🎀✂️ The Place of DIY in Alternative Spaces ✂️🎀

[@amarisjoseph]

To be honest as a female of color I'm looked down on even by my mother if I don't follow the trends of the norm but as a fashion design and lolita I say its not criminal to b a individual

[@hikarichanlovelaura]

Yes 100%

[@itsrey5475]

Maybe it's just the circles I'm in and was raised in, but I feel like diy-ed stuff is viewed as "tacky". I think it stems from money, elitism, the whole stigma against people who aren't wealthy, etc, like 'if you're diy-ing your clothes, you must be poor'. I feel like it's really brought out in the fact that the brands popularized in alternative communities are really expensive, like Dolls Kill and Irregular Choice. However, I don't thing this mindset started with alt. fashion. I think it's a mindset of the culture around us (like buying for the brand: spending $100 on a purse, not because it is better quality but because of the brand, etc.) and as alt. styles are becoming more 'mainstream' or popular, those ideas are leaking through. I even sometimes hesitate to tell people, "Yeah, I diy-ed this piece/altered this piece/made it myself." because of that. There's already a stigma around dressing alternatively, let alone the one wrapped around diy. 🤷‍♀️

[@TheStitchess]

Yes to all of this. The more mainstream alt fashions become the more the mainstream culture affects it. The brand elitism of high fashion is slowly seeping in especially with brands like DK and it makes me sad...

[@itsrey5475]

@@TheStitchess Agreed. It's sad to see it happen especially since alt. fashion arose as an alternative to mainstream culture

[@marxie1999]

I think another interesting point is that with fabric and material prices, working class people can effectively be priced out of DIY, especially when you factor in trial and error when learning to sew or craft. It just becomes cheaper and easier to look for sales or shop fast fashion

[@ColumineMiette]

Yeah, I was thinking this. In college I couldn't sew, but would save up money for expensive dresses.

[@worstusernameintheworld9871]

as someone from an already financially struggling family from a third world country that is supportive of alt fashion, that's exactly why I feel kind of bad for buying sometimes (which happens very seldomly but still)

[@xDeydeyxtartelette]

Would you consider making a style evolution video? I'm very curious now that you mentioned your weird highschool style.

[@TheStitchess]

Unfortunately I also had a lot of body image issues and I don’t have many pics of my style from back then :/ it’s a video I’ve wanted to do for awhile actually but I’m not sure I would have enough images of myself from back then that I could really describe how I used to dress

[@Xan1120]

I thought about this too. Seeing people’s styles evolve is so fun for me!

[@Sweetinfernalcreature]

I agree on soooo many points! So far, I know what you mean by the “look” of an eco brand. They are all so homogenous but I remember making skirts out of pillowcases in high school because I couldn’t find the ones I wanted, using a seam ripper on shirts then using safety pins to put them back together. I even remember my grandma getting mad at me for leaving safety pins on my clothes before tossing them in the washer and she found them mangled in the agitator. Yikes, sorry nana! Being a girl who isn’t I guess what “alternative” looks like by stereotype, I think it’s so weird there are “aesthetic” stores that all sell the same stuff rather than buying from small artists or businesses or making things yourself. Once again, homogenous. It’s disappointing. I still love a good diy, and I love thrifting but now that thrifting is mainstream, there’s a “look” for that too and that’s sad :(

[@TheStitchess]

I’ve also noticed a certain thrifted “look” as well :/

[@hikarichanlovelaura]

Rubymoonsister hahaha i made a lot of my clothes from pillowcases too back then 😂

[@CoraMaria]

I want to do more DIY but my perfectionism definitely gets in the way. What if I mess up and end up wasting materials? I'm slowly getting back into it with my vests, repairing my old clothes, and jewellery making. I think DIY is an essential part of alternative fashion. Not everyone needs to or can do it, but never-the-less it plays an important role in the origin and evolution of alternative fashion subcultures. I feel like some of the new subcultures we're seeing, like e-girl/boy/enby and VSCO are very rooted in consumerism. They seem to take these key pieces that already exist and just combine them together into a rather uniform silhouette. I actually think that silhouettes and outfit formulas are where subcultures tend to stagnate the most and where the most experimentation is to be had. Sometimes finding items with a unique silhouette or features is hard to do, so you might as well experiment and DIY some!

