posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:18AM

publicly i hate on kitten heels with a passion but secretly i dont think they are that bad, i used to own a few pairs..

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:44AM

Every time I walk into Target, I do a mental check to see how much of my outfit is from Target. It's usually at least half of what I've got on. =/

posted by Belle de Jour

Dec 28, 2008 11:09AM

Always size up expensive shoes. Take them to your favorite cobbler and ask him to input Dr. Scholls comfort pads, and also place traction pads on the soles. That way, you can wear them hours longer thanks to the added comfort, and for years to come (without an unfortunate slip-and-fall incident). I've done it on all of my Louboutins and YSLs... there's even a guy on 8th avenue who caters to fashion editors... he places red traction pads on Louboutins for us!

posted by Charlotte

Dec 28, 2008 11:50AM

I won't buy anything from vintage stores and I prefer not buying things on sale. However, my shopping income is limited to my allowance and money from my part time job, so I need to be frugal at the same time. Please don't call me a snob, because all my friends shop in vintage stores and I think that's fine, it's just a thing i have. I love the smell, the feel of something brand new and in a new bag and I wouldn't have it any other way.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 12:23PM

I would literally give up most anything for a chanel classic mini flap bag

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 12:24PM

I know Whitey Port fakes her job, but secretly, she is my role model.

posted by ccollins

Dec 28, 2008 12:49PM

i have a problem buying things that are on sale.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 12:52PM

i'm a full-time college student who's $3,000 in credit card debt (despite having my university education paid for) because i can't end my relationship with Marc, Raf, Louis, and (the worst) Topman.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 1:34PM

I intellectualize the human form because I'm too afraid to face my own physicality.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 1:36PM

I am a vegetarian but I love leather and fur. I buy vintage so I can justify it. My vegan boyfriend hates it.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 1:37PM

I buy designer everything, I dress fashion forward but secretly I just want to wear jeans, tee shirts and sneakers everyday for the rest of my life

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 1:46PM

I rarely wear colors other than black and explain that I'm a minimalist (it goes well with my streamlined apartment) but it's really just fashion laziness.

posted by silk_voile

Dec 28, 2008 1:48PM

I'm a designer size zero and no matter how much I tell people I just eat healthy and work out the truth is I don't eat.

posted by AmandaMichele

Dec 28, 2008 1:54PM

I have a collections of expensive shoes shoes that have never been out of the boxes, or even the shopping bags, that nobody knows about. I love to admire them and LOVE the smell of new leather but I am too embarrassed at what I spent on them to wear them.

posted by GucciAngel

Dec 28, 2008 2:01PM

I look forward to the days when I don't have to leave my house and can wear sweats and no makeup. My friends and I always talk about the one thing that could make our jobs that much better....I always say I wish I could wear sweats to work. You'd never tell I love dressing like a bum when you see the outfits I wear to work and out at night.

posted by chicprepster513

Dec 28, 2008 2:11PM

i buy tons of designer clothes and shoes. They all sit in my closet, I long to wear them but never can. This year I'm going to.
I love postsecret and i love this idea.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 2:15PM

I love fashion magazines, fashion shows, and fashion websites. But I think you gotta be nuts if you buy this stuff on a regular basis. $400 for a pair of shoes? $1,000 for a purse? Really?!

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 2:43PM

If anyone asks how much something I'm wearing costs, I'll always answer with the full retail price, even if I got it on sale.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 2:47PM

i believe that every woman should wear sexy lingerie all the time. its our secret that we get to hide from men if you chose. not to mention it always makes you feel amazingly confident.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 2:48PM

i bought a very expensive Marc Jacobs bag off of ebay for half the price a few years ago but no one knows that i bought it off ebay!

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 2:53PM

I write about fashion, I love fashion, but most of the time I go out in jeans and a Tshirt. I have no place to wear my cute clothes. I wish I could turn back the clock and be 10 years younger and move to an exciting city instead of living in the burbs.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:06PM

I tell everyone I want to lose weight to be healthier and fit, but it's really just so I can look better in designer clothes.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:07PM

I love fashion live and breath it but I dont have the dollars to back it up. But people always ask me wereI buy my stuff or how much it was. And I always answerd honestly 10 $ 20 $ But I stopped doing it. You wont believe the snobbisch looks I got. Haha its a sad joke that somebody can like something but the min they here its from that or that place they hate it. So Im still Stylish on the cheap but I dont talk about it anymore because people always get nasty about it :(. But I can share my secret with Fashionista HURAY !

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:17PM

i love fashion, however i find the prices and the whole industry pretentious. i hope they are deeply effected by the recession.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:27PM

I am a second year in a fairly "snobbish" expensive college, and i am beginning to be more fashion forward and spending a lot of money on clothes than i usually would in the past.... my high school best friend and I just got into a fight because she said i have become more snobbish and care about my appearance way to much.. even though my justification to her was that I am just growing up and maturing.. secretly I liked the fact that she noticed that she thinks i am becoming more "snobbish" which in my mind means that i am becoming... not better per se... but i LOOK better and I am ashamed with the fact that i like that she thinks i am too "good" for her now.... :S

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:31PM

im obsessed with fashion, but the people i've met working in the field make me want to move to an obscure country, do charity work for the rest of my life, and never read another fashion magazine or blog again.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:36PM

i have more expensive dresses than i have places to wear them

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:39PM

Ever since I grew boobs, I have been using money from my parents to buy myself expensive, sexy lingerie. I was flat-chested my entire young life until recent, and not only do I feel better about it, it pretty much blows away any guy who steps foot into a bedroom with me. My parents still think I'm buying oodles of 5 for $25 underwear at Victoria's Secret with my credit card...

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:48PM

I used to wear colors. Now I wear only neutral colors (or very muted colors: dark, muted, very brown olive, navy) and I'm only 17 and people mistake me for being in my 20s because of the way I dress. But secretly I like it.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:48PM

if college is a time to reinvent yourself, I've done it by not eating and dressing far better. Its made me cry myself to sleep silently almost every night ( so my roommate doesn't hear) but all the compliments I receive makes it worth it.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:52PM

I'm also comment 30, but
I secretly would LOVE to go into fashion design/styling but when ever anyone tells me I should, I pretend I don't want to
So I'm going to go to art school even though the idea of drawing and painting makes me want to die

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:52PM

I've thought about it, and i would definately committ many crimes and felonies just so i could own a balenciaga city bag, or a large chanel 2.55.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:54PM

I aspire to be wealthy, i mean like a billionaire, just so i can dress like the olsen twins. that would make me happy, money makes me happy im definately corrupt inside.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:56PM

me too comment 34
the thing that makes me the happiest is clothes, especially expensive ones

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:57PM

I want to model more than anything so I can expensive clothes and feel beautiful

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 3:59PM

For my senior prom i went purely so that all of my classmates could see me in my outfit. i hated my class, but i wanted them to see me in my sick designer dress... and see how much hotter i was in grade 12 compared to grade 9. a week later in "US Weekly" i saw Paris Hilton wearing the same dress...to the beach.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 4:06PM

I read this website way too often

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 4:22PM

@ 38 me to and I also (want to)/ will be a billionaire not just for the clothes but for all the extras !

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 4:22PM

I dress kind of like a hipster I guess, but I really long to be a stick and dress super fashionably without being a label whore. I work as a fashion photographer so I know the ins and outs of the world and can style the hell out of me, but I can't seem to dress myself (at least within my budget).

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 4:27PM

I wish I lived in the 60s and 70s just to wear the dresses.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 4:32PM

I want to be thinner than i am.
im a size 2/4 and feel huge

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 4:37PM

Dressing well is the one thing that I do better than my friends, and secretly I love that they dress plainly, because it gives me something to be good at.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 4:43PM

One of my aspirations is to have an affair with a rich older man, just so he will buy me expensive clothes, shoes, and accessories.

posted by AmandaMichele

Dec 28, 2008 5:02PM

#42 I am in the same boat-I know I am not big, but when I see girls like Erin Wasson in magazines I think that they must be SO happy and life must be so glam to wake up and throw beautiful clothes on a perfect body.
#44 go on www.seekingarrangemnts.com, I had the same aspiration until I saw the reality of it on that site.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 5:17PM

I am secretly obsessed with modeling. Strangers always tell me that I should, but my family and friends would never get over it. I'm studying to be a lawyer...

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 5:37PM

I am 20 years old and people often mistake me for 14 or 15. I love fashion and find myself dressing more like an old lady. As much as I love classic styles I think the reason I dress this way is so people will think I am older....I'd love to sport more trendy clothes with out looking like Im a freshman in High School.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 5:37PM

I am 20 years old and people often mistake me for 14 or 15. I love fashion and find myself dressing more like an old lady. As much as I love classic styles I think the reason I dress this way is so people will think I am older....I'd love to sport more trendy clothes with out looking like Im a freshman in High School.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 5:38PM

I wish I were taller, so I could go into high fashion modeling. Sadly, I'm a size 1, but only 5'1".

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 5:42PM

I am a journalism student, but secretly want to go to an art school and do fashion design.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 5:49PM

all i want to do is model. im a size 2 and have the right measurements but im 5'6" and it sucks. im too tall to be cute but im too short to model. im just gangly.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 5:58PM

I want to be a model desperately. I'm 5' 8", and very thin above the waist but i've got legs and an ass. I'd give anything for them to go away (along with my tits, which are Bs) to look like Erin Wasson or Freja

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 5:58PM

I want to be a model desperately. I'm 5' 8", and very thin above the waist but i've got legs and an ass. I'd give anything for them to go away (along with my tits, which are Bs) to look like Erin Wasson or Freja

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 6:09PM

i am in my late 20s, financially independent from my parents (i even own my own home) but i "let" my mom take me shopping for designer clothes at least 2x a year.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 6:12PM

I am over weight and I go shopping alone and buy designer clothes that I can't wear.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 6:22PM

my biggest vice is designer jeans but i can't afford it on my pathetic college student budget so i buy them from thrift stores but if someone asks where i bought them, i'll always say i bought them full price at barneys.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 6:53PM

My sister owns a high-end boutique and sometimes I visit her at work knowing she will end up giving me a designer piece I can't afford. I always act like I can't accept the clothing, but secretly I'm plotting the next trip out to her store so I can score more clothes.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 7:09PM

sometimes i buy clothes that are super fashion forward and super expensive, and then i don't have the confidence to wear them, they sit in my closet with the tags on them for years.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 7:32PM

I don't know if money buy happiness but I'm sure I'll be happier if I have the money to buy all the designer clothes I have pictures of saved in my PC.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 7:34PM

I put a lot of effort into my 'look' (what I wear) but if ever completmented/asked, I act like like I put no effort at all

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 7:39PM

I wish I had no boobs.
Seriously.
I am a size 00 zero, 0 in designer and I have a 30 C or D cup bra

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 7:40PM

Wow. After reading everyone's comments I feel so sad. Not only because so many of you are insecure, but because I feel the exact same way many of you do.
- I am a size 0, but feel way bigger than I am (distorted body image)
- I buy fancy things and don't have the confidence to wear them so they sit in my closet. They also sit in my closet because I would rather just look at them and am scared to mess them up.
- I also can't believe so many people have the money to buy such expensive things. I have a co-worker that spends over $100 on every pair of jeans she owns.

I also can't accessorize to save my life. I wish there was a style training class I could take.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 7:55PM

i love fashion and this site, and being skinny (even though im not) and money and expansive clothes. but seriously, you all need to get over it. these secrets are disturbing and pitiful. find some real happiness (family, job, a non-materialistic passion) and then come back to loving fashion. i hope it helps you

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 7:56PM

i never wore anything black until i lost my virginity last year, i didnt do it consciously, i just didnt think i could pull it off, i guess i just looked jaded enough for black afterwards

--seriously no black, like the only thing i had was a black skirt for high schoool band concerts

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 7:56PM

i never wore anything black until i lost my virginity last year, i didnt do it consciously, i just didnt think i could pull it off, i guess i just looked jaded enough for black afterwards

--seriously no black, like the only thing i had was a black skirt for high schoool band concerts

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:05PM

I am the exact same way Comment 31...

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:05PM

I am the exact same way Comment 31...

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:05PM

I am the exact same way Comment 31...

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:05PM

I am jealous of Lauren Conrad....but mostly because I think that I could do everything that she does way better.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:06PM

I wish I could get my eating disorder back. I admire the determination I had 3 years ago to be a zero. Ive really let myself go.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:13PM

All I want to do is quit college, and go into modeling. I have every possible qualifying quality to go into the business but I do not have the courage and am nervous to tell me parents and friends.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:16PM

to the people wishing to be a size zero...i really hope that you take the time to love your self and to be comfortable in your own body...do not compare yourselves to other females especially celebs. focus on being healthy not fitting into disgner clothing..you only have one life dont waste it

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:18PM

dont mind my typos i was rushing (i am #72)

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:22PM

I tell people my real chanel purse is fake to avoid judgment.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:26PM

for something that is supposed to be 'fun', fashion is making so many of us miserable - all the body image issues and expenssive clothes
I think we need to all remember what we have, be grateful and simle going into a new year and (the overly cliche) fresh start

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:28PM

i would kill a small animal for the for a the whole anna sui collection...HAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHA.
(actually, i probably would. kidding. kind of.)

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 8:58PM

All your secrets PALE in comparison to mine. so don't even try to compare.
Starting from age 15 to 17 I would go to the mall every week and steal designer clothing from Neiman Marcus, Barneys, and Nordstrom. These were major heists and I was incredibly skilled, having accumulated at least $10K in designer clothing. I had several early Proenza silk bodices and dresses, everything from early Marc, several Chloe blouses, Burberry - you name it.
Body image issues from obsessing over fashion? I became anorexic at 16 and it evolved into a year-long bulimia affair. Staying painfully thin fueled the shoplifting and vice versa. I was caught at Neimans with over $4000 worth of merchandise at 16 and put in juvenile detention because it was out of town. One month later I was caught in Macys and was ordered to enter a work program where every Saturday and Sunday, all morning-4pm, me and other delinquents would dress in reflective orange jumpsuits and butt-high boots to go wading in storm drains picking up trash.
How is that for a fashion secret?
I have fun with fashion now, thrifting and buying mostly vintage. Just don't take fashion too seriously because image is really not the most important thing, it's about finding what you love to do and going at it.

posted by Charlotte

Dec 28, 2008 9:11PM

#30, it's the same with me. I dress like i'm 20 or 30. I love it, but i hate how out of place i feel with my high school.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 9:12PM

¡¡¡I love fashion because I'm the happiest person in the world when I live fashion!!!

posted by xSIMPLYchic

Dec 28, 2008 9:17PM

I love fashion. I really want to be a stylist or a magazine editor when I'm older. But my family doesn't really take me seriously. They don't think fashion is important at all and they think it's just really superficial. But I feel that it's the only thing I really know anything about and the only thing I'm good at. I am also worried that I'm too nice to work in the fashion industry.

posted by guccigirl77

Dec 28, 2008 9:19PM

everyone thinks that i want to ebcome a fashion executive (which i really want to do..thats my main goal) butdeep down i want to become a model. i have the right characticts, i'm tall and everything but i think its just to superfincial beauty shouldn't be based on how u look. i just think it would be fun but i hate the rest of the crap

posted by guccigirl77

Dec 28, 2008 9:21PM

k i'm here i again i didn't read #80 but i'm with u #80 that exactly how i feel sometimes

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 9:23PM

I read Cory Kennedy's blog religiously. She's my secret fashion icon.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 9:26PM

i buy clothes i know are too small just so i can try to starve myself into them.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 9:27PM

i go to FIT, i'm one of the top designers in my class and yet all i wear is a simple 50/50 shirt from AA and a pair of skinny jeans to class. i dont mind be simplistic, i'm to busy making other people look amazing and spending money on fabric to even care what I wear. i wouldnt have it any other way.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 9:27PM

i go to FIT, i'm one of the top designers in my class and yet all i wear is a simple 50/50 shirt from AA and a pair of skinny jeans to class. i dont mind be simplistic, i'm to busy making other people look amazing and spending money on fabric to even care what I wear. i wouldnt have it any other way.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 9:27PM

i go to FIT, i'm one of the top designers in my class and yet all i wear is a simple 50/50 shirt from AA and a pair of skinny jeans to class. i dont mind be simplistic, i'm to busy making other people look amazing and spending money on fabric to even care what I wear. i wouldnt have it any other way.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 9:29PM

well i deffintly did NOT mean to post that three times!

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 9:34PM

I would die to study at a fashion institute, but im afraid everyone back home will think im gay.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 9:40PM

I hardly have any friends in my town of 15,000. I like to believe that it's because I'm the most fashionable person that lives there.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:02PM

I'm secretly thrilled that we're in a recession -- now I can afford to buy head-to-toe designer!

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:23PM

Whenever I have money, I have to buy clothes. I don't care if they're designer or not. As long as I look good.

#45:
I joined seekingarrangements.com just so I could have the extra money to fill my wardrobe.
I was unsure about joining, and I have yet to find that "rich older man", but
I am happy that I made the decision to join.

And I'm not ashamed.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:26PM

guest 91. i said the same thing today and got horrified looks but it is so true for me.

i spend all my time thinking about fashion and all i want is to be immersed in it but my family thinks its ridiculous and superficial and think my dream is just a phase.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:27PM

I love fashion, and I'm slowly but surely building a career in the fashion magazine industry, but I am terrified of what's happening to print media and I feel like the one thing I want to do most in the world and would truly excel at (writing for a major publication) is a profession that is becoming obsolete. So why do I want it so bad?

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:29PM

i dress unusually, not to express myself, but to differentiate myself from everyone else.
and yes, i do mean it in a snobby way.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:34PM

I don't return things - ever. And I sort of look down on those who do.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:41PM

I am horrifically embarrassed that I have friends that use fake designer goods. I don't brag about what I have but I wonder why they aren't ashamed to carry around and use fake Chanel when I have tons or real MJ collection and sometimes use my mother's real Chanel quilted flap.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:42PM

I'm #97. I meant, "tons of real MJ collection" handbags and clutches

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 10:54PM

I'm the opposite of 97. I'm proud of my fake bag because it has character and it only cost me $25 rather than $2500. I spent a whole day on Canal Street searching for the perfect one. I got a real Coach bag for Christmas and I'm almost ashamed to carry it, It's like a "Look how lucky I am" advertisement when so few people are.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:00PM

god... where do i start?

1) im a fashion editor and im thinking of quitting to study law. partially because i want to make more money and partially because i want to end up marrying someone of equal status (doctor, lawyer, etc)

2) im a size 4 or 6 and feel like a whale...so to comfort myself, i think of my best friend who's a size 10 or 12. it kind of makes me feel better =(

3) i'd rather carry a fake leather bag from Urban Outfitters than a Coach bag. it's just so.... soccer mom from the suburbs.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:04PM

I'm enrolled in a great PhD. program but secretly wish I had the funds, skills, references, and experience to work in fashion in New York City. I find fashion incredibly stimulating and inspiring but will never work in it. I can only hope to one day have a reasonable job that allows me to buy at least some of the clothes I love. As it is now, I can barely afford to buy even the low-end pieces I like and that really depresses me sometimes.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:05PM

I don't quite get how a fake bag from Canal street has more character that a real designer bag (which is collectible and has authenticity cards and numbers) because it is still copying a mass produced bag. Why not just get a creative bag from target or H+M, or better yet a thrift store or etsy, at the same price point?

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:05PM

To #77:
While I'm sorry you've had to face such hardships in your life, I think it's disgusting that you use your secrets to degrade people who have faced their own hardships. It sounds as if one secret you left out is how proud you are to be more dysfunctional than everyone else who had the courage to post their secrets.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:12PM

A few of my friends have decided that their running joke about me is that " I dress like a mom" which I kinda like since I aspire to be a milf

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:14PM

#104 you should really think about sending that one off, ahhha. its realy good.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:29PM

I secretly wish the recession goes on for years. the deals I get from designer clothes to shoes to home decor is giving me orgasm.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:31PM

I would buy clothes at Wal-Mart for the rest of my life if I could have all of the designer accessories and jewelery I crave.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:33PM

i'm a guy, and sometimes when i'm home alone, ill put on a robe, pretend its a massive fur and wear my moms birkin and walk around the house and pretend i'm some park ave bitch.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:47PM

i HATE the american apperal ad that says "the beret" here on fashionista... the model looks autistic.

