The good part about me being goth is that when mesh gets shitty and tears, it works better for my look 😆

A detachable sailor collar is a pretty good beginner sewing project ‐ not much fabric, mostly straight lines.

Great tips! Unfortunately, I learned many of these the hard way. A cheap pair of thrifted cowboy boots (synthetic “leather” too) I swear gave my foot actual nerve damage! It took months for me to regain feeling in my big toe after that summer! Not to mention how many cool vintage block platforms I’ve had fall apart while wearing them. One of them during a final presentation in undergrad (yeah I was wearing three inch platforms for that, I can’t explain why).

I have no style (leggings and a T-shirt DAILY) and don't follow fashion but I loved listening to you talk about this stuff and seeing what gen z is trying to put us through

9:04 you’re soo right ! Since I started watching your videos and became conscious abt what materials I wear , I try to avoid polyester. It really does not feel good on my skin and , especially in the summertime, ✨smells✨.

i love love love the striped pj pants and micro shorts trends but i think those are two that are super easy to thrift!!!!

I know polyester is bad for the planet and tend not to buy it new and in mass market, but god, I can't help but love it. I know it's an unpopular opinion these days, but as somebody who lives in quite a cold climate and is always freezing - I really love unbreathable fabrics, as they don't let the heat out. And it also doesn't wrinkle, which is a huge benefit for me too..) And yeah, sometimes it looks bad and cheap, but sometimes it's quite a thick, good looking and durable fabric, especially if it was made 10+ years ago. Of course, I wouldn't wear it during the heat, but I usually need a jacket throughout the summer, except for 2-3 weeks maybe 😅

It's safe to say that I won't be wearing most of those trends, but cowboy boots and flip flops are the two trends I'm sticking to. I also checked Ariat's website, and their shoes are mad expensive!

Literally obsessed with you, so many good points here and so much nuance!! Loving this content so here for it!!

I saw someone buy seven new bathing suits in a haul video because they were “going to the lake for seven days and needed one for every day” like girl what!! I have lived 10mins from a beach/body of water my whole life and I think at MOST I’ve only owned four bathing suits at one time. Big yikes! (Great video btw 😊)

Also, if you like micro shorts as a look but find it hard to wear, I’ve seen a lot of girls get the micro short trend as swim bottoms. So it makes it a fun little beach outfit which I think is really cool

Still have my bathing suit from middle school, bottoms are a little tight though. Love the bralette, briefs look

I love the perspective you have from one Miami girl to another

I bought 3 pairs of jelly shoes from lc Waikiki (one pink, one off white, one black, wish i had bought more) and i have had them for 2 years. The buckle on the pink broke so i got it replaced by a metal buckle. Sometimes cheap shoes can last a while. I have some knock off crocs with little roses on them that I have had for 3 years now. I purchased them from one of those cheap home goods stores when i was living in Bulgaria and they were less than 5 usd. I have big feet and there was only one pair for me in the whole pile so I couldn't buy multiple pairs 😢

Dion I absolutely love your videos

Sailor tops are also pretty easy to thrift on Depop and stuff like that- I see a lot of girls hand making them on there also

I have 4 bathing suits and picked those 4 very meticulously. I’m not a fan of mix and match bathing suits and prefer when my top and bottoms match, so I declutter any mix and matches first thing. I then decided to have only 2 solid and 2 patterned bikinis. The solids I picked and tried and true colors for me, that I think flatter me and make me feel sexy and like myself- solid gold and a sparkly chocolate brown. Then for my patterns, I went with a pinstriped orange bikini and a brown and plum geometric bikini. These are patterns I never get bored of and always have liked. I really have no desire to get anymore bathing suits now, all the ones I have make me feel so good, cute, confident, and like myself.

Early on I thought: "Dion should write a book". This vid restates the book's title, "Have Fashion Without Buying." This vid is a chapter with a twist. The book is about Influencing. This chapter is explicitly DEinfluencing. It is very smart. I usually have one or two disagreements with Dion on what she promotes or demotes. Here, I have none. Zip, zero, nada, as we Boomers say. Dion leads with don't buy cheap or second-hand shoes, especially not flip-flops, and I used to date a woman who sold her high-end (e.g. Louboutin) shoes on Ebay. I never thought anything of it. Now I think it's gross. The idea of buying somebody else's SHOES is repulsive to me now. Same thing with cowboy boots. It's just disgusting to imagine wearing another girl/woman's BOOTS. Jeezus. Pajama pants: Dion nailed this imo as a trend you're going to regret. Wearing sleepwear in public is not fashionable. It's just not. Period there. Buying lots of bikinis. Dion is spot on again. "Nobody cares if you repeat your bikinis." 100% CORRECT. I didn't know that having a dozen bikinis was even a thing. Yes: DEinfluence that shit. Polyester in summer. This whole vid is for summer. And once more, Dion is right: polyester when it's hot out and you're sweating? Why don't you just wear studded nails, it's so uncomfortable. I almost dealt with this in Pajama pants: Pajama pants are not fashion and you will regret it. As I did with...the leisure suit. YES, I had one. ONE. They were hideous AND they were made of 100% polyester. Unfortunately, I think there's a picture of me in one. Don't let a picture of you be taken in pajama pants. Micro shorts: crawling up your bodily orifices. Oh that sounds PLEASANT! Sheer mesh: Agreed. 100% agreed. It's like you don't know what you want to do: be sheer or wear stripper body stockings so you widen the holes in the fabric. That's a fail. Popcorn tops. Who...What...Why? They're not attractive, they look handmade. If you want to wear something that looks handmade, hand make it! Why would you BUY it? Sailor clothes: Agreed. 100%. I thought we were over that. Around the time of our Gulf wars there was a brief trend in militarizing women's fashion. Gold sleeve stripes, etc. I liked that. But the sailor thing, no. It doesn't look good. But, as Dion said, If YOU like it, wear it. Can't imagine a more influential de-influencing vid. A MILLION thumbs up!

I've been seeing those popcorn tops in stores, I could barely believe my eyes

New subscriber! A fellow taurus You are so right about the popcorn tops bleh!!! I'm living for floaty cotton dresses in the summer. TX can be brutal.

I love my ariat boots!

How do you guys even do cowboy boots in summer? I guess on a colder day maybe but then I see them styled with shorts, which doesn't really seem colder weather appropriate...? There are some combinations of clothes that just don't make sense to me from a weather perspective.

Thank you for the video!😊

Micro shorts are hard I won’t lie but if I’m very determined to wear something short MONISTAT is the absolute GOAT- I mean it sucks to reapply every so often but it does work

I don't understand buying more than like four bathing suits. I figured one bathing suit for each week if you are going to the beach or swimming often, but I have one bathing suit, and I haven't bought one in like four-five years lol.

Enjoyed your content 😊

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I feel like this was one of those don't buy this, instead buy this video 🤔