[@mizrebella8054]

I’m more punk/goth so a lot of my diying is ripped and jagged stuff and it’s really helped my ocd and anxiety with the thought that it doesn’t need to be perfect and if it gets a tear in it I’m just like dope guess these are ripped jeans now. I stopped looking at it as something to mess up and more as something that makes me happy and tells a story versus being flawed. Hope this helped❤️

[@samanthascarcella526]

Cora Maria I know this is old now but I wanted to comment on you mentioning the deer of messing up and wasting materials! I want to get into sewing, both hand sewing and using a machine(once I can afford one). And I too am worried about when starting out that I am going to make probably awful things until I eventually “get good.” But I’m just reminding myself that if I’m keeping at it until my skill does improve, those previous projects aren’t wasted material, but stepping stones. That needs to happen first since I’m not born with a sewing skill that I’m aware of! Now if i make one or two bad things and give up, then that is wasted material.

[@tinad359]

I agree with a lot of what you've said in this video. As a black woman I've always felt rather distant from mainstream societies view of beauty because it didn't look like me, represent me, or express how I felt about myself and the world around me. I loved looking at pictures of goths and their handmade clothing with all the lace and handmade tatters when I was fifteen, as well as the diy tutorials you found in magazines like gothic & lolita bible or online. DIY really had it's appeal back then, and still does in some subcultures. But for someone starting out in a certain subculture, it's sooo much easier to just buy things online when making your own seems so overwhelming and out-of-this-world. It takes a certain amount of confidence, courage, and a certain realization that we can make things on our own, even if they don't come out the way we want them to the first time. And like someone else said, clothing from companies that manufacture alternative clothing always looks so much more aesthetic and appealing then something we make on our own. There is a certain type of crowd mentality that makes you feel that if you aren't going out in the latest clothes from a certain brand, you are definitely not one of the group. And maybe that's why we've moved from diy to buying in-store or online. Things are easily more accessible nowadays, and if the fashion you want to wear is easier to find, 'why not buy it?'. Anyways, these are just my thoughts. Love the video!

[@TheStitchess]

I agree that it can be overwhelming to start out especially if you’re not used to making your own stuff! The crowd mentality thing interests me a lot - it’s so odd to me that so many of us gravitate towards alt fashions to stand out or try something different, and yet we still seek this kind of validation. It reminds me of when the kawaii community started going crazy for lazy oaf. If you didn’t have any of the “it” pieces you felt left out. I see a lot of the same stuff in lolita with brands like angelic pretty too. It’s such an interesting way we think 🤔

[@delicateghoul]

In high school I did a lot of objectively bad DIYs 😂 and I loved them to pieces (literally). I didn't have any practical sewing abilities so it was very shoddy/uneven hand stitching paired with too many safety pins, and a LOT of doodling with markers. My aesthetic was "I absolutely do not give a fuck what you think". My all time favorites were a unicorn jacket and a heavily graffitied poodle skirt, which I often wore together. Aww man, so much nostalgia 🌈 Also this video convinced me to continue working my latest DIY right now. A broken sewing machine can not stop me, I will prove once and for all that my hand stitching has improved... slightly

[@ColumineMiette]

Oh. That graffiti skirt and unicorn jacket sound really cool!

[@beauchamp90]

I follow a lot of people who are into historical clothing and history bounding. To me it's weird that in that community it's usually a given part of the community that you diy because most people are sewists but in other communities people have ventured away from diy and look down upon it. I also use to love to diy my own stuff because I just love being creative and have a certain vision I want to achieve which is usually my own version of alternative fashion. I got out of that for a while due to feeling pressured to look "normal" especially as I get older but I've been trying to get back into my own personal style and wearing what makes me comfortable. I have found the sewists, historical clothing lovers, and costubers to be very inspiring, because the ones that I follow love creating things and diy and really encourage people to wear what makes them happy.

[@enchantedluna111]

To be honest, the poser term is something I would hear back in 2004 and there was no killstar or dolls kill around xD It was used more for those trying to act edgy and that really didn't listen to any metal or goth music. I guess our days the meaning changed. Goth wise we did had a couple of stores back then around Lisbon... now I only remember one and they would be known to make personalized dresses or adjust the ones imported. You're not wrong tho, I don't see as much DIY as I used to, or mesh up "mainstream " pieces of cloth and adapt them. Guess is why I like alternative fashion lovers for sustainability since I see so many amazing ideas and DIYs. Diy's is a great part of my life from clothes to what surrounds me, sometimes sucessful, sometimes experimental, sometimes disasters xDDDD It's a great therapeutic tool as well ^^

[@TheStitchess]

Before it was dolls kill I think hot topic was the place “posers” would shop lol. (Also can u believe dolls kill has been around since 2001??) Times are different and brand names have changed but we’re still all bickering with each other over the same stuff 😅

[@enchantedluna111]

@@TheStitchess ahahha pretty much. We may change the name of what bothers us but we still headbutt about it. I think the older I am the more I'm: just like whatever you want, mix all you want and be yourself. Tags are useful to do resources and find paths that may lead to what we like but not to bind our souls into one. I just like to see more Diy's because is more unique see all the creativity and experimentalism. I consider it art aslike any other art.

