This past year has been marked by the rise of the messy girl.
Like most, if not all, fashion moments, the messy girl look isn’t a new aesthetic per se, but its revival is timed to cultural pushback against propaganda on how women ought to look. TL;DR: The world is a mess, and our fits should reflect that.
The messy girl embraces imperfection and thinks outside an overly cultivated grid. She’s the antithesis of quiet luxury’s tonal Heather-elitism, and the problematic and privileged clean girl aesthetic that’s been buzzing about for years.
Note that messy is different from sloppy. Messy is chaotic elements of taste thrown together with abandon. Sloppy is poor hygiene or, well, taste that’s cringe. Charli XCX began the trend by bringing brat energy, and so did aloof style icon Ella Emhoff. This winter, “I Love LA’s” Odessa A’zion ran with the messy look on the awards circuit, as did anyone attempting a winged eye on the first try and not caring if the line didn’t come out straight.
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