump new, last season items at the thrifts because they are usually non-profit and offer a tax write off. I’ve gotten some great designer finds this way.
Great advice Bliss. I love your two jackets.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
💫💫
Fantastic video. Second hand designer and thrifting are great.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
So true. It’s crazy that most people assume we’re buying this stuff at retail.
@minerbroEDI
4 жыл бұрын
Bliss Foster yeah dude! Haha, it's all about tasking yourself to get the clothes and manage your money well with that you're buying, which is what's so great tbh
Love that undercover coat! Instant layering =]
This is your best video!
My personal style is just a modern edm dj. Long sleeve shirts, jeans, light jackets, and sweaters. I usually wear shorts for comfort, but everything waist up is a shirt with a cool jacket
Wow, you made a great poinr in this video man. Loved it
I love that they added Corn in their badge
Needed this video. Thank you
100 % agree, I literally thought about this today and came to the same conclusion.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Hell yea 💫💫
This video couldn't have been more perfectly timed for me right now.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad! Do you feel comfortable explaining why?
@georgeyoutube4695
4 жыл бұрын
@@BlissFoster I guess recently my style has changed quite dramatically and I've been attempting to 'identify' with a style, such as techwear or darkwear/avant garde, but as you said in the video, i'm going to try and focus more on specific designers and the aspects I like within their clothing rather than aligning and confining myself to one fashion subculture.
One of the best videos I’ve ever seen on KZread, will join the patreon
@BlissFoster
3 жыл бұрын
That means the earth to me 🙏🙏
As someone in the latter half of finding a personal style (but still quite in the thick of it), great advice.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. It’s definitely a process, be patient and gentle with yourself.
you are like a fashion hank green and i love it so much
Great advice 🙏🏼
faaaaaaak!!!! T H A N K Y O U for this. and that cable print is epic, love the idea
"these are trump-lowell buttons" love your videos and also that undercover coat. what a find!!
Love this video !!!!!!
Secondhand is the waaay we go!
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
And what a good way it is.
I love this.
Obsessed with your channel, your content is top-shelf.
@BlissFoster
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Cade!!
Super helpful video! Just have to let it come naturally
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. No one is behind. We’re all right where we need to be
Charles somewhere punching the air rn because you didn't mention Vestiaire.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
I always forget!! Ugh!! Yes, Vestaire is wonderful
I loved the video! Though earning in pesos makes buying even second hand stuff super hard, but what I try to do is at least look for something similar (and also second hand).
@shinichibaadkar79
2 жыл бұрын
Similar hunt with INR
Thank you
Love the shirt you're wearing :o
Loveee this intro ❤️🥺
Thanks for this vid man, found it oddly inspirational.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah 💫💫
"Trends are a way to prove to ppl that you bought your cloths in the last twelve months" this will go to my faction quest along from now on forth.
That "oh, hi" makes my day every time I hear it.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
I always thought it was so funny when PSA’s would have it start with someone saying “oh hi I didn’t see you there“ 😂😂
Great topic Bliss Foster! Like with many things in life are we wearing what we are wearing because the reaction we may get from others or just because we like it?
I'm still toiling in that personal style hole (please help) - loved your energy in the vid and your jeans 10/10
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! You’re probably not toiling as deeply as you think you are 💫💫
bless up
Your jacket is raw asf too
Ignore the trend-followers, like the *throw something out the second its no longer on their tiktok for you page* they have no idea about their own style
bUt My GeOmBaSkEtS tHo 😤 in all serious tho great video bliss and i want that cardigan jacket
i like your hair so much better like this than long
oh tank you
stoked :)
Amo questo videooo
"i can't really do that if i don't have anymore time..." corona: "say no more fam."
Besides access to the financial means and access to the knowledge of brands that are of interest to you, another hurdle can be loving flamboyant or crazy designs but not feeling secure enough to wear the items. I often feel like you have to look like a model to “pull off” some of the designs I enjoy the most. I’ve always just bought what I enjoy, and let that weird amalgam be my “personal style” but when it comes to investment pieces I get really insecure wearing them.
@BlissFoster
4 жыл бұрын
That’s a completely legitimate feeling. I will say, when I worked as a stylist for a couple years, often times these insecurities were keeping people from wearing truly cool things that looked great on them. There were a few times where clients would say “I feel like I’m not able to pull this off“ and I agreed. But honestly, if it fit on their body, I often felt like clients were overthinking it a bit. You can DO IT, Molly! Wear the cool stuff 😊
godbless bliss foster
Koyes the goat sent me here
Dude you blew my mind with that Final Home jacket story and the story about the brand. My first instinct is to obviously obsess over that particular piece and ignore the actual moral of the story LOL but I do get the story. I've been getting into watches lately and I found a similar vibe to what you mention on John Mayer's videos about watches. He's obviously on another level and I couldn't relate that hard to a millionaire but the way he knows the stories behind his watches, what they represent for him and what the different brands represent are pretty powerful and made an impact on me. But I hadn't made the connection of actually following that process myself to the extent that you explain on the video (maybe because in the watch world the chance of getting a Rolex for Casio prices in the way you mention getting an Issey Miyake piece at Zara prices is practically zero) but I noticed I've been vibing with some pieces and building a collection of watches I like, with some pieces having that "showing my love for the brand". I have a couple Vostok mechanical watches from the Soviet era , partly because I love the aesthetic of the Cyrillic alphabet, gotta keep it real, but also because I love the story behind the Amphibia watches and they have that "Sovietness" in them, the glass is curved instead of flat because it was a simple way of engineering a watch that could endure the pressures a diver watch has to endure. It has that connection to those big watchmakers, of innovation and trying to make these little machines that can be precise under difficult conditions, and also that humble element of having to do it in the simplest way, Soviet style. (I only have one Amphibia though, my other Vostok was just because I liked how it looked haha). I also have a Casioak, a modded Casio GA2100 with a metal case à la AP Royal Oak. The GA2100 is already a cool GShock, i love its date display, I like what Casio projects as a brand, this kind of practical but also geeky 1990s/2000s vibe, reliable quartz movements with long lasting batteries, and I like the conversion mod to make it look like a Royal Oak, with that iconic Gérald Genta design. Maybe this would be more of an equivalent of buying a Zara sneaker that's inspired by an Abloh piece but I think that Casio unlike Zara does have more personality on its own. They've released their own metal rendition of the GA , the GM 2100, that's less of a copy of the Royal Oaks like the conversion kits but it holds up on its own, the design really makes sense for a G-Shock. I'm going to try to start a bit of dive-in into fashion following that process and try to find something that resonates. Yohji Yamamoto is someone i've always had in the back of my mind as someone who makes interesting clothing but i've never dived deep into his philosophy or anything like that like you talked about Final Home for example
@samsalamander8147
Жыл бұрын
I got an Issey Miyake cardigan recently on Depop for 30 bucks I still can’t believe it I also got a ne net shirt with Ducks on it and cute irregular pockets for 20 bucks! Sometimes I think to myself “this person has no idea what they have and I’m certainly going to keep my mouth shut”.