[@emjenkins464]

I like 'cottagecore-y' vintage, sustainable clothing and I'm going to try a no shop capsule wardrobe (I own less than 60 non underwear items). Most of my new wardrobe I've acquired over the last year is vintage and from Depop/hand me downs, so I'm hoping I can continue to wear it for years. Both me and my sister have old items of mum's wardrobe that fit us pretty well, including some 90's H&M (I have a skirt my mum wore on her hen do).

[@Nenona1200]

I've run across that kind of "why would you make your own clothes? that's so wasteful and foolish." But for me--I'm into a specific style, and I'm not dropping $80 on a dress, and I'm also plus-size--which it both makes it easier to be sustainable(you kind of can't just go shopping at forever21 or most of these other fast fashion places), and a bit harder(sustainable brands don't always go up to plus sizes). So I tend to do a lot of thrifting, or settle on specific staple items. I gotta get around to making more structured garments, like a Vest is on the list, preferably a structured one.

[@Xan1120]

I’ve started to wear much more handmade jewelry and buying off Depop to keep from being persuaded to add to consumerism and I’m happy I become more comfortable in my “alternativeness” and being a person of color. I’m so happy I found your channel recently and I really love your videos!

[@biirch7750]

i feel like even when sustainability is achieved theres still sooo much pressure to still be "branded" !!! thrifting has become super popular in j-fashion communities but i still see consumerism weighing very heavily even on the vintage market. a cute knit sweater can go from $15-$60, but if you add the brand pepperoni on there and it's easy to find for $200+ for the more popular prints. DIY seems to be highly regarded in my circles, but definitely with a super defeatist attitude. someone on the fairy kei discord posts some accessories theyre working on and the first reply is "omg thats amazing, i wish i was talented enough to do that x(" even for the simple stuff !

[@TheStitchess]

Yes to all of this 😓

[@blackeveryseason]

I remember DIY'ing like crazy in junior/high,school when fashion blogs were up and popping (not that they arent now, but hype def went down compared to fashion YT) and I DIY'ed anything i could get my hands on. Cut Out + Keep was constantly bookmarked. People are really scared of messing up at home projects for not looking like a catalog item and being 'tacky.' The point is that its customized to YOUR taste and YOUR style and gaining new skills to keep creating one of a kind pieces. I like my BTSSB as,much as,the,next lolita, but good ass, old school-esque handmade lolita???? 😤👌👌👌👌👌👌💖

[@TheStitchess]

Cut Out + Keep was bae in high school

[@morcantstephens7862]

Right now I am part of the history bounding community and I find that I have to sew a lot of things for certain time periods I like

[@hikarichanlovelaura]

back then it was very hard to buy this special clothing. When I was 13 I really wanted to wear lolita fashion and I still wear it 🌻 love this video it reminds me of the gold old days 💕

[@Gloroxsocks]

i am so in love with your cardigan

[@nastepnastacjapolemokotows7786]

I remember when I was starting with lolita fashion and I was super excited to sew lolita dresses for my self beacouse wearing my own piece or seeing someone wearing my own piece was giving oportunity not just to practice sewing skills but express myself and make mine wardrobe really personalized. Then my local lolita comm was really not happy about concept of sewing your own thing, bc of european idea of lolita where fashion must be expensive or its just not lolita, it didnt matter if your gourment was from high quality fabrric, really good sewn and that lolita at first was handmade at all. Also the mainstream circle of people that I know (except family, both of mine grandmas were seamstresses so parents were really excited for me beeing "the creative kid") considered diy, especially this that we can were as tacky. I really loved the concept of personificating your denim jacket (in mine language its katana, dont know if its same in english) and embroidering your jacket and even "normies" would say that they love it. Also like how now the one side of streetwear goes in direction of making old clothes into one gourment, like cutting out 5 patterns from shirt and sewing them on cool thrited pants like a sew on badge and just being cool ya know

