“I believe discovering your private type is simply dwelling your life,” says Dahana, an artist and graphic designer primarily based in Strasbourg, France. “Strolling round, you may see one thing and suppose, Oh, I need to embody that colour or texture.” Right here, Dahana shares 5 seems to be that she laughingly describes as “a dress-only vibe”…
Shirt: Elwood. Skirt: Catheclisma. Gown: Catechism. Sneakers: Adidas. Bag: Marni. Hair ties: Haas Amsterdam.
“After I was in highschool, we have been going to a marriage and my mother informed me to put on heels. However I’ve issues with my ft, so I wore Doc Martens with a gown as a substitute. I additionally love how sneakers look with clothes—when I will a elaborate restaurant, I simply need to determine what to put on.”
Shirt: Elwood. Denim jacket: Estudio Niksen. Pants: Estudio Niksen, related. Bag: Sunnei. Sneakers: New Stability. Earrings: Suney. Rings: thrifty.
“In darkish denim denims and a darkish denim jacket, I really feel like nobody can cease me. It is also an outfit that is straightforward to place collectively if you’re brief on time.”
“Spring and fall are my favourite instances to decorate up as a result of you possibly can throw on a cute jacket or a colourful sweater. In the summertime, nonetheless, I’m going outdoors and instantly start to sweat. On hotter days, jewellery is a means so as to add type even if you’re sporting a tank high and shorts.”
Shirt: Celosia-re, white. Skirt: Handmade by my mother, related. Sneakers: Ganni. Bag: Polène. Sun shades: Chimi.
“I am shy, so in highschool, style was thought-about a great way to specific myself, regardless that I used to be made enjoyable of. Then I went to school and I wasn’t feeling very nicely. I finished caring about how I dressed; I’d simply dress. However a couple of years in the past I used to be like Wait, I like style and I’ve to discover a strategy to love myself once more. Today I be ok with how I gown and I really feel good inside.”
Shirt: Sandra. Skirt: Samso. Sneakers: Eager. Bag: Sandra. Hair Bands: “My Mother’s Handmade.”
“Artwork has all the time been one other strategy to specific myself. Individuals normally cease drawing after they go to high school. They inform you to deal with math or science, however I am not a math or science individual. In school, I drew totally different eyes in a pocket book.”
“After I see somebody who’s nicely dressed, even when it isn’t my type, I can not deny it. Though I’m shy, I’ve to allow them to know. I tune myself: Dahana! Go inform her! That is the second! I do know that when somebody stops me to go with me on what I am sporting, it provides me a whole lot of confidence.”
Gown: Eliza Faulkner. Sneakers: Ganni. Bag: Jigsaw, related. Sun shades: Ace & Tate. Hair band: Nasty Gal.
“After I see garments I like, I ask myself: Can I discover it at a thrift retailer? If I can not discover it classic, I will put it away for per week or two earlier than deciding if it is value shopping for. Or if I’ve a imaginative and prescient of an outfit in my head that I can not discover on-line, I will say, “Mother, can we make this?” She made me a black skirt and each time I put on it folks ask the place it’s from. I can proudly say, “My mother made it for me!”
“One other check for whether or not one thing is value shopping for is I will attempt to create 10 totally different outfits round it in my thoughts. Should you can solely construct one or two, you most likely will not want it.’
“Your hair is a part of your outfit. You’ll be able to’t neglect it. I like hair ties as a result of they add colour to my hair. And there is a girl I comply with on Instagram, Kaira, who does wonderful issues along with her braids. She creates masterpieces.”
Thanks a lot for sharing, Dahana.
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(Pictures by Vanessa A. Pictures.)
