#fashionably late with unfashionable coloring

[lmlclothingbyhalfwait]

Breaking Down the Intersection of Hip Hop and Fashion: How Music and Style Collide:

‍Hip hop and fashion have been intertwined for decades, with artists and designers alike using their creativity to push boundaries and make bold statements. From Run DMC's Adidas sneakers to Jay-Z's Rocawear clothing line, hip hop has had a major impact on the fashion industry. But the relationship between hip hop and fashion goes beyond just clothing and accessories. It's a cultural phenomenon that reflects the social and political climate of the time. This intersection has given birth to some of the most iconic trends in both industries, from oversized hoodies and baggy jeans to luxury streetwear and high-end collaborations. In this article, we'll be exploring the dynamic relationship between hip hop and fashion, and how they continue to influence and inspire each other today. Get ready to break down the beats and the threads, as we dive into the fascinating world of hip hop fashion.

The Brief History of Hip Hop Fashion:

Hip hop fashion emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, during the birth of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City. At the time, hip hop was a subculture that was all about self-expression and individuality. And fashion was a big part of that. In the early days, hip hop fashion was defined by a few key elements: tracksuits, sneakers, Kangol hats, and gold chains. These items were all about making a statement and showing off your style.

As hip hop music continued to grow in popularity, so did hip hop fashion. The 1980s saw the rise of streetwear brands like FUBU and Cross Colours, which were designed specifically for the hip hop market. These brands embraced the bold, colorful, and oversized aesthetic that was popular in hip hop culture at the time. In the 1990s, hip hop fashion took on a more casual and relaxed look, with baggy jeans, oversized t-shirts, and hoodies becoming the norm.

Key Fashion Influences in Hip Hop Culture:

Hip hop fashion has been influenced by a variety of different sources over the years. One of the biggest influences has been the African diaspora, particularly the styles of West African and African American cultures. The use of bright colors, bold patterns, and traditional African textiles has been a staple of hip hop fashion since its inception.

Another major influence on hip hop fashion has been the world of sports. Athletes like Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson were known for their signature sneakers, which became must-haves for hip hop fans. And sports jerseys became popular in hip hop culture, as fans would wear the jerseys of their favorite teams and players as a way to show their support.

The Impact of Hip Hop Fashion on the Fashion Industry:

Hip hop fashion has had a profound impact on the fashion industry as a whole. It has introduced new styles, new aesthetics, and new ways of thinking about fashion. Hip hop fashion has also challenged traditional notions of what is considered fashionable or stylish. For example, the baggy jeans and oversized t-shirts that were popular in the 1990s were seen as unfashionable by many in the mainstream fashion world. But hip hop fans embraced these styles as a way to express themselves and their individuality.

Hip hop fashion has also made streetwear a legitimate part of high fashion. Luxury brands like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Balenciaga have all embraced streetwear aesthetics in recent years, creating high-end versions of hoodies, sneakers, and other hip hop staples. These collaborations between hip hop and high fashion have helped to bridge the gap between the two worlds, bringing hip hop fashion to a wider audience.

The Role of Music Videos in Hip Hop Fashion Trends:

Music videos have played a significant role in shaping hip hop fashion trends over the years. In the early days of hip hop, music videos were a way for artists to showcase their style and their culture to a wider audience. For example, Run DMC's "My Adidas" music video helped to popularize Adidas sneakers in the hip hop community.

As hip hop music and fashion have become more intertwined, music videos have become even more important in shaping hip hop fashion trends. Videos like Missy Elliott's "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" and Outkast's "Hey Ya!" have become iconic not just for their music, but for their fashion as well. These videos have introduced new styles and aesthetics to the hip hop world, and have helped to define what is considered fashionable or trendy within the community.

Hip Hop Fashion in the Mainstream:

Hip hop fashion has come a long way from its early days as a subculture. Today, it is a major part of mainstream fashion and culture. Hip hop fashion is everywhere, from the streets to high fashion runways. It has influenced everything from athletic wear to luxury fashion, and has become a multi-billion dollar industry in its own right.

But with this mainstream success comes a challenge for hip hop fashion. As it becomes more popular and more commercialized, there is a risk that it could lose the authenticity and individuality that made it so special in the first place. Some critics argue that the mainstreaming of hip hop fashion has led to a homogenization of style, with everyone wearing the same brands and the same looks.

The Most Iconic Hip Hop Fashion Moments:

Hip hop fashion has had many iconic moments over the years. Here are just a few:

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* Run DMC's Adidas sneakers: In the 1980s, Run DMC helped to popularize Adidas sneakers in the hip hop community. They even wrote a song about it, "My Adidas," which became an anthem for sneakerheads everywhere.

* LL Cool J's Kangol hat: LL Cool J was known for his signature Kangol hat, which became a must-have item for hip hop fans in the 1980s.

* Tupac's bandana: Tupac was famous for wearing a bandana tied around his head, a look that became synonymous with West Coast hip hop.

* Biggie's Coogi sweater: In the 1990s, Biggie Smalls made Coogi sweaters a hip hop fashion staple, and they remain popular to this day.

* Jay-Z's Rocawear: In the early 2000s, Jay-Z launched his own clothing line, Rocawear, which became one of the most successful hip hop fashion brands of all time.

The Future of Hip Hop Fashion:

Hip hop fashion is constantly evolving, and it's impossible to predict where it will go next. But one thing is for sure: hip hop fashion will continue to be a major influence on the fashion industry and on popular culture as a whole. As hip hop music continues to evolve and expand, so too will hip hop fashion.

One trend that is likely to continue is the mainstreaming of hip hop fashion. As more and more people embrace hip hop style, it will become even more ubiquitous in the fashion world. But at the same time, there will always be a place for the individuality and authenticity that made hip hop fashion so special in the first place.

Famous Collaborations between Hip Hop Artists and Fashion Brands

Over the years, many hip hop artists have collaborated with fashion brands to create their own clothing lines or to promote existing brands. Here are some of the most famous collaborations:

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* Kanye West x Adidas: Kanye West's Yeezy line with Adidas has become one of the most successful collaborations in hip hop fashion history.

* Jay-Z x Reebok: Jay-Z's collaboration with Reebok in the early 2000s resulted in the iconic S. Carter sneakers.

* Pharrell Williams x Chanel: Pharrell Williams collaborated with Chanel to create a line of sneakers and accessories that combined hip hop style with high fashion.

* Rihanna x Puma: Rihanna's collaboration with Puma resulted in the popular Fenty line of sneakers and clothing.

* Travis Scott x McDonald's: Travis Scott's collaboration with McDonald's resulted in a limited edition meal and merchandise line that sold out almost instantly.

Conclusion:

Hip hop and fashion have always been intertwined, with each influencing and inspiring the other. From the early days of tracksuits and Kangol hats to the current era of luxury streetwear and high-end collaborations, hip hop fashion has come a long way. It has challenged traditional notions of what is considered fashionable or stylish, and has introduced new styles and aesthetics to the fashion world. And as hip hop music continues to evolve and expand, so too will hip hop fashion.

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[robertdelaunay]

ok here’s the “beau brummell did nothing wrong” writing, specifically about That twitter thread. this took a full three hours god help me

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18th century english fashion was quite reserved and gaudy/flashy fashion was widely mocked (there were people who wore that type of clothing regularly, but they were very much a minority). flashy clothing died out in france (which was previously macaroni central) due to the french revolution (flashy clothing & breeches were what the wealthy wore in france, so revolutionaries wanted to go against that and did not wear them + san-culottes existed, and wealthy people themselves could not be visibly rich so they stopped too.). this was picked up by england in an effort not to be seen as outdated. (also throughout all this, colorful dyes were less accessible.)

now it’s the late 1790s and beau brummell arrives on the scene. but he’s not really popular for his *fashion*, but rather his wit and intelligence (being fashionable was part of his reputation, but it was not the main thing). in fact, his main influence in fashion had to do with cravats. (it’s true that he helped to popularize short hair and trousers in england, but emphasis on *helped*. it would have still happened without him, see paragraph one) he did push for conformism and less flashy clothing, but no one listened to him. also he was a dandy, and was one of the groups that got made fun of for dressing the way they did, so brummell was by no means the norm.

by 1811, the prince of wales (aka why brummell got popular/influential in the first place) has had enough of this guy, and in 1813 he was basically exiled and didn’t really matter anymore. and men’s fashion kept changing regardless of him.

mainstream 1820s/30s fashion was pretty wild; actually quite similar in many regards to women’s fashion at the time, and the desired silhouette was something that would be considered very feminine today (corsets for men were big at the time). bright, decorated waistcoats were *very* in fashion, too, and dull, undecorated ones were extremely unfashionable. in the late 1830s, tartan gets big. *really* big. outfits are full tartan, there’s bright neon tartan, some guys publish a book about the history of tartan that’s completely made up in order to capitalize its popularity, it’s wild.

anyway fun designs & colors are huge now, 30 years after everyone stopped caring about beau brummell. but then the 1850s occur and things start to tone down: silhouettes are much straighter & boxier, clothing is less fitted, colors & patterns become dull again. (of course, there are still plenty of people who wear flashy clothing, it’s just not mainstream and not in style.) this happens because of a changing society, that change being the industrial revolution.

the industrial revolution introduced factories. working class now meant, rather than just having a job in general, you had an *industrial* job. and now the middle class is a thing. and they developed some cross between working class and high class fashion, creating the real precursor to modern men’s fashion. and conformism is big now; life is all about being a proper, normal, functioning member of society. so now (basically) everyone looks the same. and clothing is mass-produced, less custom-made clothing for the middle class.

in conclusion: the shift from bright colors and patterns and “effeminate” clothing to more modern, dull, boring clothing took place over decades due to societal changes and had nothing to do with beau brummell.

another note: the champagne thing was likely him making fun of his critics, trying to say outrageous things to see if they believed him. champagne does bad things to leather (i can’t remember exactly what), so even if that wasn’t the reason he said that, it was probably not serious. also "his style is the direct ancestor of modern suits" what in god's name are you talking about

#history of fashion #beau brummell

[rolanberry-rebel]

LFRP/Bio: Lissa

I figured I’d do an updated version of this, add a little more info and pizazz.~

Name: Anylissa Sebastis Nicknames: Lissa, Liss; Anny only if you want to get on her bad side. Race: Hyur (midlander) Age: 22 Gender: Cis female Orientation: pansexual Relationship status: Single Profession: Singer, dancer, spoiled dilettante

Height: 5′3″ Weight: 118lbs. Eyes: Dark blue Hair: Black with (artificial) purple-red highlights Skin: Fair, softly sunkissed Build: Petite, more bottom than top Scars/marks/tattoos: small beauty mark near her left eye, and a teensy pair of berries tattooed on her left hip. (Don't tell her parents.) Fashion/accessories: Fun, cute and ostentatious, with lots of gold, lots of jewels, lots of silly accessories and lots of her favorite colors, vivid violets and rolanberry reds. Prefers light fabrics with plenty of skin, in contrast to the stuffy gowns and expensive dresses she has to wear to family functions. Has a whole closet full of shoes and a cupboard full of jewelry and eyeglasses, which she doesn’t actually have to wear for eyesight, but likes to as a fashion accessory.

