Do you care about being distinctive?

[mgoose]

I think blending in at sf = distinctive irl. At least for those of us who don't live in fashion forward type areas.

The afflicition/ed hardy trend finally hit my city sometime around last summer and is still going strong. Wearing an oxford shirt out here is pretty much distinctive in and of itself.

 

[JaPo]

I'm moseying between 'somewhat' and 'not at all'.

I mean, it's good to be unique and feel you actually look good, but I'll very rarely go out of my way to achieve an original outfit. I'd take it as more of a compliment were people to adopt a garment(s) which I'd been rocking before.

Altering one's wardrobe with the specific intention of looking different is a futile practice.

 

[Curious_George]

I voted "somewhat" because it's probably most describes me but there is a bit of me in each category. I don't consciously go out of my way to look distinctive but my tastes are such that just by dressing the way I like it may seem as if I do.

Originally Posted by PinkPantser

-willing to try some new stuff for the sake of it being different, but typically not before you've seen someone else do the same in a magazine, on a forum, or you pick up on it from someone outside
I like to experiment with looks and don't always need to see someone else do it first.

-don't really care or are even pleased to see people dressed similarly to you outside, even if its the same brands & the same styling you wear.

Maybe it's because I live in a an area mostly lacking in style, but when I see other well dressed people I'm usually pleased to see someone else who has put some effort into their look.

 

[centrix]

somewhat, but since singaporeans love showing off their expensive goods with monograms and big logos, ive been pretty safe for a long time.
im the only person i know in real life who wears raw denim thats not nudies

 

[Doin' Fine.]

I said somewhat, but it's not hard to be distinctive in high school. Whereas I look like a bargain copy of everyone else on here, I look sooper-dooper original irl.

 

[Chris Benson]

I take pride in what I'm wear and want to look good, I spent many a year not having a clue how to dress. There are times when I do want to look competely different when I'm out on the town however and quite often I will wear my kilt just to be different. I have gotten nothing but praise when I do wear my kilt, because it takes balls to wear into a bar or a club.

 

[Lel]

Though, on the other hand, different for the sake of being different is... nothing.

 

[dusty]

Thoughts:

I don't like that you equate distinctiveness with being ahead of the curve.

I only want my clothing to be a reflection of my tastes and personality, and to keep the bees out. Distinctiveness would be a byproduct. (I voted motorbike, sorry PP).

 

[esswhykay]

One more motorcycle pic to add to the mix.

 

[bluemagic]

I feel that putting in some thought is distinctive enough these days.

 

[PinkPantser]

Originally Posted by dusty

I don't like that you equate distinctiveness with being ahead of the curve.
There's no discussion if you phrase it any other way, at least not that I can think of.

Originally Posted by esswhykay

One more motorcycle pic to add to the mix.
LOL

 

[dusty]

Originally Posted by PinkPantser

There's no discussion if you phrase it any other way, at least not that I can think of.

In that case you've given trendiness a very kind name.

 

[PinkPantser]

You certainly can be distintictive and be in the "not at all" category, at least for a period of time. The point of the thread is to speculate on how you react when you're no longer distinctive.

If that's not what you meant, I guess I don't understand what you're getting at.

 

[jaydc7]

Right now I'm "not at all" (althought I couldn't help but vote for motorcycle), but I think thats due to the holes in my wardrobe, and there are many of them. I kinda like a preppy workwear hybrid due to how I was brought up. I think once I have a good basic wardrobe I'll worry more about being distinctive, albiet in subtle ways.

 

[sho'nuff]

everybody cares about being distinctive. you are lying if you say you are not. it is human nature.