/fa/ - Fashion

[Anonymous No.14249948]

What should I prioritize, fashion or beauty?
I'm a college girl who never learned how to dress or look good thanks to a rural upbringing and four years of shitty repressive christian boarding school. I've been saving up for mid semester break and currently have $750 I'm willing to blow on getting my act together. Also, while I'm here, what essentials do you think every woman should have in her wardrobe?

[Anonymous No.14249952]

>>14249948
would you mind giving us examples of how you used to dress up until this point, a complete change may not be what you want if it doesn't fit your image

[Anonymous No.14249956]

>>14249948
how to look good as a woman
>don't be fat
>wear whatever the fuck every woman wears (10$ shit at H&M)
>boom, now you are a "stacy"

[Anonymous No.14249961]

>>14249952
A typical outfit would be mom jeans or joggers, sweater or a graphic tee, and a bomber or denim jacket overtop depending on the weather. Hated my body in high school so I've never worn anything too fitted or revealing. Pretty standard Becky fare.

[Anonymous No.14249974]

>>14249961
by hated my body do you mean you're overweight or are you average but have a bad impression of yourself? anyways by the sounds of it you might as well try sexcore and lurk more until you find a style that fits you.

[Anonymous No.14249981]

>>14249948
>currently have $750 I'm willing to blow
Don't be an idiot, save it

[Anonymous No.14250010]

>>14249981
this

[Anonymous No.14250016]

>>14249948
Pics. Lets see em.

[Anonymous No.14250017]

>>14249948
Get a couple shiny puffer jackets!! ;)

[Anonymous No.14250033]

>>14249981
Agreed.

[Anonymous No.14250035]

Dress tradwife core

[Anonymous No.14250036]

>>14250035

That is everything but tradwifecore.

[Anonymous No.14250039]

>>14250035
Why when I google image search trad wife fashion it's only black and muslim women?

[Anonymous No.14250042]

>>14249948
>get your hair done
>wear very basic monochrome outfits
>fix your diet (NO sugar at all outside of fruit/honey, cut out bread and pasta)
>exercise
once you have the basics done then you can start getting into fashion, buying designer clothes before you can actually wear them properly is retarded

[Anonymous No.14250111]

>>14249948
Stop being fat.
Then go to /cgl/ for actual good advice.

[Anonymous No.14250178]

>>14250042
This
Prioritise getting yourself together before you worry too much about your wardrobe. Save as much of the $750 as you can, and maybe thrift up some plain basics to get started.
Pic related might help as well.

[Anonymous No.14250234]

>>14250039
Only loyal women left are muslim

[Anonymous No.14250324]

>>14249948
Just buy the most basic bitch stuff imaginable. Fitted jeans. Fitted top. Fitted leather jacket. Zara boots.

There, you're sexy. Yep, it's that easy.

[Anonymous No.14250371]

>>14249948
shut up whore

[Anonymous No.14250475]

>>14249956
>>boom, now you are a "stacy"
There's a lot more to being a Stacey than being good-looking. You'd have no idea how much being extremely socially awkward has handicapped me in dating. I was BMI 19 in college and had adequate normal hair and excellent skin and most of the and fat nerds I creepily attempted to hit on were not interested. Some of the 5'4" turbo-manlet or literally obese ones were though so I didn't graduate as a virgin at least, I guess.

Inb4 probably hideous I thought that for a long while as well but I think my hindsight is accurate here.

