Bras Over Shirts and Other IDGAF Styling Tips

Because you should be able to wear whatever you want, whenever you want to

On a trip to Australia in early 2006, I bought a leather newsboy cap from a street side shop. There I was, ten years old and ecstatic about my purchase, when my family started laughing and making remarks about my supposedly Britney Spears-esque fashion choice. I tried not to let it get to me, but I never put that hat on after that trip.

That is, until I came across it recently, pushed to the very back of one of my hat storage spaces (I can never seem to keep them all in one place). It’s a little worn out now––faux leather softened by time and age, the inner folds of it peeling slowly––but I put it on and wore it out for a day. I felt pretty freaking powerful.

That’s the key word: power.

Fashion is a transformative force. I spent the entirety of college knowing I liked clothes, but only going as far as wishing I could wear certain things instead of actually putting them on. It was only years later, when I finally fleshed out a sense of style, that I finally found myself brave enough to gravitate towards the pieces I wanted to buy and wear––opinions and self-doubt be damned.

It’s safe to say I haven’t looked back since. Whether it’s my ridiculously oversized blazers or an unexpected flash of skin that I choose to sport for the day, I do so because I want to. I’ve never felt more like myself.

In celebration of this no-fucks-given attitude (a timely tribute, too, given that we’re celebrating the spirit of the nasty woman all March long), we at Wonder have rounded up a few simple yet head-turning styling tips that are meant to steal looks, provoke, liberate.

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Wear your unders, over

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It’s called underwear because it’s meant to be worn under your clothes, but who established that rule in the first place anyway? Mix up the layers and sport a lace bralette over a t-shirt to turn a casual look sultry or a printed bikini top over a button-down blouse for some flair.

Bigger is better

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Nothing looks quite as good as a well-tailored outfit––except maybe one that’s deliberately supersized. Go big or go home with too-large blazers or a pair of ultra baggy pants cinched at the waist.

Identity crisis

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On days you can’t quite decide what to wear, the answer is simple: you don’t have to choose between that utility jacket, your favorite pleated skirt and that pair of show-stopping metallic boots. Take a little bit of everything at once––even if it means raising a few eyebrows in the process.

Good day, good night

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We’re not just talking silky shirts and dainty prints. Take comfort outdoors by styling your pajama coordinates and nightgowns with a pair of chunky sneakers or refine the look with strappy, pointed-toe heels.

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Art Alexandra Lara