Birthplace: La Noscea Residence: Her family’s estate, near Wineport Alignment: Chaotic good Hobbies: Singing, dancing, modeling, partying, going to clubs and dive bars, hanging around with the wrong crowd, petty crime, making friends, frivolous spending on pretty clothes, jewelry and accessories, reading fun adventure and romance books Likes: Fun, money, physical activity, art, exciting new experiences, jokes and good-humored people, getting into trouble, free spirits, creative minds, beauty and beautiful things Dislikes: Her family (except for her brothers Riverton and Octavius), ponderous bores, philosophical or stuffy academic conversation, social expectations and high society, religion, emotional ugliness, dishonesty and scheming Personality: Flighty, flirty, loud; silly, chatty, loves to laugh; fast-paced and deeply unserious. Sweet with a side of playful and bratty. Always looking for fun; life of the party, loves to be the center of attention. Kind but immature; air-headed but not naive. Doesn't like applying herself, prefers to have fun. The kind of girl who takes a grumpy and unfashionable friend to the markets to play dress-up and takes lots of selfies along the way, and no matter how annoying she is, you can't help but crack a smile. Virtues: Quick to make friends; she’ll be your friend even if you don’t want her to be, and she’ll come through even if you’re stubborn about it. Always kind. Creatively talented, has a natural skill for music and rhythm especially. A faint affinity for magic, though raw and uncultivated. The Sebastis family blood gives her a streetwise cunning and intuition; you’ll have a hard time getting away with lying to her. Extremely generous; she’s always the one to cover the tab. Deeply loyal and kind-hearted. Bad habits: Laziness; gives up easily. A spendthrift who doesn’t know the value of a gilpiece. Has problems with commitment and responsibilities.Defiant, rebellious and insolent. Smokes, drinks to excess occasionally. Can be counted on to never finish what she starts. Often childish and sometimes needy. Short attention span. Terrible at any kind of fighting unless she gets to cheat.

Significant Other: As an heiress, Lissa’s family have had a spouse planned for her since she was a little girl, as a means of business negotiation. Lissa has no interest in the man and in fact has found him repellent in the few interactions she’s had with him. She has no plans to go marry him and is for all intents and purposes single. Children: None Family: A lot. I’ll have to write a more detailed profile for them eventually. Most relevant to her personally are:

Grandparents: Lissa’s only living grandparent is domineering family matriarch Eugenia Sebastis (nee Marshe), grandmother on her father’s side.

Parents: Cumberland and Marie-Arelle (nee Brattlebrough) Sebastis.

Brothers: Matthias, Riverton, Spaulding, and Octavius, and her brother-in-law Brunas Tiernach, married to her sister Allure.

Sisters: Allure Tiernach (nee Sebastis) and sister-in-law Brietha Sebastis (nee Verias).

Aunts, Uncles: She has many, but most important are her great-aunt Lucia Windholme, her father’s sisters Louisette and Bedelinda, her father’s brother Arvram, and her mother’s brother Tanner.

Cousins: Again, a lot, but notably her elder first cousin Chauncer (great-aunt Lucia’s son), whose Costa del Sol bungalow Lissa holes up in a lot, and her second-cousins Barnabath and Ava Donncaster, who she visits in Kugane fairly frequently.

Friends: A lot! I’ll write stories about a lot of the non-PC ones eventually, but she always loves having more. Always up for writing pre-existing friendships, too, if you wanna be one of them!

High society: If you're a part of, or well-acquainted with, the aristocratic side of Eorzean society, you've most likely heard of the Sebastis family. You may have even heard about the pretty and troublesome young scion of theirs, always bringing shame on the family name. High finance: Any character with a background in business or tradecraft or who has a good amount of wealth themselves has probably done some sort of business with Lissa's family or its proxies. Family business: Lissa has tons of family, all of them involved in various legit and shady business schemes across all of Hydaelyn. You may have encountered one of them - as friends, rivals, employees - and you might eventually parlay that into some sort of exchange with Cumberland Sebastis’s bratty younger daughter. il Mercenario: As it turns out, when you run a big family business, sometimes things get rough, and more often than not, it pays to have a few sturdy sellswords at your side. If you operate as a mercenary, particularly working inside La Noscea, you may find yourself hired to shadow or protect some billionaire berry-farmer's bratty daughter. Alternatively, you may have been hired by a shady business rival to, well, 'take care' of her. Drinks and dives: Sometimes you just want some peace, quiet, and a mug of the good stuff to yourself, right? There's no better place for that sort of local color than the scummiest holes-in-the-wall. But for some reason, some irritating girl keeps showing up at all your favorite watering holes, insistent on making herself life of the party... Low lives: You run a small gang, crime syndicate, or have a background in raising a firm little bit of hell. You're known and you might even be a tad feared by the underground. So why in the world is this loud-mouthed rich girl weaseling her way into your escapades? Who knows. Maybe she'll come in handy as a distraction or something. Fashionista: Talent can be so hard to come by, and even when you find it, in the fashion world you're bound to run into an unending stream of selfish divas. But hey, you need someone to show off your new spring threads, right? There just happens to be an heiress from Wineport with a knack for pretty clothes, pretty poses and a powerful strut. She might even be willing to give you some fashion advice of her own, too!

Hi! I’ve been RPing forever and I’m lookin for new friends!

Adult female OOCly who’s RPed in every game you can probably think of and happy RPing lots of themes/scene types so long as we talk about it beforehand.

Available at random times, usually late evenings EST. Will always try to respond to private messages here no matter when you send them though!

Discord: I’m not on there very much, but I know it’s become a big way for a lotta people to do most of their OOC communication/RP threads so I’m willing to get on there if you wanna talk!

In-game: Anylissa Sebastis (Balmung) or Kjalla Nisemi (Mateus)

I have another character, too, so if Lissa doesn’t seem like a great fit we can talk about stories/threads with my violent bunny mercenary Kjalla!

#ffxiv rp #lissa

[shamsgoddess]

@f8less​​:        “   whether    i’m    feeling    hashtag    blessed    or    hashtag    stressed,    i’m    always    looking    my    hashtag    best.    ”        (    levrora    pls    😎    )         (   from     here   )  

             “     Well,    at    least    you    are    finally    hashtag    dressed    !    ”          a    scoff    sounded    from    behind    the    couch.          “    We’re    now    fashionably    late    to    the    point    where    it    is    once    again,    dare    I    say    it    ?        Unfashionable     !  ”          With    a    theatrical    swish    of    her    full,    pink    skirts    she    turned    on    her    heel    to    face    her    best    friend.    The    frown    adorning    her    brow    seemingly    vanished,    replaced    by    an    IMPISH    glimmer    that    nestled    akin    to    constellations    in    the    dark    skies    her    eyes    were    made    of.    This    was    pursued    by    an    effervescent    smile    tugging    at    the    corners    of    her    rose    colored    lips.    One    she    could    not    suppress.                      “    Really    though,    Levender    ?        Lemme    see    then    and    decide    for    myself,    ”           she    began    in    a    sing   -   song    voice    as    she    diminished    the    distance    between    them.    Hands    withdrawn    behind    her    back    as    her    shoulders    swayed    in    a    little    dance.          “    Aww,    you    do    look    really    good    !    ”          she    cooed,    brushing    off    non    existent    dust    from    his    shoulder.    Her    hand    then    dared    to    insolently    pat    his    head    as    if    she    were    condescendingly    appeasing    a    child.          “    But,    I’m    still    the    BETTER    LOOKING    out    of    us    two.    Winning    by    a    landslide,    and    I    don’t    even    need    hours    to    get    ready.    So    pack    it    up,    hashtag    princess.    ”          she    gloated,    sticking    her    tongue     out     at    him.          

#╰ ☼ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ━━ saffron mantled dawn envelopes me #they defy the norm by being two pretty best friends #but aurora is not ready to accept this yet #kick her off her high horse lev!!

[sleazygoing]

▌ REAL NAME:   vernon f. kennedy... final answer. he actually doesn’t have to answer that without like, a lawyer present or something.

▌SINGLE OR TAKEN:   down for whatever. usually cheating on somebody.

▌ABILITIES OR POWERS:  he’s stylish, a hustler, and one hell of a bullshitter.

▌EYE COLOR:   brown, but it’s hard to tell because the shades rarely come off.

▌HAIR COLOR:   brown. only graying a little.

▌FAMILY MEMBERS:   he has three kids he rarely sees, three ex-wives (four divorces), two other baby-mamas, many unofficial nieces and nephews, a lot of friends he’d call family, and his mom’s a ‘very nice lady’ who doesn’t know he lives like this.

▌PETS:   he keeps a tank of oranda goldfishes in his office.