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:48PM

I thought Naomi showing up for community service in thousand dollar Louboutins was so hot

posted by guest

Dec 28, 2008 11:51PM

I don't talk about fashion as often as I would if everyone didn't think I was gay because I like fashion so much (I'm not gay)

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:03AM

i decided to lose weight so i could look better in the clothes i love(i was never fat- i was a 6).
now, six months later i have a severe eating disorder that could kill me.
the worst part is the guilt i feel over being happy i can finally fit into designer 0s.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:21AM

i'm one semester away from completing my law degree and wish i were a fashion editor instead!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:22AM

i'm one semester away from completing my law degree and wish i were a fashion editor instead!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:23AM

Now, when someone admires my dress, I never say it is by Balenciaga or Bottega Veneta. I tell them it’s an old Phillip Lim. This neatly conveys the message that, just like everybody else, I’ve cut back on shopping and am happy to wear something by a modest label

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:30AM

I LOVE fashion, but i am scared to take risks! So i wear jeans and tees!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:33AM

Smoking and adderall keep me thin and rapped in rick owens.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:51AM

I'm a guy who lives in Washington, DC where very few have even heard of Van Assche of Ossendijver. I let my friends believe that I pay Marc Jacobs prices for my marc by marc specialty items I get in NY.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:52AM

^^ *or

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:55AM

My best friend has a sugar daddy who gives her money all the time and buys her expensive designer things and I'm jealous.

I'm in a wonderful relationship with a great (poor) man, and I don't make much money at my job either. I would never leave him, but I sometimes wish I was single just so I could do what she does.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:56AM

I practice the editorial collar bone with my friends and secretly wish I was as thin as the African children on the commercials...except on a bigger budget than $1 a day

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:59AM

I love fashion, I live for it. But no matter how hard I try, I cannot get below a size 10.

I eat super healthy, I work out 1x, 2x a day. I've tried every diet under the sun.

The closest I've gotten to being a size 8 was when I was barely eating.

I keep trying to not eat, but I break down. I don't ever binge, when I break my fast I eat healthy foods still, but I feel horrible for eating.

Whenever I eat anything not healthy I tell myself how fat and disgusting I am, and how I wont be able to fit into designer clothes.

I've been working in fashion for two years and I honestly think the only thing holding me back from succeeding is my fat ass.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:01AM

I get frustrated that I'm a fashion schitzo and I don't fall into any style category. My boyfriend thinks it's adorable, but I want to be defined.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:04AM

One of my friends is a 5'10 swimsuit/lingerie model. She has amazing cellulite-free legs, huge perky boobs (that are actually her's), and a flat stomach. She constantly complains to me how fat she is.

I'm 5'6 and currently weigh 177.

I hate her every time she opens her mouth.

She is so amazingly beautiful and so empty inside, but I can't handle my own insecurities around her when she constantly complains about her weight.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:22AM

i work at a top fashion publication and often believe that i'm surrounded by idiots. i tell myself everyday that i need to go back to graduate school or i will slowly turn into them...

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:23AM

A friend of mine is living my dream of majoring in fashion, sewing, and designing clothes. Her style sucks though, so that always keeps me happy.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:24AM

I'm the opposite of 97. I'm proud of my fake bag because it has character and it only cost me $25 rather than $2500. I spent a whole day on Canal Street searching for the perfect one. I got a real Coach bag for Christmas and I'm almost ashamed to carry it, It's like a "Look how lucky I am" advertisement when so few people are.
------------------------------------

I hope this woman (# 99) knows/is informed that buying fake designer goods funds illegal organizations, child labor, and other unfortunate practices.

Why don't you just make your own clothes and accessories if you feel so superior to the fashion industry?

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:30AM

# 122, maybe your SUPPOSED to not be a size zero to have a healthy height weight ratio.

I always feel bad calling people out on this kind of insecurity because I am a size zero, but then again I am 5 feet tall, and that is healthy.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:42AM

Thanks 128, but I'm not even aiming for a size 0. My goal is a size 6.

Ideal would be a 4. But I can't even imagine how amazing it would be just to be completely out of double digit sizes.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:50AM

hey there 122/129, its 128 again.

so, why is size 4 ideal? is there any special significance? i don't get it. this goes not just for you, but for everyone who has been posting very insecure opinions about their body, but have you ever considered that beauty comes in different forms?

"If everyone were cast in the same mould, there would be no such thing as beauty" -Charles Darwin.

that's my favorite quote. there's more to life than making yourself conform to some random standard.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 2:17AM

I myself love fashion, but I know it does not rule my life. It is a filler that keeps my mind off the real sadness of the world. seriously people, get with it! The majority of you hate yourselves and your lives, because of unattainable standards. Find something that makes you happy, not something that makes you want to starve yourself or hate yourself. we are lucky enough to have the luxury of fashion itself. You pity yourselves for these things... because of the judgement of others. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REAL PROBLEMS. and when you finally find that out, hopefully you wont be too old or too sick or stupid or too UN LOVED to fix your situation.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 2:34AM

i work as a stylist and i spend way too much money on clothes for myself. about $15,000 a month i should say. the secret u ask... i tell them it was presents from the fashion houses as i am embaressed to admit that i actually spend that much... btw, i am a guy
:S

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 2:34AM

i work as a stylist and i spend way too much money on clothes for myself. about $15,000 a month i should say. the secret u ask... i tell them it was presents from the fashion houses as i am embaressed to admit that i actually spend that much... btw, i am a guy
:S

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 4:18AM

wohh some of the secrets or really Disturbing :S I like to quote Rachel Zoe : Its just clothes, were not saving lives.

Say it with me : Its just clothes, Its just a airbrushed supermodel, Its just food. Its not really that important.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 4:22AM

I am a good student and therefore I feel obligated and expected to get a respectable degree at a good university. However, I would love nothing more than drop everything and follow my dreams of studying fashion in New York City by going to Parsons. The only thing holding me back is my incapacitating self- doubt and fear of failure. I am torn between fashion and academics, which makes my college decisions extremely difficult. I have tried to be interested in business, engineering, etc, but I can't pretend to really enjoy them. I feel that if I got a conventional degree, I could make a lot of money and buy all the designer clothes I want, but I would be miserable with my job. At the same time, I feel that succeeding in the fashion industry is highly unlikely, and while I love designing and making clothes, I don't know if I'm good enough to make it in the real world. I am terribly indecisive and I don't know if I should do the logical thing or follow my heart, and I can't tell which path I would regret more by not choosing.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 6:45AM

#135, i feel the exact same way as you.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 7:11AM

for comment #121, that is seriously fucked up. those kids in africa on those commercials have no choice but to starve and live with disease and you're trying to compare yourself-- better yet, want to BE that? i am not ms. perfect with my body either but i would never say something like that. that's horrible. i'm really sorry you feel that way.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 7:50AM

I'm the same as 74. I tell people that my clothes, bags and shoes are not designer so that they feel they will feel that they can relate to me more. I can never go shopping with my friends because I would be embarrassed if they knew how much I spend on everything.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 7:54AM

most of people share their deepest and darkest secret but let me tell you mine: i am not that obsessed by kate moss anymore and i won't say anything about "her" topshop collection... that's it i said it !!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 8:51AM

I never tell anyone (even friends) the name/location of the thrift stores I go to.

I panic just thinking about them getting a bargain that was supposed to be mine!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 8:54AM

I secretly wish I could wear heels everyday to school while everyone else wears Uggs, just so my legs would look better

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 9:06AM

As a Parsons graduate with a career in fashion, everyone's secret has revealed to me what I have been feeling all along. Fashion makes people hate who they are and try to be something they're not. Fashion teaches us to hate the very things about us that makes us unique.. We should all embrace our flaws and secrets and know that love comes from within.. no amount of money, designer clothes and jewelry can ever fill that void...

While I will probably never be able to afford a Birkin bag, I'm OK with that.

There's more to life than fashion for me. It's my career but I much rather spending time with my family, traveling and seeing the world.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 9:17AM

I never used to care what people thought, but recently i've worried that i would be ashamed to tell people that my degree is in fashion if i go to uni. i'm clever, but don't think i should do what interests me most.

it's not fair.. they admire you if you walk in balenciage shoes and tote prada bags, but when the word "fashion" crops up on your cv, you get sniffy looks.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 9:20AM

as much as the shady secrets of the model industry, and all the hunger and hair loss saddens me, i just can't see a day when skinny is no longer the ideal.

people may champion plus size, but only for the novelty.

posted by loreperez

Dec 29, 2008 9:55AM

Clonehunting!!

http://loreperez.blogspot.com

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 10:05AM

i received a chanel 2.55 as a gift from my mom. i never wear it because people would give me snobby looks and think less of me for spending so much money on a purse. i am dying to sell it but my mom would be so hurt and upset.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 10:06AM

#124...I have a friend who is the EXACT same way...a model, tall, skinny, completely gorgeous...yet always bitching about how she is fat or has one single pimple. Not only is she beautiful, but she's loaded, and takes everything she has for granted. She's my best friend but sometimes I just want to shake her and tell her to wake the fuck up, there is more to life!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 10:10AM

going to fashion school to be a fashion designer has made me hate the industry and fashion all together..secretly i would rather move to the country, do what i want and smoke weed all day but i fear letting my parents down

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 10:24AM

1) I am in the top 3% of my high school class at a very good school and yet all I want to do is go to a design school (for college, such as Parsons) and study fashion or fashion photography

2) I designed an item of clothing just so I could model it

posted by espanolista

Dec 29, 2008 10:36AM

i go to school in a small rural town in western maryland. i stand out naturally because of the way i dress and how i carry myself. people call me a bitch behind my back but i dont care because i will be more successful and will always look better than they will ever dream of being...

and im not a bitch, im just confident.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 10:48AM

i always pretend i am this really thin supermodel and have the most outgoing life, while actually, i live in the suburbs with no place to wear my exciting clothes and i am as fat as a pig!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 10:51AM

sometimes when i'm bored or sad, ill go to the TMZ site and search the video of Naomi walking out of her community service in the Dolce dress and watch her do her walk. its fierce. and it makes me giddy inside.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:01AM

I am a size 12/14 and feel incredibly sorry for not only the commenters who feel like they aren't thin enough (because... thin enough for who?) but for the commenters who feel the need to assure us that for all their problems, they are indeed a size zero, lest we think they aren't. Get over yourselves, I certainly am not impressed. And yeah I dress well, get compliments all the time and am generally quite fabulous.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:11AM

I am secretly dying to know how #77 managed to steal those clothes so I can try it myself

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:20AM

This is the saddest group of people. Are you all in high school? I am sure most of you are in debt up to your eyeballs-have fun with that.
There are real problems in the world-get a clue!!!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:25AM

1. one of the main reasons i quit my old job is because i couldn't keep up with my coworkers expensive wardrobes of MJ, Prada and Louboutin.

2. I often buy outfits for events (interviews, parties, etc) and return them after dry cleaning with no guilt.

3. I would totally shoplift if I wasn't so paranoid.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:25AM

1. one of the main reasons i quit my old job is because i couldn't keep up with my coworkers expensive wardrobes of MJ, Prada and Louboutin.

2. I often buy outfits for events (interviews, parties, etc) and return them after dry cleaning with no guilt.

3. I would totally shoplift if I wasn't so paranoid.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:27AM

#155:
even if there are major problems in the world (the economy, global warming, aids etc) i think it's important to still keep things in perspective.
because, after all, even if all the major issues are magically solved, what wouuld that be without people actually being happy?

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:36AM

i have aboslutely no innate sense of style. after i graduated college, i started reading webistes like this one and watching the way other women dress so i could affect style. now i get compliments on my clothes daily, but i have absolutely no response for the people who compliment me. what do you say when you know you're a faker?

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:37AM

I'm commenter 61 and secretly I agree with commenter #153 that I wanted to 'brag' that I'm a size 0/00

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:53AM

155 is the most pathetic one of all, insulting people when they are revealing their innermost secrets is nothing short of vile. If you think you're too good for this conversation then you should just leave it be - no need to kick people when they're down.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:14PM

#115 - girlfriend, that isn't your secret at all

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:17PM

i'm a size six and feel like a pig. i love fashion, but i just feel like a pig. a rotten pig.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:30PM

In my room, I blast my runway music on, and I do the runway walk.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:30PM

In my room, I blast my runway music on, and I do the runway walk.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:35PM

There is a Goodwill in my small town that sells Target clothes off-season. I have all the GO International collections at about $2 a piece. It's even cheaper than Target prices and no one knows!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:37PM

when I go to the gym and nobody else is there, I get on the treadmill, pretend I'm coco, and do the bitchstomp.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:47PM

My mom passed away a couple years ago and though I miss her terribly, secretly I love the fact that I'm in my mid-twenties and I already have a cache of vintage Chanel, Hermes, Gucci and Bottega to have fun with. Thanks for having such good taste Mom!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:55PM

I'm overweight, and tell people I'm trying to lose weight but would rather have pastries than Prada

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:56PM

90% of my wardrobe was shoplifted

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 12:59PM

I used to listen to Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall every morning so I could pretend to be the "clackers" in the beginning of The Devil Wears Prada

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:03PM

My shopping obsession has me $18,000 in debt. Now when the market is down I get angry with myself for not having that money to put down on a home. It's still not enough to keep me from shopping though.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:14PM

I am a medical school student and my dream has always been to become a doctor. It is very intense work and you have to sacrifice a lot of time. I love what I do and I know I will be $.

A part of me wants to take the easy way out and be a golddigger. How easy would it be to never have to do anything hard in your life? But I could never live with ppl looking down on me or thinking I'm not intelligent. So for now, I can settle for just looking like a gorgeous rich bitch golddigger but actually doing substantial and respectable with my life.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:23PM

I don't know what's more pathetic, that i failed chemistry 101 twice, or that i can tell you a model's name just by looking at her, her agency and what ad campaigns she's in for the season.

also.

i steal fashion magazines all the time, yet i want to be an editor one day.

& last

i work retail, and whenever i have an amex "black card" customer, i'm always tempted to write down their numbers & information and go crazy online shopping.

posted by marichon

Dec 29, 2008 1:23PM

I can't believe so many people think being a size six is so awful. I am tall and thin but I wear a size six in shirts. I used to do some runway modeling and I remember standing in this room wearing a low cut lime green dress that looked awful against my pale skin. I had at least three men scrutinizing me, and they were clearly completely disgusted by my large breasts pouring out of the dress. They said some pretty nasty things, although I don't remember what specifically. It was horrible! BUT, the point is, it doesn't matter what people think. I don't model anymore-- I am going to medical school next year! I have fabulous breasts, my boyfriend loves them, I will always be a six and it is totally fine. You only have one life, don't waste it worrying about something like that!!!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:30PM

I equate fashion with movies. When someone only wears expensive designers, they're a big-budget, brainless summer movie, like Transformers or The Fast and the Furious. I see you with your label bag and your red-soled shoes and I think "Popcorn Flick."

The clever girls in their mix and match, high and low, new and vintage? They're indie films. They work harder, are smarter and more exciting. Gimme a Pulp Fiction girl anytime. I'll tell ya: I watched Transformers once last summer, and I'm done. I've seen Pulp Fiction twenty times over the past decade, and it still feels new. Save your money.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:31PM

I always want to go to class in beautiful and over the top outfits but I'm a sociology student and all my classmates don't care about their clothes because they are busy with "issues that actually matter", so I end up going in simpler outfits so that I can fit in.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:32PM

I am obsessed with fashion, but I pretend like I'm totally ignorant about it so my friends don't know that it's my no.1 hobby to read the fashion spot and random blogs. When people ask me if i'm going in to fashion, i always pretend like i am flattered but have no idea why they would ask me that, and that i have more important talents to explore.
"are you going to school for fashion?"
"haha, why would you think that? no, no, no, i want to major in english lit and maybe study abroad"
even though i LOVE fashion, i feel like people (my family especially) will think i'm vain for wasting my talents on such a superficial industry.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:49PM

1) I desperately want to marry a rich man, perhaps a russian oligarch, so that I can wear couture.
2) at a size 8 (5'7) I've always been uncomfortable as a fattie, but have been smaller than my mom and happy about that. But now my mom, who's gorgeous, smart, used to do a little modeling and got married when she was 21 just got a tummy tuck, and she's going to be nearly the same size as me. so now I HAVE to lose weight, since everybody already thinks we're sisters. At least I have better fashion sense than she does.
3) I judge everyone's outfits. EVERYONE. I feel soo mean.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 1:53PM

178 - I'm EXACTLY the same

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 2:08PM

I get jealous when people have gorgeous vintage clothes and accessories that once belonged to their mothers because, as much as I love her, my mom is so fashion challenged that it's painful.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 2:22PM

I will never be satisfied with my career as a model until I can step foot into one of those Victoria's Secret castings and make every ex-crush from my teen years and ex-boyfriends from now feel filled with regret. My high fashion runway experience impresses every one of my girl friends, but I know that nothing will ever mean anything till I can say I am a VS or SI girl. I think my whole career as a model since I was a young teen hasn't been directed to anything else except that one goal ever since my first crush broke my heart.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 2:27PM

in response to #177...who cares what other people think?? be a leader, not a follower!! its taken me a long time not to worry about what other people will think of me and im a happier person for it! im actually more productive when im dressed up for class :) ive gotten the nicest compliments from girls who i dont even know who have said how they wished they looked as good as me at 8am...and my post secret is, i expect it.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 2:42PM

If I don't receive at least one encounter with prolonged, fiery eye-contact, I start to question my fashion sense. Haha, I need body language flirting to feel great.

But when I get it, I feel like I'm on fire.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 2:44PM

Tact be damned, when I get new clothes, I tear the tags off and wear them within the hour.

posted by guccigirl77

Dec 29, 2008 2:59PM

wow apperntly lots of people got some serious issues

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 3:04PM

hahaha 184, I love that

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 3:31PM

i stole my ex roommates chanel bronzer and about 3 other pieces of nice makeup in the middle of the night to get back at her after i moved out

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 3:35PM

I want to have crazy, dirty, wild & angry sex with a snake-skinned Louboutins...something about it just makes me wanna screaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmm

posted by bluealvarez

Dec 29, 2008 3:44PM

This thread was amazing, in good and bad ways of course.

As for my Post Secrets:

- I tell people I'm "over" weight loss, but I still wish I had about 18% body fat.

- My true style is really androgynous and kind of nuts, but the older I get, I hold back more because I'm afraid I'll never get a date with anyone who actually appeals to me if I rock the look I really want.

- Except for the Super-Retro-War-Time-Glam thing he did a few years ago, which was more regurgitation than new fashion, I don't get Marc Jacobs AT ALL. There, I said it.

- As if I didn't adore Karl Lagerfeld enough already, I extra love him for putting women in nothing but flats in one of his recent Spring couture collections. If high heels were wiped off the face of the earth, to say I wouldn't mind would be a gross understatement.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 3:46PM

to everyone whos being nasty about our issues:
so what, us worrying about our weight isnt going to stop global warming but we physically cannot save the world, our issues are ours and we like it that way thankyou!

i know fashion is a superficial business and i dont want to loose weight for anybody else but myself.
im not happy with the way i look and that is that thankyou.

money makes me happy, buying clothes makes me even happier!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 3:55PM

The most compliments I get are on things I spent little money on, like from Target...and I have absolutely no problem with that. I also have a bigger designer handbag collection than what people/friends know of...I just take my time with showing them off.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 4:03PM

fashion makes me happy.
i only dress if there's an occasion which is really devastating. I tend to let go of my style because i think i'm fat. i used to be a size 0/2 now i'm size 4. I am starving myself just to fit into a smaller size; that will make me happy. whoever thinks this is stupid should spend time with the models,socialites et al(u name it) who are disgusted with themselves because they don't find themselves thin enough. let's face it almost evrybody will look good if they are ten pounds lighter.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 4:07PM

I love fashion, but I would never, ever be able to justify spending more than like, $50 on jeans or $30 on a shirt. Most of what I own is thrifted, from local boutiques, or from Target. I would love to be one of those fierce girls who mixes and matches low and high end, but even if I had the money I would feel ridiculous spending it on clothes.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 4:15PM

I'm very conscious of what my style is, so I buy very selectively. When I get a new piece, I come home and try it on with everything else in my wardrobe while listening to music, usually the ting tings "that's not my name." I do this because it's fun, but also because I love my body and the way I look. I should be more ashamed that I'm this vain, but I'm not. Also, I do this because I like to try everything on so I know that what I'm wearing looks great, but when anyone asks I tell them that I just threw it on.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 4:28PM

i used to only shop at thrift stores and loved bragging that all my outfits cost less than $10. recently i became addicted to designer clothes and now i won't wear anything that doesn't have a label. however, i don't want anyone to know that i'm wearing designer or that i think about fashion as much as i do. the stuff i wear isn't like dior fendi chanel logo stuff, but more like alexander wang and isabel marant, so i can pretend that i don't spend thousands and thousands on clothes.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 4:32PM

I like that I can pronounce ever designer's name correctly. My friend's who have better jobs, higher degrees and more money often miss-pronounce them usually when naming their perfumes/colognes. I'm shallow, but something about makes me feel better than them(even though their actual grammar when speaking is probably better than mine0.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 4:37PM

i am a scientist, but i spend more time reading about fashion than research papers. i wish i could be an editor or a stylist, but i know i would loathe myself if i worked in fashion. this is really more of a science secret than a fashion secret, since i don't want my colleagues to think i am frivolous or materialistic. reading these secrets has really helped me see the light. i would never be able to work in such a shallow industry...but how the hell am i going to break my fashion blog addiction?! seriously, it is taking over my life.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 4:41PM

It makes me so sad to read most of these secrets.

