Fashion Is Personal

April 24, 2023

By Dead Posey

Hello Darlings…

Since the dawn of time fashion has played a prevalent role in every era & in 2023 it is no different. In a time when people can dress however the hell they want and show it to the world easily, I think this is the best time in history to be alive! It’s all about standing out and being your own unique self. Midnight Vamp was created from this mentality, and I hold it near and dear to my heart. I believe in adding pieces to your closet that can be worn in numerous ways for years to come & that help each individual express themselves as they see fit.

I’ve always used clothing as a way to express myself as one does. Since I could remember I’ve always been drawn to fashion & spent lots of time getting creative with outfits even when I didn’t have money to buy the perfect wardrobe like the rich kids did. So instead, I started my fashion journey by sneaking pieces from my mom’s closet as a pre teen and by high school I was notorious for borrowing clothes from the few friends I did have and mixing the pieces from my closet. I remember scissors being my best friend at the time to alter my clothes and they’re still one of my favorite wardrobe tools to date. Fun fact, I was suspended from high school for a week for wearing a “short skirt” which I guess I cut too short for the dean's liking. When I finally started making my own money after high school I would spend most of my paycheck on outfits - something I wouldn’t recommend if your bills aren’t paid yet… The amount of times my cell phone was disconnected because I didn’t pay the bill is ridiculous but that’s what your early 20’s are for I guess.

I've changed my appearance over the years, but I always seemed to have the alternative style creep in one way or another. I’m gonna out myself for a second here - the only time I wasn’t dressing fully for myself was the period of time in my 20’s when I was modeling. I wasn’t expressing myself fully on the outside with the fashion choices I wore because I was trying to fit a specific look I thought I had to portray. I guess you could call that look “the male gaze.” I was even told I wouldn’t be taken seriously in the industry at the time because of the few tattoos I had. It wasn’t till I started pursuing my music career that I started to shift away from that typical “model avatar.” As a woman in society there’s a lot of pressure to be this perfect beautiful thing to be gawked at.

Naturally, after that phase of my life I went the complete opposite direction by hiding in oversized t-shirts and under the curtain of my jet black bangs covering my eyes as some kind of middle finger to that whole model narrative. I just wanted to be taken seriously to be honest and I thought by not dressing too “sexy” and hiding in my clothing that would do the trick. But, through my journey I’ve finally started showing up fully as myself and reflecting that on the outside with no rules or strings attached - unapologetically me. My best advice is never dress for others because your unique expression of self brings so much more to the world than just being a copy of someone else. I’ve learned that it doesn't really matter how you show up as long as you’re doing it for you and no one else. This is my long way of saying, always express yourself and dress however the hell you please and for godsakes kick people’s opinions of you to the fucking curb!

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