How has /fa/ positively influenced your life?

[Anonymous No.8448369]

Can we have a positive thread on /fa/?

>How has /fa/ positively influenced your life?
I haven't been here for about 3 months, but looking back I am grateful for how /fa/ contributed to my personal development in the last couple of years.

I went through a phase of wanting to dress very sharp, wanting to get many of the clothes /fa/ recommended (CPs, black skinny jeans, you name it), and attempting to get a modern and tight haircut which resembles the hitler youth. Anyway, I discovered what I liked most through many trials and errors, namely; slim fitted jeans, flannels & button-up shirts, wayfarers and minimalistic sneakers. These clothes suit me and express for me what I want to express. If I hadn't gone through a cringeworthy phase of posting horrible gothninja-attempt fit pics here which got equally horrible feedback, I would've probably stuck with wearing super tight black skinnies, H&M hoodies, and clark desert boots. None of which ultimately made me feel any more comfortable in my own skin.

So my suggestion from the lessons I've learned: keep trying out things, get rid of clothes or haircuts that don't make you feel good and match who you are as a person. Feeling comfortable, content and confident with you and your style is so much more rewarding than trying to accomplish the style that happens to be trending and is cool. If you're here to improve yourself and just wish to dress better, don't overcomplicate things, go for what works for you because you are an individual with a unique combination of face, body shape, personality, and taste. Don't be afraid to make mistakes and at the end go for what feels right, not because of other peoples approval.

>tl;dr
There is no tl;dr.

[Anonymous No.8448382]

/fa/ taught me to stop dressing average teenager to dadcore, and to stop dressing dadcore to expensive average teenager

[Anonymous No.8448390]

>>8448382
The title clearly states "positively influenced"

[Anonymous No.8448395]

>>8448369
-Taught me to stop dressing like a teenage shut in (Baggy jeans and ripped shirts)
-taught me to not wear shirts that were too tight
-taught me not to wear jeans that were too tight
-taught me to experiment with different hairstyles
-taught me good posture
-taught me a lot about skin and hair care
-taught me about complimemtary colours and styles

[Anonymous No.8448397]

>>8448390
It's pretty positive
My life is generally negative

[Anonymous No.8448640]

>>8448369
fa taught me that I can wear whatever I think looks good and that here is no one true style that lasts forever. we all change with time so we might as well have some fun.

[Ketsu No.8449650]

Since I started lurking /fa/, my confidence has boosted. It might not even be related to this shithole, but fuck it, I love you faggots.

[Anonymous No.8449669]

/fa/ helped me recognise labels, and discern what kind of look people were going for. Or, to catch on quicker to trends that I came across in my day to day.

and to not be a tryhard while trying to be a tryhard.

though that was only got by sifting through monotonous cat fights over aesthetics. Sheesh

[Anonymous No.8449700]

>>8448369
a much higher sense of self awareness. it's started out crippling me with fear and anxiety and i felt ashamed to be dressed so horribly but eventually i had an idea of what i actually like and don't like and it stopped. i'm pretty confident to say i probably dress better than about 80% of my peers. the only holding me back is my fat and probably need for some minor plastic surgery but i realize mostly it doesn't matter to the average person.

[Anonymous No.8449830]

>>8449700
don't get plastic surgery for fat, its not worth it. just exercise.

[Anonymous No.8449834]

>>8448382

this

[Anonymous No.8449867]

I still have my cookey fashion preferences but some of you guys have been encouraging on the facial aesthetic threads and I am going to send pictures to that casting person soon because of it :-D thanks y'all

[Anonymous No.8449898]

I went to /fit/ first, gained 20lbs, lost 20lbs. Then I learned how clothes fit and colours work. Now I am a proud basic bitch now with a bit of flair here and there. I am good with women and talking to people.

I'm as comfortable naked in front people as I am in nice clothes and that's an excellent feeling.

