Why is DC fashion so boring?

[Anonymous]

Maybe OP is feeling sad because nobody appreciates how "unique" and "stylish" she is and she wishes people here were more into spending time dyeing their hair grey than earning PhDs.

[Anonymous]

Uh oh... I just knew I would get the DCUM soccer moms riled up! All holy hell is breaking loose!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe OP is feeling sad because nobody appreciates how "unique" and "stylish" she is and she wishes people here were more into spending time dyeing their hair grey than earning PhDs.

It's green, green! How unfashionable of you!

[Anonymous]

This kind of makes me laugh. I go to Brooklyn a lot. My brother lives in the hippest part of Williamsburg. Hipster, cutting edge central. But the funny thing is they all look like each other!! And every restaurant is "hip" in the exact same way. They are rustic chic with the filament bulbs and old wood etc. It almost becomes a joke. They all think they are so cool but they all look exactly the same! And then they'll all decide that that's not cool because everyone is doing it so they'll be on to the next "radical" thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually, I take it ALL back. I AM a health goth. I too have "That feeling of sadness, but also sportiness." I have found my true self.

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

Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This kind of makes me laugh. I go to Brooklyn a lot. My brother lives in the hippest part of Williamsburg. Hipster, cutting edge central. But the funny thing is they all look like each other!! And every restaurant is "hip" in the exact same way. They are rustic chic with the filament bulbs and old wood etc. It almost becomes a joke. They all think they are so cool but they all look exactly the same! And then they'll all decide that that's not cool because everyone is doing it so they'll be on to the next "radical" thing.

Yeah I'm not a huge fan of williamsburg. They definitely all dress similar and it seems very "twee". I guess I am hoping for some kind of happy medium where it's not that extreme but there's still an openness to creativity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This kind of makes me laugh. I go to Brooklyn a lot. My brother lives in the hippest part of Williamsburg. Hipster, cutting edge central. But the funny thing is they all look like each other!! And every restaurant is "hip" in the exact same way. They are rustic chic with the filament bulbs and old wood etc. It almost becomes a joke. They all think they are so cool but they all look exactly the same! And then they'll all decide that that's not cool because everyone is doing it so they'll be on to the next "radical" thing.

Exactly! "I just want to be different like everyone else!"

[Anonymous]

OP, or "health goth" person (you are one and the same, right)... a question for you? What areas of DC to you frequent? If you walked down certain stretches of U Street or H Street or Columbia Hts with that gray stretch outfit, no one would blink an eye. I saw a woman with green hair on the bus last night from Mt Pleasant to Dupont, and yes I noticed her, but mostly b/c she had a cute little boy with her. I hardly looked at her askance.

I mean, if you're trying to succeed on K Street in all your funky glory, that's not going to work. Neither would it on Wall St in NYC.

You sound pretty clueless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, or "health goth" person (you are one and the same, right)... a question for you? What areas of DC to you frequent? If you walked down certain stretches of U Street or H Street or Columbia Hts with that gray stretch outfit, no one would blink an eye. I saw a woman with green hair on the bus last night from Mt Pleasant to Dupont, and yes I noticed her, but mostly b/c she had a cute little boy with her. I hardly looked at her askance.

I mean, if you're trying to succeed on K Street in all your funky glory, that's not going to work. Neither would it on Wall St in NYC.

You sound pretty clueless.

I live in Dupont and frequent all the areas youve named and I can assure you that I get a TON of looks. I know I'm not imagining it- as I've said, others have pointed it out and gotten downright angry at the reactions of people. Of course, going out at night you get a younger crowd thats more accepting, but I'm talking in day-to-day life getting stared at no matter where I go. In an unsavory, irritating way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, or "health goth" person (you are one and the same, right)... a question for you? What areas of DC to you frequent? If you walked down certain stretches of U Street or H Street or Columbia Hts with that gray stretch outfit, no one would blink an eye. I saw a woman with green hair on the bus last night from Mt Pleasant to Dupont, and yes I noticed her, but mostly b/c she had a cute little boy with her. I hardly looked at her askance.

