Weird Girl Aesthetic: The Fashion Trend Gigi and Bella Hadid Are Wearing

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Gigi Hadid recently hit the road in one cropped knit sweater that shocked fashionistas around the world. A mix of different colors and textures, the chic piece was teamed with baggy jeans, a brown bucket hat, a small white bag and black Converse. Needless to say, it was a lot to process at first glance. At first I didn’t know how to describe the look or if I thought it was cool. But after doing some research, I’ve discovered a buzz-worthy trend that coined the “weird girl aesthetic,” and yes, I’m a stan.

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For starters, don’t let the name—which sounds like it might have a negative connotation—fool you. If you’re digging these kinds of ‘customizations’, there’s absolutely nothing weird about it. Own it! Top trendsetters like Gigi and Bella Hadid have embraced the quirky girl look and have more and more people joining in.

So what exactly is it other than a seemingly misnomer fashion aesthetic? The quirky girl aesthetic centers around your choice to slip into whatever outfit you want, regardless of what the most popular trends say. It’s the mixing and matching of different materials, textures, colors and patterns that all come together in a bold look that you wouldn’t think would work, but it just does.

The girl’s strange aesthetic is a hindrance ongoing trends, most notably Y2K and maximalism. It even has its roots in Harajuku fashion (think: every single color of the rainbow, clashing patterns, textured overlays, intricate accessories and beaded jewelry).

Several distinct styles working both against and in harmony with each other is exactly what makes the weird girl aesthetic so intriguing, quirky, and, dare I say it, ~edgy~. Items of clothing are not conventionally “supposed” to complement each other, but somehow find a way to appear in sync. Maybe it’s wanting to challenge what’s currently in fashion, or maybe it’s wanting to merge several different trends into one just to see what can come of it. Who says there have to be rules in fashion? Your favorite quirky girl certainly doesn’t.

Ahead, find some outfit info from the Hadid sisters, as well as clothes and accessories you can buy to reach their level of weirdness, which I promise is a lot more attainable than you think.

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Bella Hadid is the poster child for the weird girl aesthetic. Just look at her outfit! The hat has random knitted strings and colorful jewelry hanging from it – a prime example of mixing mediums in fashion. Her vibrant scarf also has an almost childlike or DIY flair. Black glasses wrapped in yellow frames and black leather gloves with a large ring on top make a great contrast with her yellow tops and eggplant purple jacket, which honestly reminds me of a snow jacket I might have chosen when I was 12 years old. There’s a lot going on with the top half of her OOTD, but on the bottom, she goes simple with baggy black pants and retro-looking black kicks. Pulling this outfit apart is like putting together puzzle pieces from 10 different boxes, but that’s kind of the point of the quirky girl aesthetic—it’s everywhere and it’s whatever you want it to be.

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This other weird girl look from Bella is more subtle and one that I would definitely try myself. The model wears a multi-colored, striped, shrunken bolero sweater with a plain white tank, cargo pants, and clogs or rubber boots. For accessories, she wore more sporty shades (shocker), a bright orange shoulder bag, gold and pearl dangle earrings and a blue snakeskin belt that has a silver heart detail. Again, how the hell does it all that create a unified, trendy fit? You, me and the fashion gods will never know; this is how the weird girl aesthetic rolls.

After all that information from everyone’s favorite supermodel sisters, it’s time to dive into 30 outfits and accessories you can wear IRL to embody your inner geek girl. From knitwear to baby tees and micro mini skirtsyou are on a strange journey.