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Rec'd on 👠 what’s your approach to shopping for clothes?

Typically when I‘m shopping I usually have a specific piece in mind before I go out like if I want a specific coat or skirt, though usually I find lots of cute unrelated things so I spend more than I mean to. For the types of things I shop for or make I don’t particularly stick to one aesthetic I like what I like but I do have a bunch of style icons and references like; Japanese magazines like Fruits or Larme, Hong Kong New Wave films, 60s babydoll fashion, icons like Edwige Fenech, Anna May Wong, Anna Karina, Clara Bow, Josephine Baker, etc. I try to buy secondhand for clothes and fabric as much as possible too since they usually last longer

@strawberrylamb

Sep 13, 2024

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