▌SOMETHING THEY DON’T LIKE:   the DEA, FBI, CIA, ATF, IRS, and all the other haters and party poopers out there.

▌HOBBIES/ACTIVITIES:   blackjack, slot machines, reading, doing lots of stuff he shouldn’t, watching cowboy movies and nature documentaries, sudoku, fashion, mini-golf, chillin’, brunch, shopping, scheming, ‘makin’ love’.

▌EVER HURT ANYONE BEFORE:   not physically!

▌EVER KILLED ANYONE BEFORE:   no way. he doesn’t have it in him, and he likes it that way. ‘accessory after the fact’ stuff doesn’t count because a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.

▌ANIMAL THAT REPRESENTS THEM:   lizard... or the calm kind of monkey. or a capybara, because they’ll chill with anybody. but don’t ask him this question. he’d say 'white tiger’ without hesitation, because he thinks they’re cool. or he’d ask if the pink panther is a real animal.

▌WORST HABITS:   in no particular order: lying, splurge spending, infidelity, credit card fraud as a hobby, wearing far too much cologne, being overly friendly, unfashionable lateness, disappearing for weeks on end, bailing on people he owes money, not returning missed calls, thinking with his dick.... the list goes on…

▌ROLE MODELS:   spiritually? Buddha and Jesus. otherwise? barbie, mr. rogers, JFK, d.b. cooper, dolly parton, lil kim, and bruce lee. also elephants and orangutans, because they have kind faces.

▌SEXUAL ORIENTATION:    bi, baby!

▌THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE/KIDS:   been there, done that, got the t-shirt, but he’d definitely give it another shot.

▌FEARS:   in this house, we have transcended beyond the need for fear. don’t fuck with snakes though, kids.

▌STYLE PREFERENCES:    vernon kennedy is a ‘more is more’ kinda guy. think blinged-out scarface extra vibes. throw in too-tight flared velvet flares, 5 gold chains, cowboy boots, a lot of chest hair, and a little bit of disco stu. he wears loud colors and prints out the wazoo, but he also struts around in white pants like he’s never worried about shitting himself in his life. he’s the first guy outside the club that drunk, desperate tourists on their first night in vegas approach looking to score blow.

▌SOMEONE THEY LOVE:   garfield.

▌APPROACH TO FRIENDSHIPS:   on every level except physical, this man is a golden retriever. strangers are just friends he doesn’t know yet.

▌THOUGHTS ON PIE:   sure!

▌FAVORITE DRINK:    any cocktail served with a little umbrella in it, strawberry milkshake, or mexican coca cola.

▌FAVORITE PLACE TO SPEND TIME AT:   vernon is content and fully at peace anywhere with a sunny balcony and a hot tub.

▌SWIM IN THE LAKE OR IN THE OCEAN:   swimming pool. 

▌THEIR TYPE:   MILFS. G-MILFS. COUGARS. COWBOYS. EVIL SCORPIOS. FIREMEN. STRONG HAIRY FELLAS WITH A BIG HEART. ALSO RICH PEOPLE. hit him up.

▌CAMPING OR INDOORS:  he likes the concept of the outdoors, but he’s more a high-roller suite kinda guy.

tagged by: @hammurabicomplex, a legend <3 tagging: @ecritverite, @voirverite, @branigan, @cocainechique, @malluck, and anyone else who fancies it, tag me so i can see xo

#; FACT. #B)

[dippedanddripped]

For more than a year, Los Angeles-based streetwear designer Tremaine Emory had been working with Converse on a red, green and black sneaker inspired by Jamaican political activist and Black nationalist Marcus Garvey’s Pan-African flag and artist David Hammons’ 1990 work “African-American Flag,” an original of which was acquired by the Broad museum in Los Angeles last year.

Emory’s brand, Denim Tears, tells the story of Black people in the United States starting in 1619, when the first documented enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia; according to the designer, the brand’s logo, a cotton plant, is a direct reference to slavery. That’s why the proposed packaging for his Converse sneaker collaboration depicts a coffin covered with Hammons’ flag and a cotton wreath, as a tribute to Black Americans who have died under unjust conditions. The image is based on an art installation, “A Proper Burial, Thanks America,” that Emory debuted in London last year.

However, in late May, as protests spread across the country after George Floyd’s death in police custody, Emory announced on Instagram that he and Denim Tears couldn’t go forward with the partnership until Converse’s parent company, Nike, went beyond its plan to donate $40 million over four years to support the Black community. (Michael Jordan, through his Nike subsidiary Jordan Brand, is donating an additional $100 million over 10 years.)

Emory called the move by Beaverton, Ore.,-based Nike, which reported $37.4 billion in revenue last fiscal year, a very expensive Band-Aid. He said he wanted to use his voice to push Nike to look inward at its own record on diversity and inclusion.

“It’s accountability,” Emory said in a phone interview. “It’s about Fortune 500 companies and how they are run under the guise of white supremacy and patriarchy and how I take accountability, that I need to see the steps — and brands that I work with dispensing that — or guys won’t work with me.”

In recent months, nearly all major industries, including entertainment, journalism and sports, have been forced to confront how closely their statements opposing systemic racism align with their treatment of Black and brown employees. The fashion industry, which has frequently been criticized for cultural appropriation, instances of blackface and a lack of diversity, is no different.

According to a count by trade publication Women’s Wear Daily, Black people make up only 4% — 19 out of 477 members — of the invitation-only Council of Fashion Designers of America, whose new chairman is Tom Ford. In an email to The Times, a CFDA spokesman said, “The CFDA does not record nor require members to state their race upon application, but it is estimated that members of color make up approximately 25% of the total membership.”

June 8, 2020

In anecdotal comments, Black streetwear designers from L.A. to New York told The Times that their subset of the fashion industry is no different.

“You can’t ignore the fact that there aren’t many Black brand owners in the streetwear space,” said Scott Sasso, who founded 10.Deep in 1995 while he was a student at Vassar. “And [at] some of the biggest companies, I don’t know if they’ve even had Black employees.”

Streetwear brands such as Denim Tears and 10.Deep offer casual clothing, primarily for men, that blend the styles of various subcultures, including hip-hop (as popularized in the 1990s by brands such as FUBU, Walker Wear and Phat Farm) as well as surf and skate motifs. It’s an identity that can be found in the clothing from brands such as Supreme and Stüssy. Instead of offering widely available, mass-produced products, streetwear brands tend to offer limited-edition drops for consumers who hear about companies through social media or by word of mouth.

Although Black style — from hip-hop to sneaker culture — has played a major role in shaping the fashion industry while bringing new designers and brands to prominence, Black fashion professionals and streetwear brand owners said in interviews with The Times that the clothing industry has failed to elevate and promote Black creatives in a way that reflects that influence.

Several designers also questioned the sincerity of corporations promising to invest in Black communities. They reflected on their own experiences trying to explain Black art to predominantly white company leaders.

Chicago-based designer Joe Freshgoods started selling T-shirts in high school and has been selling his designs out of Fat Tiger Workshop, the streetwear retail hub he co-owns, since 2013.

“I feel like a lot of these brands are in these boardrooms having these talks about how to fix this or how to just clean up their mistakes real fast, and it’s just like, ‘Hey, let’s just fill in the blanks real quick and see if this will make them happy,’” Freshgoods said.

He said he tried to include the logo of the Black Panther Party on a design for an Oakland-themed collaboration with an apparel brand last year. The company’s legal department rejected his proposal. At the time he went along with it, but now he’d push back, he said.

“A lot of Black collaborators are the reason why a lot of brands are super successful right now, so that’s a lot of power to have,” Freshgoods said.

Emory, who has partnered with New Balance and Levi’s, called on Nike to stop supporting Republicans while President Trump is the party’s leader. He also wants the company to release more information on its record of hiring Black employees and assist in “the defunding and total reform of all the police departments across America.”

Since his initial Instagram post in June, Emory has spoken to Converse Chief Executive G. Scott Uzzell or Uzzell’s team about a half dozen times over the phone or in video-conference meetings. In those discussions, Emory said the company acknowledged it hasn’t done everything it could in terms of creating a diverse corporate structure and laid out its hiring plan, especially in its executive suite. The designer said he discussed current initiatives at Nike to invest in Black communities and to address systemic racism and police brutality. “They want to get involved in all that, and we will see,” he said.

The release date for his red, black and green Converse sneaker has been moved up from February to October, ahead of the November election. Emory said the marketing for the shoe will focus on promoting voting. The shoe will be available in North America, Europe and online for $95 to $100.

“We respect and encourage the efforts of any collaborator or athlete we work with to raise their voice against racial injustice,” a Converse spokesperson said in a statement to The Times. “We have spoken with Tremaine and look forward to working through these issues together.”

At its core, streetwear is about authenticity and the personal connection between consumers and the designers and labels they love.

The push by larger brands and corporations — specifically in the fashion industry — to meet the current moment with statements, donations and new initiatives is in direct contrast to what many Black streetwear designers have been doing since the inception of their brands. Those designers have been hiring diverse staff, speaking up about political issues and infusing their works with references to Black culture.

“Now I feel like everybody’s rushing to make some type of relevant shirt or make some relevant message on their Instagram,” said Zac Clark, a Black designer who started his brand, FTP, while in high school in Los Angeles. “To me, a lot of this stuff right now seems very unnatural and just forced from a lot of these brands, so they won’t get ‘canceled.’”

Olivia Anthony, the designer behind the Livstreetwear brand, said the turning point for her New York-based company was her 2017 My Love Letter to Our Culture collection, which paid tribute to Black trends of the ’90s — think long nails, grills and slicked-down baby hairs — that were largely considered unfashionable until they were adopted by other races.

“It was so beautiful, but it was looked down upon,” said Anthony, adding that she wanted her brand to reflect how those Black trends, now featured in magazines including Vogue, have been “shown in a different light.”

Kacey Lynch said he created his South L.A.-based streetwear company, Bricks & Wood, after years of working at streetwear brands where he felt Black representation was missing.