It's just fashion people!

Who gives a fuck about $1500 shoes, wear what you love. Fashion should not be about the name on the tag, but about the vision behind the design! Get inspired, stop feeling pressured, and learn to love yourself, despite your size!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 5:10PM

I still use my college ID to get student discounts even though I graduated a year ago. This will continue until I either lose the ID or I'm arrested.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 5:13PM

I have alot of heartbreakingly beautiful clothes and shoes I never wear too!

They sit in my closet because they seem too precious for the world. Or at least the world of subways and pavements that I inhabit. They belong to shiny towncars and marble floors...

If I wear my heels on the street to work people stare at me and I HATE it. WANT to crawl under a rock...

I wish the world would freeze and I could skip around in my alligator prada pumps and vuitton patent and mink booties....

My husband encourages me to sell them all on ebay but to me that's admitting I never had the life for them and never will....

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 5:13PM

I love fashion but can't stand when the most hideous outfits or trends are proclaimed as chic or beautiful. Fashion to me is an ensemble that is flattering, unique, and pleasing to the eye. It's something that will make someone look the best they ever have. I wish I could eliminate some of the looks out today even. Some of the patterns they want us to wear and pair with clashing colors. I mean really? Stop it. It seems like some fabric was left over or didn't sell from back in the day and it needed to be sold once again. I also could care less about prices as long as it pairs well and looks of good quality then it's all good.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 5:13PM

a big F YOU to commenter 199 and everyone else who has come on here to put people down for their secrets. what did you expect? THEY WOULD NOT BE SECRETS IF PEOPLE WERE PROUD OF THEM! why don't you get off your high horse and go do some charity work instead of making yourself sad by reading these horrible secrets.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 5:24PM

to commenter 199 and everyone else who has come on here to put people down for their secrets: what did you expect? THEY WOULD NOT BE SECRETS IF PEOPLE WERE PROUD OF THEM! why don't you get off your high horse and go do some charity work instead of reading these horrible secrets. your self-righteousness is not appreciated here.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 5:30PM

When I was growing up in a rural town, my parnets and I did not have alot of extra money. The bitches I went to school went school with flaunted their Guess jeans, Tretorns, and new cars while I withdrew and became "the troublemaker".
Fast forward ten years, all those "popular" girls still live in this tiny town with their 3 kids, looking haggard.
I meanwhile have worked my ass off and married someone I love very much who happens to be a doctor. I have a fabulous car, wardrobe, husband, and an excellent Botox technician.

Do I purposely dress to give the deathstare to those who made my life hell and made me feel worthless when I go home to see my parents? You bet your ass I do.

Do I feel guilty carrying a Chanel 2.55 when my parents are having a tough financial time? It makes me cry.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 5:39PM

I hate fashion/merchandising majors that aren't well dressed
I don't mean like, keep it simple "I wear jeans and a tee" type like number 85 ( i respect simplicity)
but ill-fitting, unflattering clothes that just look baaaaaad

like seriously... fashion is supposed to be your job

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 5:52PM

I'm an engineering student and I justify my not-so-great grades by dressing better than everyone else.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 6:11PM

I agree #184! If at least one bitch doesn't stare me down from head to toe....then I must not be on point that day! But if i get a prolonged look....i am FIEEERRRCCEEEE!!!

p.s. i usually get the look...what can i say, i'm fly!

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 6:14PM

I justify not being as pretty as I would like to be by dressing my ass off.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 6:30PM

I'm poster 77. I hate that the fashion industry is run by people whose jobs are to make other people feel low about themselves because they dress differently than what is in-vogue. Those people are usually ugly and fat themselves and probably have so many insecurities that the only way to make themselves feel better is by making teenagers feel there's something wrong with themselves. The only way for them to have gotten into the industry is by being nasty and stepping on peoples' toes and they'll be as nasty as they need to be to stay in their positions. Fashion is supposed to be about having fun, trying new shapes and clothes, feeling beautiful or kooky or unique or anything you desire in clothing. I can't stand the exclusivity and classism of the industry. I have the same gripe with idiot girls who work in PR and get paid enormously well to perpetuate this false entitlement and exclusivity.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 6:33PM

And what is there to know about shoplifting? Just by being quick but natural with your movements, shielding your open bag by holding up a several thousand-dollar dress in front of it while your other hand slips a chiffon skirt inside.
By looking cute and adorable and naive one can easily get away with shoplifting. But I don't recommend it because it quickly becomes an addiction.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 6:34PM

I'm a completely different person when I am dressed stylishly, as opposed to dressed in pajamas or sweats. I'm rude, sad, boring and inconsiderate when I'm lazily dressed. When I'm dressed fashionably, I am the nicest, most confidant person in the world.

I also secretly LOVE the envious hate looks I get from girls when they see me in the high school halls.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 6:35PM

Also I happen to know the girl in the AA ad for the beret, she truly does look autistic and the only way she gets on these ads is because of her connections and position. Because there is nobody in their right mind who would buy a beret after seeing that ad. Amen.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 6:41PM

@ guest 77: SHIT, is that ME you're talking about??!! seriously, bc i went through EXACTLY what you did, with the shoplifting and anorexia and community service program (one of the most humiliating experiences in my life - no, scratch that, THE most, hands DOWN). except i was caught at nordstrom's. WOW.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 6:59PM

haha i know right? Maybe we should start a club.
Being jailed in juvenile detention for 4 days was a real treat. I dealt with it the same way I deal with natural disasters of epic proportions: Shrugging.
As for 103, maybe I am proud. I am fucking proud of how I went through HELL so early on in my life and emerged as the person I am today: compassionate, self assured, ambitious, and willing to confront my insecurities and fears head on. I honestly hope for everyone in this thread to realize their real life goals, to wake up and see what is most important in their lives. Don't worry about making money now, once you find what you love to do and go at it, the money will follow.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 7:03PM

PS: Last addendum from 77:
Image is not everything. It will never fulfill you.
and I am 20 in case anyone was wondering.

posted by Faran Krentcil

Dec 29, 2008 7:26PM

People think all my shoes are Marc by Marc Jacobs because it's just "so Faran" but really, those are the only heels I can walk in without falling.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 7:33PM

I tell people that I worked insanely hard to afford my Chanel bags.
In reality, I just worked insanely hard begging my dad for them.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 7:38PM

(I'm a science student too but I love clothing and fashion blogs! I'm convinced that beauty in mathematics parallels beauty in clothing and the perfect silhouette. I dress up all the time and look ridiculous on occasion but love it! It makes me feel good about myself. Although I sometimes do wish I were 2 inches taller and 10 pounds lighter, I am learning to love my body and the stick-thin ideal rarely bothers me!)

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 8:20PM

I'm 46, but dress like a 25 year old. I'm sure people make fun of me behind my back, but I just can't bear to buy age-appropriate clothes. All the cute stuff is for young women.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 8:24PM

I went to school for fashion and am obsessed with everything "fashion" related. But I don't know as much as everyone thinks I do. So if friends or family ask me about a certain designer or any advice that I don't know the answer to, I fake it. They think I am just so amazing with my tips and advice I don't ever want to utter the words "I don't know".

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 8:24PM

I went to school for fashion and am obsessed with everything "fashion" related. But I don't know as much as everyone thinks I do. So if friends or family ask me about a certain designer or any advice that I don't know the answer to, I fake it. They think I am just so amazing with my tips and advice I don't ever want to utter the words "I don't know".

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 8:53PM

I dream about meeting a designer like Olivier Theyskens/Nicholas Ghesquiere/ Marc Jacobs/ etc. on the street or in a cafe and then becoming their muse.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 9:38PM

Like the earlier commenter, despite what I tell people, I'm a double zero because I don't eat.

I'm a double zero because I look good in the clothes. All clothes. Target to Valentino. They look better.

Because they look better, they make an impact. A BIG impact.

It's power. Power over men. Power over other women. I walk in the room and people see me. They feel my presence and power in the self-control and the polish.

I may be 5'2" but am never overlooked.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 10:21PM

To 224:

In response to "...power in the self-control and the polish."

polish?

I've seen plenty of women of various body types and sizes who have polish.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 10:38PM

I'm never envious of short girls. No matter how pretty they may be, no matter how well dressed, I just can't muster any jealousy (I'm 5'7"). This goes for civilians as well as celebrities.

Now, tall girls -- that's a whole other story. SO envious. In my quest to be super-tall, I wear 3" to 4" inch heels round the clock. Even in my apartment, alone.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 10:39PM

can you explain please 226?

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 10:57PM

Explain what exactly? Short girls are cute, they can be pretty of course, and amazingly stylish, they're just not awe-inspiring, envy provoking, or in any way intimidating -- to me, of course. And the short don't age as well, IMO. Sorry if that seems rude, but these are secrets after all.

It's really more that I have wanted to be 5'10" my whole life, and I'm so jealous of the super-tall. But those are the breaks I guess.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:08PM

Yes I agree. There is definitely power in height. After all, shorter people must look up to speak to you. Being 5'4" myself I often feel diminished unless I have heels on.

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:16PM

I buy fabulous (vintage or designer) pieces off ebay often for dirt cheap and when people ask me about them, I go "Oh, this? Just another thing from anywhere-but-ebay."

posted by guest

Dec 29, 2008 11:16PM

I buy fabulous (vintage or designer) pieces off ebay often for dirt cheap and when people ask me about them, I go "Oh, this? Just another thing from anywhere-but-ebay."

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:02AM

I feel embarressed when people ask me how much an item of my clothing costs. I'll probably say something along the lines of 'Oh, I found it on the sale rack for like, 20 bucks' even though it was really full price for $40.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:44AM

In addition to my obsession with fashion, I also love beauty products, and only expensive ones. So instead of paying for makeup, I steal samples from Sephora, Bloomie's, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, etc, so that I have more money to spend on clothes and shoes.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:54AM

184, i'm like you. When I wear a new piece of clothing, I always keep track of how many compliments I receive on it. If I don't receive enough, I don't wear it again. seriously. oh, and i'm a guy.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:00AM

#109, that's really, really, really too bad.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:04AM

I love being 5'11 and thin but im not model thin. I wish i had smaller hips and a waist and the money. If i did I would dress like Victoria Beckham everyday. Heels and all.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:07AM

I judge people based on how they dress. I'm very self-conscious not only about dressing well but about being seen with people who don't dress well.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:12AM

#226 I completely agree and don't know what #224 is talking about. Short girls are just that..short. I guess it's cute?!?! I'm 5 '11' and Im never envious of short girls. It's sort of fun to look down on them.
Being tall and polished goes a lot further than short and polished. No one notices the short girl in the room if she's standing next to an amazon. Regardless of style of dress. They're are numerous studies done on this. Tall people are at a much greater advantage than their short counterpart. How many short supermodels are there? One-Kate.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:13AM

Holy mama. Never have I seen such a motley assortment of body obsessed folks. I feel like this has gone from a fashion secrets thread to a "more-superficial-than-thou" contest. I'd love to hear some REAL fashion related secrets rather than this onslaught of haughty, righteous eating-disordery posts from the self-deluded and self-obsessed. Anyone with me?

Here's my fashion secret: I spend $40 to fix the heels on a pair of shoes that cost me ten bucks 11 years ago. And I don't regret it! They have sentimental value and they still look totally hot after all this time.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:31AM

I'm 21 and had been the same size since 9th or 10th grade...then I got sick and my meds have made me balloon like a whale. I'm 5'4" and weigh 160lbs and am busting my ass to lose this weight - I have literally thousands of dollars of size 26 designer jeans that won't fit my fat ass that's now a 30 or 32.

And it depresses me like hell.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:47AM

I secretly want to be Rachel Zoe, minus the co-dependent, metro husband.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:51AM

to 238

carine is 5'3"

i simply can't define her as just "cute" or unitimidating.
she's fucking fierce.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:51AM

to 238

carine is 5'3"

i simply can't define her as just "cute" or unintimidating.
she's fucking fierce.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:52AM

i gave luke worrall head at a marc by marc jacobs fashion show when everyone else was still getting ready. we hid behind some boxes and he never told kelly.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:58AM

yes to 237.
My four best friends are all kind of fat and of course dress terribly. I hate going shopping with them and when hot men see me with them. I dont know why but it makes me feel like other people think there is something wrong with me because i dont have good looking friends.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 2:51AM

Despite having an highend designer handbag collection that makes my friends drool with envy, my favorite bag I own is Lauren Conrad for Linea Pelle...go ahead judge me.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 2:51AM

Despite having an highend designer handbag collection that makes my friends drool with envy, my favorite bag I own is Lauren Conrad for Linea Pelle...go ahead judge me.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 3:06AM

At school I had a close friend who was competitive with me, I was always considered thin but I didn't have the bombshell body, that belonged to my friend, I was the fun girl with personality but thanks to a low carb diet and a workout regime I'm now the bombshell WITH personality and my friend has put on some weight.I know she's envious of me.

Secretly I enjoy it.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 3:12AM

A few years ago I went from being extremely overweight, to quite slim but healthy (looking). I was so thrilled with my new body. I was confident and could wear short things and singlet tops and the like whilst feeling totally great. Then I discovered fashion. I bought my first Vogue and fell in love with a certain top model. Since this point I have loathed myself to the point where I cannot bare my arms or legs in public because they are not the sticks I see in fashion magazines. I haven't been truley happy for a single moment since the day I picked up that vogue.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 3:45AM

i think all u bitches with weight issues are disgusting. i used to fucking hate my body and even thought im 15 lbs heavier, i fucking love it. get over yourselves and your fucking weight. you have a life to live, dont forget that.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 3:57AM

I saw freja beha and catherine mcneil holding hands the other day at the logan hyperdome (thats in brisbane - australia) they were having coffee and whispering in eachothers ear.. and i pretended like it would be really bitchy to spread it, but secretly ive been dieing to post it here all day

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:01AM

Did anyone else not realise what guest # 244 said, thats the funniest thing I've heard this whole year

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 5:37AM

I have so many new clothes I've bought from recent sales but I have to hide them from my husband. I'm not sure when I'll be able to wear them w/o him noticing.

I look down on "throwaway" fashion and people who wear it. But I am a hypocrite b/c I can't afford retail priced designer. Though I do believe good quality pays for itself in the long run. I'm seriously frightened to live anywhere but NY b/c I wouldn't have access to so many sample sales to buy good stuff cheap.

I wish I could starve myself like I used to in college. I was ill but my body was perfect. I am in awe of those who can.

I am 5'8" and 124 lbs. I am still dying to be at my pre-pregnancy weight of 119. I feel so shallow...I'm a mom and shouldn't be this way. My husband thinks I'm selfish, sometimes I'm afraid he's right. I know there are more imporant things than a few pounds and nice clothes but I can't help it.

I can't sleep

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 7:13AM

I only read about fashion, because it interests me only somewhat marginally and therefore never really touches me emotionally. I don't long for any of the designer handbags and other stuff, because most of it is just so ugly. I would rather read about mid-century furniture design, but there I burn up with envy. So I stick with the stuff I don't really care about and pity the fashion whores.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 7:20AM

i pretend to everyone i love marc jacobs to fit in, but really I hate him and his clothes

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 8:14AM

I pretend that i have a never ending wardrobe at home so people wont say anything about the fact im wearing black skinny jeans everyday, but really I'm just wearing them because they make me look impossibly thin

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 8:26AM

I told my boyfriend most of my ample designer purse/shoe collection is fake. Its not.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 9:11AM

No matter how many people compliment my 50s pinup siren curves, I'd give anything to look like a slinky model.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 9:29AM

244! that is wonderful...so hilarious

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 9:50AM

Post 244

OH MY GOD.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 9:50AM

Post 244

OH MY GOD.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 10:11AM

I don't go out nearly as much with my girlfriends because I feel like a whale compared to all of them. I'm only a few sizes bigger but I feel grossly over weight.

I lie to my boyfriend whenever I get something new and I tell him it isn't because I don't want him to know that I'm spending money on clothes.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 10:55AM

I wish I had the determination to maintain my bolemia

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:00AM

If you are thinking that I would comment under my screen name.....

Anyway, I secretly hope that the recession hits the fashion biz deeply, so I can stand out in the crowd, because I can afford all this stuff and mine and my husband's jobs are not affected by the terrible economy.

And 244, that's a riot!

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:01AM

I never wear underwear...I've been goin commando almost everyday ( unless I'm wearing a skirt) since middle school & I'm in college now

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:04AM

I have a juicy couture pair of black sweat pants (got rid of the matching hoodie long ago)that I cannot get rid of because they are secretly comfortable.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:07AM

I ordered hanes wifebeaters from walmart.com the other day which is so hypocritical, since I HATE walmart and everything they stand for.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:20AM

I always tell my best friend her outfit looks great and she has great taste, but really I find any monogrammed or heavily branded item incredibly garish and cheap looking. I absolutely hate LV accessories, and it's her favourite brand.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:39AM

#263 LMAO learn to spell it first

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:43AM

I'm a food writer, and Jeffrey Steingarten is my idol. I take perverse joy in the idea of writing for Vogue about truffles and chocolate and artisanal cheese.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:45AM

It bothers me when rich people can't dress well. What a waste.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:08PM

@ 271 me too when I found out a friend of mine bought this dress and it was like 300$ and it was just so fugely I mean seriously I wouldnt were it if I was paid wearing it and all I could think of was OMG all that money you know what I could have bought for that.

Also my secret

Im natural thin (I eat all the junk I want and I dont gain wait is in my genes I only get pimples) so when I see a fat person with beautifull clothes I get envious because I know they would have looked better on me a person who is modelthin.

And its like OMG what a waste sad sad sad those jeans deserve so much better.
And Im happy to be thin and pretty so I can handle not having a lot of cash wich is pretty depressing I just dont know what I would do with myself if I would be ugly.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:15PM

also Im obsessed with this threat and al these fashion secrets ... Does that say something about me :X

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:16PM

am i the only one that thinks commenter 244 was unbelievably rude and insensitive to post that? obviously, they don't consider it a secret or they wouldn't have written about it here.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:20PM

There is a blog called sea of shoes, written by a 17 year old girl who dresses like a fashion editor. Her mother actually helps her buy all this stuff. They have doubles of all the shoes of the season, and have some really nice designer and vintage stuff. It sort of pisses me off that such a young girl has all this stuff and has no idea of what it takes to style yourself with stuff that is in the spirit of (which is actually more creative) designer, rather than plunk down the plastic and buy it. And she's in a suburb of Dallas! Where is she actually going wearing Marni platforms and Ann Demeulemeester boots! But I secretly look forward to her posts and check her blog daily because she puts together some nice outfits. When I was 17, I was lucky to get a pair of Fred Braun hippie shoes on sale!

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:28PM

Who is luke worrall?

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:31PM

woah.. first of all to all the people who is getting all judgemental about all of us with shame secrets: GET OVER YOURSELVES, EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO HAVE INSECURITIES! YOU PROBABLY HAD SOME BEFORE YOU BECAME THIS ICON OF CONFIDENCE YOU PRETEND TO BE NOW.

rant over.

now my secrets:
1. i too hide my new clothes/bags/shoes from my husband, my friends and my mom. i feel guilty because some people cant afford new things but i still can by following dearestly every sample sale there is (i work in chelsea..nuff said). So i wear my new items to random outings and errands.. im ashamed that i dont save my $$..
2. i dont want to have kids because im afraid i wont have enough money left to satisfy my shopping cravings (see item #1) and because im afraid to get too fat to fit my clothes..
3. its ironic but i put my gym membership on hold these two months to be able to afford this new bag i wanted. bags ALWAYS FIT, bags NEVER make you look fat... but i know i need to lose weight cause most of my clothes started feeling tight after all of this holiday food....

