Dedicated Follower of Fashion...

It's only in recent times that I've become interested in clothes and fashionAnd my appearance in generalGrowing up I was a bit of a TomboyAnd lived in jeans and trainersI can remember when I was a teenagerMe and my friends would go in to town on a Saturday I used to spend about ten minutes getting readyAnd would then call over to my friend For herGetting ready was a military operationHer hair Her clothes Her make upI can remember sitting in her bathroom watching her deftly apply eye linerAnd lipstickBut I felt no urge to do it myself I've always worn minimal make upMascara and foundation is about as far as I go
As a teenager I experimented with different styles of clothes But I could never find one that I felt both comfortable and fashionableI can remember my fifteenth birthdayMy parents brought me in to town to buy me some clothes as a presentI couldn't find anything that I likedAnd I remember buying a few itemsJust got the sake of buying them I didn't know what I wanted to look like I just knew what've didn't want to looking Most of my friends wore very feminine and girly clothesBut I knew that wasn't meBut I also couldn't find any thing that was 'me'
Fast forward And I turn 18I've been dabbling in drugs throughout my teens And shortly after my 18th birthdayI take heroin for the first timeAnd my world spins out of controlThe drug was number one Everything else paled into insignificance My family My friends My educationClothes were just not a priority any more Any money that I had went on the drug Every single penny And any clothes that I did have were in tatters Handy tipNever wear good clothes while smoking heroin You will inevitable drop the cigarettes many times And burn holes in said clothesI had zero interest in clothes throughout the drug yearsOr the ED years Having to find teeny tiny clothes could be a problem And anything that I did find just looked ridiculous on my skinny frame 
It's really only in the last year that I have found a look that I likeA look that suits me And I feel comfortable and put together In recent weeks I've had a lot of comments on my lookIt has changed I now wear glassesAnd I have my nose pierced Breda noticed it on MondayI was able to tell her that this is the look I've always liked But never had the confidence to wearAlso my clothes I have now found that I am most comfortable in surfer type clothesHoodies Jeans or chinos And trainers or high tops I feel like myself in these clothesI feel confidentAnd most importantly I feel comfortable 
I tend to have two sets of clothesOne for the house And one for outside At home I am down on the floor with the dogsCleaningDoing housework And generally pottering around So for that I wear a tracksuitOr leggings And a hoody Still feeling like myself But not any clothes that I want to keep goodWhen I am out and aboutI wear jeans and a topOr chinos With a good hoodyAnd good trainers And yes I do have 'good' clothes
I can remember times when I've been out and aboutAnd I will see someone whose style that I love I have often tried to replicate that outfit But it never looked the same on meSo now I go for pieces that I know are meI know straight away when I see an item of clothing Whether it's me or not I now know what suits meAnd what doesn't And I feel confident in choosing clothes for myself 
I guess during the last yearI have been finding myself Who I amMy likes and dislikesMy style My opinions My views My personality It's really exciting finding out who Ruby is I guess I'm doing now What people usually do in their twenties Experimenting And finding themselvesI'm not conventional in any sense of the word I spent my whole teenage years trying to fit inBut now I like to be different I like to stand out The world would be an extremely boring place if we were all the same I'm not that alternative either But I like to be a little quirky if I can 
Nowadays I like to take pride in my appearance I do my hairWear a little make up And try to look presentable when I'm out Of course there are days when I can't face anything more than a tracksuit But that's ok too No one is perfect 
With all that said I was wondering about you What is your style?What kind of clothes do you like to wear?Do you have a style icon?Who influences you?Has your style changed over the years? I would love to know....