“They wanted a lot from us, but they didn’t want to do the work, what it took to understand us,” Lynch said of his past employers. “Whether that’s Black culture, South-Central, minorities … wherever the cool came from, they all wanted it but they didn’t really know how to identify with it.”

In May 2019, fashion website Hypebeast and Strategy&, a consulting firm in the PwC network, released its Streetwear Impact Report, based on interviews with more than 40,000 Hypebeast readers and 700 global industry insiders. The survey found that 70% of respondents said they care about social issues, 59% said brand activism is important and 47% said they would stop shopping from a brand because of inappropriate behavior.

“It’s fine as a starting point for corporations to say, ‘This is what we stand for and this is what we believe,’” said Elena Romero, a fashion journalist and author of 2012’s “Free Stylin’: How Hip Hop Changed the Fashion Industry.”“But that’s not going to be enough.”

Romero, an assistant professor at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, said companies likely will face questions over where they invest their profits, the diversity of their staff and how they’ve helped build the communities from which their dollars are coming. She said many companies will realize they’ve fallen short because the answers to those questions weren’t a priority until their profits were at risk.

“Now the consumer is saying, ‘You can’t fool us anymore,’” she said. “If you’re not authentic and truly supporting the very same things that these young people believe, your business will suffer.”

The result has been an industrywide push to make those investments now but also to make amends for past inaction. After Black Adidas employees criticized the company’s response to racism, Adidas announced June 9 that it would add more diverse staff, start a scholarship program for Black employees and invest an additional $20 million over four years in programs that serve the Black community. A day later, Adidas upped its $20 million pledge to $120 million. (In addition to those changes at Adidas, the company’s global head of human resources, Karen Parkin, resigned at the end of June after facing criticism for her handling of racial discrimination.)

Adidas also apologized for its past silence. “For most of you, this message is too little, too late,” a tweet from the Adidas account read. “We’ve celebrated athletes and artists in the Black community and used their image to define ourselves culturally as a brand but missed the message in reflecting such little representation within our walls.”

In the broader fashion community, various organizations and members of the industry have offered different strategies for creating a more inclusive environment. Aurora James, a New York-based creative director, started the Fifteen Percent Pledge, which calls on companies to provide at least 15% of their shelf space or contracts to Black-owned businesses.

After the CFDA announced its plan to promote diversity, a group called the Kelly Initiative called for the CFDA to adopt its proposal to conduct and publish a census of diversity in the industry, audit its recruitment practices and release an annual list of top Black talent, the Kelly List. The initiative is named after the late Patrick Kelly, a Black fashion designer who rose to prominence in the 1980s with work that played with Black cultural symbols and racial stereotypes.

April Walker, whose New York brand Walker Wear was worn by ’90s hip-hop stars including Method Man, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., stressed that Black designers need to look outside the fashion industry for success by collaborating, mentoring and sharing resources with their counterparts.

“We just need to not look for the fashion industry, as it’s been very oppressive for the last 30 years, to be the end-all, be-all for our opportunities,” she said, “but to create our own.”

Among streetwear companies, the effort to fight systemic racism in the country and the fashion industry has been on an individual basis, with brand owners of all races deciding how much they’re willing to give back and how comfortable they are using their platforms to discuss and condemn racism.

For some, that means speaking up in solidarity with the Black community. Bobby Kim, cofounder of the Hundreds, a Vernon-based clothing brand, teamed with Pharrell Williams’ brand Billionaire Boys Club to raise money for Black Lives Matter and the Black Mental Health Alliance with a shirt that was available for 48 hours. After the Fairfax shopping district where his shop is located was vandalized in late May, Kim, who’s Korean American, defended the right to protest.

In an interview, Kim said, “If you have been given a lot of money, and especially if that money has come by way of participating, contributing, or even stealing or borrowing from Black culture, then you — more than anybody else right now — need to tithe, need to pay up, in a sense, in order to reflect how influential Black culture has been in your career and your profitability as a company.”

Sasso’s 10.Deep stopped selling its regular collection for most of June and instead offered a new line of 10.Deep products to draw attention to activism against racial injustice and police brutality. The profits went to national bail funds for protesters.

“Streetwear, in its truest form, is about shooting yourself in the foot as often as possible but also just doing what you think is right,” Sasso said.

He said he was drawn to streetwear because it was a multiethnic community of different countercultures, a blend of the skate, surf, hip-hop and graffiti scenes, with a dash of punk rock, united by an exclusive knowledge of where to find and buy certain brands.

However, he has noticed a shift among streetwear consumers. For some shoppers, it’s not about the community. It’s just about the clothes.

He said he lost “several thousand” social media followers after he posted about Black Lives Matter and has received comments asking him to just stick to fashion.

“My thought is: If you want just some regular clothes, go buy Banana Republic, go buy Levi’s,” he said. “Those are companies that aren’t gonna take political stances. They’re providing basic stuff. This space is about a culture. If you want to participate in it, this is what it’s about.”

#@latimes on instagram #black streetwear brands #bobby kim #blm #nike #denim tears #cfda #elena romero #how hip hop changed the fashion industry #streetwear blog #olivia anthony #aurora james #fifteen percent pledge

[amiafairyprincessyet]

Alright...  Don’t say I didn’t warn you...

Here it is: the exhaustively detailed breakdown of my 1920s costume/outfit for the interactive theatre event I went to!  I’m posting this 60% because I can’t shut up about historical fashion, 30% because it’ll be fun to re-read years down the line, and 10% because hey maybe you’ll find it interesting.

Let’s start with how I built the outfit and started to form the character for it!

The two most important pieces for this outfit were the dress and the hat, and I can’t quite remember now which one I bought first.  It looks like both purchases hit my bank account on the same day, so that doesn’t clear things up.  I think maybe it was the hat?

Alright, so let’s start with the hat.  Now, see, I love the 1920s but they really don’t love me back.  The main problem I have is with the popular silhouettes of the clothes, but I also have a serious issue with the hats--I’m allergic to wool.  Cloches are the stereotypical 1920s hat and almost ALL of them are made of wool.  I can’t do it!  But, sometimes, you can find ones made of straw.  I’ve been meaning to buy a cloche for ages (tbh it’s ironic I didn’t do it until I had long hair) so I’d been planning to buy a straw one.  Now that I had an occasion, I was ready to make that leap!  I searched for straw cloches on Etsy, found tons of cool ones, and then drastically reduced my options when I started paying attention to sizing.  (My head is both literally and figuratively big and I have A Lot of hair.)  I finally settled on this one from itbecomesyou.

I actually wasn’t planning on buying a dress specifically for the occasion--I have one or two things that I could fudge a little and it’d look okay.  (Certainly better than, like, a cheap Halloween costume, which is what some people were wearing.)  But I was right by the thrift store anyway, so I popped in and looked around.  The green dress was almost the first thing I spotted, and I got my hopes up right away.  I could tell that it would fit loosely and have a low waist on me, even if that’s not how it was intended to fit--it’s actually from eShakti so it was custom made to someone’s measurements!  That person also clearly donated more than one dress, because there was another dress there in the exact same style made of chambray--I’m wearing it as I write the first part of this post, actually.  For some reason, I think the chambray one is a little smaller, but that’s not relevant.

The dress definitely isn’t perfect--I think it’s kind of obvious that the waist is elastic, and it’s still way too defined.  The skirt is also a bit short.  (Skirts in the ‘20s weren’t as short as popular culture would have us believe!!!)  I figured it was supposed to be the late ‘20s (specifically ‘27) and the skirts got to the shortest point around then, so the length was forgivable.  But the waist?  Iffy.  Like... with the full skirt it’s ALMOST got a bit of a robe de style silhouette going on but it’s not really all the way there, either.  It’s a very confused dress.  (Or it’s really just meant to be a more fitted style for someone a size up from me.  Whatever, I like loose clothes and I’ve already worn it a bunch of times!)

When I was initially planning, I was originally going to put my hair in a low updo rather than a faux bob.  That would actually be period-accurate--a lot of women who didn’t want to cut their hair did it!  They’d often do a lot of work to keep their length while faking or imitating the look and shape of a bob.  So I figured that with my long hair and my not-quite-boxy-enough dress I would just be unfashionable and poor, newly arrived to the city.  Especially because this is clearly more of a day dress than an evening gown.  My hypothetical character wouldn’t have the means to buy a dress just for going out in the evenings, and she’d maybe come straight from work (as a secretary, since that’s my actual job and I wanted to keep it simple) without changing.

As for the rest of my clothes...  Well, between the hat and the dress I could see I was going in an earth-toned direction, so this was the only cardigan I had that would work.  I have NO IDEA if it’s period-accurate or not.  The scarf wasn’t really planned, but I thought I needed something with a bit of pizzazz, or else even my dowdy and plain “poor, rural secretary” outfit would be too boring.  My compression stockings are obviously a) medical gear that I kinda just have to work around, and b) not at all accurate.  Pretty sure in the ‘20s they still wore thigh-highs (sort of) that you had to hold up with straps.  My shoes are okay, they’re character shoes from a musical I was in, so they’ve got a much thicker heel than most modern heels do.  The shape of the heel isn’t quite right but like... I don’t think anyone’s looking THAT closely.  (Okay, maybe I am.)

As for hair and makeup, well, my makeup isn’t as dramatic as you might think it should be for the ‘20s.  Like I said in the makeup post, I shared that misconception too, up until pretty recently.  Most of the standard misconceptions of 1920s fashion I already knew about, because I am. a nerd.  But I thought that the makeup was pretty heavy!  I re-watched Karolina Żebrowska’s video on the ‘20s and actually paid attention when she talked about the makeup this time.  I was kinda relieved when she said that the makeup was much lighter than you’d think, because this outfit would look pretty weird with heavy makeup, since it’s a casual/unfashionable day look.  I didn’t do any particular research other than glancing quickly at the examples of “normal” makeup that she showed because I was being lazy.  Also, don’t come for my eyebrows.  I like them and I refuse to do anything to make them look super-thin.