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:34PM

I plan what I will wear tomorrow the day before; I give it serious thought, like on the same level of who I would vote for for president. And sometimes I can't sleep because I am thinking about what clothes and shoes I want for the next season, or about a sample sale I am planning to attend.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:42PM

242/243, Carine is 5'7" (and always wears killer heels to boot). See here at the Fashion Daily (p. 5).

http://dps.twiihosting.net/fashionweekdaily/doc/content/doc_499_219.pdf?9/11/2008%204:46:31%20PM

Agreed that Carine is fierce. The tall ones usually are. Sorry, shorties. ;)

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:45PM

I also raise my hand in shame at hiding my purchases from my husband.

I only have one child and I am secretly glad (after I got over being depressed at having repeat miscarriages) because if I had more than one we couldn't afford to live in the city. One private school tuition, one college tuition, more clothes and shoes for me.

I have a daughter that dresses conservatively because I dress edgy and avant garde-y. She hates everything that I like.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 12:48PM

I have such a shopping addiction that even though I paid some of the Visa bill before we went on a trip to Sardinia, I had maxed out the credit card and it was declined when we were checking out. We almost missed our flight to Naples because of this. And my husband now gives me an allowance and is in control of the $.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:05PM

My husband gets angry when I spend $ on shoes like Louboutins, but he likes me to wear them while having sex. And sometimes I peek at my feet with the shoes on out of the corner of my eye. Am I what is called a shoe whore?

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:06PM

Since the holiday sales of 35% off and FREE shipping have ended I have been in mourning. I feel as if my dog died. There is no adrenaline rush to get me through the day.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:23PM

I am the Angie from the Stones' song "Angie". My ex-husband wrote it for me (he used to call me Ange) when we broke up, and made a demo of it for an producer friend of his father's, a Mr. Dolph Trayman. He never copyrighted the song (what an idiot), the stones heard it and took it as their own. About a year after he made the demo, I was at work and it played on the radio. The ex called the producer and he said that they heard the song but since it was not copyrighted, they were able to put their names on it. The words are pretty lame if you listen to it. And everyone thought it was about Angela Bowie. Not true. I'm hoping to bump into Mick Jagger at an event someday and go up to him and say "Hi Mick, I'm Angie".

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 1:32PM

#250, is your secret really that you're jealous of all the thin people who are posting on here??

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 2:25PM

Linda Evangelista and Shalom Harlow go to the same dentist as me.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 2:30PM

I know a lot of the editors get stuff from the fashion closet, but are most of the "fashion people" (stylists, photographers, junior editors, assistants) in debt just trying to keep up with what is "of the moment"? It would make me feel better about my debt if they were too.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 2:31PM

Good grief, why are so many people picking each other apart? These are secrets for a reason, killjoys. . . if you disagree that strongly with someone's confession, this isn't the place for it.

Second of all, group hug everyone. Feels good to get it out, doesn't it?

My secrets:

- Like the person who desperately wants to be smaller than a size 10 and can't. . . I was once you. Sometimes it just happens with age. In my twenties I totally thinned out and I wasn't even focusing on it. The minute I stopped worrying and worked on finding happiness, it happened. . . it will happen to you too. Hang in there and just stay healthy!

- Whenever my mother asks the price of something, I always lie a little bit (and sometimes a lot).

- I get a little annoyed with the girl from Sea of Shoes too. She seems perfectly nice but I personally think you can't appreciate amazing things when it's handed to you so easily. When I was a teenager, I salivated over the items she has (and saved for mid range designer). Now I can afford top of the line, but goddammit, I worked for it and waited years. I think it's important to know how to work with a tiny budget. Fashion isn't just about big name labels and credit cards.

- I think 244 is hilarious. Filthy boy.

- I once stole a very expensive designer sweater from a large store sale (full price $900). It shows I have a criminal mind because the heist was perfectly timed. As I walked away the manager thanked me for shopping. I smiled and winked. I swore to never do it again because I could see it becoming an addition. And I haven't stolen anything since. But I certainly went big that one and only time.

- Yes the recession does make me a little happy. I can afford things I never could have had in the past.

Okay now that my dirt's on the table, let's talk ladies (and the handful of gents). After reading all of these post and many of them breaking my heart into little pieces, I wonder if anyone's thinking the same thing as me. We are the ones that control the fashion world. We are the ones that are being marketed to. We are the consumers. Why don't we have some power to change the image that's being sold to us? I completely cannot for the life of me solve that equation. Someone help me here. Because my heart really does break when I read that so many of you have eating disorders. Seriously.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 2:31PM

I can't believe only 1 person recognized #115's blatent copy....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/nov/30/fashion-highstreet-retail-industry

#244- horrible but funny

I guess my secret is...

I'm too embarassed to wear my gorgeous handbag collection, YSL Muse, Fendi Twins Tote, Marc Jacobs, etc. to work. I try to avoid comments like where did you get that & how much was it- because that is nobody's business except me & the sales person. I work at a conservative small firm so I would just feel embarassed, especially since they would think I was crazy & ridiculous for spending that much on something. I instead, where the same purse everyday... If asked I say oh it was a gift from my parents for xmas or bday! My boyfriend/ dad think I could put my money to better use & i would never dare tell them exactly how much I spend, I drastically lower the price or change the subject.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 2:37PM

I am commenter # 289.

yikes! *wear

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 2:38PM

I definitely noticed it!

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 2:40PM

I have been obsessed with fashion all my life- at age 5 I changed my clothes 3 times a day, I wouldn't come out of the house when my mom got me a pixie haircut (also age 5), and I didn't go with my family to the Statue of Liberty for my brother's birthday (teen aged) because I didn't have the right coat. I am 55 now and I am basically still the same. What has changed is society's perception that it is not shallow to be interested in fashion. I have thought many times about going back for a fashion degree, but I don't want to have to take math.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 2:47PM

I'm having a hard time with people that are happy about this recession. I'm guessing you aren't seeing your friends get fired semi-regularly. It's sort of evil to celebrate others misfortunes for the simple reason that it means you can afford nonessential things you couldn't before. When this recession trickles down to you I hope your marked down luxury items will keep you warm at night.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 3:18PM

293, I work as a freelancer in my field. I have good years and bad. . . some years are better than others. This one happens to be good for me. But there have been plenty of times when I've felt like my year has sucked and everyone else is doing great. Don't try and guilt trip people into feeling bad for sharing their secrets, that's what this comment thread is for. If you want to judge, go somewhere else!

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 3:34PM

#294- agreed! These are thoughts that you would NEVER share with others that are in less fortunate situations. And it is not a crime to think bad or selfish things. I work hard, and my husband works night and day, literally, and he is helping others at that. And he worked damn hard to get to where he is now in his career. It's not my fault that we are not suffering as others are. I am secretly glad that it is not me (us), but I do feel compassion for the ones that it is affecting.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 3:37PM

I get tons of designer stuff at "basements" (stores that sell stolen clothes..)

i know its bad. but i pay 3rd of a price for anything and i can find anything from banana republic to vera wang with original barneys and saks tags.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 3:39PM

I once ordered a Marc Jacobs (main line) coat that I saw modeled by Zooey Deschanel in New York Magazine's fall fashion issue right after Sept 11th. I had a discussion with the salesgirl about how I was ordering an 800.00 coat right after the disaster. But we rationalized that life goes on. But the best part of it is- I was never billed for the coat, which I love and I still have!

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 3:53PM

My anorexia was very apparent two years ago. Everyone warned me not to get a job that has to do with fashion because they blamed my disorder on the influence of the fashion industry, and I defended it. I am going to be a journalist for a high fashion magazine when I am finished my degree. Everyone thinks I am okay now, but I will never be okay...

I KNOW THEY WERE RIGHT.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:15PM

I always have been told that I dress really well, know how to work with my body, pick really good pieces, have good accessories, and am completely confident in how I carry myself...

Here's the reality.

1: I always tell people I used to be skinny but I hated my body, only to justify how big I am now. I am a size 10/12. I tell myself it's okay until I can't fit into MJ.
2: I inherited a Voguette's dream of goods from my Grandmother. (I mean, trunk loads of Chanel, Hermes, Givenchy, Dior, YSL, Louis.) Everything from sunglasses to purses to jewelry and mainly, Haute Couture. (I hate myself for not being able to fit into it)
3: My friends think that everything I wear is designer, that is not true.
4: My complimented piece; a cocktail ring I found (on the floor) while being lost in the Bronx. And it's fake, fake, fake, fake, fake!
5: My confidence doesn't come from being confident, it's a shield to hide my insecurities.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:15PM

#293 you do need to lighten up. I was just laid off and im currently broke after a vacation in Mexico but i can still enjoy this thread and add to it (which i have several times already..remember i was just laid off). You'd have t be an idiot not to buy designer duds now if you can afford them. Items are literally going for half of what they would normally cost. There shouldn't be much shame in that.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:15PM

#293 you do need to lighten up. I was just laid off and im currently broke after a vacation in Mexico but i can still enjoy this thread and add to it (which i have several times already..remember i was just laid off). You'd have t be an idiot not to buy designer duds now if you can afford them. Items are literally going for half of what they would normally cost. There shouldn't be much shame in that.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:17PM

When FashionMagazines do a lowbudget issues I still cant afford the clothes Im talking High priced H&M, Gap etc. It totally sucks , but on the bright sight I have no debt jeeh!

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:19PM

298 talk to someone, anyone. You can get through this, but you can't do it alone. I will keep my fingers crossed for you. xoxo.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:21PM

side, isse ^ typo

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:21PM

#232 you break my heart.
get off this thread, you honestly have no concept about what we are talking about.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:21PM

side, issues
^ typo

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:24PM

My family is more fortunate than others (I haven't accepted any financially help since college but they give me money sometimes and I could always ask), I have a very well paying job, I have pieces that would keep my sufficed for the end of time...yet I shoplift.
I've gotten away with stealing over $20K of merchandise at one time from Bergdorfs but yet got caught recently stealing a sale James Perse top that was $36.94. (I'll always remember how much it was)
Ironic no? I kick myself about all the time.
I had every means to pay for it, my own bank card, my company's credit card, my credit cards, my dad's black amex for "emergencies only", and a sufficient amount of cash I had in my wallet. I just don't understand why I steal...

But the best part of this...? I didn't cry about getting arrested, booked, having a mug shot or no longer being able to go into saks (I hated saks anyways)...I cried about losing my Birkin. The cops took my Birkin as "evidence" cause that's where I concealed the stolen merchandise.

I've learned my lesson...well I swear that Miu Miu dress was the last thing!

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:30PM

About all the comments about seekingarrangements...

I have a boyfriend, whom I love to death. He comes from a pretty wealthy family and he always tries to buy me nice things and I hate accepting it from him. I always felt like I owed him something and that I could never measure up to it all.

I used SA once I found out about it and met a sugar daddy on there. He buys me all the things I want and takes me to nice places and makes me feel like I'm worth every penny in the world. The only way I justify that was, it wasn't a typical relationship. They had my company and sex and I got those material things, vacations and dinner. Basically I'm a call girl/hooker/prostitute with the cash being in forms of other goods.

I still don't know how to justify one from another.
I know my boyfriend's going to propose to me on our trip in two weeks...I found the ring.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:33PM

308:i totally get what you feel.

to all the rest: group hug!.. being a girl is so goddamm hard nowadays.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 4:35PM

308:i totally get what you feel.

to all the rest: group hug!.. being a girl is so goddamm hard nowadays.

posted by Charlotte

Dec 30, 2008 5:16PM

I want to know which ones Natalie's! Or if she posted.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 5:18PM

- i hated alot of the ss08 balenciaga collection
- i secretly long to be a big executive so i can have wear all tailored clothes and the amazing womens suits...like in jcrew and brookes brothers black sheep collection
- i buy one new bikini a year, and i spend six months searching for the perfect one
- i only go to prom so i can show off how much greater my dress is than everyone elses
-when my friends say that all i know is incredible and that i should go into the fahsion industry, i pretend like i have no interest. but secretly, i preen over these comments and try to encourage them
- i have worked my ass off in high school and have near perfect sat scores, but my my college apps are crap b/c i've spent all my time on tfs instead of working on my essays

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 5:46PM

i'm 5'5 and have the perfect body...except that my boobs are are a C and the rest of me is tiny...and as much as my firends all envy me and guys think im hot...i want nothign more than to be a small B
and to grow 5 inches...

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 5:47PM

I'm the best dressed person at my small rural high school in north carolina and aspire to be a buyer for a big dpartment store but I'm settling for an education in fashion at a state school instead of a new york city fashion school. I tell everybody it's because I can't afford the tuition but the truth is I can't afford designer clothes and I'm scared of being made fun of by rich new york girls.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 5:59PM

#305 what the hell wrong with you?
This isn't an exclusive thread; the point is that everyone has different secrets rooted in "fashion". That secret was completely in reference to fashion which frankly is entirely "what we are talking about".

#305 you break my heart.
get off this thread, you honestly have no concept about what we are talking about.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 6:03PM

I am petite and an average weight, I too have always dreamed of being model thin and taller, I often forget this though when I'm around men whom I realize I would be waaay taller than if I still wore the sky high heels I do now if I were to be taller. My legs will never be super thin, I will never be a size 0 and every day I try to remind myself to get over it. I find confidence truly does come from within. I have been told for a great portion of my life that " but you can pull anything off " when I show my friends or family the wacky things I treasure in fashion, and the truth is as much as I love the top notch designers, and as much as I not so secretly love places like Forever21, I'm always wearing what I LOVE. I don't give a shit if it costs 2,000 or $20 bucks, if you love the way you feel in something THATS what exudes through. I am always honest when people ask me who makes what I wear and in the times it has been Prada or the many times even Forever21 I laugh when people almost look ill after I told them my fabulous dress only cost $30, cause thats the truth of it, you admitted you loved it before you asked who made it and isn't that really the whole point? Otherwise we really all are just missing the point and walking around like hangers. It's times like these I don't mind being so petite and heck it's nothing a short forever21 dress and sky high YSL heels can't fix. Embrace your madness ladies cause THATs what fashion really is about.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 6:13PM

I wear outlandish things so that people will think I'm an outlandish person. Truth is I don't have much of a personality.

I'd like to think that maybe there's only about 3 people actually posting, and just venting all of their secrets!

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 6:26PM

wow. these are great.

I have a question for everyone (well, those who are not in college or high school).

How are you affording these fabulous clothes we all covet? trust fund? are you making 6 figures? credit cards? do you save any $ each year?

and those of you IN fashion (NY, LA, Paris): how are your coworkers affording all of their clothing on their relatively modest salaries?

I am totally curious how everyone funds their closets.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 6:34PM

I tell everyone all my Chanel jewelry is real...

It isn't!

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 6:55PM

wow #244, just WOW!

ps. are you a female or a male? ;] i'm curious!

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 7:18PM

i think mj is overrated

i am a professional 20-something in manhattan (doing non fashion stuff) and i went through a phase where i'd get home from work at 10 PM, jump into bed, put the devil wears prada in the dvd player, snack on a bar of dark chocolate, and fall asleep in the middle of the movie.

the opening scene to the movie always KILLED me because THAT was the new york life that i wanted. not the one i was living.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 7:33PM

#314- don't feel that way. I am a NY city woman and I would not look down on you. Everyone with style knows that it is not about the labels you are wearing, it is how you put yourself together. It really is about mixing high and low or just low and low. If you do it with your own personal style, that is what matters. Most of the girls at the fashion mags cannot afford any of the stuff that is in them. There are tons of sample sales in New York, which is a bonus if you work here. I got a United Bamboo $1200 coat for $300 last year. There is so much inspriation here, if you have fashion in your bones, you're sure to do well.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 7:34PM

I am home for the holidays and was randomly looking through my old diary (from when I was 10) and one of the entries was:

"Well I'm going to tell ya that I go to alot of garage sales and thats where I get the things and say I bought 'em form [sic] the mall well mabe not all things."

HAhaha. Growing up dirt poor gives you great perspective. (And a nice, lean figure! ;))

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 8:14PM

i think kate lanphear is a bitch. plus i hate her style, totally overrated and easy.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 9:32PM

I love the small gap between my two front teeth and fought to keep it

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 9:32PM

I love the small gap between my two front teeth and fought to keep it

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 9:36PM

I worked in the buying office at Neiman's, and save for a few, everyone there lacked taste and style.

It's no secret that most of the buying team comes from smaller towns (not to make a blanket statement against small towns because I'm originally from one!), and find Dallas to be a glamorous "big city." Of course the gals from Alabama and rural Texas are so excited to work there!

Just because the buyers/assistant buyers were decked out in the most expensive fashions did not mean they looked good. What a waste.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 10:53PM

Everyone around me thinks I'm lesbian because of the pictures of models I have everywhere.

Post #89: whatever, just do it :)

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:01PM

i am petite, i find tall girls that are not PIN THIN to be revolting.

Everything is so big on them and not feminine. I cant help but to think about how much larger thier parts are. I know its a disgusting thought but every time i see a girl over 5'7 i get nauseous.

I look at them like overgrown monsters and I feel awful about it but secretely thank god its not me.

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:17PM

I detest how my shoes get f*ckd up in this third world streets.

And same as #141

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:40PM

#171 aww : D

posted by guest

Dec 30, 2008 11:45PM

#177

Everyone around me are fake-communist. They'll eat me alive if I dress how I AM.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 1:54AM

i would give up both of my kidneys and maybe a vital organ or two just to be able to have every short haircut that rihanna does.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 1:59AM

As much as I love the attention I get from wearing something sexy around guys,I adore the respect that guys give to you if you have insanely fresh sneakers.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 2:18AM

I use to clean shelby bryans apartment, and when anna was there we were told to strictly not look at her, even though she seemed really nice

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 2:19AM

318, I work freelance in a media related job. The pay is good when you get it but it's easy come, easy go. Some winters I do lots of odd jobs like babysitting and personal assistant work. So my income is pretty modest but I do get by (and manage to put some away).

I learned only a few years ago not to follow the trends and dress for your body, even though the pressure is hard. You waste so much money on clothing you didn't really need nor like. My closet is 1/3 thrift (I live in a reasonably wealthy suburb and the thrift stores are somewhat undiscovered), 1/3 low to mid range: H&M, Target, Calvin Klein, J. Crew and 1/3 high(-ish) end Acne, Alexander Wang, Daryl K, Stella McCartney, Marni, A.P.C., Vivienne Westwood. Here's how I do it:

I don't buy anything I don't absolutely LOVE unless it's under $10 (which is still a waste because that $10 adds up).

I think about every purchase thoroughly, like the Thakoon for Target tie dye dress which still has the tags on it. Yeah it was somewhat inexpensive but do I really need it? It might go back to the store.

And I never shop for occasions "quick, I need a dress for New Years". Shopping for occasions is the worse mistake many people make. You end up with clothes you don't really love and they end up in a Goodwill bag.

I shop all over but generally: Nordstrom Rack, where I score the occasional Marni and Stella McCartney piece, websites (definitely eBay). I wait for the huge sales at Neiman's and Barney's to buy luxury items which I've had my eye on. You can have 3 pairs of Aldo/Urban Outfitters shoes at $90 a pop (with room for a cheap handbag). Or you can wait for the Marni shoes to go down to $360 and pounce. Yes, the price still seems outrageous but look at it this way, you'll wear the Marni shoes forever with every outfit you can possibly conceive and when you're tired of them, you could possibly sell them on eBay for half of what you paid if they're in good condition. I also am not a fan of having too much stuff. After I bought my Anna Corinna handbag a few years ago, I stopped looking at bags altogether. I still admire but I love that bag and it works with everything. I don't need any more (unless it's a cheapie cloth tote bag, which I have plenty of).

That's how I do it. I have no debt and I never buy anything which I can't pay off when the bill comes. Eye on the prize and don't buy crap (meaning I stay away from F21 like the plague because it's a trap, tempting as it may be. . . it looks nice on some people for sure, it looks like crap on me).

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 3:13AM

i don't dress the way i would like to because first, i dont have the money to buy all the beautiful things i see on magazines ans stores,second, because i dont have the confidence nor the body (sometimes) to wear the few things that i really like and last, because i'm lazy to make that effort.

ps. i study fashion design at CEDIM the best college specialized in design in latinamerica.

www.cedim.edu.mx

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 9:22AM

secretly, i'm always a little embarrassed when i talk about my job in fashion.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 9:32AM

if natalie posted, i'm guessing hers is #338.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 10:57AM

Natalie is definitely 288.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 11:00AM

http://perezhilton.com/2008-12-31-going-strong-4

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 11:50AM

Okay....I think commenter 244 WINS!!!

