Looking back at old pictures, I started to realize that I dress exactly like I did when I was in 5th grade. I wear the same eccentric color combinations and ostentatious accessories I did when I was 10.  Though the difference is, back then, I never thought about the repercussions of dressing outlandish. Today, as a 25 year old professional, I kind of have to think twice about wearing things, like mustard slim slacks or the huge Pucci scarves that I love so much.

Growing up, the internet wasn't as readily available as it is today, so I acquried my fashion inspiration from other places, like cable tv, which is where I think this eccentric streak stemmed from. One of my main influences was Clarissa Darling, of the eponymous 90's Nickelodeon show, Clarissa Explains It All. I'm pretty sure I'm not alone here either.

That girl, albeit 13 years old, knew how to layer, coordinate AND accesorize. Three major skills that half of all the twenty-somethings I know still can't do. And if you take a close look at her wardrobe: geek glasses, neon, mismatched prints...it seems as though Clarissa was a hipster, before hipsters were hipsters.