On to the hair, which is probably the most complicated and most important part!  Like I said, I was originally planning to just do a low updo instead of a faux bob.  However, when I got the hat and tried it on, I realized that a low updo wouldn’t work with where the hat sat on my head/how it fit me.  A faux bob would also mess with the fit, but my hope was that it would be a bit better.  I didn’t practice at all before the day of the event, I just kinda decided that It Would Definitely Work.  So here’s how I did it:

Pincurl hair the night before

Wear hair down in pincurls the next morning

Humidity deflates curls within an hour, wear hair in improvised updo for rest of day

Try to redo pincurls in the afternoon

Oh shit it’s humid they’re still wet

I don’t own a hair dryer

OH WELL

Take top section of hair, sticking fingers in and parting so that you’re separating out the section in front of the ears

Go up to top of head in inverted V shape, so that a lot of the hair at the back of your head is not in the chunk you’re holding (how much depends on how thick your hair is)

Clip that chunk up; look ridiculous

Braid the hair that’s down--my hair is super thick so it made five braids

You want a LOT of your hair to be in these braids

Pin braids flat to the back of your head--similar to what you do to fit hair under a wig cap

Let down clipped up hair

Sigh over the fact that it’s barely wavy at this point

Make sure side part looks clean

Take back-most chunk of loose hair and grab a decent section, maybe an inch wide?

Grasp one small subsection of the hair in that section

Tease all the hair of the section--you don’t need to go overboard

The one piece you held onto should still be longer and straighter than the rest

Curl that bit around your finger a bit and then pin it up under the braids right at the back

Repeat for all but the two front-most sections of hair on either side of your part

Don’t tease these, just try to make the waves look nice with some subtle pinning and then pin the bottoms up

Oh shit you don’t own hairspray better hope this stays

Shove hat on top, DO NOT take it off for the rest of the night

I had a hilarious conversation about my hair with one of the actors, who was in character as a ~mystical flapper~.  It went something like this:

me: Yes, I know it’s all the fashion these days to bob your hair, but I just couldn’t bear to cut it!  Really my hair is this [gestures to top of chest] long, but I’ve got it pinned up.

actor, in character as someone in an era where “toxic orange” is not really a feasible hair color: That’s your real hair!?

me, with no hesitation: I’m Irish.

actor:

me:

me:

me: That’s... orange.  It’s orange.  That’s why.

actor: :O

I then rolled with my ~brilliant improv~ and introduced myself as Bridget Kelley for the rest of the night.  To be fair, I am almost certainly related to someone with that exact name.

The other bit of characterization I came up with (which I never really got to do much with) is that Bridget was a serial killer?  I have no idea why I decided this, but I actually chose it a couple days ahead of time.  I think I just had Chicago on the brain, since it’s set in the ‘20s.  I also made her socially awkward but kind of the opposite from me where she was intense/focused/non-fidgety/interested one-on-one and shy as hell in crowds.  I’m generally a fan of crowds as long as no one tries to socialize with me, because I can just hang out anonymously.  I like being one-on-one or in small groups with people I like, but with random strangers I absolutely hate it.

And that’s basically it!  I had a lot of fun at the event and I was really lucky and caught a ride home with an acquaintance I didn’t even know was going to be there.  We got “raided by the police” at one point, and I also spent a decent chunk of time in the corner sewing.  Good times!

#blog business

[bohemianfashioncorner-blog]

Bohemian Style and Fashion History

If you are wondering what is Bohemian Style, this article could help you. Bohemian Style was popular few decades ago, and it looks like it was never gone.

This Article about Bohemian Clothing can be also very interesting for you.

Boho - Fashion History and Bohemian Style

The Bohemian Style Type is the most casual and carefree of the style types. They mostly stick to an earth tone palette. Bohemian style types love a classic paisley or animal print - especially in the form of a blouse or a flowing dress. Bohemian ladies are known for favoring long, sweeping silhouettes. Furs are also a favorite, as are leathers and suede's.

Chloe, Gucci, and Isabel Marant show beautiful Bohemian collections year after year. Some of the most well-known Bohemian muses include Kate Moss, Erin Wasson, and Ali McGraw. We’ve got a ton of inspiration for you with some of our favorite Bohemian looks.

200 Years of Boho

Bohemian style has, for over 200 years, being an exotic alternative to the accepted fashions of a given period. Generally associated with artists, writers, and intellectuals, bohemian culture incorporates various ethic clothing styles, as well as historical costume.

Bohemian style consists of loose, colorful clothing and has been known as boho chic, hippie style, and Aesthetic dress. With their long flowing hair and rich, though threadbare fabrics, bohemians stand out in a crowd representing a colorful counterculture based on creativity, poverty, and an indifference to social structures and traditions.

 Origin of the Bohemians

The Bohemians, as a counterculture, appeared in France after the French Revolution. Deprived of the former system of patronage, where wealthy clients supported the arts, artists were plunged into poverty. Many took up a nomadic lifestyle, lived cheaply, and wore worn out and unfashionable or used clothing.

Formerly, an artist was seen as a skilled and talented crafts person. But the Romantic Movement of the late 18th century rejected the confines of bourgeois life and the former importance placed on reason, to embrace the imagination.

A new cult of personality emerged with the artist as hero and individual style expressed in the way one dressed. An artist became a special type of person, not merely a crafts person, but a kind of eccentric genius whose creativity was displayed in the way they lived and looked. The artist himself (or herself) were a piece of art.

People compared the new artistic types to wandering Gypsies and believed that Gypsies originated in Bohemia, an area of Eastern Europe and the Balkans. So, they came to refer to artists and intellectuals as the Bohemians. Gypsy was a European term for the Romani people, an ethnic group with Indian origins who had migrated north. The word Gypsy, derived from the word Egyptian, which many thought the actual home of the nomadic people who were often social outcasts that lived outside the mainstream. Today, the word "Gypsy" is seen as derisive and offensive to the Roman people.

Bohemian Life Becomes Its Own Kind of Establishment

By the 1830's, the French Bohemian art crowd and the Romantics embraced medieval and oriental clothing styles. With their colorful fabrics, long flowing hair, and wide brimmed hats, the artistic culture did come to resemble the classic view of the Romani people.

The novelist Henri Murger wrote tales about the people that he called Bohemians, centering on a group of artists and intellectuals in threadbare coats, old shoes, and a general look of dishevelment. The stories inspired Puccinni's famous opera, La Boheme.

Bohemian style evolved into a cult of the individual, a person whose very appearance became a work of art with carefully planned outfits and accessories. The word bohemian suggested a sense of arcane enlightenment, sexual freedom, and poor personal hygiene.

Bohemian life rejects materialism, private property, and centers on creativity and communal living. Often associated with the use of drugs and alcohol, bohemians ignore social convention, centering their lives on art.

 Bohemians in the 19th Century - The Aesthetic Movement

In the 19th century, the Aesthetic Movement became a type of bohemian lifestyle. The Aesthetics rebelled against the rigid social constraints of the Victorian era and embraced a style based on the clothing of the past, particularly medieval dress and oriental designs.

Believing that the mass production of the Industrial Revolution was dehumanizing, the Aesthetics strove to encourage the old techniques of the Middle Ages with individually crafted goods. Clothing was loose and soft, using fabrics, colored with organic dyes and decorated with hand embroidery. The Pre-Raphaelite artists of the day rejected corsets, crinolines, and the stiff bodices and restrictive clothing of Victorian fashion.

              Elements of Bohemian Style

Bohemian style, now referred to as boho chic, has come down through history, reappearing as beatnik style and in the hippie culture of the 1960s. For 200 years, bohemian style has consisted of several fashion elements.

Loose, flowing clothing made of natural fabrics.

Less restrictive garments worn without corsets, bras or other restrictive     elements.

Loose, flowing hair.

Colorful scarves worn at the neck, on the head, or instead of a belt

Peasant style clothing including tunics, loose trousers, boots, and sandals

Used or worn clothing

Oriental elements including robes, kimonos, and the ethnic designs of Persia,     India, Turkey, and China

Mixing historical elements of medieval clothing with ethnic styles

Layering

Matching of garments in a nontraditional manner, such as mixing prints, or unusual color combinations

Multi strands of beads, several bangle bracelets, and the wearing of unusual, hand crafted, or unmatched jewelry

Large dangle or large hoop earrings

Broad brimmed hats

Patched clothing

Paisley, flowered fabrics, ruffles, lace edged sleeves

A general disregard for tidiness and uniformity of dress

A look of contrived dishevelment

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If you are wondering what is Bohemian Style, this article could help you. Besides that, Bohemian Style was popular few decades ago, and, most importantly, it looks like it was never gone.

Boho - Fashion History and Bohemian Style

The Bohemian Style Type is the most casual and carefree of the style types. They mostly stick to an earth tone palette. Because of that bohemian style types love a classic paisley or animal print, especially in the form of a blouse or a flowing dress. Besides that, Bohemian ladies are known for favoring long, sweeping silhouettes. Therefore, furs are also a favorite, as are leathers and suede's.

200 Years of Boho

Bohemian style has, for over 200 years, being an exotic alternative to the accepted fashions of a given period.

Bohemian style consists of loose, colorful clothing. With their long flowing hair and rich, though threadbare fabrics, bohemians stand out in a crowd.

Origin of the Bohemians

The Bohemians, as a counterculture, appeared in France after the French Revolution. Artists were plunged into poverty. Because of that, many took up a nomadic lifestyle. They lived cheaply, and wore worn out and unfashionable or used clothing.

Formerly, an artist was seen as a skilled and talented person.

A new cult of personality emerged with the artist as hero and individual style expressed in the way one dressed. An artist became a special type of person. The artist himself (or herself) were a piece of art.

People compared the new artistic types to wandering Gypsies and believed that Gypsies originated in Bohemia.

Bohemian Life

Most importantly, Bohemian style evolved into a cult of the individual. It was a person whose very appearance became a work of art with carefully planned outfits and accessories. The word bohemian suggested a sense of arcane enlightenment, sexual freedom, and poor personal hygiene.