[Anonymous No.14250488]

>>14249948
>four years of shitty repressive christian boarding school
try repenting, your soul must be uglier than your face

[Anonymous No.14250495]

>>14249948
Fitness > beauty > fashion

[Anonymous No.14250534]

>>14249948
Prioritize "beauty," and by that I mean work on developing good self-maintenance habits. If you shell out the big bucks for beauty stuff before doing so then you are wasting your money. Here's what I did for example:
- Learn basic nutrition. Learn the correct mindset for willing yourself to eat healthy food, because the wrong mindset can handicap you in ways that are very difficult to explain. Read the /fit/ sticky. Practice counting calories, after a while you will remember approximately how calorie dense some raw ingredient is and it will help you intuitively estimate the calorie count of anything you eat. Learn to cook. Practice until you're good at it. Learn how to make green vegetables as delicious as possible. Avoid eating out at restaurants as much as possible (which is good for saving money as well). Learn to find junk food disgusting. I ate it all the time and actively craved it in high school, I hardly ever eat it now because it's just not appealing to me anymore. Quit SSRIs or never start them unless you think you might actually die if you don't take them. They really do make your appetite balloon up. Remember that diet vastly outweighs exercise and must always be prioritized when it comes to looking and feeling your best.
- Maintain your skin. Wash your pillowcases on a regular basis, especially if you experience any acne. Moisturize your face after every shower, especially if you experience any acne. Ideally for long term maintenance make sure the lotion you put on your face has some sort of spf in it. I use CeraVe AM face lotion currently. If your doctor tries to sell you the meme that hormonal birth control will help with acne don't buy it.
- Let me know if you want makeup advice and I'll write about it in another post. Though I'm somewhat still in the process of learning about it myself.

[Anonymous No.14250540]

>>14250475
If u fucked obese mega nerds and manlets then u fucked up

Get on tinder, even if you're 5/10 you can fuck 7-8/10 dudes. Literally every time u swipe right as a woman will result in a match

[Anonymous No.14250553]

>>14250475
I think (and this is assuming you are being truthful about not being hideous) thr biggest turn down for women aside from looks is boyish behaviour.

Things like an agressive tone of voice, attempting social dominance in interactions, an obvious unclassy accent, etc. Manners are also problems I notice in rural types.

About the fashion, which is important, it's not simply about what you wear. I could say just wear a dress and you'll look girly, but it's not the case. How you do it and quality matter, as well as fit, makeup etc.

But there is plenty of resources for women fashion on the internet, so there's no good reason to ask here

[Anonymous No.14250560]

>>14249948
When it comes to fashion essentials, stuff is complicated for women especially if you are chubby or worse, and even more especially if you are busty. This applies to a lesser degree if you are short. This might be easy for me to say because I have a car and am not in school but shopping frequently at outlets or factory stores where everything is almost always on sale is ideal for picking up a few basics one trip at a time. Perfectly good clothes go on sale all the time and the "catch" if you can call it that is mainly the time investment for finding the good ones, I think. Trying on each item of clothing and being picky before making a purchase is far better than blind buying a bunch of basics that look good on the hanger.

If you are busty then investing a lot of money in a good bra that properly fits you is the best one to make first. A bad bra will make you look dumpy or give you the equivalent of a muffin top for back fat or sideboob even if you aren't fat. Go to an intimates shop and the sales assistants will take your measurements for you. Expect a good quality bra to be between $50 and $100.

[Anonymous No.14250568]

>>14250560
Sorry by
>This applies to a lesser degree if you are short.
I mean to say finding clothes is more difficult if you are short than if you are tall, all else equal, but the shortness handicap is a lot less bad than the big boobs handicap or the chub handicap.

[Anonymous No.14250586]

>>14250553
lmao far and away the most popular girls in my area are the assertive ones. Tatted asian chick who’s in a band type. Not her though. I think this sort of thing depends on the culture you’re surrounded by.

[Anonymous No.14250594]

>>14250553
>I think (and this is assuming you are being truthful about not being hideous) thr biggest turn down for women aside from looks is boyish behaviour.
>Things like an agressive tone of voice, attempting social dominance in interactions, an obvious unclassy accent, etc.
Thank you for pointing this out. I forgot to mention that and probably didn't realize how much that would have affected things. I was raised to buy into the feminism meme and didn't realize that feminism is unironically actually cancer until after I graduated. That combined with low self esteem created an immense emotional block I still struggle with today, where I feel like I'm not good enough to wear a dress or wear makeup. I used to feel like acting or doing anything girly was something to be ashamed of because it was the 90's kind of feminism before the "internalized misogyny" thing started.

