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18 fashion rules from Beth Ditto via Buzzfeed

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-18 Fashion Rules from Beth Ditto-


We could all learn something from Beth Ditto.

We could all learn something from Beth Ditto.
Beth Ditto has become the queen of punk-rock fashion, but she grew up with little money in rural Arkansas. She told Style.com, ” I couldn’t even really afford good secondhand stuff actually. So I wore a lot of jeans and T-shirts, I was really butch in high school. In Arkansas that was enough to get you beat up.” Beth is now a fashion icon for girls around the world with her fearless fashion choices. She doesn’t just influence fashion, she completely embodies it.

1. Undo the rules.

“I love to break all the rules I was taught as a kid…I was told a lot not to wear horizontal stripes.”
18 Fashion Rules From Beth Ditto

2. You can look good AND be comfortable.

To the crazies running around in high heels:
18 Fashion Rules From Beth Ditto

3. Be fearless.

Beth Ditto has been praised by Italian fashion house front woman Donatella Versace for her “fearless attitude.”
Be fearless.
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4. Be weird.

18 Fashion Rules From Beth Ditto

5. Get sexy.

18 Fashion Rules From Beth Ditto

6. Never let others get you down.

18 Fashion Rules From Beth Ditto
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7. Even at your worst, look your best.

Disorderly conduct shouldn’t lead to disorderly eyeliner.
Even at your worst, look your best.
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8. Don’t be afraid to play with color:

Don't be afraid to play with color:
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9. But don’t be afraid of classic black either:

But don't be afraid of classic black either:
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10. Challenge what fashion says is right:

Ditto’s reaction to the fact she is “challenging the norm of pop culture”:
18 Fashion Rules From Beth Ditto

11. It’s all about the eyes and the lips.

It's all about the eyes and the lips.
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12. Show off your legs.

Show off your legs.
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Or as she calls them, “getaway sticks.”
18 Fashion Rules From Beth Ditto

13. Whatever you have on, you better work it.

18 Fashion Rules From Beth Ditto
Especially if you’re actually on the runway.
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14. Mess around with patterns.

Mess around with patterns.
LOIC VENANCE

15. Unleash your inner rock star.

Unleash your inner rock star.
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16. Take pointers from the legends.

Paying homage to Marilyn Monroe.
Take pointers from the legends.
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17. Be loud!

Be loud!
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18. Stay humble.

Stay humble.

2 comments:

  1. love her so much, really loved this post - thanks :)

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  2. Great repost! I've heard her name before but didn't actually know who she was. This was such a fun list because it wasn't the expected, "just love yourself!" advice. I love how wild and sassy she is!

    Liz
    www.withwonderandwhimsy.com

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