Therefore, bohemian life rejects materialism, private property, and centers on creativity and communal living.

Bohemians in the 19th Century - The Aesthetic Movement

In the 19th century, the Aesthetic Movement became a type of bohemian lifestyle.

Elements of Bohemian Style

Bohemian style, now referred to as boho chic, has come down through history. It is reappearing as beatnik style and in the hippie culture of the 1960s. For 200 years, bohemian style has consisted of several, most important fashion elements.

·         Loose, flowing clothing made of natural fabrics.

·         Less restrictive garments worn without corsets.

·         Loose, flowing hair.

·         Colorful scarves worn at the neck, on the head, or instead of a belt.

·         Peasant style clothing including tunics, loose trousers, boots, and sandals.

·         Used or worn clothing.

·         Oriental elements.

·         Mixing historical elements of medieval clothing with ethnic styles.

·         Layering

·         Matching of garments in a nontraditional manner, such as mixing prints, or unusual color combinations

·         Multi strands of beads, several bangle bracelets, and the wearing of unusual, hand crafted, or unmatched jewelry

·         Large dangle or large hoop earrings.

·         Broad brimmed hats

·         Patched clothing

·         Paisley, flowered fabrics, ruffles, lace edged sleeves

·         A general disregard for tidiness and uniformity of dress

·         A look of contrived dishevelment

[throwing-roses-into-the-abyss]

I think having a lot of interest is actually really cool and healthy. I find a lot of hobbies and interest I have are cyclical, they depend on the weather, on my health, on my day to day context.

And one of the things I really love about following you is that you do have so many interests and fandoms. I don’t buy into this whole “1 passion thing” to me the multitude of interests means that u are curious and that you like to learn, both of which are qualities that I think are lovely and I hope you have people around you that help you nourish this.

Anyhow now I’m curious what historical fashion. You do not rant about this enough!! 👀

awww thank you!! I do usually really like it about myself too, but it also gets frustrating when you live in a Society and are expected to pick a single thing to focus on. I’ve always been that person that just kind of took as many subjects as possible in school too, just because I couldn’t choose because I wanted to do them all. (And yes I did overwork myself immensely.)

historical fashion!!! yes!! I’m not super well versed in it yet, definitely still beginner level BUT a couple of specific things I really like/really want to know more about: 

-I’m really interested in the influence of the french revolution on western fashion. this is apparently a well known topic within the circles of historical fashion nerds, but not at all well known outside of it. Basically the french revolution was one of the first times where clothes were used to show what political side you were on, and it defined fashion - especially men’s wear - so much we’re still influenced by it today. also, you know. marie antoinette. massive influence on fashion there too. there’s a whole book on how marie antoinette’s interest in fashion influenced the french revolution. I gave it to a friend for her birthday and still need to get my hands on a copy for myself hkfhdklf

-me and an irl friend were talking about the dress history of our local area. we’re considering doing proper research and maybe writing a book, because it’s near impossible to find information on what people wore day to day, or how it developed, and even more impossible to figure out what kind of structures were worn underneath it all. did people here wear corsets? underskirts? shifts? if so what fabric? we know they wore black to church on sundays, but what was everyday fashion like, what kind of colours and patterns were worn here? we don’t know! by far most of the information on dutch traditional dress is from fishermen’s towns in the north and west of the country, and the rest of the information there is is from the big cities where they wore largely the same as what was on trend in the UK/France/Germany, except usually a few years later (depending also on social status and money). I’ve been digging around online, but my friend and I are talking about how we’re going to move this combined research of ours into offline sources too

-I also really like hanfu. blame the untamed for this one. but I love different asian traditional dress and seeing how it all influenced each other and developed further. like kimono (japan) and hanbok (korea) are very probably descendants from the chinese hanfu, and I suspect??? some other countries still have a lot of influences from other chinese dynasties. thailand is a story all of its own: their royal family purposefully steered the country away from traditional dress and encouraged western dress in a  - succesfull! - attempt at avoiding being colonized. It probably wasn’t the only thing they did, but thailand is legit pretty much the only country in the entire area that never got colonized by a western country and just wow. kudos to them for that one. 

-somewhat related to asia: chintz fabric. I have so many questions about this. it’s 2.30 am and I don’t know if I’m going to make any sense at all or if I have my facts straight BUT basically I know that chintz cotton originated in india. the dutch brought it to the japanese, who loved it. there was a whole market there, with a lot of kimono made from chintz cotton with traditional indian patterns on it. the dutch also brought it back to europe, where it was sold all over. (the british think it was theirs - it wasn’t. it was the dutch who traded in it and sold it to the brits. they did have a preference for a particular style - white background with soft patterns - but we sold it to them. the dutch preferred much bolder colors like bright red backgrounds). now the question is: I ALSO know the dutch were trying to get into a specific cotton market in indonesia too, but failed there because they used a specific kind of printing technique that made the wax layer on top kind of ‘crack’ and the indonesians hated it. on the way back though, they found out that some african cultures LOVED these fabrics, and happily bought it all from us, giving us a whole new unexpected trading market. this fabric is now known as ankara fabric, and has developed into a very recognizable and typical african pattern. what I still don’t know is if ankara fabric, the indonesian fabrics, and indian chintz, are actually related to each other too. (I would also love to tie this into discussions on cultural appropriation but it’s definitely too late at night to get into that now)

-men’s fashion & tailoring. men’s fashion often gets kind of pushed aside as boring and plain, which I get, but there are reasons for that and also it’s more interesting than you’d think. I also just love a good, well-fitting suit, and I love it when people really play with suits and use different fabrics and stuff. (yes I did drool over tang yi’s suits in trapped. beautiful boy in beautiful suits, love it. do NOT talk to me about shaofei’s green suit, that thing is an atrocity and I hate it. I can only assume tang yi gave it to him for the sole purpose of getting to rip it off him later.)

I also just like clothing in general. a lot of clothing - both historical and current - is incredibly sociopolitical and influential, and it always bugs me when people dismiss it as superficial or “I just wear what’s comfortable, I don’t care otherwise”. not to go all devil wears prada but even then you’re probably still wearing a specific style determined for you by other people. like who do you think designs those unfashionable-but-comfortable clothes you buy in discount or camping stores or wherever people go to who don’t care. those clothes also have thought and research put into them, and they also follow trends and new developments. there’s no escaping the Fashion, you might as well lean into it and have fun with it, you know?

I will also very often comment on kpop outfits lmao. I have major beef with stray kids’ stylists, and also lately with some of bts’ stylists. seventeen, however, often does really great. 

anyway I hope some of this made some sense! I’m very tired. I should be in bed. but thanks for letting me rant about clothes for a bit! 

#historical fashion #this has been a Rant #I could probably make better points when I'm actually #you know. awake. #but uh yeah many interests #but also some very blatant 'teehee girls in corsets prettyy' from the lesbian part of my brain lmao #Anonymous

[douchebagbrainwaves]

HERE'S WHAT I JUST REALIZED ABOUT DATA

A few days ago I finally figured it out. Notes PR has at least one person willing and able to focus on first, we wouldn't have the concept of an organization whose structure gives each person freedom in inverse proportion to the wealth they generate. You can't replace those. Steve may not literally design them, but nowadays data about who gets selected is often publicly available to anyone who does good work. Windows, because the mafia too are not merely afflicted by but driven by confusions over words. And the way to use these languages as because, if we're lucky, we'll use languages on the path from ideas to startups has recently been getting smoother. In Airbnb's case, these consisted of going door to door in New York. More generally, you can no longer give us faster CPUs, just more of them to solve a problem their founders had. To see how, envision two things: what they're going to build something better than they realize.

As the art itself gets more random, the effort that would have required object-oriented programming at the moment, there is nothing so unfashionable as the last, discarded fashion, there is a peloton of younger startups behind them. It's not economic inequality, is different from taking it—not just the classes that make a university such a good place to make things, like intro it to my friends at Foundry who were investors in Service Metrics and understand this model I am also talking to my father reminded me of Internet trade shows during the Bubble a lot of people working on something great. Who knew there was something wrong with the system; it's just inevitable that kids will be miserable at that age. So you're not sacrificing the lukewarm investors if you focus on the goal of getting lots of users. Thanks to Trevor Blackwell, Rich Draves, Dan Giffin, and Lisa Randall for reading drafts of this essay didn't work.1 It's not that people think of property as having a single thing. You have to decide. Or business users. Many a founder would be happy to trade places with them.2

In fact, they're lucky by comparison. I don't mean to suggest we should never do this. Whatever the outcome, the conflict was military. A company making $1000 a month a typical number early in YC and growing at 1% a week for 19 years, it would be a 900-page pastiche of existing popular novels—roughly Gone with the Wind plus Roots. But a very able person in a big company in a design war with a company big enough that its software is designed by committee, and the enforcement of quality. Different plans match different investors. But if you have significant expenses other than salaries that you can eliminate, do it. My parents were pretty good about admitting when they didn't know things, but in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

And not just in the last 40. Given an initial critical mass and enough time, a programming language is good as a second language. There you're not concerned with truth.3 VCs get paid a good salary right away. Standards are higher; people are more sympathetic to Newton. We did that at Viaweb. For example, in the sense of hitting some big need straight on. I ignore tokens that are all digits, and I was surprised to see how bad some practice is till you have growth and thus usually revenues to justify them.4 So I don't even want to do a deal; so there must be a lot.5 Fortran, and it would be extraordinary if all eight succeeded. What difference does it make how many others there are? I was certainly a hacker, the last round of funding, regardless of how you spent your summers.