I realize this isn't /pol/ so I'll add the caveat that I have had a lot more respect for myself and have more respect for women generally ever since dropping the feminism meme.

It was so much worse in university. Somehow I had managed to psyche myself into thinking men and women don't have inherent behavioral differences and if I didn't act like a dude I would never be respected.

>Manners are also problems I notice in rural types.
I'm not OP by the way. I grew up in a cosmopolitan east coast environment.

[Anonymous No.14250611]

>>14250553
>Things like an agressive tone of voice, attempting social dominance in interactions

This lowkey turns me on but thats cause I have a femdom fetish :(

[Anonymous No.14250664]

>>14249948
Just buy things on urban outfitters and on depop. It's not hard just get stuff that fits. This really is not that hard.

[Anonymous No.14250681]

>>14250553
>assuming you are being truthful about not being hideous
Also in case it helps calibrate, briefly a few years ago I was 5-10 lbs lower than my "normal weight" and at the same time I managed to get into a phase where I tried applying full makeup every day and guys started approaching me at the grocery store and on the bus telling me what's your name you look nice. That might seem like an extreme turnaround but my social awkwardness would have probably started to show if I had tried to carry on the conversation instead of shutting it down.

>>14250540
Right now I'm more interested in finding a good person I can grow old with before I hit the wall. Back then I was aware this was theoretically an option if I hadn't been just that terrified of taking pictures of myself and meeting new people. I had problems.

I'll stop the sadposting now. I should be taking this to /r9k/ if I'm going to do that.

[Anonymous No.14250892]

>>14250681
>guys started approaching me at the grocery store and on the bus telling me what's your name you look nice
wtf does this actually work

[Anonymous No.14250901]

>>14250892
Wearing makeup as a woman? Yes.

Going up to random women on the bus and saying “what’s your name, you look nice”? Only as a numbers game.

[Anonymous No.14250908]

>>14250901
yeah seems like something only fucking ethnics would do but fuck i've been on public transport and had girls check me out more than once, might larp as a chad and throw that line out next time that happens to me

[Anonymous No.14250911]

>>14250892
I don't think it directly works but my understanding is that men practice cold approaches to develop their rejection tolerance and their social skills so they can do better with women in actual social settings where them giving you their number actually makes sense. I imagine it would only work for truly desperate or trashy women.

[Anonymous No.14251007]

>>14249948
work on your mental health anon. if you feel good you will automatically look better

[Anonymous No.14251010]

>>14249956
>being this short sighted

[Anonymous No.14251015]

If you're at a college I bet you have a gym
Workout
Fitness is modern couture

[Anonymous No.14251162]

>>14250681
Another cock carousel rider bites the dust

[Anonymous No.14251182]

>>14251162
Usually cock carousel riders try to nab a cuck provider after they hit the wall, no? I'm attempting to do the reasonable thing by thinking ahead and not even riding the carousel in the first place.

[Anonymous No.14251186]

>>14250488
Dubs of truth

[Anonymous No.14251192]

>>14250908
no you won’t

[Anonymous No.14251201]

>>14250681
How old are you and how many guys have you slept with?

I’m a 19 year old male and I’ve had sex with 22 girls. I know that may not be astronomical these days but I think it permanently damaged my ability to be in a healthy relationship. With women I suspect that the number for that to be true is far, far lower than 22. Maybe there’s some hope for you if you managed to keep your legs closed.

