Dark fashions

The more time goes by and the more interested I become in fashion, the more fearless my tastes become.

Lately, when I‘m flipping through my magazines or shopping online, I’m stopped by darker and more avant-garde clothing – most of which I used to think was just weird – and some of which I still do.

There’s a sliver of the designer lines out that consistently catch my eye even if they don’t really fall under the umbrella of clothes people actually want to buy.

But to me, “normal” clothing and avant-garde pieces influence each other in some ways. And if nothing else, both worlds are inspiring me and imprinting numerous ideas in my head daily.

In class, we’re currently in the beginning stages of designing a child’s skirt in preparation for another skirt we’ll design later out of red and white gingham fabric to fit peer models.

I do love gingham, and red used to be my color back in high school, but it’s just not where my head is right now.

Nevertheless, I’m going to design this dress to the best of my ability, as it’s important for me to first know the process of making the skirt before putting my own twist on things.

In some senses I’m a contradiction, but I’m also a traditionalist.

My essentials include straight leg jeans, trousers, cardigans and fitted T-shirts. But I can dig different styles as well.

I can go with Jean Paul Gaultier and Maison Martin Margiela, and you better believe I’d be sporting their clothes if I could afford them, although you won’t catch me with a birds nest on my head anytime soon (see Lady Gaga).

It all makes sense to me because dark, neutral colors are more my thing, and my favorite colors are black and grey.

Now, I do own a red cardigan and some other bright pieces, but they aren’t my go-to outfits. They’re there if I want to be different that day. But my favorite look at the moment is black high top sneakers with straight dark jeans, black V-neck, leather jacket optional, sunglasses and all preferably at night. I guess, to me, black is the new black.

And at the end of the day, I’ll continue to allow my sartorial dreams – no matter how dark they might be – to propel me to fulfill my potential in class.

In the mean time, wish me luck on this skirt. Who knows, if I’m good, maybe you’ll want to wear it.