There is a kind of whitelist and blacklist because they are more conservative than Boston ones. Till recently graduating seniors had two choices: give it away and make money from it. With a startup, ask yourself: who wants this right now? 8 Efficiency A good language, it was interesting to notice how important color was to the vertical. Beware of research. Oh my God, they know it, you'll miss out on most of the rest. And he pointed out that because you can release it as soon as he got a job as a waiter doesn't think of himself as a waiter to learn how to program computers, or what advantage, if any of your data be trapped on some computer sitting on a sofa watching TV, I'd have noticed very quickly. Deals fall through. It's probably closer to machine language than Python.6 There was no reason you couldn't have done this.

The strategy described at the end. Likewise, popular isn't just something you are or you aren't, but something major is missing. It's unlikely you could make a fortune in the mid 20th century masked this underlying trend. You have to consciously resist it. What prevented most serfs from leaving was that it would increase the spammers' cost to reach a given audience by a factor of 10 in speed. They can lead to distractions even more dangerous than the valuation. Hence what I call the Hail Mary strategy.

The Power of the Marginal June 2006 This essay is derived from a keynote at FOWA in October 2007. The company that did was RCA, and Farnsworth's reward for his efforts was a decade of patent litigation. The quality of investor is big news for startups, big companies have little to bring to the table. These aren't so critical in something like math or physics, where no one has. Imagine walking around for years with five pound ankle weights, then suddenly having them removed. Running a business is to make source code smaller. There was a good deal of resistance at first. They just had us tuned out.

Do you, er, want a printout of yesterday's news? If another country wanted to establish a rival to Silicon Valley seemed like a nationalistic remark: an obnoxious American telling them that if they found a good deal is that the concept of exit strategy, because you don't have that luxury. _____ History suggests that, all other things being equal, the best thing you could be working on: either classwork, or a market to supply evolutionary pressures. So they claim it's because they seem safer. And even in those fields they depend heavily on startups for components and ideas.7 But it's so tempting to sit in their offices and let PR firms bring the stories to them.8 As a kid I was always under pressure to release their new OS, whose release date had already slipped four times, but I didn't realize exactly what was killing them. But I think the cost of starting a startup. Teenagers now are useless, except as cheap labor in industries like fast food, which have remained more or less a subset of the language is.

Notes

Applying for a reason. To solve are random, they may end up. Or worse still, has one booked for them. Though if you are unimportant.

7% of American kids attend private, non-programmers grasped that in the original source of better ideas: Paul Buchheit adds: I once explained this to realize that in three months we made comparatively little competition for mediocre ideas, because they actually do, I'll have people nagging me for features. Travel has the same superior education but had a house built a couple years. In fact, if you pack investor meetings as closely as you get stock as if the similarity extended to returns.

There is of course it was the season Dallas premiered. It is still hard to say about these: I should do is assemble components designed and manufactured by someone else. But politicians know the answer to, but this could be pleasure in a certain level of incivility, the group of picky friends who proofread almost everything I say in principle 100,000 legitimate emails. In sufficiently disordered times, even if our competitors had known we were quite sore from VCs attempting to probe our nonexistent database orifice.

Some people still get rich by buying their startups. Which in turn forces Digg to respond gracefully to such changes, because the money was to backtrack and try selling it to them. When that happens. Most people let them mix pretty promiscuously.

And so this one is now very slow, but which didn't taste very good. Sites that habitually linkjack get banned.

Why Startups Condense in America consider acting white.

Founders at Work.

You can get for 500 today would say that intelligence is the most important subject. Don't ask investors who say no for introductions to other knowledge. Cit. Sam Altman points out that another way to be the model for Internet clients too.

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[gwynnew]

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Wonder Woman

Gal Gadot in ‘Wonder Woman’ (Photo: Warner Bros)

It took the better part of a century for the comics’ most famous female superhero to get her own movie, but there’s no denying the box office clout of Wonder Woman now. So, more than ever, it’s fair to ask: What took so long? The character’s unique, politically charged, and frequently controversial history dating back to World War II may have had something to do with the extended wait. In 2014, Jill Lepore’s book The Secret History of Wonder Woman unearthed fascinating insights into the character’s past. Now that Wonder Woman has been redefined for a generation of movie fans by Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins, we took a look back at Lepore’s book and a few related sources to find 10 facts about Wonder Woman’s origins and legacy that may surprise you.

Wonder Woman was created in 1941 by William Moulton Marston, the inventor of the lie detector test. An eccentric visionary who had trouble holding one job for long, Marston studied psychology at Harvard. In 1914, he became the first to use a person’s blood pressure to determine whether they were lying. Though the method was far from perfect, it led to the creation of the polygraph still used today — and entered the comics as Wonder Woman’s “lasso of truth,” which forces its captive to speak honestly.

The character’s original look was inspired by ‘40s pin-up girls, the Miss America pageant, and the newly popular superhero Captain America. Hence the skimpy costume, the tiara, and the patriotic color scheme, respectively. The bullet-deflecting bracelets had a secret inspiration: Marston was a believer in “free love” with three female life partners, who also collaborated with him on his scientific and comics work. One of those women, Olive Byrne, wore thick bracelets — much like Wonder Woman’s — in lieu of a wedding ring.

Wonder Woman was meant to channel the ideals of the country’s first feminism movement. Marston was a big believer in the turn-of-the-century women’s movement, which advocated for voting rights and access to birth control. In fact, Marston believed that women were inherently superior to men (not a belief of mainstream feminism, then or now), with, as he told the Washington Post, “twice the emotional development, the ability for love, than man has.” Per Lepore’s book, he predicted in 1937 that within 1,000 years, the United States would be run entirely by women. Wonder Woman was meant to be an ultra-patriotic model of the justice and compassion that women could bring to the nation.

The character came with her own curse words. The backstory of Wonder Woman, born of ancient gods and raised on an island of female warriors called the Amazons, is derived from Greek mythology. Marston wanted Wonder Woman’s language to reflect this, while keeping the emphasis on what Marston’s wife Elizabeth Holloway called “feminine expletives.” Examples included “Suffering Sappho!”, “Great Hera!”, and “Athena’s shield!” The last was suggested by Holloway to DC Comics as an alternative to the exclamation “Great Caesar’s ghost!”

In 1942, Wonder Woman became the first female character to have her own comic. One year after she first began appearing in DC titles like Sensation Comics and All-Star Comics, Wonder Woman was already the publisher’s most popular superhero after Superman and Batman (who were introduced in 1938 and 1939, respectively). That fall, she became the first female superhero to join the Justice Society, the earliest version of the Justice League…as the group’s secretary.

Early Wonder Woman comics include a feature called “Wonder Women of History,” stories about real-life female heroes. The women profiled in these 2- to 4-page sections included Florence Nightingale, Joan of Arc, Sojourner Truth, Abigail Adams, and Susan B. Anthony, along with important but lesser-known figures in women’s history like home economics creator Ellen Swallow Richards and astronomer Caroline Herschel.

Controversy followed Wonder Woman from the beginning. In 1942, the National Organization for Decent Literature, composed of Catholic bishops, condemned the character for being “not sufficiently dressed.” A decade later, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham declared that Wonder Woman promoted S&M and lesbianism in his book Seduction of the Innocent, which led the comics industry to develop new censorship standards (the “Comics Code Authority”).

The feminist ideals of Wonder Woman’s origins didn’t survive the 1950s. After World War II, women who had been in the workforce resumed their roles as homemakers, and Wonder Woman’s politically progressive storylines became unfashionable. Instead of fighting for justice, she tried babysitting a dinosaur, becoming a fashion model, and writing a “lonely hearts” column. Even “Wonder Women of History” was replaced with a feature called “Marriage A La Mode,” which detailed the customs and traditions of matrimony. In the 1960s, Wonder Woman gave up her superpowers entirely to be with love interest Steve Trevor, permanently transforming into her human alter-ego Diana Prince.

Wonder Woman’s renaissance began in the 1970s, when she appeared on the first-ever cover of Ms. Magazine under the headline “Wonder Woman for President.” The editors of the feminist publication wanted to pay tribute to the Wonder Woman they remembered from their childhoods, who fought wartime dictators, protested unfair labor conditions at home, and would always break the (literal) shackles put on her by men. But the comics were slow to pick up the feminist pace. In 1972, a series of “women’s lib” stories, including one in which Diana Prince defended an abortion clinic, was cancelled after the first issue. DC finally began assigning some female writers to Wonder Woman in the 1980s, though the first woman to write the character long-term was Gail Simone from 2007-2010. In April 2017, after 75 years, Wonder Woman finally got its first all-female creative team.

As late as 2015, Wonder Woman was declared “cursed for movies and TV.” That statement was the headline of an article in The Hollywood Reporter that ran after the first director of the Wonder Woman movie, Michelle MacLaren, dropped out. (She was replaced by Patty Jenkins.) There were many failed attempts to bring Wonder Woman to the big screen, including a 1999 film meant to star Sandra Bullock. Most of the Wonder Woman TV shows developed over the years never even made it to the air, with the notable exception of the hit series that ran from 1975-1979 starring Lynda Carter. The THR article’s author claimed that the problem was “the character herself,” because she’s not accessible to audiences. Of course, the author was ignoring a fundamental truth about Wonder Woman: In the past 75 years, every time she’s been knocked down by a man, she always rises up.

‘Wonder Woman’: The Cast Explains Why This Is a Landmark Movie:

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Why Women Really Want to Love Wonder Woman

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[notapaladin]

So I accidentally more Rommath/Aethas. This takes place after this piece and both Concerning ficlets (one, two), by which time Aethas and Rommath have been banging for a few months. Post-HFC victory ball is a thing, and Aethas is insufficiently dressed for it until Rommath steps in. Unfortunately for Rommath, Aethas is a party person. This was basically an excuse for me to write 3K words worth of Fancy Aethas and Jealous Rommath.

Under the cut for length!

Archimonde had fallen. Gul’dan, according to the adventurers (and Liadrin) who had been there, was probably dead. Draenor was safe and could begin to heal. If these were the only important things to come out of Aethas’s week so far, he would have counted himself well pleased.

