Why is DC fashion so boring?

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Anonymous wrote:former Angelino here. I have lived there many years and am a recent transplant to the DC area (although I was also an intern here a while ago).

I'm just going to comment on LA and DC and leave NYC out of it since I haven't actually lived there.

Of course LA is going to be more hip, since it's big industry is a creative one, namely, entertainment. And fashion. Etc.

DC is where real things happen, not imaginary, fake things. People in DC are actually doing real work that will make a difference in the world (whether for good or ill). Fashion would be an extra thing that is separate to what's happening here, while in LA, fashion is either the main focus or a tangental focus to what many people are doing.

In LA, politics and military are not an industry, so in my experience, you don't get as high of a percentage of people as knowledgable about politics and military as in DC.

If you are in love with fashion and fashionable people, you may want to consider LA. Just know, as I have learned, that there will always be someone more fashionable than you. No matter what. It really can waste a lot of time in one's life, when, imo, other things are more important.

Thanks for the input and long, helpful response. I know it can be annoying to be in a fashion competition with others, but at the same time I am just sick of feeling like my creative side is completely misunderstood by the majority of individuals here. I am not at all into politics or the military, I think as a consequence of having a father who worked with the government growing up. There are things I love about DC, the surrounding countryside, the heavy intellectualism, but I just feel so creatively stifled in terms of meeting other creatively minded people. I have been thinking about LA for a while so that might be where I try to move.

[Anonymous]

Health goth
http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/10/faq-do-you-know-what-health-goth-means.html

a/k/a The Divergent - Dauntless Tris & Four esthetic:


Not sure that LAlaland, the land of the fake and garish, is where you'll find your health goth crew.

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Thats a pic of Rihanna that is a great look at health goth. As you can see, it would fit in in LA. Arguably more in NYC. but it certainly wouldnt raise eyebrows in LA like it does in DC

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Anonymous wrote:No fashion, entertainment or cool industries. A lot of government people which attracts people who are by nature pretty risk averse. It shows in how people dress (and a lot of other things).

Thats what I'm thinking. I grew up here and moved back after college but realizing now I just can't do it. I am in a creative industry and love to wear avante garde fashion, but I feel like half the time I wear what I think is cool and fresh, I get stared at on the street like I'm some kind of freak. And I'm wearing clothes that would fit in perfectly and be considered normal in LA and NYC. It's really frustrating. I just dont get it.

I think you should move.

I am trying to. In the meantime, it's annoying.

Did one person on the Metro give you the stink-eye? Was she 80? I find it hard to believe anyone really cares that much. What are you wearing. A dress made of safety pins?

I'm not trying to go into a lot of detail but there's a style called "health goth" right now (that I'm guessing many of you dont know about). And not just one look. many. And like I said, these are styles that are totally accepted in nyc or la. Here people look at you like youve committed a felony. And I am a very attractive, clean looking young woman.

Wow, if you fell for "health goth" you are really an idiot. That's basically something probably made up by a handful of social media engineers to see if they could make the most ridiculous trend ever actually take off. Or a sociology experiment. I may look like crap in my dirt grey, ill fitting Ann Taylor pantsuit, but at least I'm not a fashion fraud victim.

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That Rihanna outfit wouldn't raise eyebrows in DC because it's health goth trendy. It would raise eyebrows because there's too much skin on display for non-coastal, non-beachy city wear. Context matters. If that much skin and spandex is what you call health goth, then, yeah, you're going to look out of place in many places, especially if you're not walking to or from the gym.

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Anonymous wrote:No fashion, entertainment or cool industries. A lot of government people which attracts people who are by nature pretty risk averse. It shows in how people dress (and a lot of other things).

Thats what I'm thinking. I grew up here and moved back after college but realizing now I just can't do it. I am in a creative industry and love to wear avante garde fashion, but I feel like half the time I wear what I think is cool and fresh, I get stared at on the street like I'm some kind of freak. And I'm wearing clothes that would fit in perfectly and be considered normal in LA and NYC. It's really frustrating. I just dont get it.

I think you should move.

I am trying to. In the meantime, it's annoying.

Did one person on the Metro give you the stink-eye? Was she 80? I find it hard to believe anyone really cares that much. What are you wearing. A dress made of safety pins?

I'm not trying to go into a lot of detail but there's a style called "health goth" right now (that I'm guessing many of you dont know about). And not just one look. many. And like I said, these are styles that are totally accepted in nyc or la. Here people look at you like youve committed a felony. And I am a very attractive, clean looking young woman.

Wow, if you fell for "health goth" you are really an idiot. That's basically something probably made up by a handful of social media engineers to see if they could make the most ridiculous trend ever actually take off. Or a sociology experiment. I may look like crap in my dirt grey, ill fitting Ann Taylor pantsuit, but at least I'm not a fashion fraud victim.

You are the kind of person who's opinion I just dont care for. Health goth is not the only fashion style I wear, but it's one. Enjoy your Ann Taylor pantsuits, you might as well just move in to the retirement home now.

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Oh wait, is "health goth" supposed to be like Katniss Everdeen? If so, then it's really just soft butch. Basically you're dressing like a lesbian.

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Anonymous wrote:No fashion, entertainment or cool industries. A lot of government people which attracts people who are by nature pretty risk averse. It shows in how people dress (and a lot of other things).

This. One in ten people are lawyers. Sorry but no lawyer is going to wear pastel hair.

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Anonymous wrote:No fashion, entertainment or cool industries. A lot of government people which attracts people who are by nature pretty risk averse. It shows in how people dress (and a lot of other things).