[@ezra55595]

I was a goth/emo kid in high school but I never really fit in with most of the popular emo/scene kids in my school who obviously had parents who could bankroll their trip to hot topic (also I wasn't really into scene music, I was more on the alt rock/indie rock side of things, and it didn't help that I had ADHD and so came into school with a reputation for being "the weird girl", I digress). My freshman year I was able to get 2 cool belts from hot topic, one with a black and white union jack motif and one with black and silver pyramid spikes that was 10 sizes too big for my tiny ass (I think they were bogo and whoever took me was pushing me out the door so I just grabbed one). I remember being super disappointed that the spike belt didn't fit me, but I found a way to make it work; I took the long end of the belt, cut it off, and turned it into a spiked wrist cuff that I held closed with a hair elastic. I wore that thing all through my freshman year. When my Dad saw it, he laughed and I felt bad, but then he said "NO, NO, Honey, Punk has always been sorta DIY," and proceeded to tell me what the goth rock scene was like in his day and all the stuff he used to do. I really cherish that connection I got to have with him; I was bein a lil punk rocker, making my Dad proud and I didn't even know it! I believe this was also the year my best friend taught me how to make a ladder back t-shirt, which I still do now. I'm going to be a bridesmaid in her wedding this year; she's planning on having red/orange "sunset hair" and her half sleeve finished, and her Fiance wants to make sure he has his knuckle tattoos done! I wouldn't trade in those for experiences for a wardrobe full of brand name clothes.

[@Saint_Medusa]

I definitely try to jump into every alternative dressing community I could find with no success. Nearing 30 although my interest in things like lolita, gyaru, dolly kei and goth and punk have been dulled I still like the idea of dressing like ti so much I aspire to create a thrift shop where people are encouraged to trade back piece and build a wardrobe of their dreams and get out their comfort zone regardless of size color shape and bodies.

[@andreajones2700]

love the subject matter, i love to diy period, i love to diy thrifted items, camoflauge, and i also love to diy brand name items that have a personality that i can add my own ideas to but i would not say i am running to get a name brand item just for the brand. i also agree once you start it is hard to stop. i have a hard time stopping. i have tried to be "normal" just because i thought that might make life easier, i am a black girl, size 18 and people can be discriminatory but my love for diy/kawaii/alt fashion just won't let me go so here i am. it is not all bad though not trying to imply that just saying as you go about your day some people are "truly human" loooool. i am happy for my experiences in this lifestyle...thanx for topic

[@jordang7479]

I'm mostly an observer and admirer of alternative fashions so it was cool to hear an insiders take on things.

[@gorea1099]

i jsut found your channel an i really like what you brought up here. I'm literally making my new battle jacket as I binge your stuff lol. an like, while the scenes may be monetized now, there's still some things you just cant buy. like certain color schemes on leather vests and jackets. sure the "ideal" way to make em that way is through fabric paint but sometimes all you've got is a roll of duct tape and an exact knife lol. love your channel an I love the diy aspect of the punk scene

[@rebeccajones9757]

I am making a lot of DIY fashion because am plus sized, don't want to spend a lot, and I enjoy variety.

[@mimmikibilly]

A few months ago I DIYed a jacket that I wanted to give away, and even though it's clear as the sky on a sunny day that it's hand-painted, I love how it looks because of how amateur-ish it looks. I agree with you 100%. It's good to have brands for those of us who can't afford to make their own stuff, but those who can should at least give it a try and try to customise their items alongside their coordinates. I get that maybe a piece can be re-sold and keeping it as it was originally increases its value, but unless we are spending a fortune on an item, I feel like we can upcycle it if we want to.

[@carolinem.5044]