[Anonymous No.8450289]

>>8448369
/fa/ taught me to truly dress how I want, and not give too many shits about not fitting in.

My style? A lot of clean, black, grayscale, combined with a lot of unique light jackets. A lot of, but not too much, military inspo. Lunar sprinkles on top. I just love it.

[Anonymous No.8450297]

it made me realize i love the japanese

[Anonymous No.8450302]

>Higher awareness in general
>Lost weight
>took better care of myself
>dressed "better"
>stopped drinking alcohol
>read a lot more
>turned me into a bit of a vapid cunt
Though it would be exagerrated to ascribe all these changes to just /fa/ they all correlated in regards of time with the higher frequency of visits

[Anonymous No.8450306]

/fa/ made me like menswear more than I
already did which is partially bad because then I just look like I'm drowning in clothing... but it's fine. Mens sweaters > womens
so much comfier and better quality.
and you fags are funny.

I hope the advice that I give is helpful... I just never know.

I went through a phase of not caring how I looked. All the guys I was surrounded didn't put much effort into how they dressed other than their shoes, but when I come here I get encouraged to try a little harder. I realized just because the guys I'm trying to impress might not look nicely put together, I can always help them later in life... and when I dress nicer, I feel better.

>>8449650
ilu2

[Anonymous No.8450308]

/fa/ taught me to ditch my graphic tees so I trashed my whole wardrobe and spent a few grand on plain tees. Next I have to save up for jeans and shoes

[Anonymous No.8450362]

>>8449830
I do not think he referred to his fat when he mentioned plastic surgery

[Anonymous No.8450676]

>>8448369
/fa/ encouraged me to lose weight when I realized that almost no fat people look good ever, including myself. I'm down from 230lbs to 170 and still going. It's really nice getting complimented on both my weight loss and fashion sense.

Thanks guys

[Anonymous No.8450681]

>>8450302
>stopped drinking alcohol

he said something positive

[Anonymous No.8450738]

>>8450676
Sounds great and good luck, you're almost there.

[Anonymous No.8451856]

>>8450308
are you me

[Anonymous No.8451874]

Been lurking for almost 2 years now and it's been real good for my general fashion sense. I was pretty intent on completely clearing my wardrobe at the start and completely redoing it but I held off, gave it time, and let my tastes develop before going crazy with the purchases and now I feel like I'm in a much more comfortable and confident place to justify copping good pieces that go together. In all pretty glad I found this place

[Anonymous No.8451903]

I understood that fit on body much more important than price/brand of clothing.

[Anonymous No.8451966]

My fits got simpler ie white sneaks, plain tee or knot shirt or button up, chino shorts or chinos or jeans, basic and dark colours

[Anonymous No.8451981]

Got told i looked like a male model yesterday; all i was wearing was a an american flag shirt (murica day) black shorts and nikes

[Anonymous No.8451984]

>not everything was /fa/ influenced but it just came naturally with it
I used to wear oversized shit (I'm S but I had stuff that was XL or even 2XL) also I didn't really care about what shoes I wear and I also had problem with hygiene and confidence.
>tl;dr
got me laid

[Anonymous No.8451994]

>>8451966
lay off the hamburgers

[Anonymous No.8452041]

>>8451994
agreed

[Anonymous No.8452211]

Turned me into a skinny, vain, narcissistic fuck.

Oddly enough, people like/notice me so much more now. I'm so much smarter and happier now.

You know how they said dressing well won't help you get a gf? They lied.

Sure I'm an asshole now, but it's a small price to pay.

In terms of net increase in quality of life, I'm an overall better human being than I was before.

[Anonymous No.8452343]

>>8451984
>image
But the Hobbit movies are shit

[Anonymous No.8452412]

Probably contributed to some increase in confidence and eventually a realisation of my own style and that I don't have to dress for other people. Those two things combined let me pull off pieces that I like and have earned me a reputation among friends as the guy who knows a bunch about clothes.