Thats what I'm thinking. I grew up here and moved back after college but realizing now I just can't do it. I am in a creative industry and love to wear avante garde fashion, but I feel like half the time I wear what I think is cool and fresh, I get stared at on the street like I'm some kind of freak. And I'm wearing clothes that would fit in perfectly and be considered normal in LA and NYC. It's really frustrating. I just dont get it.

I think you should move.

I am trying to. In the meantime, it's annoying.

Did one person on the Metro give you the stink-eye? Was she 80? I find it hard to believe anyone really cares that much. What are you wearing. A dress made of safety pins?

I'm not trying to go into a lot of detail but there's a style called "health goth" right now (that I'm guessing many of you dont know about). And not just one look. many. And like I said, these are styles that are totally accepted in nyc or la. Here people look at you like youve committed a felony. And I am a very attractive, clean looking young woman.

Wow, if you fell for "health goth" you are really an idiot. That's basically something probably made up by a handful of social media engineers to see if they could make the most ridiculous trend ever actually take off. Or a sociology experiment. I may look like crap in my dirt grey, ill fitting Ann Taylor pantsuit, but at least I'm not a fashion fraud victim.

You are the kind of person who's opinion I just dont care for. Health goth is not the only fashion style I wear, but it's one. Enjoy your Ann Taylor pantsuits, you might as well just move in to the retirement home now.

You really probably ought to move to LA. The grownups have work to do here.

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Anonymous wrote:No fashion, entertainment or cool industries. A lot of government people which attracts people who are by nature pretty risk averse. It shows in how people dress (and a lot of other things).

Thats what I'm thinking. I grew up here and moved back after college but realizing now I just can't do it. I am in a creative industry and love to wear avante garde fashion, but I feel like half the time I wear what I think is cool and fresh, I get stared at on the street like I'm some kind of freak. And I'm wearing clothes that would fit in perfectly and be considered normal in LA and NYC. It's really frustrating. I just dont get it.

I think you should move.

I am trying to. In the meantime, it's annoying.

Did one person on the Metro give you the stink-eye? Was she 80? I find it hard to believe anyone really cares that much. What are you wearing. A dress made of safety pins?

I'm not trying to go into a lot of detail but there's a style called "health goth" right now (that I'm guessing many of you dont know about). And not just one look. many. And like I said, these are styles that are totally accepted in nyc or la. Here people look at you like youve committed a felony. And I am a very attractive, clean looking young woman.

Wow, if you fell for "health goth" you are really an idiot. That's basically something probably made up by a handful of social media engineers to see if they could make the most ridiculous trend ever actually take off. Or a sociology experiment. I may look like crap in my dirt grey, ill fitting Ann Taylor pantsuit, but at least I'm not a fashion fraud victim.

You are the kind of person who's opinion I just dont care for. Health goth is not the only fashion style I wear, but it's one. Enjoy your Ann Taylor pantsuits, you might as well just move in to the retirement home now.

Okay, so let me get this straight....you don't like that others don't enjoy/approve of your fashion choices, but it's okay for you to insult others'. Hypocrite.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh wait, is "health goth" supposed to be like Katniss Everdeen? If so, then it's really just soft butch. Basically you're dressing like a lesbian.

No, it's not. Read up if you're confused as to what it is.

My goodness. I shudder to think what you're read would be of norm core.... what a weird, out-of-touch assessment...

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Anonymous wrote:No fashion, entertainment or cool industries. A lot of government people which attracts people who are by nature pretty risk averse. It shows in how people dress (and a lot of other things).

Thats what I'm thinking. I grew up here and moved back after college but realizing now I just can't do it. I am in a creative industry and love to wear avante garde fashion, but I feel like half the time I wear what I think is cool and fresh, I get stared at on the street like I'm some kind of freak. And I'm wearing clothes that would fit in perfectly and be considered normal in LA and NYC. It's really frustrating. I just dont get it.

I think you should move.

I am trying to. In the meantime, it's annoying.

Did one person on the Metro give you the stink-eye? Was she 80? I find it hard to believe anyone really cares that much. What are you wearing. A dress made of safety pins?

I'm not trying to go into a lot of detail but there's a style called "health goth" right now (that I'm guessing many of you dont know about). And not just one look. many. And like I said, these are styles that are totally accepted in nyc or la. Here people look at you like youve committed a felony. And I am a very attractive, clean looking young woman.

Wow, if you fell for "health goth" you are really an idiot. That's basically something probably made up by a handful of social media engineers to see if they could make the most ridiculous trend ever actually take off. Or a sociology experiment. I may look like crap in my dirt grey, ill fitting Ann Taylor pantsuit, but at least I'm not a fashion fraud victim.

You are the kind of person who's opinion I just dont care for. Health goth is not the only fashion style I wear, but it's one. Enjoy your Ann Taylor pantsuits, you might as well just move in to the retirement home now.

You really probably ought to move to LA. The grownups have work to do here.

By grown ups do you mean senior citizens?

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Anonymous wrote:Oh wait, is "health goth" supposed to be like Katniss Everdeen? If so, then it's really just soft butch. Basically you're dressing like a lesbian.

wrong YA dystopian novel. Divergent.

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The currency of DC is who you know and what you know. How you look is a very distant third place.

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Anonymous wrote:That Rihanna outfit wouldn't raise eyebrows in DC because it's health goth trendy. It would raise eyebrows because there's too much skin on display for non-coastal, non-beachy city wear. Context matters. If that much skin and spandex is what you call health goth, then, yeah, you're going to look out of place in many places, especially if you're not walking to or from the gym.

Since I was 19, I haven't had a job where baring my midriff would be appropriate.