Less Trend. More You.
Feb 17 · Cecily Hu
“Do you have this feeling too?”
You scroll through short videos every day. Every week, there is a new aesthetic. Your closet keeps getting fuller, but you feel like you have less to wear. You start to wonder if you are falling behind the trends. Micro-trends make you feel anxious, not more confident.
“They move too fast.
They encourage copying instead of expressing.
They create sameness in style. ”
You begin to shop for the trend, not for yourself. Maybe you have thought about changing the way you think. You do not need every new aesthetic. You need to find the elements that repeat. You can do this by noticing the pieces you actually wear again and again. When you slow down, you start curating your closet instead of just filling it.
On Depop, many young people are already doing this kind of curating. They are not just selling secondhand clothes. They use their accounts to show their personal style.
“You will see someone focus on one type of silhouette.”
“You will see someone stick to a small color palette.”
“You will see someone build different outfits around the same core pieces. ”
Secondhand fashion becomes a way to express yourself, not just a way to trade clothes. When you scroll through these pages, you realize that style grows through repetition and choice. It does not grow through constant updates.
- Look at the three pieces you wear the most. Build around a consistent color palette.
- Before you buy something, ask yourself if you would still wear it next year.
- Save it in your favorites for a week before you decide.
“You do not need to move fast. You need to be real. ”