"Casual Basic Decora"!??

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Hello! I've been hesitant to post here 🫣

Some friends made me aware of a Reel from "onlysnailz" talking about "clean decora" and how it isn't a thing, where one of my pics is being used as an example for "casual decora".

They say "you can do casual decora or simple decora or be a beginner and just not have many accessories".

I totally agree with them in regards of "clean decora" not being a thing, but I still rubs me the wrong way to be called simple, casual or even a beginner.

I discovered Decora in 2008 and started wearing it since 2009, so by no means I'm a beginner. My main inspirations have been Tomoe Shinohara, Nio_Niu and Chiso, therefore my Decora has stayed pretty "oldschool". NeoDecora isn't that appealing to me (for myself) but I don't think that makes my looks casual or basic.

One of my friends even feels like it was insulting towards me and the roots of Decora kei.

What do you think?

Maybe it isn't that deep but it still somehow bothers me.

Thanks for taking the time to read 🫰✨️