Now, THAT'S a fashion secret!

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 11:58AM

@ 288:
I loved your comments. You totally get it.
That's the best recap of what's really going on in this thread.Couldn't have said it better myself.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 11:59AM

My secret is that I didn't get 244# for the longest time. So I clicked on 341#'s link and I found it funny. I feel a bit stupid now for not knowing who Luke Worrall was.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 12:09PM

#322 I don't think you will ever understand how much your comment helped me. Thank you

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 12:10PM

#322 I don't think you will ever understand how much your comment helped me. Thank you

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 1:55PM

I don't buy apparel that is not made in the US or Europe. This is because I think clothes made in the US or Europe are of better quality and made with higher ethical standards (or at least I hope they are). I hate stores like Forever 21 and H&M (where most things are made in China- yuck!). I don't tell my friends this because I know it will insult them since they don't have the means or the taste (shameful of me to think that...) to dress the way I do.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 1:58PM

I have a Marc Jacobs Elisa bag I got at my local TJ Maxx for $280 and I love it

All the girls in my sorority think the height of fashion is a pair of Sevens, Uggs & a North Face Denali...WRONG

I love them, but it makes me roll in my grave to know their ideas of fashion are Juicy, Coach & Vera Bradley handbags....vom!

One time, a girl had gotten a new Vera Bradley and was all "I feel so rich carrying this" and I straight up laughed in her face and couldn't help it. It's ridiculous

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 1:59PM

I have a Marc Jacobs Elisa bag I got at my local TJ Maxx for $280 and I love it

All the girls in my sorority think the height of fashion is a pair of Sevens, Uggs & a North Face Denali...WRONG

I love them, but it makes me roll in my grave to know their ideas of fashion are Juicy, Coach & Vera Bradley handbags....vom!

One time, a girl had gotten a new Vera Bradley and was all "I feel so rich carrying this" and I straight up laughed in her face and couldn't help it. It's ridiculous

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 2:04PM

I'm competitive with women I don't know who I perceive to be bitches.

At the grocery store, if I see a woman I don't like or I feel way better than with my oversize Chanel sunglasses and vintage slouchy leather bag, I will literally race through the check-out and climb into my new BMW to show off. I guess it's womanly competition, or just me feeling threatening by some skinny bitch in her American Eagle sweats. Either way, it pleases me to show off.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 2:25PM

350: youre awesome! i do that too! haha

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 3:02PM

After reading all of these secrets, I think we need a post about "What is your new year's fashion resolution?"

As for my secret: I am still sad that I did not win the holiday haiku contest.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 3:03PM

#344: how could you not get it until the link was posted???!!! i didn't know who that guy was either when i read #244, but seeing as this is a fashion blog, how hard is it to open a new tab in your internet browser and use GOOGLE???!!! seriously.

and i don't think #244 should count as a secret. it should have been posted as a blind item, then it would count. if it was really a secret, then names would not have been dropped to incriminate the other parties. regardless, i am pretty sure that commenter #244 is proud of himself/herself and has probably told all of his/her friends.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 3:13PM

all of you tall girls putting down the "shorties" need to get the fuck over yourselves. you didn't earn your height, so stop feeling superior. it's just genetics.

my secret:
whenever i see some tall girl galumphing along like a giraffe in her clunky size 10 shoes, i stifle a laugh and make sure to walk lightly next to her in my dainty size 5's. and guess who gets more appreciative looks? not the giraffe, that's for sure.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 3:19PM

#338
I was you. I was a designer and a stylist, and I loved my job but I work in the art world now, and I'm no longer embarrassed to talk about what I do.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 3:46PM

one of my best friends just came out of anorexia. secretly, i think she was much more beautiful when she wasnt eating.

i know she is healthier now though and i support her recovery

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 3:53PM

Oh another secret. . . I use to freelance for a magazine most of you know and read and I got such a kick out of passing models waiting to have their polaroids taken, while cramming a donut or pastry in my mouth. Yeah, I'll admit, they probably never envy girls like me, but just for that one second of watching me indulge, they wished they could be me. . .. because that Dean and Deluca veggie roll that you're nibbling on, doesn't look as appetizing a 9am in the morning.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 4:19PM

wow, agree with so many comments. This'll be a long one:

-have so many designer shoes that have never been worn except around the house
- always save pictures of clothes/nice outfits/try on nice outfits etc but I don't have the confidence to wear them
- HATE being short i'm 5'3 and it's making me despressed
- studying law but hate it and want to do something i love & enjoy & feel like I'm wasting the 'best years of my life' and hate my university
-i want to be a size 0/2, i'm thin on top but my ass & legs are HUGE it makes me sick
- if i were taller/thinner I know I'd feel prettier and stand out and be noticed, i feel ugly and irrelevant
- i already have so many things at my young age like shoes, bags, jewellery etc but I still want MORE. I want a birkin or a kelly and I'm never happy or appreciate what I have even though I know I'm lucky to have what I do
- i hate people like victoria beckham who've made high fashion designers/pieces more accessible and tacky
- i hate topshop and everyones obesession with it & kate moss ugh, get over it!
- i hate the new hipster trend, agyness & alexa chung = NO
- i hate that i have no one to talk to about 'high-fashion' or the things i have. they've never heard of the designers I wear & don't care
-i hate living where i do, everyone always says they want to live in NY but its been my dream to escape here and go to NY or Paris since I can remember and I'm scared i'll be stuck here and never have interesting experiences/be the person i want to be

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 4:22PM

On the outside it looks like I have a pretty nice life: I have a ton of expensive purses, drive a brand new luxury vehicle, live in a nice little apartment by the beach, just graduated from college and was immediately promoted afterward at work...but I couln't be more miserable. My died in a foreign country about two years ago and nobody notified us. He was missing for 2 months until we finally found him in a mass grave. This past summer my best friend turned her back on me when I needed her the most after 17 years. I wanted to tell her I had just lost my virginity and feared I might be pregnant. But she didn't have the time to listen, like always. We stopped talking 4 days before my birthday. I don't have any friends. All I have is my mom and my brother, and I am thankful for them. I'd give everything I have to be happy. I've never told this to anyone before.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 5:26PM

# 359. I wish the best for you, I really mean that.
I hope that when things in your life simmer down that you will find the happiness you seek.
All the purses, skinny jeans and luxury cars won't do that. For anyone.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 5:49PM

#354 I'm tall and wear a size 11/42 shoe, so correct yourself. Which means that most of my shoes are designer and lovely b/c I can't fit into much else.
You'll never make anyone believe short ='s awesome.

#350 I love that you admitted to that. I do it too, but i dont have a BMW. haha! I guess it's just the competitive "im just as fly as you" spirit in us all.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 5:54PM

I'm going to fashion school next year. I'm not sure if I'm doing it because I really want to, because everyone is telling me to, or because I think I'll meet another gay man in the abundance of an industry. It's true what they say: the most insecure go into fashion.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 5:59PM

When I go shopping in Europe, I always pretend that the prices are in american dollars so I feel better

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 6:48PM

I always wanted to go to school for fashion design. I go to an art and design school for something other than fashion and always wonder "what if?"

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 7:14PM

Next year I will start college as a fashion student.

I am never going to stop living and breathing fashion. No matter how hard it becomes, how long it takes or how many times I stumble I will become the next Chanel and there is nothing that will ever stop me.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 7:18PM

I hate the word SKINNY i actually prefer the word SLIM. I'm 5'9 healthy slim young lady...THANK YOU

I hate when people bigger than me PICK ON ME...just because of my size (Confess big people) some of you hate slim people...but i dont care i know i'm not of of those girls who starve themselves...(I have my parents to thank for my genes)

FASHION is not about LABEL (wake the "F" up people) you shell out thousands for stuff made in basement sweat shops in some third-wolrd country...REALLY?

Finally I buy most of my designer stuff on either Ebay, TjMaxx, Marshalls or Vintage/Thrift stores. when asked? i confidently give the "Retail/Manufactures" price...

I know some of my friends envy my style when they tell me i look horrible in something I KNOW I LOOK FIERCE IN...SECRETLY, they want the look for themselves...hence i hide my stuff and lie when they see me in something new...i just say "OH I GOT THAT LAST SUMMER"...LIES!

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 7:19PM

I had my first cigarette at age 15, Im now 17 and no longer smoke but cannot wait until I am 18, move away and can again. I think it is so sexy and even though I know it will kill me, i secretly want to die younger anyway.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 10:13PM

Before I buy anything I turn the item inside out and study the seaming. I check construction, fabrication and the way the item lies on the hanger as well as my body.

I do this to pricey and cheap items, my friends think I'm nuts, but too me, the most important thing about an item, no matter what the price is, is how well it's made. My friends think I'm nuts, but if I buy something I want to know it will last.

I'm also very cheap, I may spend 20 minutes debating if the $20 Tocca silk blouse is worth the money, and wait for Prada shoes to go on sale.

The nice part about being such a bitch, is that even people who don't know me - they get friends of friends to give them my number or email- ask me where the best places to shop in New York City or where they can get anything from vintage to hard to find items.

My mind is a rolodex filled with fashion showroom addresses, pr firms, sample sale houses, design trivia and a thorough knowledge of fashion history.

Fashion is my passion and I have deep debt to my mother. She went to Pratt and Parsons and taught me everything I know.

I secretly want all of Mary Qant's, Biba's and Pucci's mid 60's collections. No one knows that I have tons of vintage clothing from the 30's - 60's in boxes under my bed and hidden in suitcases, including a mink trimmed blazer from Lili Ann that dates from the 40s.

posted by guest

Dec 31, 2008 11:47PM

My secret is...
that i love to go to clothing sites like forever 21 and american aparell(sorry for the spelling) and shop till i drop ill go through every section and pick out what i like the highest ive gone is 2,445 dollars the funny thing is ,is that 1 i dont have a credit card and 2 even if i did there would be no money on it lol

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 9:28AM

To a large percentage of posters: to be an editor you need to spell. Please keep this in mind.

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 3:02PM

#350 and #351 that's not "womanly compeition" it's called insecurity, plain and simple. I see woman like you all the time trying to get my attention just so they can toss their hair in my face and you know what I think? Chances are if you're trying to get my attention it's because I caught your eye and you're jealous.

#354 you're delusional if you think people are actually looking at you and then the "giraffe" next to you and comparing you to each other. DELUSIONAL. Get some self esteem and stop defining yourself by your ego because it says a lot that you even go to the trouble to stand next to a girl and compare yourself to her. Namely that you're jealous.

My secret:

I wake up everyday grateful that I am tall and thin naturally and I get treated well because of it even though in reality it makes me sick to my stomach that this is the kind of world we live in.

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 4:57PM

Fashionista,

Love you guys but you need a reply button so we don't have to keep scrolling to the top of the page when someone writes
''lol #189'' or ''OMG #78 ME TOO!''

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 5:25PM

Alright I have a few:

1) I dress fashionably because it makes me feel superior to others in my suburban town.

2) I have good body image, but I sometimes find myself checking out other people's bodies, especially their legs and arms, and comparing them to mine.

3) People always say I should be a model, even though I'm not quite tall or thin enough (I always think 3 inches and 15 pounds so I could be 5'10" and 110). Secretly I really want to be a model, though.

4) I want to be rich and famous. I would never tell anyone, but it's true.

5) I want to smoke cigarettes even though it goes against everything I've learned, because they look so chic.

6) I'm afraid of being a fashion clone but at the same time I love Balmain and Alexander Wang. I'm even growing to like Erin Wasson, even though I've confessed a hate for her previously.

A little overboard there! It felt good to say these though.

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 5:45PM

-'m 5'3 and I love my height! Is that such a crime? I've never wanted to be taller! I don't hate on tall girls, but I really, really like being short.
-I'm also a size 10/12 and I'm scared to lose weight. Mostly because I love my excellent breasts and am scared to lose them. Also, I'm scared I won't be able to lose enough (just go down to a 6/8) and then just be average. But I'm trying for a 4 anyways

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 6:37PM

I second 372's idea for a reply buttong very strongly!

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 8:38PM

i just can't understand how some people feel like it's ok to be fat, it's just wrong

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 8:41PM

i don't brush my teeth just to piss my dad off, they are almost falling apart, but i feel gorgeous anyway

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 8:59PM

i'm 5'3. ive never been jealous of taller girls.

i'm also a size 0. suck on that.

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 9:00PM

I just don't understand how some people feel it's OK to judge people on their body size like 376.

It's not OK.

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 9:06PM

I'm fat.

The horror! The horror! I know some people in fashion recoil at just the mention of that word but whatever. I'm fat, I have a great job in fashion and for the most part I'm happy. Could I stand to lose a few pounds? Sure. But I'm never going to be smaller than 10/12 and I'm fine with that. I wish fashion wasn't so much about what size you wear and was more about having personal style and being creative. That's my secret.

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 9:07PM

whenever i see someone carrying a chanel bag, i automatically assume its a fake.

same goes for louis vuitton.

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 9:14PM

i've thought about becoming bulimic/anorexic just so i can fit into a pair of designer jeans (never had the will power). i have plenty of designer shoes, bags and accessories but almost all my jeans (and other clothing) are from non designer brands such forever 21 and american eagle. i work so hard to lose the weight but it never works. damn my family genes for big butts. :(

p.s. for all those complaining about being flat chested, you have no idea how easy you've got it.

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 10:22PM

I buy things based solely on their price; I've got countless chanel bags, gucci shoes, even a few valentino gowns.

I couldn't pay my rent the other day, my landlord kicked me out, I was recently fired, and I'm now living in a crappy run-down motel.

&I'm saving up for a lanvin dress I saw in the window the other day

:/

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 10:29PM

I don't care what anyone says, the day plus-sized models are mainstreamed into the fashion industry is the day I forsake it.

I hope it continues to cater almost exclusively to the thin

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 10:34PM

i want to model, i'm 5'7, i want to loose 20 pounds and be like, 105ish or less (i used to be bulimic, it's very detrimental, don't ever go down that path) by the end of march, i want to make money for being heavily made up, for marching down a runway in almost heinous outfits, for not eating, for having my picture taken... it's so unattainable i know.

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 11:18PM

I'm a size 12 and I love my feminine figure. I adore the way that my blouses and pencil skirts hug my curves, and the way my breasts bulge and hips sway when I walk. I feel sexy and empowered inside ... however because all of my friends are obsessed with being a size zero, I pretend to hate my body so that they won't judge me.

posted by guest

Jan 01, 2009 11:40PM

I'm sick of peasant bitching about how spending 50$ on jeans is outrageous. If I have one more idiot tell me I'm insane for spending over a grand on a winter coat I'm going to slap them, it's my choice and I'd rather buy one coat that looks beautiful and will function for years than spend 100% on 10 coats which will all break and not do their job. QUALITY people QUALITY.

I'm also sick of people telling me that wearing fur is immoral. I don't care.

posted by lentil

Jan 02, 2009 12:08AM

There are some sick bitches commenting on this post. Like woah.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 12:19AM

It's "whoa," although I agree with you.

People who don't know the difference between lose/loose (i.e., "I want to loose weight"} are illiterate. Hope you don't want to work in editorial.

Sorry, I know that's bitchy, but for the love of god people, learn to fucking spell.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 1:23AM

i wear a pin on my name tag at work that says "I can tell your purse is fake." and it drives middle aged women nuts. they get so offended and shocked and theyre all like why would you care and i'm like bitch please dooney & bourke isnt even nice, why do you need a fake one?!

Then, I always get the interested ones who are like oh really? how can you tell? i had no idea people noticed!

REALLY? You had NO idea that your purse is lined with cheap vinyl and the fake metal "tag" embossed on the outside has spelled Dolce wrong? You REALLY didnt think someone could tell??

And I work at Barnes & Noble.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 1:46AM

I 100% agree with 372, the reply/quote button would be amazing for long posts like this. Because honestly half the comments on, not only here but on any post are referring to another persons reply, so it would be very convenient.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 2:05AM

reading all these has made me realize what i already knew:

that i don't want to work in fashion.

i already do.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 3:51AM

I'm dieting so I can fit in my clothes better, but that's pretty normal. I am going off to London in the Fall to study at Central Saint Martins, I just got accepeted last month. Not a secret but I'm just uber excited.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 11:12AM

My fashion secret is NOT TO WEAR flip flops.

When you wear flip flops, you have a tendency to be lazy and go sloppy. This is the sad true case here in SINGAPORE where majority wears flip flops from Cold Storage to Chanel and end up being "SLOPPY-DINKAS"(term popularly used by Oprah Winfrey)...and wears T-shirts and shorts.

p.s. I'm a Singaporean.

posted by marichon

Jan 02, 2009 11:23AM

387: You may have a lot of money but you have no class.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 12:36PM

Everyone tells me I should work in the industry but it scares the hell out of me. I'm too much of a hippie, I care too much about my principles, I don't have the eating-once-a-week body type, I can't imagine myself going up to people at shows exclaiming "Dahhhhling, you look so chic!"

And I think I'm too nice for it.

I wish someone could prove me wrong and tell me the industry isn't all that pretentious just so I feel less guilty for worshiping it and could actually take all these wonderful opportunities that have been thrown at me.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 12:42PM

I'm #396.
I also worry that I would be going into the industry for the wrong reasons. Obviously I love fashion, but all I need to satisfy my love for it is my closet and a camera. I'm afraid the project with a huge designer I'm doing in a few weeks is just out of malice. Whenever someone on the streets or at school makes fun of how I dress, I feel a surge of determination to become a stylist or designer when I'm older. That, I fear, is the only reason why I am considering working in the industry-to prove them wrong.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 12:57PM

woah!i actually spent some time reading this interesting thread!

i do have a few fashion secrets:

im a plus size girl that loves fashion.
i love dressing up but i always get weird stares from people. i secretly feel better that eventhough im a plus size,i do dress up better than those sloppy people

despite being a plus size that is comfy with my size, i do want to loose all those fats so i can dress up waaaayy better.
i think thats shallow of me .but i feel that it gives a push to loose them.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 1:51PM

im 5 2', and i feel comfortable with myself, never even dreamed of being a tall girl. plus, when i go out with my taller friends, i get asked to dance twice as much. them? they can only hope a tall enough guy asks them. so there.

359: I really wish you were near NYC to take you out for coffee and chat. you need a friend and i would love to be yours.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 3:30PM

I wear fur and Leather and Im not ashamed of it and I will be wearing it till Im like 100 years old. I dont hate animals I have a cat. But that is totally different

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 7:18PM

I would become a prostitute in the hopes of easily being able to gain money in order to buy more high-end things and...my boyfriend lives in another state, and I always make him wait to see me while I buy new designer clothes so he won't see me in the same garments again.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 7:30PM

I used to love food now I hate it.

I scan profiles on ModelMayhem to make fun of the delusional wanna-be models.

Being in this industry is slowly starting to make me sort of hate gay men and I'm really ashamed that I feel that way.

posted by guest

Jan 02, 2009 10:08PM

I know smoking is unhealthy and all my friends and family say it is disgusting. I always agree with them but I fantasize myself smoking all the time because it looks so incredible in all the ads and with all the models do it.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 12:14AM

I wish I had the dedication I did when I was 15 to not eat. I would rather be hungry and hot, than pudgy and not.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 1:40AM

After reading these comments, I will now only tell people the full retail price of things when asked... compared to the sale prices I actually pay for things.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 4:52AM

I am OBSESSED with looking at style webbies like lookbook as well as WAYWT posts on forums. I have style, i have been told by both mainstream public and as well as people in the fashion industry but secretly i always think i look 10 times better than all these girls but i would never post a picture of myself because i'm afraid i might be wrong.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 4:53AM

I am OBSESSED with looking at style webbies like lookbook as well as WAYWT posts on forums. I have style, i have been told by both mainstream public and as well as people in the fashion industry but secretly i always think i look 10 times better than all these girls but i would never post a picture of myself because i'm afraid i might be wrong.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 4:53AM

I am OBSESSED with looking at style webbies like lookbook as well as WAYWT posts on forums. I have style, i have been told by both mainstream public and as well as people in the fashion industry but secretly i always think i look 10 times better than all these girls but i would never post a picture of myself because i'm afraid i might be wrong.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 4:54AM

I am OBSESSED with looking at style webbies like lookbook as well as WAYWT posts on forums. I have style, i have been told by both mainstream public and as well as people in the fashion industry but secretly i always think i look 10 times better than all these girls but i would never post a picture of myself because i'm afraid i might be wrong.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 5:03AM

I imagine every straight road as a runway and people around the audience and I do the too cool straight looking face models do everytime.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 8:33AM

I am OBSESSED with looking at style websites like lookbook as well as WAYWT posts on forums. I have style, i have been told by both mainstream public and as well as people in the fashion industry but secretly i always think i look 10 times better than all these girls but i would never post a picture of myself because i'm afraid i might be wrong.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 8:34AM

I am OBSESSED with looking at style websites like lookbook as well as WAYWT posts on forums. I have style, i have been told by both mainstream public and as well as people in the fashion industry but secretly i always think i look 10 times better than all these girls but i would never post a picture of myself because i'm afraid i might be wrong.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 8:35AM

#406 here
sorry for the multiple posts.
The screen kept saying there was an error.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 8:36AM

#406 here
sorry for the multiple posts.
The screen kept saying there was an error.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 9:09AM

I secretly hate my friends because they don't understand fashion like I do and they have no idea what I'm talking about.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 10:58AM

I hate Coach and laugh at all the people carrying their handbags like they are extremely rich.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 11:28AM

#396 Perhaps the fashion industry needs a hippy just like you. Sounds like everyone else in this thread here is just interested in style as a status symbol and making themselves feel better than the plebs. Innovation is surely not gonna come from them.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 12:13PM

@122

I don't know if you'll see this, but please know that I'm in the same boat. I love fashion, dream of working in the industry, but I don't think I'm meant to be smaller than a size 8 (and eat). I wish I ate healthier and worked out, so at least things would lie flat. I wish you strength to stay healthy and be beautiful.

