It's been a while since I've written on this blog. It first began as a personal style blog, a place where I could show my craft and knitting, and whatever tidbits was related to fashion and style. I never really had a clear vision for this blog, and I still do not. Throughout high school, I was fascinated with alternative fashions, especially in Japanese street fashion. I wanted to talk about it with my friends but none of them particularly had an interest for it, so I began to write. It soon drifted into observing trends and the style of others as I was trying to pinpoint my own style, but I've always been reluctant to share OOTD (outfit of the day) because I was not comfortable with my body. Posts became fewer as my interest for fashion dwindled at times, or I began to feel like it was a chore to have to post anything. At the end of the day, I do not profit from anything in my blog and I intend to keep it that way.
There were a lot of things that happened in the 2010s, but I distinctly remembered sitting in my Legal Studies class in 2010. In a class discussion, we raised the gay rights movement and the possibility of gay marriage. I agreed with my teacher: I did not think gay marriage would be achieved until the 2020s, and I was wrong. It came sooner than I had thought and in December 2017, it came into effect. I also was afraid of what the future may hold for me, as I was to transition from teenager to adult. I still don't feel like I'm "adulting".
During the 2010s, I revisited astrology. As a 11 year old, I dabbled with horoscopes but never really went beyond learning what my zodiac sign was so that I could answer what sign I was if someone asked me, and browsing the Zodiac Girlz website. This time, I learned to read my natal chart and have a basic understanding of it. They say that you face a trial around the period of 27-30 years of age when you have a "Saturn Return", and only then will you start feeling like an adult and have some proper direction in life. I still have yet to experience it but that is what I'm expecting in this decade.
In terms of fashion, the most memorable for me was Hedi Slimane's era of Saint Laurent. I loved the androgynous, slightly grunge look. That is what I see when I think of 2010s. I also think of the rise of YouTube, particularly the beauty gurus, and their influence on fashion. I think of the rise of popularity in rose gold, to which I've warmed up to. I think of the introduction of K-pop and K-dramas to the Western world, and its influence on fashion and beauty. The rise of the Instagram influencer.
As for me, I started off being open to trying alternative fashions and seeking my style through those, but I've evolved to seeking my own style and what I like. I dyed my hair pink once. I've become "boring" as my teenaged self would have said.
By the time 2019 was ending, I sensed a chaotic change in the air as I was moving back home. I wanted to revisit my old dreams and make them into reality.
The decade of 2020 started off with the troubles that arose from the end of 2019. Australia had its worst bushfire season yet. The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) began in December 2019, declared a global pandemic by March and the fight is still ongoing, and a volatile market to follow.
I don't know what the future holds. The plans I had no longer feel right for the current situation, but only time will tell.
There were a lot of things that happened in the 2010s, but I distinctly remembered sitting in my Legal Studies class in 2010. In a class discussion, we raised the gay rights movement and the possibility of gay marriage. I agreed with my teacher: I did not think gay marriage would be achieved until the 2020s, and I was wrong. It came sooner than I had thought and in December 2017, it came into effect. I also was afraid of what the future may hold for me, as I was to transition from teenager to adult. I still don't feel like I'm "adulting".
During the 2010s, I revisited astrology. As a 11 year old, I dabbled with horoscopes but never really went beyond learning what my zodiac sign was so that I could answer what sign I was if someone asked me, and browsing the Zodiac Girlz website. This time, I learned to read my natal chart and have a basic understanding of it. They say that you face a trial around the period of 27-30 years of age when you have a "Saturn Return", and only then will you start feeling like an adult and have some proper direction in life. I still have yet to experience it but that is what I'm expecting in this decade.
In terms of fashion, the most memorable for me was Hedi Slimane's era of Saint Laurent. I loved the androgynous, slightly grunge look. That is what I see when I think of 2010s. I also think of the rise of YouTube, particularly the beauty gurus, and their influence on fashion. I think of the rise of popularity in rose gold, to which I've warmed up to. I think of the introduction of K-pop and K-dramas to the Western world, and its influence on fashion and beauty. The rise of the Instagram influencer.
As for me, I started off being open to trying alternative fashions and seeking my style through those, but I've evolved to seeking my own style and what I like. I dyed my hair pink once. I've become "boring" as my teenaged self would have said.
By the time 2019 was ending, I sensed a chaotic change in the air as I was moving back home. I wanted to revisit my old dreams and make them into reality.
The decade of 2020 started off with the troubles that arose from the end of 2019. Australia had its worst bushfire season yet. The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) began in December 2019, declared a global pandemic by March and the fight is still ongoing, and a volatile market to follow.
I don't know what the future holds. The plans I had no longer feel right for the current situation, but only time will tell.
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