What age did you develop your style

[Nico Samuel Pleninsek]

Seventeen, now eighteeen and know what direction I'm taking it; I just need to improve my skills on the sewing machine.

 

[robbie]

I don't have a developed style yet, but I think necessity is the mother of invention so...

9th grade:

I went from having a crappy khaki and polo everyday school uniform to a school that didn't have uniforms so I started thrifting a lot and going to garage sales making the best of things. Now that I have a full time job and money I am trying to make more informed purchases instead of just buying whatever grabs my attention in a thrift store after a crappy day at work or when I don't feel like hanging out with my parents during the evening news.

robbie

 

[chronoaug]

****, this thread reminds me i need to work on developing something.

 

[whodini]

Originally Posted by fritzl

Dirk, don't be afraid. Es ist richtig, wie es ist...
Ängstlich?

 

[Maharlika]

After attending prep schools and wearing school uniforms all my childhood and young adult life, I became a rebel and developed my style right away at 14 or 15. It doesn't hurt that my parents are both well dressed and my mother specially had the privilege to go to couturiers when I was growing up. I'd say developed an 'eye' for style at home.

 

[Fade to Black]

the past year or so i think i'm at a point where i'm pretty comfortable with my style...so, age 24?

 

[JoelF]

Someone actually gave me a compliment the other day, so I guess I'm cool & developing my style now. Wait, it was an SA at Neiman Marcus so that probably doesn't count.

 

[Rye GB]

My interest in clothes (Fashion) started around the age of ten. Obviously the folks held the purse strings tight and I got to pick out what I wanted through necessity or Birthdays and Christmas. I was definitely conscious of personal style from that age and spent most of my money on clothes versus toys and **** most kids would buy.
Thinking about it most lads in England that I went to school with were overly conscientious about clothes, we didn't have the American frat mentality so I guess we all felt comfortable to be a little geh knowing we wouldn't receive a beating in the locker room.
As for personal style that's always evolving and what feels right now is generally viewed with distain down the road.

 

[Gus]

About 13-14 I began to have strong preferences for certain looks and colors. By 15-16 I was really getting into new looks that were a step or two away from what everyone else wore. As a freshman in college, my roommate said,"If this was the Old West, you would be the guy they call the Dude".

 

[Stazy]

I begged my parents to buy me a suit when I was like 5. Its been a work in progress ever since...

 

[erdawe]

I feel my style I want is burdened by the pressures of my age and the expectations from it. I don't want clothes to make barriers.

Thus, I'm stuck between:
Pressure to maintain approachability, social stigma
VS. how I want to express myself.

Right what I wear is somewhat distinctive among my peers, but ideally not in a way that starts getting in the way of relationships with others, and meeting new people (everyday!). I certainly don't please everyone, but I still dress close enough in a way that others can still identify with me and actually want to talk to me. I value relationships with others more than I do my ability to stick out and alienate myself.

PLEASE do not comment on that I don't have the balls to be my own man and do as I want. I am happy with wearing what I currently own, and see myself owning in the future. I just choose to not fully develop my style to keep a healthy and fun social life. I get much more satisfaction and meaning from this than any piece of cloth draped over my back.

People around me in school are still maturing and still growing out of their adolescent ways even in their early 20s. I plan that towards the end of my schooling years I will be a place where I wear exactly the clothing I want to express myself in, and a majority of others (now grown to adults) are at a point where they are mature enough to understand and respect the choice.


If you made it this far through my personal monolouge on my issues with style then I'm impressed.

 

[everybodynobody]

I'm a newcomer to styleforum and I've got no style. I wear a solid colored T-shirt, Levi's, and Vans everyday and its what I've worn since I was teenager. I've taken an interest in dressing better lately and I'm hoping by reading the threads here I'll develop a sense of style.

 

[specialblend]

I've always been developing my style and I probably always will be. My style is a reflection of my personality, status, and lifestyle, it will change as my life changes. It is something that will grow as I grow.

I still wear skater clothes from my teens, I still wear collegiate preppy digs from my time in Uni and I'll continue to change my sartorial gear for working life as I rise up in the ranks.

 

[BPerm]

Probably right around the time I turned 18. Growing up really influenced me to make some changes in my style for the better. I am thankful for finding this Forum because it is rather hard to find help, tips and advice on style in Northern Nevada...

 

[Sprezzatura2010]

For streetwear, probably 18-19 is when I moved out of Abercrombieland and into more or less the same kinds of looks I go for now. I still wear a lot of the stuff I bought during that time, especially Helmut Lang jeans. That's also when I started buying better shoes, starting with a pair of Alden 405's.

For dressier stuff, probably 22-23, when I lived in Europe and first started wearing jackets and pocket squares regularly. I have the same body now that I did then, so I still like the same kinds of silhouettes.