Sometimes I wear clothes that I know look bad, but I love them so much!

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 3:55PM

i secretly yearn for emo looks...

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 5:41PM

416, I agree!

I yearn to work in a fashion industry.
I try very hard on my outfit but I don't come from a rich family background. I try very hard to look fashionable but the fact is i don't at all. I look absolutely like anyone on the street :

I'm lusting on YSL Trib Two Platform.
And I'm hoping to save some cash to get it although i know i that amount can buy me tons of nice clothes at forever 21.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 7:27PM

i actually read every single one of these comments.

i'm in sophmore in highschool, WAIT DON'T CRITICISE ME. summer after 8th grade, i was anorexic. i know i know i know how unhealthy i was, but i yearn for the slimness i once possessed.

i also agree with an earlier post about how in my town, however big of a population it is, i have no friends and tell myself i am better then them because of the clothing i wear. I GET IT, how awful that it.

367, yes same here. i AM aware of what smoking can do to my health, but i secretly want to anyways because of the glamorous lifestyle it reflects.

i'm young. i spend way to much time on photobucket looking at models, perezhilton, socialitelife and a half dozen other celebrity gossip/fashion web sites.

i secretly criticise EVERYONE about the clothing they wear. most of the time i'm just jealous of them, not the clothes.

I'M BLESSED. yeah, i got the good life. but i can't enjoy it. i'm incredibly lonely.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 8:00PM

I secretly wish for someone to donate :

1. YSL Trib Two Platform Pumps in Size 7 ^^416 HIGH FIVE!
2. Chanel Jumbo/Classic 2.55
3. Any other designer goods.

loveeelyj@gmail.com HAHA!

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 9:05PM

Amazing thread.

My fashion secret is that I honestly don't think skinny is attractive. I recoil a little bit when I see girls who are too skinny. I've always thought the old-fashioned slightly plump look was really most attractive (like Marilyn Monroe in The Misfits). Nobody even believes me so I've stopped saying it.

I used to be friends with two petite girls who were constantly talking about their size. They definitely felt far superior to me (I'm 5'6" size 10/12) and I secretly felt superior to them.

I used to love miumiu but I haven't liked a collection in about 3 years. I think Miuccia Prada is not cool. My respect for many people in fashion has gone down a lot in the last couple of years - I think something needs to shake up this industry. Maybe the recession will do it.

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 9:53PM

i love you guys :)

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 10:08PM

for those of you posting about eating disorders, I definitely was in the same boat at the end of high school and though the first two years of college. but I realized I'd rather be happy than sad for, uh, my whole goddamn life, the only life I'll ever have, so I'm working slowly and surely towards loving myself as is. it's not easy, I know.

also, starving yourself messes up your metabolism.

my secrets
1) I talk a lot about aesthetics and art and design but I'm scared I might actually have bad taste and be a talentless hack.

2) I still kind of wish I could have just been anorexic forever (can't though).

3) I'm anti-capitalist but being unemployed is making me realize how much I want nice food and to be able to take advantage of all these sales. I'm spoiled. : (

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 10:38PM

i spent 3000+ on my parent's credit card
i'm still asking for more.
what the fuck is wrong with me

posted by guest

Jan 03, 2009 11:42PM

i go to school studying about planes. but have clothes sketches in my school notebook.

and i do my runway walk from my room to the toilet whenever i visit the toilet or vice versa.

posted by guest

Jan 04, 2009 1:31AM

I am defintely the best dressed medical student I know.I initially use to feel bad about dressing well, but now I don't care. Life's too short, and I am who I am.If people don't like it, they can .....lol

I sometimes worry I spend too much time on fashion stuff than on reading my medical books, I hope you'll still let me treat you in future,lol.

posted by guest

Jan 04, 2009 11:21AM

428, you need to seriously reconsider your chosen profession. i would most definitely not let you treat me in the future. i haven't criticized anyone else in this thread, but you are putting other people's lives in your hands. i know my interest in fashion is frivolous, but i am not training to be a doctor. and i also wouldn't want a doctor that types "lol".

posted by guest

Jan 04, 2009 11:46AM

If i see a women on a street with that branded bag i really want,i wouldn't mind killing her for it.

posted by guest

Jan 04, 2009 11:56AM

I only seriously got into fashion to impress a guy (straight I swear!) I really really liked. Then I realized

a) He only enjoys talking about things that no one else knows about, whether it be the Cro-Mags or a weird Japanese sub-street styles from like two years in the 80's that were punks emulating British bankers.

b) He wasn't that interested in me anyway. At least not talking to me

c) I LOVE FASHION!

so I guess I win!

and ps, even though he made a huge stink about sartorial choices and getting his shirts custom made, he never looked stylish when not wearing a tux. ha!

posted by guest

Jan 04, 2009 12:56PM

I desperatly want to go to Central St Martins, to study fashion and textiles design.
But to be honest after reading this is has confirmed to me what i already believed, that maybe im not nasty enough to cut it in the world of fashion. All i want to to is make beautiful amazing clothes, for the rest of my life, but maybe it's not worth it if i have to cope wish such cold unsincere superficial bitches.

Oh and by the way, there is nothing wrong with spending £1000 on a coat, well no more wrong than it is spending £20 on a coat. How much things cost is so unimportant, if you can afford it then fine, but i have friends who would look just as good in a bin bag then they do in a Dior dress. Cummon people wise up a bit.

Its not what you're wearing its the way you wear it.

:]]

posted by Theclearblu

Jan 04, 2009 3:19PM

I wanted to study Fashion Marketing-Merchandising at either FIT, Pratt, SVA, and Parsons. I also have a passion for photography and dancing.

Yet, since I have started college three years ago I feel as if my passions have slowly disappeared. With lost of interests and the ability to believe.

Truth is, I am studying psychology to accommodate my father's strong background in the sciences and basically to please him. Why? You ask, who knows. It is hard enough to deal with the fact my younger brother will become a MD and accepted in one of the top Medical schools before I make a decision on how I want to live my life.

Whoever said college would be a wonderful experience probably do not expect more then a mediocre life.

posted by guest

Jan 04, 2009 7:29PM

My dream is to be a latex fetish model!!

posted by guest

Jan 04, 2009 7:34PM

I stopped back here to say that I strongly believe that style, creativity and looking good are important parts of a healthy life - but so are love, compassion, friends and family.

Believe me I know that all those things can be elusive but they are all worth striving for.

posted by guest

Jan 04, 2009 8:08PM

I'm only a junior in high school and I'm about to move to new york by myself in two weeks. I've been telling everyone how excited I am, but really, I'm nervous and scared

posted by guest

Jan 04, 2009 9:07PM

britt and natalie, i think you shouldn't put up the comments of people on their high horses criticizing those brave enough to post their secrets.

yeah some of them are a little bit ludicrous, but that's the whole point of a secret. the idea of post secret is confession with the safety of anonymity and the lack of comments like #63, #72 or #137.

and #77, its not a competition to see who is the most fucked up.

posted by guest

Jan 05, 2009 1:43AM

my love for fashion evolved when i developed anorexia. i secretly enjoyed the attention as my body wasted away. but after years of starving myself my weight plummeted to 78 lbs (being 5'8) and i am blessed to have have survived two mini heart attacks. since last july i have been in treatment and have been trying to restore weight yet i still can't let go of my childlike physique. but the strange part is - i am now the biggest fashion hyrpocrite when it comes to body image.

posted by guest

Jan 05, 2009 1:56PM

I am 5'0, when I go out with tall friends I rarely get noticed but I never feel jealous because they dont have the advantage of tiny sized clothing and shoes that are always still available when things go on sale. Besides, I consider it a personal triumph to have mastered walking in 5' heels while carrying a martini in a crowd.

posted by guest

Jan 05, 2009 4:11PM

My sensory cognition is messed up in that I can't notice most things in my line of vision but somehow can instantly spot a YSL Downtown in a sea of people from a mile away. When I see a woman on the street carrying a designer bag, I can't help but do a double take, consciously or unconsciously. Then people around me think I'm a lesbian and was checking her out when I was really checking out her bag. *blush*

posted by guest

Jan 05, 2009 4:25PM

I gambled my tuition away in pursuit of Balenciaga, Louboutins and Chanel.....literally. I "donated generously" to the casino in hopes of lucking out to afford things I couldn't and still can't afford.

posted by guest

Jan 05, 2009 4:25PM

I gambled my tuition away in pursuit of Balenciaga, Louboutins and Chanel......literally.

I "donated generously" to the casino in hopes of lucking out to afford things I couldn't and still can't afford.

posted by guest

Jan 05, 2009 4:29PM

I lie awake in bed at night thinking about fashion.

posted by guest

Jan 05, 2009 6:17PM

I am afraid of sweat pants.

(like one would be afraid of spiders)

posted by guest

Jan 05, 2009 10:27PM

1. i have twice dropped out of FIT's fashion design program- now i'm a semester away from graduating from law school- but still am addicted to my fashion mags & blogs- secretly i just want to swim in fashion goods all day long a la scrooge mcduck
2. 2 weeks ago my older brother told me that what i spend on clothes is enough to buy a small african country- but i wasn't horrified by it, i know my sample sale hunting gets me michael kors collection items for cheaper than what normal people spend at american eagle, or wherever they shop.
3. i'm a born and raised nyc girl and hate girls who move to nyc to work in fashion- unless they have fabulous style, then i'm just envious of how indiana could bread such genius
4. i'm a size 2/4, and thinner than most girls around me (law school girls girls beer bellies), but i have a legal internship in fashion where i work with 23 year old straight of out college newbie size double 0s and i hate them- for their size and their jobs- even though they probably pull in 25K and in 6 months i'll have a 6 figure salary as a lawyer and i'm only 24

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 12:36AM

I agree with 435 very much.

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 1:20AM

fashion is my life, yet i dream of living out in the swiss countryside with my gorgeous husband so i could live in aspré ski apparel year long.

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 2:04AM

I am in school for fashion design and have been for a while (I interrupted my education for a year because of a horrendous critique that destroyed my self confidence) and although I am older now and am "supposed" to have my head on straight, I am just as scared as before that I can't hack it and really don't deserve to be in the fashion industry. Next year is my senior year and I am terrified my senior collection won't be good enough.

And, of course like every other person on here...I wish I was taller and thinner too. Who doesn't?

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 3:18AM

My main goal in life is to photographed by the Sartorialist.

And I want to shoot people who call me "shallow". Or more realistic, I will rudely remind them about the fact that their dreams of macmasions and benzes are not much better. I live in a smaller place and spend less on other items because I enjoy clothes. It is an interest and I really shouldn't have to defend it.

Finally (I am ranting now), the irony of it all is that a lot of my friends paid more for their shitty stuff than I paid for mine. My fabulous peacoat was $10 at a thrift store (I just spend months looking for it) and all of my sevens are $50 for filene's while their heinous uggs are $130 and plastic longchamp bags $250.

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 7:37AM

it makes me really uncomfortable when people ask me how much I spend on something. guilty conscious maybe? =/

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 10:20AM

2 secrets...

~ This morning as I got in my car for work, I looked at my reflection on the car door and thought, "Blair Waldorf would be proud."

~ The sweetest form of revenge is wearing this killer Armani dress my ex gave me around my new crush ...and then posting pictures online so he can see :)

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 1:31PM

i do not care how shallow or brazen this is going to sound but i secretly laugh at all the fashion majors in my art school for never being able to have the same kind of freedom of expression that other majors enjoy.a life of cock-sucking awaits these money-hungry bitches.

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 2:05PM

321: I totally know what you mean regarding the Devil Wears Prada. I've been watching the new show The City and it kills me. I left another large city and moved to NYC. My old life was full of dinner parties and glamorous nightclubs but now that I'm a professional in NYC I spend a lot of time alone at work or in my apartment missing my old life. To make matters worse I left my boyfriend back home, so while I rarely see him, I'm not free to date other people.
I secretly hate Whitney Port for living the life that I want.

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 7:51PM

i'm a junior in high school and my mom buys me all the clothes i want. i'm afraid that when i'm on my own, i won't be able to afford it and i will lose my identity. i have begun relying to heavily on how i look to boost my self confidence. as much as i love fashion, i'm disgusted by the people in the industry because every time i see their almost 2 thousand dollar balenciaga bags it makes me want to yell at them for spending so much money on a bag, when people are dying everyday from starvation.

i just bought a balenciaga.
i've become the biggest hypocrite.

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 8:39PM

for the first time the other day, i saw a stick thin model and actually did not find it impressive at all. she looked like an alien

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 8:50PM

Similar to another commenter, I walk on the treadmill while listening to MOD-TV podcasts. I recite all the commentary/lines that are said by the various model, make up artists, designers, in my head while exercising, smile and try to pretend I am Daria or Lily strutting down the runway.

I am also on a path to annorexica and am currently a gymoholic.

posted by guest

Jan 06, 2009 9:03PM

I carry fake handbags, and I don't give a shit what people think.... OK, that's what I SAY, but sometimes I still feel a little bit embarrassed. And envious of people who can afford the real thing.

posted by guest

Jan 07, 2009 4:24AM

244 is a boy.
pat mcgrath's main assistant knows him because pat mcgrath and her assistant did makeup for one of kelly o's photo shoots and introduced him to luke.

posted by guest

Jan 07, 2009 10:27AM

OMFG!

posted by guest

Jan 07, 2009 1:12PM

I'm 20 and i want to be tall and fit like cole mohr and luke worral. I'm 5'7 and im skinny fat. I hate it.

I secretly know that people look at me or my outfit when i'm out. I pretend I don't know but I know. I really enjoy it.

I like vintage shopping and my friends think I buy them new and extremely expensive.

I have some items that are hiding in my closet. I think they're over the top for my city.

My mom bought me these brown/tan hugo boss strap sneaker type shoes without consulting me. I can't tell her I loathe them cuz they're $$$ lol

I am a closet fashion bully

I waste my time on fashion blogs instead of studying.

Sometimes, I wanna wake up being a stereotypical don't-know-bout-fashion-kind-of-straight-guy. Cuz dressing up can be tiring...

posted by guest

Jan 07, 2009 6:31PM

I'm a freshman in high school, and everytime we have a long vacation from school, I'm always afraid that when I come back there will be girls in my grade who are starting to dress nicely and show me up.
But no. They're still the Ugg and Abercrombie wearing people I grew up with. And I'm still the one who actually gives a darn.
And I thoroughly enjoy that.

posted by guest

Jan 08, 2009 11:41AM

I used to be the 4-eyed nerdy girl back in middle school...and somewhat in high school...but always had a PASSION for FASHION...I surely didn't dress the part back then..but now In my 3rd year of college..and NOW I can now proudly say I'm a Fashion Major who definately looks the part...I recently cut my hair..and I'm LOVING the attention I so desperately wanted back in middle school..I crave Fashion every single day..I daydream about the "Perfect" Fashion job every minute of every single day...I'm Jus An Addict!

posted by guest

Jan 08, 2009 12:05PM

#334 is that a metaphor?

posted by guest

Jan 08, 2009 2:23PM

I secretely want to be Asian, so I can get away with wearing interesting colors and clothes that really don't "match". Every Asian girl I've ever met has such amazing style that I would just look absolutely ridiculous imitating.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

posted by guest

Jan 08, 2009 9:41PM

i weigh 90 lbs. and 5'2" and am not anorexic, but i feel really big.
- anyway. I have a buch of dresses that are XS, but are too big. so they just sit in my closet while I think of all the different ways i can wear them. It kills me to think that when i DO put them on, i think they are unflattering

posted by guest

Jan 09, 2009 1:11AM

when people ask me where i get my clothes.. i lie and say i got it from a vintage store or an obscure boutique so they don't go online and order the same thing...

posted by guest

Jan 09, 2009 11:35AM

458 OMFG

464, i totally agree. there is something about skinny asian girls that allows them to pull of the oddest combinations without it looking forced or contrived. on the other hand, i dont think i would ever give up being so dark skinned because I feel as though it allows me to look so damn fierce in every color (other than brown)

and my goal in life is to end up on a street style blog, any street style blog. Although the trifecta ( garance dore, the sart, or facehunter)are obviously the ones that would be the most amazing

posted by guest

Jan 10, 2009 1:59AM

hahaha thanks for the asian girl comments! i am asian and i love wearing kooky colors and vintage pieces but secretly admire tall girls who stick to a sophisticated palette/uniform.

posted by guest

Jan 10, 2009 1:34PM

I'm 15 years old and live in Greenwich, CT, one of the wealthiest and preppiest towns in the country. I vacation in Nantucket and dress primarily in Vineyard Vines,J. Crew, Ralph Lauren and his Rugby line, and Brooks Brothers. Im preppy at heart and I inherited it from my parents. So when everyone else in town rushes to buy the latest designer styles in an attempt to stray from Greenwich's image, I secretly take comfort in the fact that popped collars, pearls, and pink and green are forever.

posted by guest

Jan 10, 2009 6:36PM

I have been in the performing industry since I was five but secretly hate it. Now, just over ten years later, it is still what I do. Being in New York makes me want to work in fashion. Every time I am at a shoot I try to stay in wardrobe for as long as i possibly can. It is the only comforting place in the world. It distracts me from all that is going on in my life. Little girls look up to me, even though everything they see on t.v. is a lie. I'm not as nice as everyone thinks. I don't love my job. I don't have a huge amount of confidence. I am borderline anorexic. Wearing beautiful clothes is the only thing in the world that gives me comfort.

posted by guest

Jan 10, 2009 6:44PM

Every Wednesday night I strip down, wearing only my Louboutins while my photographer boyfriend photographs me.

posted by guest

Jan 11, 2009 9:33AM

I'm studying to be an engineer but HATE it!!! I hate the people, the university & just the subject itself. I'm only doing it to please my parents. Secretly i've always wanted to go into the fashion industry but i am too scared about what my parents will think & selfconscious about my abilities to succeed in it.

posted by guest

Jan 11, 2009 5:41PM

Every time I leave the house, I secretly hope that a modeling scout will give me their card.

posted by guest

Jan 11, 2009 6:42PM

Reading all of these posts make me very grateful and thankful for who I am.

Somethings cannot be learned.

posted by guest

Jan 12, 2009 1:13AM

-i live in nyc and have struggled with anorexia and bulimia since moving here. and i feel like the worst person in the world because i don't want to get better; i just want to be skinnier.

-as at least one other person has posted, i get jealous/angry when i see a woman who is fat wearing expensive clothes because they're wasted on her...they'd look so much better on me.

-i have a graduate degree but would rather work in fashion. however, i feel like i'm not aggressive or cut-throat enough to handle the industry.

-besides the models, i find most everyone involved in fashion to be incredibly unattractive, and i think they chose a glamourous industry to make up for their ugliness.

-i think the chanel flap bags and reissues are ugly. sorry, coco!

posted by guest

Jan 12, 2009 1:25PM

I'm a successful model at a very major agency.
Don't believe the bullshit. 99% of us haven't eaten in months. I don't fully enjoy anything anymore because not eating makes me feel half alive all the time.

posted by guest

Jan 12, 2009 1:59PM

When I think of fashion, I think of weight. It will always cloud my view of the clothing and the exclusivity of a brand.

