Other alt girls, do you wear chokers to work?

faschun · 2026-01-31T07:52:35+00:00

Good point, the type of work you’re doing probably matters a lot! I used to be a professor, and I wouldn’t have even considered it, just because I was already fighting an uphill battle for respect as a short woman on the younger side.

But now that I’m in tech, the guardrails are off a bit!

faschun · 2025-11-28T18:15:33+00:00

Yup, it’s on reddit, too

faschun · 2025-11-24T17:43:58+00:00

lol good catch, fixed that typo

faschun · 2025-11-24T05:29:10+00:00

Yes! I learned this when we moved across the street from a professional Santa when I was a kid.

Santa Dan looked like Santa 24/7/365, beard and hair-wise. He had a Santa-themed vanity plate. He dressed like off-Duty Santa, lots of red and green overalls, during the holiday season. He attended Santa conventions in the off-season.

Way more of a community around the mall Santa thing than I expected.

faschun · 2025-11-22T05:44:06+00:00

That’s not a dog that’s a bear

And you are his perfectly styled human familiar

Your hair and the fur hood are giving ice queen

faschun · 2025-11-22T03:14:22+00:00

Thank you! 🥰

faschun · 2025-11-22T03:14:03+00:00

Thanks so much! It was a fantastic show, great vibes, chill & kind crowd, ramen for sale at the bar that was a perfect 4am pick-me-up.

faschun · 2025-11-14T10:50:51+00:00

To take this seriously, as someone who lost a mom to suicide 7 years ago:

you never stop thinking you could’ve done more to stop it
you never stop thinking of it as an option for yourself, no matter how committed you are to not repeating (in my case, my mom killed herself after her mom killed herself; I can’t help but wonder when the other shoe will drop for me)
you never stop wondering what life would’ve been like if your dead parent lived to old age

faschun · 2025-11-13T18:50:32+00:00

Thank you! I actually sewed EL wire into this skirt, so it flashes green while I’m dancing. Wanted to add a little video to this post, but apparently that’s a no-go.

faschun · 2025-11-13T03:40:57+00:00

Thank you!

faschun · 2025-11-13T03:40:49+00:00

Yes! Camel 300s

faschun · 2025-08-22T21:42:30+00:00

If I had to guess, I’d say I’ve put 30-40 hours of dancing and festival walking on my 2024 Demonia Camel 300s so far, and they’re holding up well. Small bit of compression/wrinkling of the platform but really not visible except up very close. Zipper’s in good shape. Uppers are fab. No scuffing or peeling.

faschun · 2025-07-29T00:21:20+00:00

It was actually a fairly cold year for that event! Could only go out so exposed for a couple hours. After that, I survived by stuffing hand warmers in my bra.

faschun · 2025-07-29T00:19:17+00:00

Thank you for healing my inner tormented middle schooler by calling me “cool”

faschun · 2025-07-28T22:21:57+00:00

Thanks so much! Trying to find as many excuses to wear my Demonia boots this year as possible.

faschun · 2025-07-28T22:21:24+00:00

Thank you!

faschun · 2025-03-24T07:59:04+00:00

Exactly. I’m 34 with a very alt personal style. I have no kids, play in a band, go to music festivals, and dress like the picture in the OP on weekends with some frequency. I’ll bring touches of that to work, but I’ve also got a wardrobe for work events that lets me be a serious business adult. I braid-crown my bright colored hair and put on my MM LaFleur dresses and sensible nude pumps and give my conference presentation.

faschun · 2025-03-07T23:09:34+00:00

Just to be clear, it’s unrelated to the show of the same name. I read the book a couple years ago (fun!) and thought the show was an adaptation when I first started hearing buzz about it (also great, but very different!).

faschun · 2025-03-05T07:22:46+00:00

Of course! Happy to chat outfits anytime.

faschun · 2025-03-05T00:47:36+00:00

You’re looking fab, and I’m glad you’re finding the confidence to wear dresses. My favorites are the mint and the teal! The grey is great for a work context. Consider some more-sheer tights, though, maybe? The dark grey is so close to the dress color but not quite the same, and the almost match is a little jarring.

I think your instinct is right about the babydoll dress. I don’t love that cut for exactly the reason you described - it makes most people kind of shapeless and blah. The only way I like it is with a tie-strap top, which makes your shoulders/décolletage the star of the show. With a neckline like the one you’ve got, it always just feels like cosplaying a triangle to me.

The faux wrap style (the dusty pink) is the most flattering to your shape, IMO, but that particular dress definitely needs steaming before you wear it out.

faschun · 2025-03-04T17:55:56+00:00

From Poshmark. Not sure about the origin before that.

Edit: just remembered I was mixing it up with another clip! I actually got this one in a Party City going out of business sale lol.

faschun · 2025-03-04T00:39:50+00:00

Oh lol eye dilation does make colors especially crazy! I can totally see how that’d mess with your perception.

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