when people try to dress “original” i’s usually in reaction to whatever is mainstream at the time, so it’s not based on personal taste at all.  using clothing to selll you personality is playing into a mega-bucks consumerist ad campaigners dream.  this is what ironic 60s rock n rollers wear, this is what naive dreamy bohemians wear, this is what white urban hip hop girls wear.  if who you are can be understood just by your shoes, bumpersticker or tattoos, you really need some depth.  in high school, “style” told us who was in our clique, but as an adult that’s worthless.  true originality means wearing what you love even if it is trendy!  living in toronto where all my friends were fashionestas working for MAC and the top hipster hair salons or at nightclubs and CD stores, one day i wore track pants which i didn’t know would upset them so much. my thrift store t shirt, bought because it was soft and sorta funny because it said elite modeling agency and i am size 16, was cool though because i guess one of the white stripes’ dad’s owns elite modeling.  when i dress how i want, i look like a color blind bag lady who had a tragic fall into art supplies, with comfortable shoes that only a nurse would wear.  if that becomes trendy, i won’t stop.  i dress for me, not for others.