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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2026-03-28 01:51 pm

[ SECRET POST #7022 ]


⌈ Secret Post #7022 ⌋

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[personal profile] fscom 2026-03-28 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I sometimes wear fandom themed outfits in regular life. Nothing obvious - think 'Disneybounding' but more subtle. No actual fandom t-shirts or whatever.

I'm in my 30s, so I'm sure a lot of people would consider this sad and immature. As far as I know, no one has ever noticed, and if they did, I'd have plausible deniability because I'm always pretty subtle.

(Anonymous) 2026-03-28 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I love this. I find buying clothes and figuring out what to wear each day so tedius and nothing ever brings me joy, but I imagine doing something like this would make it all more bearable. And give you a little smile and pep throughout the day when you think about it. A cute outfit plus a fun little secret or inside joke with just yourself!

(Anonymous) 2026-03-28 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
As someone in my 40s who finally has the confidence to do the same, I say more power to you.

(Anonymous) 2026-03-28 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I was going to say...I'm in my 40s and I have several fandomy things I wear on the regular. Including stuff I wear to work.

Pretty sure most people either don't give a shit or if they really notice it's because they find it interesting.

(Anonymous) 2026-03-28 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I used to be too self-conscious to wear anything that I felt made me stand out too much, but as I've gotten older, I've run out of fucks to give about stuff like that! It's honestly one of the nicer things about getting older. I just don't care about stupid petty stuff like that anymore.

(Anonymous) 2026-03-28 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I am in my 40s and cringe is dead, whatever.

(Anonymous) 2026-03-28 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm late 30's and now I want to do this too! I feel like I'm too obsessive and perfectionist, though. It's not enough to just do a character-inspired outfit, I need exactly the right items and I need to dye my hair and do my makeup to look more like them, too. My lack of chill ruins it for me, lol.

(Anonymous) 2026-03-28 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly I love this a lot!

(Anonymous) 2026-03-28 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
This is wonderful! And you are not alone. I know so may people who do this and it’s so much fun to be creative about it.

I’ll be 50 when I go to my first con this summer. I’m in the process of designing and making my -bounding outfit for my latest fandom. But even in daily life I wear nonfandom fandom stuff. Shoes and accessories are my big ones but I also love blending color combinations and certain style elements that another fan might pick up on. I’m very subtle so this outfit for the con is a challenge for me; I want it to be subtle but obvious at the same time while also being my own style. I’m still in the ideas stage and have an image in mind but am not in love with it. Hopefully I come up with a new mental image soon so I can get to work on it!

(Anonymous) 2026-03-28 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
That's really cool and I hope you keep doing it! I love turning to fandom and characters I like for my own fashion inspirations!