Welcome to In My Era, a column that explores the micro-trends Glamour editors are obsessed with.The redemption of the weird girl has been swift and long overdue.
Once an insult lobbed at outcasts in middle school cafeterias, “weird girl” is now almost a term of endearment for people with a particular kind of look: harmoniously mismatched, layered to the nth degree, unashamedly individual.
It’s dressing, above all else, for yourself. I’m hooked.There’s nothing new about offbeat dressing; just look to , Angela from My So-Called Life, the cast of , or anyone ever featured in an issue of .
But the style really hit the mainstream last August, when Twitter user @kaiageber , “the weird girl aesthetic. Is it anti-fashion?
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