how to be that 'messy' it girl

 

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How to be that messy it girl, and no, not just for 2025 - it's a lifestyle.

Who exactly comes to my head when I say 'messy it girl'? Think Serena Van Der Woodsen, Kate Moss, Effy Stonem, Jenny Humphrey, Brigitte Bardot and infamous rockstar girlfriends. This aesthetic is also known as the messy french girl aesthetic, but the messy it girl aesthetic is more, well - messy. The messy french girl is still chic in many aspects.

LIFESTYLE SECTION:

"In my next life, I'm going to be a rockstar" - Kate Moss

When we think messy it girl, we think 'Flashing lights' by Kanye West, going out at night, living the fast, socialite life. But you can embody this aesthetic, too. And today, I'll share with you how!

• Post more on Pinterest than Instagram, people on Pinterest understand niches and aesthetics more, it'll also make you look pretty mysterious as some people even consider Pinterest a 'boring' app but the girls who get it - get it.
• Listen to artists like Kanye West, Childish Gambino, Chase Atlantic, The Neighborhood and more
• Go out at night, for fun. The cool girls always come out at night, that's pretty much the rule. Are they nocturnal? The world will never know.
• Be careless. Remember that scene where Serena says, "compliment me, tell me my hair looks beautiful," and Blair replies with "but your hair looks disgusting." - Serena probably knew she looked like a mess but she was still so effortlessly beautiful
• Have that mysterious, niche internet celebrity allure like Alana Champion, a model who is a friend of Lily Rose Depp
• Do not care how people perceive you, that's their problem not yours.
• Always be in a taxi
• Messy it girls are down to do anything
• Learn a new instrument, preferably the electric guitar
• Become the muse you'd want your favorite singer to sing about
• Have a messy bag, throw that photocard of Kate Moss in, an old red lipstick, wired earphones, diet coke, mascara, an old 90s magazine and a small compact mirror
• Post on Instagram once in a blue moon, you need to create this aura that you're unreachable, like you're a shooting star that no one can ever catch, people will always be wondering what you're doing and this creates an allure
• Invest in vanilla and tobacco scents, or a perfume that radiates dark feminine energy in general
• Have your friends hold up your mirror while you touch up your eyeliner
• Always be partying with your friends
• Black, grey, red, gold and white are your new signature colors
• Have periods where you post a lot and then barely at all, people will find you to be unpredictable
• Network with everyone, you're literally everyone's friend of a friend
• Be a little scandalous, it makes you memorable
• Follow the footsteps of Serena Van Der Woodsen, her ways were questionable, but she was always memorable
• You make everything iconic just by being you, in the most authentic way possible

WARDROBE ESSENTIALS:

• Knee high boots
• Black leather jackets
• A beret
• Lots of jewellery 
• Fishnet tights
• Oversized bags
• Leopard print
• Tights with slight rips in them
• Fishnet stockings
• Slogan t-shirts (even better in black or white)
• Oversized shades
• Leg warmers
• Isabel marant sneaker wedges
• Oversized jumpers with only tights
• Ballet flats
• Cardigans
• Fur coats
• Silver sequin mini skirt
• Low rise black leather trousers
• Pleated skirts
• Literally LIVE in tights
• 2010s off duty model style

HAIR + MAKEUP/BEAUTY ASPECTS:

• Have big hair in like a Carrie Bradshaw and Diana Ross way
• Wear slightly smudged black eyeliner + red lipstick
• Red french tip nails
• Defined brows (even if they're thin)
• Brown lip combo
• Brown, black or grey eyeshadow (depending on if you want to add more to your look)
• Mascara MASCARA MASCARA

SONGS FOR THIS AESTHETIC:

• Under your spell - Snow Strippers
• Les - Childish Gambino
• Slow down - Chase Atlantic
• Heartbeat - Childish Gambino
• Flashing lights - Kanye West
• Stronger - Kanye West
• Paparazzi - Lady Gaga
• Give it to me - Timbaland
• Sweater weather - The Neighborhood
• Ponyboy - SOPHIE
• Franchesckaar - Charli XCX
• Promiscious - Nelly Furtado
• Say it right - Nelly Furtado
• Smack That - Akon ft Eminem

PSA: The main gif at the top and the moodboards are made by me.

Lots of love,

Pr1na