[Anonymous No.14251215]

>>14250178
Women look stupid in polos usually

[Anonymous No.14251218]

>>14250488
>off by one
So close

[Anonymous No.14251234]

>>14251201
>22
Yikes. You’re damaged goods bro

[Anonymous No.14251250]

>>14249948
Being attractive has a lot more than just clothes.
Number one, you need to be confident in whatever clothes you are wearing.Instead of wasting $750 on clothes, save that shit . Too many women are materialistic with their $500 handbags . And have no5ing to show other than maxed out credit cards.
Do cardio , swim or run.
Eat right. Eat the Mediterranean diet.
Use that $750 on something other than materialistic bullshit.

[Anonymous No.14251267]

>>14251234
it's because I was a late bloomer. I've slept with like two girls a month since I became attractive and sexually active on tinder. I've never had a gf. I have very few friends. I don't know how to treat girls who aren't sluts. Gonna go monkmode and attend church until I figure it out.

[Anonymous No.14251292]

>>14251201
>I’ve had sex with 22 girls
22 people seems insane to me especially at the age of 19. I'm 27 and probably too old for 4chan or something but I'm an oldfag and it gives me nostalgia.

I have had mostly long-term relationships. Dated 6 people where sexual activities were involved. 4 people where intercourse was involved in case that difference matters. One casual partner. I consider the number far from ideal and the timeline doesn't look great. Judging from the past I'm fully confident in my ability to manage relationships in a healthy way and be properly emotionally attached and loyal to my partner. My social anxiety problems are mainly relevant to getting to know new people.

I'll try my best and if it works out then great and if it doesn't then sucks to suck for me I guess. I don't even like cats.

>>14251267
Going monkmode sounds like a good idea senpai. Tinder grosses me out and I have never used it.

[Anonymous No.14251358]

this is a surprisingly interesting thread. Like an gender discussion thread without the bitterness

Anyway, all of the previous advice given here about learning to be confident/comfortable with your body is solid. Rick Owens literally said "Hair and Shoes are the only things that matter with looking nice" and he is spot on. Are you skinny and tall (for a woman)? If so, wear Uniqlo clothing. Literally just white shoes (stan smiths), uniqlo clothing and a healthy body/hair/face will be the most beautiful appealing thing to every demographic. I'm assuming you're Caucasian and pale (since you're here). This is totally fine and don't think about tanning. Find your colors (if you have darker hair/eyebrows, wear darker colors). Everyone looks good in black. Start there. if this wasn't enough, post a picture.

[Anonymous No.14251363]

>>14249948
if you go to IU, you can get free advice from a bored senior.

[Anonymous No.14251398]

very very simple

Step 1: Be in shape
Step 2: Wear decent clothes
Step 3: Be at least mildly confident
Step 4: Take basic care of yourself, including hygiene, skin treatments, and other shit you should already be doing as a woman. In fact, you should use lik 75% of that money on some nice creams, good makeup, etc. Since that stuff can actually be legitimately expensive, as opposed to buying $200 designer clothes.
Step 5: Don't believe any single thing you read online. Nothing is more unattractive to worthwhile individuals than someone who subscribes to parroted views without doing critical thinking themselves. Seriously. Learn to form your own opinion by accruing other opinions and thinking on your own, I guarantee it is the #1 thing that will separate you from other people and draw attention from people worth associating with.

anyways, glgl OP. glad this thread didn't get too misogynistic.

[Anonymous No.14251479]

>>14251398
The trick on other boards is to say "yes yes feed me more delicious (you)s" if people spam tits or gtfo at you.

I generally agree with focusing on high quality makeup, but are nice creams really worth the price if normal drug store creams appear to work well enough?

[Anonymous No.14251542]

>>14249948
Fashion. It shows your personality way more than beauty. Who tf wants to look like every other e-girl thot with the same makeup and hair.

[Anonymous No.14251554]

>>14250234
They are only loyal because they are circumstized and/or sew shut. Intercourse hurts them so obv they aren't going to cheat.

[Anonymous No.14251561]

>>14251542
Basic bitch is always good enough for most.