I really love your channel and your videos. My intrest for fashion started not too long ago, I'm still trying to find my style and I think that it's very fun and enjoyable to play around with clothes. At the moment I'm just thrifting for second hand clothes but I hope to one day be able to make my own clothes that fit into my identity and repressent who I am as a person. I think that I first came across your channel when I was starting to take an intrest in making my own clothes. At the time I didn't realize how much fashion was connected to identity, I never considered how fashion was made nor have I ever heard the term "fast fashion" before. I learned a lot because of you. In my opinion you're defenitively right about alternative clothing and the types of people who wear them. I'm not a cis person and I never fitted into the main stream, not in terms of fashion but rather in terms of personality and my views I also never found myself to be comfortable in mainstream fashion. Personally for me fashion is a way of reclaiming my identity of who I am as a person. There was always pressure for me to act in a certain way that hides who I am as a person and I believe that clothes were a part of that, I was always told what to wear and how to act to the point that I stopped caring about how I trully am, I stoped caring about what I wear because I knew that those things weren't really up to me. Now that I'm 18 I'm starting to reclaim my identity, I do still have to hide who I am in many ways but next year I'm moving out. I will have more time and that's when I hope to make my first DIY outfit. I think that DIY gives you a lot of freedom in terms of what you can make, you can choose what those outfits are made from, your only limitations are skills and time. I don't take any intrest in the brands that are outhere, most of the clothes don't match my style or are things I won't find myself comofortable in and on top of that they are expensive. I'm really glad that I managed to find a channel like yours. Although our styles and asthetics are pretty diffrent, I love the videos you make and it's nice to find out about another part of the "alternative fashion" community.

[@MegaFicklePickle]

Hey, you look great in this video and in your previous one! Just thought I'd let you know!! 😊

[@misopheri]

Grandma vibes, but good and very hypnotising grandma vibes

[@Lily-yb8ou]

Another big reason that DIY has become less common is simply because fast fashion has meant that people don't need to make their own clothes or alter them or reuse them anymore. So we aren't taught the skills for DIY like basic sewing.

[@josephtheodorem.391]

I have so many clothes that don't really fit into the styles I like, but I really want to turn them into something that would fit the styles I like, but I don't know how haha. I'm still very new to all these alt fashions and I don't have much confidence to just buy and wear whatever, and I'm just not sure where to begin, most outfits I try on don't even leave my bedroom

[@lunarose9]

I do have issues with killstar and goths and posers. it's not that wearing killstar makes you a poser, its that if you wear a lot of killstar, you usually don't know anything about the core aspects of the culture, or similarly, the religious iconography that killstar appropriates. wearing a fashion alone, does not make you part of a culture, because a culure is so much more than a look, and a lot of people don't seem to get that.

[@TheStitchess]

I feel like that’s true for goth, because it has a rich music scene associated with it- but idk if it would apply as much to say, lolita fashion which is really just about the dresses 🤔 (I also feel you about religious iconography appropriation, especially with stuff like the Star of David and the history of putting that on clothing) I think it’s about balance.

[@alextraordinaryx7476]

In my baby bat teen years almost all of my goth/punk esq clothing was DIY because they did not make clothing in my size. I buy a lot from Killstar and Dollskill now because it's nice to have clothing in a style I like that fits and I can just buy and put on. I want to get back into DIYing clothes since I was really into it, but for someone like myself who is plus size, just buying enough Tshirts or fabrics to make custom clothing can wind up still costing quite a bit. I still go thrifting but a lot of thrift stores are still expensive!

[@kalakakku7749]

I want to get into doing more DIY related to clothes. I already do a lot of repairs.

[@linawicked]

Great video!! I'm glad someone put it into words

[@martynika59]

1000000000000%%% so sooooo trueee

[@mangof.6054]

*Watches whilst putting studs into a dress shirt*

[@Okayletsg0]

DIYORDIE ❤️🦇🌹

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

Re posers and "everyone is valid", imo that's only up to a certain point. Can you be a goth if you don't listen to the music and only wear mainstream fashion? (I'm leaning towards "no", because what makes you goth then?) Can you be a lolita if you don't own any clothes that fit the aesthetic and don't wear any of those clothes either? (that's a firm "no" from me. You either wear it or your don't. No such thing as being a lolita because you identify as one/lolita at heart). I can't speak for the goth community, but the lolita fashion community probably does have some elitism and gatekeeping somewhere in some dark corner of the online community. I wouldn't say it's common though. I haven't seen it in the last 2.5 years. There's also a debate to be had about what constitutes gate keeping in this community. Some people cry gate keeping/elitism way too soon. Constructive criticism, banning print replicas/ a rule against print replicas, posts being removed from COF because they break the rules, pointing out that an outfit does not adhere to the aesthetic and the rules whilst also giving advice on how to improve, those are all things that are sometimes wrongly labeled gate keeping and elitism. DIY is highly valued in the lolita fashion community, as long as it adheres to the aesthetic and is well made. People respect well done DIY even more than they respect a well coordinated brand outfit. Because everyone who has a little bit of money can buy brand. Not everyone has the skills and the eye to sew/construct good looking pieces.

