Dominique
18
D.C
Over the years many things have inspired my style. I actually went through at least 3-4 different styles. Middle school I was in a uniform, so I took advantage of this & became a prep. But inspired by Cher from clueless preppy. The start of highschool opened me up to more freedom for my style so I was influenced more so by the city & all its different flavors. Then as I got older & started maturing, I kept those two styles with me to create the style that I have now. I never know what to label my style as because honestly I don't believe in labels. But many people just call it "different", I'm cool with that. But with a different taste in style comes different opinions & most of the time negativity, especially when I was in middle school. People would often say I was "too" different & to top it all off I had big hair because I am natural. Back then people weren't as welcoming to different or natural hair. This definitely resulted to very low confidence.. But what pulled me through this self esteem issue was myself. I was tired of feeling like shit all the time because I didn't conform. So I made a promise to myself that I would pull myself out of this hole. I knew I had to make major changes as far as the people that I hung out with & the type of things I exposed myself to. So I found friends who were more accepting & only exposed myself to positive things & even became a pescatarian. Healthy mind, body & spirit & I felt awesome about myself! The sky rocket of my confidence definitely rubbed off on other people. Since I felt great about myself & was always positive, people started to look up to me & always ask me for any type of advice. & I def saw more girls rocking the fro :) . To this day, I always look back at how deep I was in that hole & how I changed all of that & became an inspiration to many. Forever grateful for my 13 year old self, because without her I wouldn't be who I am today.. An independent care free black girl who doesn't take shit from nobody because I've taken enough shit already.
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4/28/2015 12:28:30 pm
To this day, I always look back at how deep I was in that hole & how I changed all of that & became an inspiration to many.
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