But when I turned 20 and really put myself on the dating scene, I changed the way I think about weight.

I'm a well proportioned size 14, with a D cupsize and well toned legs/hips. At my best, working out every day and on a super restrictive diet, I was still only a size 10. The thing is, I have no problem finding men. The myth that being skinny somehow makes you more pretty is a BIG FAT LIE.

I used to envy my skinny girlfriends, but then I started to really listen to them complain about the lack of men in their lives. I listen to them complain about their diets, their jobs, their dating problems. And then I think about my life and how different it is. I don't have any of these problems.

I don't envy skinny women these days.

These days, I get angry at the designers that help perpetuate the myth that being skinny is good for women. And I feel ashamed for a society that helps perpetuate that myth.

Young girls only want to be skinny because society tells them to be.

posted by guest

Jan 12, 2009 2:24PM

Um, when did telling secrets turn into hating on people who are tall/short/thin/fat/rich/poor etc?

My secret is though I have a lot of expensive purses, I have a fake muse in white that I carry all the time.

Last thing, has this thread made anyone else as sad as it's made me?

posted by guest

Jan 12, 2009 8:25PM

Except for underwear, I wear everything twice before washing.

I would rather go shopping than do laundry.

posted by guest

Jan 13, 2009 6:51AM

I despise, loathe, abhor (basically, every synonym of hate) my extended family members and friends who go nutso over tacky clothes and accessories by Bebe, Guess, True Religion, Coach, and Juicy Couture and think that I am just a plain Jane fashion disaster because I don't wear any of the above brands. They think that because my clothes aren't splattered with logos, I am poor and get all my clothes from the Swap Meet or something. Most of my clothes are Marc Jacobs, Acne, Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim, or Chloe. Sometimes, I just want to slap them in the face with a rolled up Vogue, turn to page 136, and exclaim "Learn about my Lanvins, bitches!"

Since I can't do that, I handle my anger in very passive aggressive ways. I steal their stupid clothes and donate them to the Salvation Army. I know that that keeps an ugly garment circulating amongst other tacky label whores, but it does give me a sense of happiness knowing I robbed someone of a $300 bejeweled monstrosity.

posted by guest

Jan 13, 2009 12:36PM

my secret? i think women who feel the need to starve themselves to fit into a size 0 are shallow with low self-esteem

eat and be healthy people!

posted by guest

Jan 13, 2009 5:07PM

Guest 480, you are my god

posted by guest

Jan 13, 2009 5:13PM

I think we all know the real reason asians can pull anything off is because we know that if we give them shit for what they're wearing, they won't understand us anyway, so where's the fun in trying to ruin someone's life if they don't even speak english?

posted by guest

Jan 13, 2009 11:18PM

when i started reading fashionista, i had no idea what any of it meant (fashion idiot... true religions and not that long ago thought juicy was amazing), but thought that if i kept reading it, i would figure it out.-- and i do think i'm getting better!

i also secretly wish i could marry a really wealthy man (although my fiance is wonderful in many, many ways). and i do believe that while money can't buy happiness, i would be 1000x happier if i had a beautiful house(s) and could make any purchase i wanted at any time. Sometimes i feel bad about that... but not really. i've accepted the fact that i will probably live in suburbia my whole life and will never wake up to discover i'm actually a princess. (really, sometimes I think i'm delusional...)

posted by etoilee8

Jan 13, 2009 11:29PM

480 should win an award. "I just want to slap them in the face with a rolled up Vogue, turn to page 136, and exclaim "Learn about my Lanvins, bitches!" That is truly the best line I had read on fashionista. EVER.

Isn't that always the way it is? People with really unfortunate taste for tackiness look down their nose at my plain A.P.C. dress and vintage boots in such pitying ways. It always makes me smile a little. Open that fashion magazine before I beat you over the head with it.

posted by guest

Jan 14, 2009 5:13AM

When all my roommates are out, I go into their rooms, inspect the labels of their clothes and lingerie (for sizes and brands), and play dress-up. It makes me so happy when I try something on and it ends up being huge on me or looks better on me than it does on my roommate. It makes me so sad when I find such beautiful designer clothes my size hanging on the racks with the tags still on, knowing that it'll just waste away unseen by others because my roommate buys things 2 sizes too small thinking she'll lose that weight.

posted by guest

Jan 14, 2009 10:21AM

#486... you are a psycho. Don't go into other people's closets & try stuff on. Seriously

If you love it so much buy it!

posted by guest

Jan 14, 2009 11:48PM

I'm secretly (and madly) in love with John Galliano. Although he's about 30 years older than me, flamboyant, short, uhm... let's put it nicely - not so handsome, I find him enormously attractive and sexy. :)

posted by almonds

Jan 15, 2009 4:53AM

On the debate of tall vs. short:
I have no problem with taller girls, in fact as someone who stands at 5'3'' I have even let myself day-dream that I'm fiercely walking about a run way with impossibly long legs. And after the hellish experience that was losing my virginity, I was even a bit mad at genetics for having given me my annoyingly small frame. But then I let myself think about tall and modelesque sex. And after considering the inevitably large amounts of flying limbs, and the potential rogue elbow to the face, I smiled to myself, remembering that at least I had made it out alive without a bloody nose as well.

On fashion:
1. I get jealous of my dad's collection of older clothing that he's accumulated over the years and how he can say a certain sweatshirt is 30 years old. And while I love being in college and young, I can't wait for the day when I too can pull something genuinely vintage out of the closet.
2. I can't even explain the confusion I feel when I see girls wearing skinny headbands across their foreheads in hippie fashion. I often don't even know what to do with myself. Perhaps ask them a few questions about globally critical issues? I mean they're sure to know, they do after all seem to have an air of global awareness about them once they wrap that magical bit of string around their head. I know... it's awful to judge, but at times I just can't help it.
3. Now I don't condone the use of laxatives as a weight loss solution, but good God, if you have ever smoked and thereafter eaten so much that you might even cry from the pressure building within your stomach, and in such a frenzied state you are convinced that it might rupture, take two laxatives, calm down, and realize that in 12 hours everything will once again be right in the world. You might even come out a winner and lose a pound.

*Note, please don't start using laxatives to lose weight. It's not healthy, and I have to guess if you're that desperate to shed pounds you're stomach is probably already empty. I've had E. Coli, and I can honestly say your body doesn't like to be forced to do things it doesn't need or want to do.

posted by almonds

Jan 15, 2009 11:33AM

hey it's 489 again, sorry if I screwed up a few "your vs. you're"s in there. I was too tired to go back an overly.

486- awesome that you're sharing the secret, but it probably isn't going all together unnoticed. I'm crazy about where my things are and my clothes, and honestly I think I'd start to tell over time that one of my roommates was messing with my stuff, so be careful!

posted by guest

Jan 15, 2009 4:42PM

I was absolutley suicidal when i split from my boyfriend and didnt eat so therefore lost weight. I was so happy that i had lost weight, that i deliberatly got back together with him so i could split up with him again, be depressed and lose even more weight. Theres nothing like the breakup diet.

posted by guest

Jan 15, 2009 5:13PM

I just want to slap them in the face with a rolled up Vogue, turn to page 136, and exclaim "Learn about my Lanvins, bitches!"

Slapping someone with a Vogue *Ohh the glamourous Glory* Now whenever I get mad at someone this image will be in my mind.

Also 491 I totally get what you mean. Thats why I like getting the flu I dont feel like eating and then I lose weight.
I call it my fluenza Diet.

posted by guest

Jan 15, 2009 5:41PM

I've been 5'10.5" since 6th grade, literally. I've gone through all the normal tall-girl things: Getting mad fun of, being taller than all the guys, etc.
In high school, I became totally obsessed with my older boyfriend who worked at AF kids. He would buy me childrens clothes and say things like, "You could totally fit into this in 2 weeks if you really try." I tried, and it happened. I can't even look at pictures of myself from those times, I look discusting. The lowest I weighed was 115 pounds.
The most I weighed (after AF guy told me he was gay) was 189.

Now, I am 23 and you know what, I really really love myself. I think I am truly beautiful inside mostly, but outside too.It may sound bad, but I've been hating myself for a really long time. 115 was never really happy 189...well, obviously.

The point? I am a beautiful woman. I love being a size 6/8 and 145-150 pounds. I look damn good... yet my friends, who are generally the type of gorgeous where the pose for every picture, have pounds of makeup on, don't work out, do'nt eat but are so so so thin... always assume I am trying to lose weight or go down a dress size... and I don't know why but I totally go along with it.

I never say, "I'm a size 6 you bitch! I am extremeley tall! I also love to eat, I love to cook, and I can walk up three flights of stairs, in 4 inch pumps and not be out of breath! Instead, I am always waiting around for YOUR ass to climb them bc you smoke a pack a day to look the way you do...whic yes, by the way, is always super glamourous and fabulous."

Instead I let them think I think I'm fat, but really I think they're really stupid.

**Also, I'm 5'10.5 and I love 4 inch pumps. Won't(can't bare to) wear anything less than a 3.5"... and now I have a very large and painful B-word on big toe...forcing me to wear flats... I'm devastated.***

posted by guest

Jan 15, 2009 5:41PM

I've been 5'10.5" since 6th grade, literally. I've gone through all the normal tall-girl things: Getting mad fun of, being taller than all the guys, etc.
In high school, I became totally obsessed with my older boyfriend who worked at AF kids. He would buy me childrens clothes and say things like, "You could totally fit into this in 2 weeks if you really try." I tried, and it happened. I can't even look at pictures of myself from those times, I look discusting. The lowest I weighed was 115 pounds.
The most I weighed (after AF guy told me he was gay) was 189.

Now, I am 23 and you know what, I really really love myself. I think I am truly beautiful inside mostly, but outside too.It may sound bad, but I've been hating myself for a really long time. 115 was never really happy 189...well, obviously.

The point? I am a beautiful woman. I love being a size 6/8 and 145-150 pounds. I look damn good... yet my friends, who are generally the type of gorgeous where the pose for every picture, have pounds of makeup on, don't work out, do'nt eat but are so so so thin... always assume I am trying to lose weight or go down a dress size... and I don't know why but I totally go along with it.

I never say, "I'm a size 6 you bitch! I am extremeley tall! I also love to eat, I love to cook, and I can walk up three flights of stairs, in 4 inch pumps and not be out of breath! Instead, I am always waiting around for YOUR ass to climb them bc you smoke a pack a day to look the way you do...whic yes, by the way, is always super glamourous and fabulous."

Instead I let them think I think I'm fat, but really I think they're really stupid.

**Also, I'm 5'10.5 and I love 4 inch pumps. Won't(can't bare to) wear anything less than a 3.5"... and now I have a very large and painful B-word on big toe...forcing me to wear flats... I'm devastated.***

posted by guest

Jan 15, 2009 10:27PM

I hate that whatever I wear suddenly becomes "Chinese" because I'm Chinese. This includes any brightly colored scarf, the preppiest J. Crew headband, and anything that is not black, white, or blue.

By the way, 480, you are wonderful. I'm still in high school, and I hate the damn Ugg boot and the Juicy zip ups. There are so many better comparably-priced, tasteful, contemporary designers.

posted by guest

Jan 16, 2009 12:09AM

i'm a guy and bought my own birkin when i was 19. and i love how everyone stares at me when i walk down the street..... in this economic recession

posted by guest

Jan 16, 2009 7:06PM

even though i know all the fatal health risks smoking causes, i want to take up smoking purely because of the way fashion magazine editorials glamorizes that nasty habit

posted by guest

Jan 17, 2009 2:10AM

I am 5"3 and weigh about 95lbs. I look very thin with my shoulder bones and spine,hips and ribs sticking out more than the average person. My sort of secret is that I like the too skinny almost death camp look with the dark sunk in eyes and desperately hungry looking face and boney hips and body. I think it is because I kind of relate it with my minimalism. Being really thin shows you don't take in what you don't need or over indulge while others are starving. I find it very attractive the way the clothes hang off of those body types. I think its beautiful and makes a statement with no words.

posted by guest

Jan 17, 2009 9:21AM

God bless all of my Fashionistas. Life is too short!

posted by guest

Jan 17, 2009 12:44PM

My secret is Im so exiceted that Fashionista got over 500 on this post.

Love yall

posted by guest

Jan 17, 2009 4:23PM

i'm with you 498.

I wish i had the self-discipline to be anorexic.

posted by guest

Jan 17, 2009 5:14PM

I am from Singapore but have been living in London for the past three years.

I have never been so pleased bailing out of that god damn island. Honestly I will never go back.

I shop at Bond street, Harvey Nicks and Selfridges. For fun i go partying, go on impromptu mini breaks and do coke.

Lastly, my boyfriend (and soon to be husband) is Russian and he makes more money than Dallas. And he is hot to boot.

A big f*** you to you Singapore.

posted by guest

Jan 17, 2009 6:52PM

i love pucci and pucci shoes are great any one agree

posted by guest

Jan 17, 2009 7:02PM

this thing has made me incredibly sad

posted by guest

Jan 17, 2009 7:03PM

this thing has made me incredibly sad

posted by guest

Jan 17, 2009 8:46PM

#498...I am sorry, but you need some help. Looking emaciated is not chic, nor do you look good. I am beside myself that guest #501 was even backing you up...one word...therapy.
I hope one day you will come to realize how wrong you are before your body gives up on you.

posted by guest

Jan 18, 2009 4:23AM

I'm vegan, but only for health reasons. I could NEVER give up my furs.

posted by guccigirl77

Jan 18, 2009 6:51PM

i love fashion to death and i buy all these designer clothes but i am to scared to wear them because i live in a freckin tiny town were everyone wears abercrombie instead of dior and i can't wait to get the heck outta hear but i wish i could just wear them but i don't want everyone to think that i am some rich snob!

posted by guest

Jan 19, 2009 12:37PM

#501 and #498 - i am speechless. how dare you wish an eating disorder upon yourself! coming from someone who has been on their death bed because of this disease, in and out of the hospital - it is a mental disorder!!! how shallow. and all for fashion? i am sickened by your comments.

posted by guest

Jan 19, 2009 2:17PM

:/ sorry, it's just how i feel. you don't really know who we are or where we're coming from.

posted by guest

Jan 19, 2009 2:50PM

#117, holla!
(although i do it for brooks brothers' boys dept..)

posted by guest

Jan 20, 2009 2:11PM

Fashion makes me feel guilty in so many ways. And not in a good way.

I'm a girl and i'm 6', but I wish I was a lot taller. I hate my body. even when friends tell me how thin I am, I still feel monstrously fat. I can't even bear to weigh myself.

I cried the last time I did because I realised I had gained so much weight. That was at 145 lbs/size 6. I still feel fat at 126 lbs because I wear a size 4.

I didn't care about any of this until I turned sixteen. That was the year I discovered Style.com and Vogue. I love clothing, but I hate saying I love Fashion because of the way I am today and most of the time, I blame myself for not being smarter than every other starving, shallow, in-debt fashionista bitch.

I'm extremely smart and talented, but the only thing that interests me is fashion. I wish I didn't have this intelligence so that it wouldn't get wasted on something that, deep down, I think is trivial. Yet another thing that makes me feel guilty.

And last, but not least, I hate it when I can't remember the name of a model in a magazine (I'm OBSESSED), and yet, I didn't even realise that Tony Blair wasn't the Prime Minister any more until a month ago.

posted by guest

Jan 20, 2009 3:56PM

512 i wouldnt worry about not knowing that tony blair wasnt the prime minister anymore the british goverment is a load of shit anyway. I have a politics degree, but id rather read a fashion magazine than watch the news. Most men know the names of every football player in the team they support so theres nothing wrong with knowing every model in a magazine. I wouldnt beat urself up over it.

posted by guest

Jan 20, 2009 5:24PM

513 Thats really sweet to say :) !

And @ 512 Im also obsessed with fashion but have the brains to so something 'else' like law or medicin. But I love Fashion and I think there is nothing Trival about it. It is really important because without beauty life isnt really worth living and that what fashion is about kind of like art. Beauty of expressing yourself trough clothes.

Sorry for the defaults in my spelling but English is not my first language.

posted by guest

Jan 20, 2009 9:25PM

I love wearing matching clothes with my boyfriend. Not necessarily matching in the same color all the time, but I like for us to have matching palettes, styles and themes. I realize that it's corny and considered gross couple behavior, but I think it's the most adorable thing.

All of my friends think it's so weird because I usually have very feminist views in regards to relationships and am against most other couple-y conventions. This is the only girly thing I allow myself and I can't get enough of the matching, much to my boyfriend's chagrin I'm sure...

posted by guest

Jan 21, 2009 5:20PM

I wish I wasn't an alcoholic so I'd be anorexic, and I could stop dinking so that'd be true. I just want to look good enough in beautiful clothes.

posted by guest

Jan 21, 2009 8:47PM

I look down on people who wears fake leather or fake suede shoes or handbags, unless they're poor or refuse to wear leather for moral reasons. Otherwise, it's just so tacky.

I can't wear heels over 3 1/2 inches high. They hurt too much.

I'm considering getting plastic surgery or lipo on my neck because I think I'm inheriting my mom's turkey waddle. It's just starting but I can tell it might be really bad. I'd never do my boobs or eyes but I may do my neck. And if I do, I won't tell a soul.

I'm jealous of black women's ability to look amazing in orange and other intense colors.

I'm a size 8 and want to go down to a size 6 (I'm on the tall side) but no less than that because I really think skinny is not very attractive. Some people look great skinny but many look sickly.

I hate that there is one fashion ideal (skinny) and that's it's been adopted and adapted by lad mags (skinny, but with fake boobs)

Even though I love J Lo's butt and mine is a lot like hers, I'm often embarassed by mine.

I think it's fine to be big, like a size 12, if you're very toned.

I cut the size labels out of my clothes if they seem too big (or too small, in the case of my bras)

I wish we wouldn't expect to be as thin as models. They are so thin because the camera puts on weight. Those are not normal weights for normal grown women.

posted by guest

Jan 22, 2009 10:40PM

I think rich people who are especially snobby are ridiculous and give fashion a bad name, but in all reality most of us want to be like that (including me at times). I have always been really nice though and I don't think I'd make it very far like some of you guys mentioned, but I am determined to break into the fashion industry hopefully through FIT in fall of 2010. Sometimes I wonder what the true reasons behind my wanting to pursue this career are, of course because I love to stand out and look great (not to mention all the compliments I love and I usually expect ha) but I hope it's not partly because I am insecure about my weight, if that makes sense and I'm afraid that it might turn me into some superficial monster. It was funny reading some of these though because working in retail and in the industry in general has made me dislike gay men a lot, they just get annoying and I'm really not predjudice at all! Lol but lastly, I'm now about a size 10 since I've gained weight after being disabled temporarily being in a car crash and I've really been wishing that I could get my bulimic eating disorder back even though I lost a lot of my hair and my teeth were becoming terrible. It's really shameful, but I can't deny it. Looks matter no matter what anyone says.

posted by guest

Jan 23, 2009 11:45PM

i got into fashion about two years ago from looking at mathias lauridsen's gucci fragrance ad. now, im obsessed with both female and male models.

recently, i wanted to major in editorial designing or communications so i can pursue my dreams having a career in fashion. but due to my parents i went in as business administration.

posted by guest

Jan 23, 2009 11:51PM

i come from a lower middle class family that immigrated here about 20 years ago.

last week, i told my dad that i wanted a to buy classic burberry tench coat for myself when i get older.

when he looked up the price later in that day, he couldnt sleep at night.

posted by guest

Jan 25, 2009 1:43PM

People at school say I dress like a homeless person because I shop at Goodwill and vintage shops and admit to it. Most of my clothes are over sized, I guess that makes me appear "homeless."

Sometimes I wish I didn't dare think out of the box and just wear Hollister, ANF, American Eagle all the time. Then I look in the mirror and wouldn't have it any other way.

Thank you Clarksville, Tennessee.

posted by guest

Jan 25, 2009 1:45PM

i'm not fat. i'm not skinny. i'm "fit." i've had a dancer's body of eight years. i'm not a stick, i'm "pear shapped." i have curves, a butt, thighs.

guys like my peanut butter-thick booty.
i just don't see the "beauty" in it.

i'd change it if i could, but i don't have the balls to have an eating disorder.

posted by guest

Jan 25, 2009 9:46PM

I went to the Toronto Open Audition for CNTM. I am 5'9'' and I am naturally very skinny. I really wanted to make it to the 2nd casting but by the time I got to Elmer Olsen's assistant, I really didn't want to be there. I was very happy when he said to me 'you aren't what we are looking for.' Listening to the girls there, I realized that most of them were not the brightest and that I can't wait to continue my education. If I made it into the house, I would have had some major rants (think Elyse, ANTM cycle 1!)

