Possibly burnt out and need advice on direction
i love all things fashion, clothes, accessories, etc. i love the feeling of putting an outfit together and suddenly it all just clicks. fashion has always been a huge outlet for me to creatively express myself and just have fun essentially playing dress up. but lately, idk, i’m almost feeling burnt out by it?
i started taking fashion “more seriously” once i got to college, i didn’t try very hard in high school because i didn’t have money or energy lol. so even dressing nice in the most bare minimum way felt like i was doing something right and i was suddenly that girl. over time my style obviously developed more and my horizons broadened a lot. i started consuming a lot more fashion content and learned to break many fashion “rules”. during this time i was having a lot of fun experimenting and seeing what i could come up with. i understand that style constantly evolves and it is never really something you can “complete”, but i do feel as though i’ve successfully found my style and im very happy with it. i wear a lot of similar but different items on a day to day basis.
with all that being said, i’m also starting to feel a bit burnt out with fashion, and it’s almost become dreadful getting dressed every day. i compare myself to anyone and everyone, whether it’s people on social media or someone i see passing by who has a “better” outfit than me. i can never seem to be content w what i wear anymore and always wonder what creative spark other people have that i don’t. i’m just like how did they even think of that?? (a lil jealous that i never thought of it). i used to not be this way, i was more confident in what i wore, but now there’s always this feeling i could do better. i mean ofc i have outfits i love and do feel amazing in, but then i have days where im like wow i really suck at this lol.
i’ve always leaned more maximalist and recently have become intrigued by the idea of trying minimalism, since this fashion thing has become so exhausting lately. i’d at least try to keep the main parts of my outfit interesting (top/bottom), but i wouldn’t go out of my way accessorizing to the max or trying to find the most unique outfit combo.
the problem is i still want to look cute and i don’t want to “give up” on fashion. i know if i stopped trying overall id feel so shitty about myself. but it’s also a problem when it takes me 30+ mins to get dressed some days because im so anal about needing to have the perfect outfit. i wish i could get ready in 10-15 mins while still being able to effortlessly throw on a good fit. i always have to plan my outfits for every event in advance and it is getting super annoying. has anyone else gone through something like this, if so do you have any advice?
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