Emo fashion is all about wearing the clothes you want to wear and being individual, so don’t be tempted to be lazy and just throw on the archetypal skinny black jeans and stripy scarf and think you have create a top emo look.
You need to get creative and original, so take time to think about what clothes suit you and what patterns and designs you like best, and build your top emo outfits up from scratch.
Tops
The modern emo look is all about skinny lines and no frills, so don’t be tempted on floaty, fussy tops or total black on black colour otherwise you will look more eighties than emo. Think skinny fit when buying vests, t-shirts, shirts and jumpers, but get creative in how you layer these items together to create interesting and dramatic colour and pattern combinations. A skinny black t-shirt over a stripy top is a classic emo look, but jazz it up a bit by throwing a few more colours into the mix such as a dark military green t-shirt over a bright red and black stripy jumper.
Trousers
Again think skinny fit when it comes to trousers, or if you have the figure for it you could try going completely the other way and get really baggy with casual skater style utility trousers, which look pretty sexy and cool when matched with teeny, tight t-shirts and vests with a bit of toned belly showing. Jeans should be skinny fit for the best emo look, and can be very dark or very light (in the middle tones are bit wishy washy for emo), but if you have chunky legs then avoid skinny jeans as they will be very unflattering, and try a slim line fit in a more tailored trouser instead.
Skirts
Skirts can be emo too, and a top emo look is a sexy short skirt combined with long stripy socks or killer patterned black tights and sky-high chunky heels. Avoid long black floaty skirts as this is a bit too goth, but a tight long black skirt teemed with a tight fitted shirt, chunky belt and killer heels can look very hot and emo if accessorised well.
Shoes
The emo look loves flat shoes (unless you are wearing a skirt and want high heels) so think sneakers, pumps and flats, and avoid anything with a mid heel unless the design is particularly funky, as this will just look too conservative.
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