I also felt bad for the plus size hopefuls there. Elmer Olsen does not represent them.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 9:07PM

This is 498. I am not emaciated nor do I do any kind of dieting for fashion. I don't even buy name brands, I make my own clothes or redo thrift store items. I think spending $100's of dollars on an item is kind of pointless and has absolutely nothing to so with "fashion" The only thing it accomplishes is impressing other people who spend the same because a lot of people couldn't tell the difference between your $100 blouse and a $10 thrift store blouse. I eat what nature intended me to eat which is about 90% raw food. Everyone would be happy with their weight if they ate correctly. If I did any starving it would be more for fasting for personal reasons not for fashion. I may need therapy but I still like the thin raw food eating skinny look though I wish my legs were fuller. I am sorry for your eating disorder. I could not have an eating disorder that sent me to the hospital because I know what eating wrong or not at all will do to a body over time and I never wanted that ..I wanted to live as part of being an earth creature who eats unprocessed food from the planet.

posted by guest

Jan 28, 2009 3:19PM

#121 I am horrified by your answer...completely.

posted by guest

Jan 30, 2009 5:38AM

I bounce between sizes 0 and 2, but that's fine by me. I'm going on 20 but still look like I'm 16--and am mistook for such, it's annoying at the bank.
I love fashion but don't manage to implement it into my everyday life. I always 'dress up' when I go out, but when I'm home I dress like a slob.
On occasion, I do shop at second hand stores that stock designer goods, no one's figured this out yet, but that's fine by me. My friends wouldn't know a majority of designer labels unless emblazon with said label's trademark.
I am responsible for buying my friend her first designer purse.
I cannot/will not wear neon or exceedingly bright colors, blue is my best friend.
I love high heels to death, and five inches is as high as I can go right now; by the end of the year I'll have my first pair of Louboutins, bought with my own money.
I am obsessed with premium denim.
My friends often take me along when they go shopping for themselves as I'm usually good at helping them pick out pieces that they usually wouldn't pick, but work for them.
I really dislike the look of bony or veins on feet when people wear heels, and I don't want to be able to see any of my toes when I'm wearing heels--unless they're peep-toed, in which case I'm supposed to.
I absolutely HATE Uggs and Crocs, but I think that was a give in. Unfortunately, my best friend wears her Uggs quite often.
Even though I say nothing about it, I HATE when my friends buy something that I own and wear it in front of me unless it's worn in a completely different manner.
My best friend is terrified of high heels.
Someday, I'll buy my own Chanel 2.55 Jumbo, Hermes doesn't do it for me.
I changed my major mainly because it pays better and I want to have an amazing closet when I get older, the sort grandchildren want to inherit because their grandmother was/is so chic.
I'm built well enough that I can get away with not working out, but I totally need to hit the gym anyways, my stomach could be flatter than it is right now, and that agitates me.
I refuse to walk around with a logo emblazoned on me, though I'd probably make an exception for LV--one bag would cut it for me.
Price tags don't phase me anymore, but I'm sure my friends would have heart attacks over what I like now.
I don't give my friends a wishlist for my birthday or Christmas anymore since I know it'd be something expensive, and unfortunately, my friends believe expensive starts at $30.
I do tend to flaunt, but that's normally because those around me are trying to be snooty and again, it pisses me off.
I hate that people wear leggings simply as pants.
I refuse to leave the house in sweatpants or without makeup.
I would've loved to go to FIDM, but that wasn't my goal during high school and I regret that now.

posted by guest

Jan 31, 2009 3:25PM

I am fat. I'm a size 14 (ahhhhhhhhhh i hate that!!!!!!), and I look gigantic because I'm also fairly tall at 5'7.

However, in my head, I have a GREAT sense of style, but only for the size 2-6 range.

I would be so incredibly well-dressed if I were thin, (shit, even if I were an 8) but I secretly avoid losing weight because I know that I will fail. I have failed many times before and failing BLOWS, and now I don't know where to start.

I also know that under my extra weight, I have a pretty good build (good proportions), and if I would just stop being such a fat-ass I might be able to peruse the fashion/entertainment journalism career that I want. But for now, I won't admit to anyone that I know damn well that my weight is holding me back.

Secret 2: It's super depressing to me to ready all these size 6 and unders who
feel too fat for the fashion world. Not because i think they should "stop thinking that way" but because I know that even if I do get thinner, I'll probably never be satisfied.

posted by guest

Jan 31, 2009 3:27PM

I never read Vogue.

posted by guest

Jan 31, 2009 4:30PM

527, you won't be satisfied competing with size 0s on their terms. They're beautiful but they aren't the divine standard for femininity and fashion. I'm a 14/16 and I love fashion and try to appreciate sexy fashionable women of all sizes - 00 to XXX. For me, I just wish I could find more well-made clothing designed to play up and flatter our curves and softness. Why should well-made, well-designed clothing only be available for 1/3 of healthy sizes?

posted by guest

Feb 01, 2009 9:48PM

i wear these really hanus wools socks of my dads around the house...b/c they are the comfiest warmest things ever. but they are truly the ugliest, lumpiest,nastiest socks i have ever seen. but they are so worth it.

posted by guest

Feb 02, 2009 11:15AM

I wish I could walk in heels.

posted by guest

Feb 02, 2009 5:43PM

I am a complete fashion snob (e.g., hate juicy couture and UGGs, but love Lanvin, Demulemeester) but friends regularly consult me so I guess it's not necessarily a bad thing.

I am hypercritical of friends' fashion sense - and sometimes i get embarrassed for them and don't want to hang out if they are put together particularly badly. I'm not talking labels or anything, just frumpy, wrinkled, hoochie mama, ill fitting.

I am obsessed with Ebay - buying stuff for little money (sample sales, thrift shops) and turning around a profit of sometimes 1000 percent or more. I am saving up for a Chanel timeless clutch.

I have a vintage Pucci obsession. I own 9 pristine pieces.

I am proud of the fact that I spend so little on fashion and beauty but people probably would not guess from the contents of my closet. I am thrifty, but it does not show because I am very good at sourcing things for very little. I believe that people who buy retail or are in bad credit card debt are stupid idiots. Let's blame the recession on them!

I think my boyfriend, whose activities include reading the Economist and plays chess thinks I am a superficial moron for my unnatural interest in fashion.

posted by guest

Feb 03, 2009 6:51PM

My biggest BADDEST secret ever is that I dress totally fashion forward and am frequently emulated for my style, but I shop at Forever 21. I know, lots of people hate Forever 21, but I shop there.

posted by guest

Feb 04, 2009 8:02AM

I love the idea of fashion and I love seeing well dressed people- but I'm really bad at dressing myself and feel like I have no style. I'm just not creative enough to work my small budget to look kick-a**.

posted by guest

Feb 04, 2009 1:53PM

I personally have no interest in most designers out there (other than the wacky and weird ones) but I know I just have to have a career in fashion.

posted by guest

Feb 06, 2009 2:01AM

I'm scared to grow older - I'm afraid that I'm not a strong enough person to be confident after losing the attractiveness I have in youth. But I have hope because when the guy I love very much says I will always be beautiful to him, I believe him and hope that will be all I need.

posted by guest

Feb 10, 2009 8:18PM

Comment #12 i feeeeeeel u...
so do i...

posted by guest

Feb 10, 2009 9:44PM

I work in the industry as an accessories designer. This industry is shallow, overrated, and above all else insecure about itself. Really. I secretly wish I worked in my old industry and even tell my friends how much cooler their biz is, but know I won't quit because it's shallow, superficial, etc.

it's a total snore.

oh yeah. fashion will eat you up and spit you out.

posted by guest

Feb 11, 2009 9:38AM

I always had the perfect lil body. Petite, with big boobs and feminine curves and ate whatever i wanted. Gained a lot of wait after getting sick. And secretly love it. I was always so comfortable in my own skin and have such a strong personality, that i'm enjoying not being hated on for being "perfect". I've actu8ally begun hating on skinny girls and feeling bad for them. Just want to force-feed them cheesecake---not to make them fat---but just because they deserve to taste how good it is.

weird huh?

posted by guest

Feb 13, 2009 1:17AM

i think 90% of the dresses I see on forever21.com are cuter than the ones on net-a-porter

posted by guest

Feb 13, 2009 8:56PM

I love dressing up but a toddler and a baby at home keep my hands full. However, my best kept fashion secret for over 16 years has been a must have cosmetic weapon for me, I can not live without it: The Nose straigtener by NoseSecret
It makes your nose looks slimmer in minutes.
Many of my friends think I had a nose job.

posted by guest

Feb 13, 2009 9:09PM

I love dressing up but a toddler and a baby at home keep my hands full. However, my best kept fashion secret for over 16 years has been a must have cosmetic weapon for me, I can not live without it: The Nose straigtener by NoseSecret
It makes your nose looks slimmer in minutes.
Many of my friends think I had a nose job.

posted by guest

Feb 15, 2009 2:49AM

I want to work for the Humane Society advocating rights for commercial livestock. I'm a vegetarian but I own a mink. And I hate Peta.

posted by guest

Feb 17, 2009 9:04AM

I say I go on vacations to experience new things. But I just want to shop somewhere else.

posted by guest

Feb 17, 2009 10:36PM

i'm in seventh grade, and i love avant-garde fashion. i wear clothes to school that all my aberzombie friends hate, but i pretend like i don't care.
i do. i hate it when people make fun of my outfits, even though i always go on and on about how i don't care what anyone else thinks.
and no, i'm not tavi.

posted by guest

Feb 18, 2009 11:43PM

I have a secret underware collection... last count I had about 150 sets of matching underware. Most of them still have there tags on! I wear a new pair when I'm a little down and by another new pair if my day gets worse, thanks La Perla, Oroton, Bendon, Loveable, CK, CD and Bonds!

posted by guest

Feb 20, 2009 11:41PM

I know that they're cheaper than the real thing, but I truly DESPISE knock-offs, especailly bags and purses.

posted by guest

Feb 21, 2009 6:15PM

I am such a bitch. Last weekend my friend got so drunk that she was throwing up everywhere. While a couple of other friends and I were driving her home, I told her if she had to throw up she better do it on our friend sitting on the other side because she did not want to have to buy me a new DVF dress, Michael Kors belt and clutch, and Armani jacket and I knew my other friend's outfit was probably worth $100 max.

posted by guest

Feb 21, 2009 11:09PM

Wish I could tell someone about my anorexia. Wish I could enjoy eating like the people I see doing in restaurants.
However, I secretly love how I look in clothes.

posted by guest

Feb 22, 2009 1:37PM

I love fashion, and I buy more than I can really afford. I even steal small items from friends and family, just because I feel I have to have them. I love knowing that I look good, and have fashionable clothes.
But I feel so shallow- I judge people on what they wear, and I really should spend my time and money on something more worthwhile. Fashion is so shallow- but beautiful!

posted by guest

Feb 22, 2009 4:23PM

I love the look of fur and wear vintage fur but deep down it makes me gag and I feel creeped out having a dead animal's skin on me but I still continue to wear it...

posted by guest

Feb 23, 2009 11:46AM

I cant believe I actually spent time reading all the posts from these people.99% of these comments are from insecure,weak,disgusting wanna be's.None of these are "Fashion Secrets" just a collection of personality disorder and low class trash.
Fashion and style are not about how much you spend.It is how you put it together.Anyone can buy a top designer.And the designers that most of the people mention here are just mainstream designers,not the real artists,the top.
I have been a model for many years-yes you wanna-bes have seen me on covers,yet I am not ugly inside like most of these people here.The fashion business CAN BE catty and nasty but so can the sales clerk at a shop.(Most who have posted here are of the later)Those of you who said they felt they were too nice to get involved in fashion..stop being so insecure.Be proud of who you are(if you are of substance)and forge ahead into this business.We need creative,energetic people who love fashion.If you are ugly inside..(which is most who posted here) others will see it.
Working models usually end up getting quite casual as we are primped and pushed into all kinds of clothing.Yes,we will look marvelous for a special occasion but not walk around obsessing about what designer we have on,who wears what,etc.It is A JOB PEOPLE.Only insecure,weak and empty people spend their life savings on things they cannot afford.
I have never seen such a sad and pathetic group of people in my life.None of you are at the top of your game,and it shows.
Fashion secrets were meant to be about fashion,not your ugly personalities,and jealousies and pathetic needs.For example.Fashion Secret:To make yourself look slimmer wear mostly black", or "I will wear a designer skirt with a walmart Mens tank top.Mix and match.or "The best place to buy designers for a steal is here or there"
The people posting are not indicitive of those actually in the fashion world.I was horrified at these posters.You give my business a bad name.You are the loser who looks at us in mags and will starve yourself to try to look like us when in reality that is STUPID.Models are hired because they fit into a specific look the client is looking for.Dont try to look like someone else:Do the best you have with what youve got!!Big woman can look just as hot as a thin one,its all about inner beauty,confidence and attitude.Show me an ugly personality and I will show you an ugly ouside!!

posted by guest

Feb 23, 2009 3:07PM

I'm putting away a little bit of money every week so that one day I can buy my mom a chanel 2.55 because its the only "designer" bag she has ever truly coveted, but just can't bring herself to spend almost 4000 dollars on it, and I know she could afford it if she didn't spend so much money on my clothes.

posted by guest

Feb 24, 2009 11:58PM

553, that is such a nice thing to read after going through some of the other comments left on this post. I just wanted to let you know you made me a little happier.

posted by guest

Feb 26, 2009 11:03AM

I paint, draw and all every penny i earn goes to upgrading my warddrobe. My dream since i was a little girl, has been to work with fashion. But i am afraid to tell people because i am afraid they think i dress horibly.

posted by guest

Mar 10, 2009 2:13AM

#464, I get you completely. That's me since I can remember.. i've always loved asians and their so efortless fashion sense. specially koreans and japanese girls. also, men from there are my ideal types 'cause they are not scared to try new things. I wish i could be asian too, or at least travel and get to live there sometime, but i'm afraid i'll be living in the same place for the rest of my life . .

posted by guest

Mar 10, 2009 8:42PM

552.

obviously, you are not familiar with postsecret (or do not have the brainpower to understand the concept), because a fashion secret in this context is not supposed to be a fashion tip.

and obviously you are just as ugly on the inside as anyone in this post, or else you wouldn't have read the entire thread and written a novel about it thereafter.

"You are the loser who looks at us in mags and will starve yourself to try to look like us when in reality that is STUPID." YOU ARE THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK.

you know, some people in this thread might desperately want to be models. but not me, and not most intelligent people. a model is barely one step up from a socialite. a model promotes consumerism and unhealthy body images in society. a model's life is shallow and worthless.

posted by guest

Mar 11, 2009 3:27PM

"I think we all know the real reason asians can pull anything off is because we know that if we give them shit for what they're wearing, they won't understand us anyway, so where's the fun in trying to ruin someone's life if they don't even speak english?"

483, you're a dumbass. Surprise, we live in the modern world! Not the era of Confucius or whatever it was you were thinking. Most Asians actually DO speak English. God, people's ignorance these days just astounds me.

posted by guest

Mar 11, 2009 8:37PM

@557
i agree with you...up until you say that a model's life is shallow and worthless.
Don't judge unless you've experienced it yourself :)

but i just scrolled up and reread comment 552
WHAT gives you the right to determine who is ugly on the inside? I think you need to reread everything you wrote and think about how it made YOU look. You may be a model, but you aren't a psychic,so you cant possibly know the exact situations of the other commentors.

posted by CNM1216

Mar 12, 2009 10:32PM

i have a problem on my outfit.i don't know how will i look pretty on the dress i wear. i'm not familiar with fashion style, on what color of dress i should wear, what color i am going to buy to fit my skintone. I don't have a fair skin my skintone is brown so i dont think all colors are fitted to me. can u give me some fasion tips???

posted by guest

Mar 20, 2009 5:54PM

guest 552:

You are an idiot. Did you even read the original post?? Are you familiar at all with what PostSecret is about?? Please go back to "looking marvelous for special occasions", and stop commenting on posts that have nothing to do with your deep thoughts on what you deem are "empty people". Try looking in the mirror and you will see all the insults you put in that comment staring back at you (especially the one about calling others catty). Oh wait..staring in mirrors is a job duty for you right? That must suck.

p.s. Your "fashion tips" are generic, but I guess that's a hazard of your profession.

posted by guest

Mar 20, 2009 8:25PM

I've gone four days without eating- just to wear my treasured Jill Stuart to the hospital. It was worth it.

posted by guest

Mar 20, 2009 8:27PM

I didn'teat for four days- only to wear my treasured Jill Stuart to the hospital. It was worth it.

posted by guest

Mar 29, 2009 1:07PM

i buy my underwear and socks in bulk from wal-mart... and i get them all 2 sizes too big becuase i dont like to wear them tight. haha it makes me laugh

posted by mag2009

Mar 30, 2009 1:53AM

I attend a reputable fashion school, and when I graduate I'm going to become a stylist. Not for celebrities, but for every-day average woman. And all these sad posts are the exact reason why. I used to feel the same way most of you girls feel until I found and fell in love with fashion. I love that it lets me express myself, and that "myself" can be classy or edgy totally depending on my mood. I want to help people like the girls posting here with horribly low self esteem. You don't need to be a zero to wear amazing clothes and to look fashionable and fabulous. It's about confidence and knowing what looks good on your body. I'm short and thin with a booty, hips and practically no boobs but I love my hips and ass because they make me a WOMAN, and I know my boyfriend is a huge fan of my figure as well ;)

posted by guest

Apr 02, 2009 9:47PM

i despise forever 21. everything just feels cheap, which makes me feel like crap.
i know that i want to be a size 0 because of the fashion industry, and I take full responsibility for being impressionable. I'm a medical student and I should know better. But here's the reality: It's too late. I have an idea of what's attractive and fashionable--more than that, what looks good. In my eyes, thats being SKINNY. I know my perception's not going to change, so I have two options--face the world feeling like a fraud for portraying confidence I don't have...or lose the weight and, lets face it, be happier.
others can judge me all they want for allowing society to dictate how I feel, but when push comes to shove...its still how I feel and I can't ignore that.

posted by guest

Apr 03, 2009 1:16PM

i often fantasize of..

becoming Nicolas Ghesquière's muse
living the model life in NYC or Paris
dating Freja

and

being bff's with Marc Jacobs

*sometimes i get too caught up and forget that im actually at work.

posted by guest

Apr 07, 2009 3:45AM

My friends often question what I am wearing when we go out, in my mind i know that what i have on is very fashionable but to stop the questions i try to wear what they're wearing to fit in and dress up in what i really want to wear at night before bed and model in front of the mirror.

posted by fashionbee

Apr 10, 2009 2:47AM

i'm a shoe addict.

i actually have over 60 pairs of designer shoes. i stash them all away in a wardrobe in my secret room which my parents built for me in the new house.

my dad keeps wondering why I always quickly run out of money.

posted by Signature9

Apr 15, 2009 3:29PM

Wow, truly amazing to see the secrets still coming.

http://www.signature9.com

posted by guest

Apr 25, 2009 2:31AM

GUEST #195:
We are the same person! Except for me, it's Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" :)

My PostSecret?
- I go to my classes in heels and my most gorgeous clothes. When people ask me, 'You look great, but why do you dress up so much for class?' I lie and say that I'm coming from my internship. The truth is, I just like being the best dressed girl in the room.
- I can't afford full retail for designer clothes, so I buy my wardrobe from designer consignment stores, sample sales, and eBay. When I want to fantasize at the flagship stores on 5th Ave, I get so insecure that I have to leave because I think that the store attendants can somehow tell.
- I defend fashion to my friends a lot, but I think Sascha Baron Cohen's 'BRUNO' is spot on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzoRD1Qvm10

posted by guest

Jun 15, 2009 8:16PM

My brother and sister are 14+ years older than me. They both have done modeling (my brother is done, but my sister is still doing it) and I feel like I have a lot to live up to. None of us are tall, we're actually kind of short. I'm 5'2 and my sister is no taller than 5'4. I'm still in highschool, and I am not old enough to have a job to buy designer clothes for myself. My family is not poor, but we don't have a ton of money either.
I am secretly in love with fashion. Especially Parisian fashion. I'm currently selling all of my old "unfashionable" clothes on eBay (goodbye wardrobe) so I can get some money to buy designer clothes.

posted by John172

Aug 22, 2009 7:28PM

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