I mean, if you're trying to succeed on K Street in all your funky glory, that's not going to work. Neither would it on Wall St in NYC.

You sound pretty clueless.

I live in Dupont and frequent all the areas youve named and I can assure you that I get a TON of looks. I know I'm not imagining it- as I've said, others have pointed it out and gotten downright angry at the reactions of people. Of course, going out at night you get a younger crowd thats more accepting, but I'm talking in day-to-day life getting stared at no matter where I go. In an unsavory, irritating way.

Maybe you're just ugly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, or "health goth" person (you are one and the same, right)... a question for you? What areas of DC to you frequent? If you walked down certain stretches of U Street or H Street or Columbia Hts with that gray stretch outfit, no one would blink an eye. I saw a woman with green hair on the bus last night from Mt Pleasant to Dupont, and yes I noticed her, but mostly b/c she had a cute little boy with her. I hardly looked at her askance.

I mean, if you're trying to succeed on K Street in all your funky glory, that's not going to work. Neither would it on Wall St in NYC.

You sound pretty clueless.

I live in Dupont and frequent all the areas youve named and I can assure you that I get a TON of looks. I know I'm not imagining it- as I've said, others have pointed it out and gotten downright angry at the reactions of people. Of course, going out at night you get a younger crowd thats more accepting, but I'm talking in day-to-day life getting stared at no matter where I go. In an unsavory, irritating way.

Maybe you're just ugly.

Well I've been mistaken for Isla Fisher numerous times. So if that's your idea of ugly, than sure, that could be it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, or "health goth" person (you are one and the same, right)... a question for you? What areas of DC to you frequent? If you walked down certain stretches of U Street or H Street or Columbia Hts with that gray stretch outfit, no one would blink an eye. I saw a woman with green hair on the bus last night from Mt Pleasant to Dupont, and yes I noticed her, but mostly b/c she had a cute little boy with her. I hardly looked at her askance.

I mean, if you're trying to succeed on K Street in all your funky glory, that's not going to work. Neither would it on Wall St in NYC.

You sound pretty clueless.

I live in Dupont and frequent all the areas youve named and I can assure you that I get a TON of looks. I know I'm not imagining it- as I've said, others have pointed it out and gotten downright angry at the reactions of people. Of course, going out at night you get a younger crowd thats more accepting, but I'm talking in day-to-day life getting stared at no matter where I go. In an unsavory, irritating way.

Maybe you're just ugly.

Or very pretty. Or self-conscious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, or "health goth" person (you are one and the same, right)... a question for you? What areas of DC to you frequent? If you walked down certain stretches of U Street or H Street or Columbia Hts with that gray stretch outfit, no one would blink an eye. I saw a woman with green hair on the bus last night from Mt Pleasant to Dupont, and yes I noticed her, but mostly b/c she had a cute little boy with her. I hardly looked at her askance.

I mean, if you're trying to succeed on K Street in all your funky glory, that's not going to work. Neither would it on Wall St in NYC.

You sound pretty clueless.

I live in Dupont and frequent all the areas youve named and I can assure you that I get a TON of looks. I know I'm not imagining it- as I've said, others have pointed it out and gotten downright angry at the reactions of people. Of course, going out at night you get a younger crowd thats more accepting, but I'm talking in day-to-day life getting stared at no matter where I go. In an unsavory, irritating way.

Maybe you're just ugly.

Or very pretty. Or self-conscious.

I think maybe I could be too pretty. I know DCUM will jump on me but I dont care. I am an almost dead ringer for Isla Fisher, I've gotten stopped by people asking if I'm her a few times. I think sometimes the fashion-forwardness combined with good looks is kind of a shock in DC. Most of the women here kind of look really mousy? So I think it's a shot. Generally I detest getting attention but I also like to express myself creatively so I guess thats what I'm torn between- I feel like being an attractive/super fashion forward young woman in LA, no one would look twice, but being one in DC makes you a complete outlier.

[Anonymous]

You sound very young and very insecure. And not terribly self-aware.

[Anonymous]

Ok now I'm sure this is a troll post.