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>>145649My mom used to dress me in really cute dresses when I was a small child, then when I had the opportunity I started asking her to dress me in toddler jeans instead. I grew up wearing uniforms so I had to wear skirts and it was really uncomfortable, I used pants instead whenever I could. But then when I was 17 or so I got a sparkling interest in lolita fashion, so damn me, I started wearing all kinds of femenine shit. I then had an hyperfemenine stage, but dunno, I never felt comfy and I always felt wrong. Like, really wrong and really uncomfortable.
So now that I'm 24 I finally figured out that shit, I don't have to wear dresses and skirts if I don't want to. I can wear whatever the hell I want, and I don't need to put makeup on if I don't mean to either. I can just be myself, unapologetically myself. Being a tomboy in an era when everyone is expected to be perfect and show a lot of skin and act in an hypersexual way is freeing. I don't have to do that. I can be myself. And by being myself I attract the right kind of people in my life.
I'm sour because I fell for the femininity trap and thought I had to look like that for people to like me.
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Dumping some other outfits that I like
No. 145661
>>145650Love this, anon, because it's a little similar to my own story.
I was in private school from elementary to high school so I also wore a uniform all those years, which I think kind of stunted my growth in terms of personal style. When I started college I experimented widely with my fashion, and first went for a waify, hyperfeminine look probably because I wanted to be perceived as sexy and wasn't sure how to do that. Then I realized I was vastly more comfortable in t-shirts and jeans. "Comfortable" doesn't cut it, actually - I felt authentic and attractive when I dressed more boyishly. Now I love what I wear and have fun styling myself.
No. 145664
>>145650 > I'm sour because I fell for the femininity trap and thought I had to look like that for people to like meSame! I was always shy growing up but from my late teens to mid twenties I was doing well socially. Every interaction with a new person seemed to start from "oh I love your" and then insert either dress, nails etc
I married young, got dressed up on date nights and outwardly we looked like a cute couple. I never had sex with the guy, not once. After four years of a sexless marriage he left and I ended up in therapy talking about my sham of a marriage and how I was sick of playing the roles of wife, straight woman, pretty feminine woman and so on. I threw out so much stuff after that session and went shopping in the mens section like I'd always wanted to. I really wish my parents had spent less time telling me to be a certain way, or I wish I'd just had the strength within myself to reject it all sooner.
Seven years later and I still haven't worn make up, dresses or anything that I don't genuinely feel like myself in.
No. 145696
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I know yall can do better than high waisted shorts and skinny ripped jeans…come on now
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No. 145698
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Comfy korean streetstyle is really gender neutral
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Diane Keaton/Annie Hall core?
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i think more modern suits and blazers look really good. i used to wear blazers every day but then i got boobs when i was 20 and i feel like they just make me look stocky. anybody got good fits for tomboys with tig bitties
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Blake Lively's move towards more androgynous looks has inspired me
No. 145746
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>>145649Love this thread. I love the entire tomboy fashion spectrum from alternative wear to frat-tier daddy's boy yacht clothes to dapper suited ladies.
>Have you always dressed like a tomboy?When I had the opportunity to dress myself as a child, which wasn't often because I always wore uniforms or was dressed in princess gowns by my mother, I gravitated towards "boys' clothes", but still didn't have much of a say in my fashion choices since my parents bought most of my clothes which were traditionally feminine. As I got older, my clothes were masc of center and leaned into shitty, mid-2000's skate aesthetic, but they were generally terrible and hapless.
>What is your experience with it?There were sporadic instances throughout my childhood where I was told not to wear something because it was "for boys" and feeling overwhelmingly disappointed. I have a distinct memory as a preteen of scraping off nail polish as I skated down pavement because I absolutely hated how prissy it made me feel.
It wasn't until my late teens that I started feeling pressure to dress and style myself more femininely because I, like most people, wrongly assumed that the more feminine you dress the more fashionable and ergo more put-together you are. There was comfort and safety in dressing and styling myself in a more feminine way because I felt people would be more accepting of me, and I struggle(d) with low self esteem. However, in making myself more palatable for other people, I put myself through a lot of internal discomfort, forced myself to be a constant people-pleaser and undervalued my own feelings. Accepting myself, my sexuality and learning not to overvalue other people's opinions has made me feel much more confident in masculine fashion choices. I love the look of menswear on women's and I feel much more confident, comfortable and powerful in tomboy clothing than any piece of traditionally feminine clothing.
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Lots of things are tomboy/andro if you're flat enough
;_;>>145711Titties stop me from reaching my true potential
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How does one achieve this when your waist is really, really small, your hips are huge and you got a thigh gap?
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Do you guys have any styling advice for someone with a body type like pic related? I’m fairly short, with a long torso and short legs. I’m not even close to overweight but all my body fat goes to my thighs, meaning most normal pants make me look too pear shaped and mom bodied, and lose fitting pants make me look overweight and dumpy. I look good in short shorts, but I don’t really like wearing them because they’re uncomfortable and also too feminine for my taste.
No. 145807
>>145767Our torso proportions aren't similar but I'm a fellow short hourglass so maybe I can help out! waist emphasis is good (as well as high-waisted bottoms) but in the end you will always look very feminine and will fill out the clothes so you'll never have an androgynous illusion if that is what you're after. It just will never, not ever, happen for us. Sorry to say but it just be like that.
As for what I do, I almost exclusively wear cropped denim (sometimes rolled to show ankles) that fits tight at the thighs and hips and loosens at the bottom but not too loose. Overall I keep the silhouette on the fitted side with slight looseness at the most. If I want to wear a loose shirt, I will wear a button-down thing that is rather big and flowy and underneath I will wear a very form-fitting tank top that I tuck under my denim. That way people can see I'm not fat but I still get to have a loose top. Definitely very fond of tucking tops in for that waist emphasis, I always do it. For fabrics I go for things that aren't too stiff. Stiff fabrics look blocky and the softness to my body clashes with it's structure so the fat effect happens.
Shorts look insanely femme on me as well and I hate them. I do wear them if it's simply too hot but if I'm gonna look that femme I'll throw on a dress and be even comfier tbh.
Overall I had to just accept that my shape is feminine and I can't look as androgynous as I want but I've found a way to mix casual pieces with cuts that flatter my shape. Imo looking at inspo pics of beanpole girls that have several inches of inseam length on you is a bad call and unfortunately those women are the main audience for tomboy fashion. But there are ways to make it work albeit in a "softer" way.
>>145769I don't think a baggy top that conceals her waist is a good idea because that is a big no-no for short women but hard to say without hearing her actual cm/inch measurements.
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>Have you always dressed like a tomboy?
Yes. I outright take clothes from the mens section of the store. I generally don't like womens clothes since, if not fashion, the space around the chest and thighs come off weird. I'm taller than some men so finding a fit isn't a major issue.
>What is your experience with it?
I got called a lesbian a few times in middle and high school or assumed to be trans. (I'm neither, but one time I was asked for my pronouns.) I've gotten negative comments about my dress style before or how I'm picking clothes from the men's section, but in every case I haven't given a fuck.
>Post a picture of the kind of clothes you like
It's almost always going to be something plain or not very showy, but the texture and quality of the clothes is aesthetic. Sir Integra's awesome, not in a sense I'd try to emulate her style as I'm nowhere near being blond, anime-tall, and Protestant enough.