It's also probably made more cynical and ironic about everything but I probably have most of 4chan to blame for that. People say I'm funny though so that's cool.

[Anonymous No.8452621]

>>8452211

Exactly. I don't really care about the aftereffects, so much as I do that I'm a happier person now in the long run.

[Anonymous No.8452631]

>>8450308
Uhm why the fuck would you start with shirts then shoes and jeans

Ass backwards m8

[Anonymous No.8452670]

>>8452631
Sarcasm why would anyone do that.....
Oh.. >>8451856

[Anonymous No.8452679]

I THINK IM TURNING JAPANESE

[Anonymous No.8452687]

>>8452343
that'll just psych you up for the lotr movies, which are GOAT, and make them all the better

[Anonymous No.8452692]

>>8450289
pretty much how i want to end up dressing. which brands do you stick with?

[Anonymous No.8453074]

>>8452679
>uggs

[Anonymous No.8454987]

>>8452211
>vain, narcissstic fuck
>asshole

I want all of the benefits of being changed through /fa/ but I don't want this. I still want to be a kind person but not a doormat or a pushover.

[Anonymous No.8455000]

the old sticky advice of pay attention to what other people wear and how they wear it was great advice. nowadays i feel comfortable in the clothes i wear because im neither trying to bandwagon on preppy trends nor dressing like a complete autist.

[Anonymous No.8455009]

I tend not to worry about girls because I'm too busy looking at other guys

Th-thanks /fa/

[Anonymous No.8455023]

Taught me to dress better.
Taught me to look after my skin, my hair.
It made me more confident with myself.
I'm focusing on my health and fitness a lot more.
More inclined to get money.
I found my passion and a huge hobby in fashion.
Learnt what I want to do with my life.
I've had a lot of laughs here too, the trip banter and baldchan shenanigans are classic.

/fa/ best board.

[Anonymous No.8455025]

>>8454987

Believe me, you're as vain and narcissistic as the people you hate.

I'm the same way, I try to act like I'm above all that shit but really I'm a huge hypocrite.

[Anonymous No.8455037]

>>8448369
It hasn't, /fa/ teaches self hate, bigotry, and to disregard health for "beauty".

[Anonymous No.8455051]

>>8455037

and it's all worth it
:3
<3

[Anonymous No.8455055]

>>8455037
>self hate
Menaing?

>bigotry
Honestly /fa/ is one of the least bigoted boards out there, most creative boards are very relaxed about that stuff, /fa/ posts Asians all the time and we sometimes have black hair threads.

>disregard health for beauty
Maybe, people who say to smoke and drink coffee to become a skeleton aren't skeletons themselves. Trust me they just regurgitate that shit while being fat.

[ヽ( ´ー`)ノ !!ajvi03a+BX/ No.8455073]

>>8451966
dem knock knees holy fucking shit

can we add a knock knee page to the sticky
like how to recognize it and the stretches to fix it and to not lock your knees when standing

Godspeed friend

[Anonymous No.8455611]

>Spend more on clothes
>Become more vain (/fit/ partly to blame)
>More time lurking on an anime board

erm...

[Anonymous No.8455633]

>>8448369

in the same way as /mu/, /fit/, /lit/ and most other boards /fa/ has taught me how to consciously resent those who don't conform to what /fa/ teaches

it is almost impossible to enjoy media or art in any form without constantly despising other people's tastes

[Anonymous No.8455708]

>>8450681
Are you trying to be edgy?
I do not condemn drinking alcohol but in my case it clearly was positive that I stopped consuming alcohol as I was inept of handling it and abused it carelessly

[Anonymous No.8455713]

lost weight
dress better
trying out some patterns and styles
can tell when mine and other peoples clothes fit like shit
every fuccboi be mirin
now I just need some non mall tier clothing to really top off my fits

fuck Colorado is the worst place to live to be /fa/