It all started a while ago when I watched This Is England and was gay for the skinhead look. That dissolved into a sort of fashion limbo untill about 2 years back when my (now ex) gf got me into more interesting fashion.
At first, there was no inspiration. I thought health goth looked cool and I went with it. Eventually, though, I re-watched This Is England and watched Trainspotting. I saw a bit of myself in the characters and noted how, though fictional, they didn't seem to really care how they dressed and pulled off that effortles but interesting look.
It was a bit of a turning point. It got me to try new outfits and styles alltogether and got me to narrow things down. It inspired me to not try as hard and develop a wardrobe that could be casual and formal, without looking forced.
I guess my ex inspired me too with how confident she was with her fits.
It was something of a realization, a string of singular event that lead to clarity. I just really like the sort of 70s to 90s, now vintage, UK/EU youth "street look", and I like to mix it in and play around with it in my outfits.
That being said, I also like a dark (color wise, not edgy theme wise) and almost conservative clothing- something of an incantation of Sartré's being and nothingness. As pretentious as that may sound, I mean that in the sense that I would dress well, with typically darker collors and less youthful clothing, without going overboard dadcore.
A gap bridger between those two is the music I listen to and make. I'm a fan of dark ambient avant-garde like music, power electronics, ambient noise... That general ambient vein of music. It has a dark and brooding overtone without a need to take itself to seriously whilst still being potentially thought provoking and surreal. I like reflecting some philosiphical and depressive themes with it, with a sort of underlying theme of unknowing youth.
A blend of the careless youth look with that semi-formal and mature French aesthetic.