[@TheStitchess]

A lot of good points!

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

@@TheStitchess Thank you. And I'm somehow hoping the social distancing is making people more creative/more likely to pick up sewing in the lolita fashion community. I've already seen people in the historical fashion community take up projects when staying home during the epidemic.

[@TheStitchess]

I’ve been doing the same! Just finished a new sundress lol I’m just hoping the more visible diy becomes on social media the more valid it will seem. (And maybe the better people will get at it!)

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

@@TheStitchess I saw that blue gingham dress. Very cute! You're wearing it in this video as well right? Under the multicolor strawberry cardigan?

[@TheStitchess]

Yes! lol I didn’t even think about that

[@eli-ge8ho]

I'm not much of a commenter myself. So i'm sorry for the lame input i have to give. But that cardigan is fire

[@mollympls]

i was a teenager in the 90s, and the concept of the "poseur" (yes, spelled that way) was very strong. it's nothing new!

[@teddytiger2012]

Im not very creative and dont have the materials/skills for cool clothes diys,, anyone know any easy ones?

[@Mangoband99]

Yes! There’s a whole bunch! Thread banger has a ton of cool tutorials over a variety of tutorials. Annika Victoria has clothing specific tutorials that she has separated by difficulty on her channel too. She also has a show called “make thrift buy” where fans send in clothing items that she recreates. You could also try looking up “[specific item] diy tutorial” and get some results. As for materials, you could use stuff found at thrift stores, like bedsheets, to get started with. And as you practice you will slowly gain more and more skills. I believe in you! You can do it! 💕💕

[@Gus-lb6to]

if you learn a basic satin stitch and backstitch you can make some sickass patchez!!

[@Littleladyduck]

I dont think your comparision of angelic pretty was the best choice... yes there a company that produces waste, but they are a company that not only encourages the online resell of there products but also pays all the works a living wage... so not perfect but not the worst, but I respect your opinion 😊 Liz Lisa might be a better comparison but I dont know the brand very well so I'm just guessing... 😓 ( I can also see why you like btssb more than AP bc they are soo strict with waste and labor laws in japan that it make it way more ethical) Added side note: yes 100% people need to stop being rude to people who made there own clothes, they start brands and create fashion styles! And everyone has to start from somewhere 😊

[@TheStitchess]

When I joked that AP could collab with supreme, it wasn’t a statement about waste or sustainability, but rather consumerism and brand idolization. No shade to AP, I own several little bits from there and I love them dearly, but I also admit that in the lolita world - AP is basically the same thing as supreme. It’s sought after and used to “flex” on other members of the community. A lot of people like to buy AP not because of sustainability or superior design - but because they think people will think highly of them or think they have a lot of money if they own a lot of AP dresses. That’s all I was implying and again it was mostly meant to be a joke 🤗

[@Littleladyduck]

@@TheStitchess ok fair enough didn't realise that was a joke 😅... thanks for your comment and clearing that up i really appreciate it, keep doing what you do you are a great youtube creator 😊

[@mushroom7576]

wait where did u get that cardigan🥺🥺

[@sketchingstudio5552]

My mother had to work her way up from near poverty. It's incredibly inspiring, but she tends to project her views onto me; she believes that things that make you really stand out will get you nowhere. Dyed hair, clothes that aren't "feminine" enough, and any non-ear piercings? Not a chance. It's a different time, though. Hope she'll understand

[@geneticallymodifiedmsp5421]

where did you get the sweater tho i want it

[@TheStitchess]

It was thrifted ^-^

[@talithacrow7530]

I’m a transgender Seminole goth girl. Even before I knew I was trans, I experienced alienation since I live in Kansas, and I look white enough that a lot of other Native American people don’t accept me as one of them, but I’m not white enough to escape racism, and then I realized I like boys, so I thought I was gay before realizing I was transgender, and my freshman year I started getting into goth music and fashion. I have so many clothes from goodwill, all my skirts have to be hidden since my mother doesn’t accept me as a girl yet, and I can’t move out, so most of them are made from old sheets or second hand fabric I’ve gotten.

[@TealCheetah]

Brands are for people who can't sew/diy.

[@Anon8848]

The term DIY bothers me, honestly. Feels dismissive somehow?

[@Saint_Medusa]

It definitely has a classist annotation but usually because it way people with more money have scrutinized and dismiss the option and creation of poor people so I think unfortunately you just have to analyze case by case