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Style
In the essence of celebrating oneself, authentically, ev- ery aspect of the way we carry ourselves matters. Our spirit, our delivery matters, our hearts matter, our minds matter, and believe it or not... so does our physicality. It gives some people a short amount of time to realize who they are, and in some cases, it takes other much lon- ger. Some people get it, and then retract to the unknown. They often must face significant hardships or experience loads of positivity to build themselves back up. Some build on what’s already there, and some re-create them- selves.
Think about this: How many people do you know, who actually have STYLE? I mean real style. You may ask what the true definition is. Style: a distinctive appear- ance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed. Contextually, the defini- tion eludes to style being determinant of an individual’s sense of how each item would benefit the message, elu- sion, appearance, and even statement one is making. The definition conveys coming to one’s own and finding what
In reality, many people never achieve style, possibly because it’s not essential to their lives. It might not matter, and the goal may be to only be clothed, for so- ciety’s sake. Quite possibly, there is no financial mean. So many factors could play a part. Discovering style is like a caterpillar evolving, into a butterfly. Although butterflies don’t have much choice, in what they be- come, whatever they endure they become. This is also the case for individuals, who cultivate their own style. As an aspiring plus size model, I once was a teenage girl, who was unsure of herself. I was uncomfortable, indifferent, and 300 pounds at age fifteen. All the years I watched the women who surrounded me, with con- stant exposure to make-up techniques and putting en- sembles together, I failed the look—TIMELESSLY! I was told, “You’re applying too much makeup, for your tight eyes!”, “You’re covering yourself, dressing like a boy. All you wear is t-shirts!”, and “I don’t know why you’re putting on makeup. You don’t need it, with flaw- less skin”. I went through many stages of calibration, to ultimately embrace who my person is and how I want to present me.
Clothes are a huge part of my life. I love to look bright, appealing, and feel good! As a pre-teen and teenager, I went through a huge tomboy phase that resulted in denim being one of my favorite materials. Because of my height, build and probably my insecurities at 300 pounds. I didn’t know that the men’s Boss Denim jeans I wore, hid me. This was the same with the oversized t-shirts I wore. I was hiding unconsciously hiding my- self. Clothing is to enhance the shape you’ve been giv- en. At age 17, I lost about 70 pounds, and finally started to feel like I was bursting with confidence. By age 20, I went into a standalone Levi Strauss store and was ad- vised that my shape was not weird, but one of the most common; Demi shaped. Learning this seemed like the beginning of a newfound confidence, toward shap- ing my own style, as a woman. Going forth, I hope to bring forth more information to particularly women, who feel they are missing something in their day-to- day style. I want to address women’s fears, insecurities, vulnerabilities, desires, and experiences, to create more awareness that we are all related, by far more than just being women. We can connect to promote ennobling the clothed woman, body positivity, enjoying affordable fashion, sharing common experiences, and driving the confidence meter of women upward, by the masses.
Robyn Easley, MOL – ROBYN the Model
befits the desired look.
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