I'm currently applying for a retail position at a fairly popular store. I've worked for about a year now in retail and seem to only be able to find a job in this occupation. I've tried applying to work as a waitress, hostess, busser, etc., but my lack of food experience has often times gotten the "we're actually not hiring at the moment" mantra.
Anyways, part of the application process for this particular store is submitting three pictures of my style. When I was asked to do this by the store manager, I got excited. The idea of being able to not only show off my style, but possibly get a job out of it got me so riled up, it was hard to imagine it was only for a sales associate position. Either way, it took me nearly a week to finally stop procrastinating and take the pictures of myself in clothes I thought would get me hired.
Here are the photos:
Outfit #1: The top I got from a thrift store. The brand is LaLa. It has a bunch of cherries all over it with the word "cherry" in cursive printed over and over. The shorts are from inG. My mom got them for me about two years ago, I think. They are high waisted black that I've actually never worn but plan to once I move.
Outfit #2: I'm wearing the American Apparel disco pants here in the color menthe. They were on sale for $23, I think, which was crazy because usually they're around $80. They're super comfy and stretchy and draw attention right to you. The day I wore them to school I got a bunch of compliments, a bunch of looks, and a bunch of questions on what they were. I'm not used to attention, and I don't especially like it, which is why I've only worn them out once, but I'm trying to become more comfortable with wearing things I usually wouldn't be comfortable with. The tank top is from Forever 21. It's super old. The jacket, as well, is super old. It's my dad's old Levi's denim jacket. I'm sure you can get a similar one at a thrift store or even Levi's if you want to get one that hasn't been used. I think the used part of the jacket is my favorite part though. I wear it all the time. It has a bunch of pockets which hides snacks when I wear it to the movies, and it's just overall the comfiest thing in the world.
Outfit #3: This outfit I actually do wear quite a lot, because it's simple and super comfy. The tank top I thrifted. The brand is Gilligan & O' Malley, and it's actually supposed to be sleepwear. The shorts I also thrifted and are from the brand Lee. They don't really fit me that well, but they photograph like they do.
My style right now variates immensely on what I'm inspired by. I was watching Magic in the Moonlight the other day, and although I only managed to get maybe 20 minutes of it before I headed out, the soft colored, old-fashioned outfits Emma Stone wore completely entranced me. They made me want to wear pastel, peter pan collared, sheer feminine dresses with tasseled loafers and floppy spring hats.
I watch Kylie Jenner's snapchats all the time and her revealing, tight clothes make me want to wear matching bodycon skirts and crop tops with immense amounts of Mac lipstick and shimmery bronzer.
Even just locations inspire my style. I was in Austin this past weekend and all I wanted to wear was earthy, bohemian clothes that flowed like the grassy scenery.
As far as my consistent, personal style, I seek comfort. If something is a little too tight in areas that I'm uncomfortable with (like my upper arms), I never wear it again, even if it looked good. 9/10 times I stop wearing something just because I either can't sit in it, walk in it, or run errands with it.
In fact, the other day I was doing a quiz with my boyfriend and one of the questions was "I feel my sexiest when..." and after five minutes of going in between "my boyfriend tells me i look sexy" and "I eat a good meal" I decided on "I wear cute clothes". Because it's true. When I wear a cute outfit, the world is open to me. I feel confident and like nothing can bring me down.
Style is completely versatile. It can get you to feel your best or it can get you a part time position at a popular retail brand. Both are pretty great things for me right now: I'm young and at liberty to be both employed part time without losing my mind over bills/40+ work hours and to be able to test out the limits on my personal look with cheap thrift store finds.
I'll update with part 2 of "My Style" as soon as I can.
xx
Liz
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