I Copied Someone Else’s Street Style For a Week, and Guess What? I Didn’t Love It
Just like you, I can click through street style shots for inspiration all day. But how many women actually challenge themselves to re-create the looks they admire that get photographed on the street at Fashion Week? Could this be an easy task to take on without shopping at all? I had to know.
After NYFW wrapped in September, I browsed through shots of editors, influencers, and models and chose outfits I liked that I could actually picture myself wearing. I stayed away from over-the-top, avant-garde dresses or outerwear that didn’t feel like “me” and arrived at six Fall ensembles I could make my own. I didn’t try to match up everything perfectly. After all, I was going about this without purchasing new pieces for my closet.
Instead, I took away certain little hacks (like wearing embellished socks with Mary Janes or layering a wrap dress over jeans) and pulled them off my way. Ultimately, I came to two conclusions: the first is that I have so many clothes I never wear! When I saw Farfetch’s Yasmin Sewell in her pink blazer, I thought, “Wait, I have a pink blazer too, albeit slightly different in shade, that I haven’t worn since 2014!” And I’m sure that if you dared yourself to copy these looks, or any looks for that matter, you’d find yourself reaching for old jackets and skirts you forgot about too.
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