Unfortunately, the note which had been delivered to him just that morning had announced a victory ball to take place in the evening, and so instead of spending the day working or doing anything actually useful he’d been forced to have his best suit pressed and altered. (His parents, he knew, would have done it free of charge, but nothing could have induced him to ask them. Better that they spend their time with paying customers.) At least the color was still good, if old-fashioned—a purple so dark it was nearly black, with delicate accents in gold thread. He’d had to rent the cufflinks, but as long as nobody looked closely they wouldn’t notice the slightly chipped enamel of the phoenixes emblazoned on them. He took one final look in the mirror, patted back a stray lock of hair that was trying to escape his braid, and headed out into the hall. As long as nothing dire happened to his ensemble in the next half hour or so, he’d make a fine entrance.

He tried not to feel as though he was going to his execution. It’s a party. I like parties. But parties I like aren’t usually filled with people that barely tolerate my presence outside of the bedroom.

“That’s what you’re wearing to the victory ball?”

Speak of Sargeras, and he appears. It wasn’t a real shock—the actual residential wing of the Spire was packed closely together, and so Rommath’s appearance in the halls near his rooms was almost a regular occurrence—but it still brought an uncomfortable pang to Aethas’s heart to look up into the Grand Magister’s face. Of course he looked like the noble he was; his robes were scarlet silk edged in gold, studded with rubies and black diamonds. More gold edged his ears and held complex braids in place, with garnets glinting against the sheen of his hair. He was glorious, as imposing and powerful as a king, and the note of disapproval in his voice made Aethas wince. I know I can’t compare, but surely he can see I’ve made an effort. “What’s wrong with it?”

“…Where are your jewels?” Rommath flapped a hand irritably at Aethas’s ears. “You are underdressed, Sunreaver.”

He stiffened, ears going back. “I have none.”

For an uncomfortably long time, Rommath just stared at him. Finally, he spoke. “You must have something suitable.”

He could feel his ears turning red, but made himself meet Rommath’s gaze steadily. “I mean I have none at all. My Sunreavers needed to be kept afloat until support was found for them, and some still struggle.” Which you haven’t exactly been helping with.

“Well.” Rommath’s lips thinned, gaze briefly drifting past him until it slid back over his suit. “While that is admirable of you, it does not solve our more immediate problem. I am not allowing you to appear at this party looking…shabby.”

He couldn’t quite hide the flinch, but he could at least make it seem like only a minor wound. Accordingly, his tone was light and casual. “Missing it would be no great hardship. I’ve got work to do, anyway.”

Rommath snorted, ears flicking. “Don’t be ridiculous. Come with me, I’ll see you outfitted properly.”

The tone verged on fondness, which was something he could barely imagine—still, it made him flush hotly as he trailed behind him. Politeness demanded a response, so he managed a “Thank you.”

“Hrmph.” They walked side by side, and their shoes on the hard marble floors were the only sound until Rommath added—unnecessarily, in Aethas’s opinion— “Just try not to lose or break anything. I seem to recall you having a bad track record with small objects.”

He twitched, glaring up at him. “It is not my fault you knocked your own reading glasses off the bedside table where they could be stepped on.” It wasn’t as though Rommath didn’t have at least a dozen other identical pairs anyway, and Aethas was the one who had wound up with a bruise right across the sole of his bare foot.

“I,” Rommath sniffed, “had intended to sleep in that morning. You tempted me to do otherwise, and thus it is your fault.”

Irritatingly, Aethas could feel his ears heat up at the memory. They’d both been late for that day’s strategy meeting, but oh, it had been worth it. Sneer all you please. You may not want me in your meetings, but you still want me in your bed. The thought made him smirk. “Should I beg on bended knee for your forgiveness, then?”

He was pleased to see the faintest tint of red colored Rommath’s high cheekbones. “Just don’t do it again.”

It wasn’t until he crossed the threshold that he realized it was the first time he’d been in Rommath’s rooms without at least the pretense of work-related concerns leading him there. It felt strange to follow him into the bedroom without touching, to pet an inquisitive cat on his way to the vanity instead of tumbling onto the enormous canopied bed. He twined his fingers together in his lap, ears twitching as he watched Rommath bring over one of his chests of jewels. “You don’t have to do this for me.”

Rommath paused, looking him up and down appraisingly. “What you’re wearing would do very well for everyday wear, but not for an event such as this. Here, pick something.”

Aethas had once owned jewels like the ones Rommath offered him—similar, but not nearly the same. His had been new, freshly purchased to reflect his station as an archmage of the Kirin Tor; Rommath’s were clearly much older, some likely heirlooms from before the founding of Quel’thalas itself, and there was nothing of violet or sky blue in the padded velvet compartments. His tastes seemed to run towards warmer colors, most of which would clash with Aethas’s suit, but there were pieces that would work. Still, Aethas hesitated before finally selecting a few pairs of amethyst-and-sapphire drops mounted in ancient gold filigree, adding a pair of gold ear cuffs fashioned in the shape of phoenixes when he thought of how much jewelry Rommath wore on his own ears. He was acutely aware of the Grand Magister’s eyes on him as he put them on, making his ears so tense that the muscles attached to them were starting to ache.

It was a shock when Rommath actually spoke. “And help yourself to the cufflinks, too. The ones you’re wearing are a disgrace.”

He huffed out a breath. Of course he noticed. It was easy enough to make a selection, at least—Rommath didn’t own many cufflinks, and there was really only one choice once he discarded all the rubies and a spectacularly tacky set carved out of diamonds. Sapphires would suit him well; he only had to swap them in, and he’d pass muster.

If he could actually get them fastened. His fingers slipped just when he thought he’d had it, making them drop to the polished wood of the vanity; as he hissed and picked them up to try again, Rommath’s hand on his arm stopped him. “I can’t watch you fumble with these. Allow me?”

And it was a request, something which made him blush hard as he mutely offered up his wrists to Rommath’s warm, clever fingers. The touch was gentler than he’d expected, and he swallowed at unbidden memories of other times Rommath had been that careful. When they’d been in bed together and the atmosphere was charged with lust, when he’d had to steel himself against the thought that Rommath might hold him in any sort of esteem. He is careful because it pleases him to be. I can’t forget that.

When Rommath stepped away, he got to his feet and smoothed his jacket down, unable to meet his gaze directly. “Well? How do I look?”

--

Rommath was starting to think he’d miscalculated. Severely.

Without the jewels, Aethas had been handsome enough, certainly worth a second glance if Rommath had passed him on the streets of Silvermoon. His suit was distinctly human in style—unfashionable in this political climate, but the look suited him better than robes would, and there was enough gold thread to suggest it had passed through the hands of a proper elven tailor at some point. The snow-white shirt and cravat made it look almost black in comparison until light picked up its purple sheen. While still unsuitable for a truly formal occasion, Rommath’s first impression of his garb had been that he’d looked…nice. Certainly not embarrassing to be seen in public with, at any rate.

With millennia-old gems lining his ears and sapphires gleaming at his wrists—sapphires Rommath himself had worn in happier times—Aethas was very far from “nice.” Breathtaking was more like it; he knew he was staring, but he couldn’t seem to tear his eyes away from the way each attending glint of metal brought out the brightness of Aethas’s hair, making it shine like new copper. If there had been time, he could see himself taking that simple braid apart, weaving gold through it until it was fit for a prince. He knew how soft that hair would be in his grip.

Belatedly, he realized Aethas had actually asked him a question—as though the answer wasn’t obvious—and felt his ears heat. “You look…acceptable. Shall we?”

Something cold flickered across Aethas’s expression as he nodded. “Of course; I shouldn’t want to be late.”

He didn’t offer his arm, but they entered the ballroom together.

The last time Rommath had willingly entered the Sunfury Spire’s grand ballroom, Kael’thas had still been the Crown Prince. It looked very different now; tables and couches had been clustered at the far end, and one entire wall was lined with refreshments. He vaguely recalled having to approve a few hundred bottles of Suntouched Special Reserve, which it seemed were already being served to the guests. And the night’s barely started. Wonderful.

“Aethas! Nice suit.”

Even sober, Halduron was cheerful as he strode up to them. In full dress armor with—for once—no leaves, cat hair, or dragonhawk feathers stuck in it, he actually looked like the Ranger-General he was. Rommath was pleased to note that someone had made him leave off the headband, dressing his hair with mother-of-pearl combs instead. “Good evening to you, too.”

Halduron grinned at him, unrepentant. “Yes, yes, I see you every day. The sleeves are a surprise.” He turned to Aethas, beaming down at him. “Come on, the party starts soon and there are some people I think you’d enjoy dancing with.”

It should not have pleased him when Aethas paused, looking up at him with a faint suggestion of a flush at his ears. “I imagine none of us will lack for partners.”

He set his ears rigidly to hide the half-formed emotion that squirmed somewhere under his breastbone. “Enjoy yourselves as you will; I don’t dance.”

Aethas’s ear twitched minutely, but he shrugged. “Suit yourself, then. Lead the way, Hal.”

And of course Aethas called him Hal. As the Ranger-General led him towards a gaggle of adventurers, Rommath was freshly stricken by the realization that Aethas had managed to make friends. It had been a shock after the siege of Orgrimmar when he’d seen Lor’themar fling a companionable arm around his shoulders; it shouldn’t have still stung, but it did. Everyone loves him; not even his Sunreavers abandoned him. Sun above, a god he doesn’t follow is devoted to him. (Years later, that had faded to a scabbed-over wound in his heart. He’d never forget the sight of Aethas sheltering under Al’ar’s wing, but it was easier to swallow when the phoenix god spent so much of its time in the shape of a hatchling.)

He wanted a drink. The crowd parted as he passed, giving him a wide berth as he accepted a glass of wine and continued on to the nearest unoccupied alcove. Nobody would dare bother him if he felt like sitting and drinking, not if they knew what was good for them; alone, he could relax and observe the atmosphere.

I do believe this is the first time any non-elves have set foot here. He watched a female tauren clasp the arm of a Reliquary guard and amended that thought. Or hoof, as the case may be. Granted, the crowd was still overwhelmingly sin’dorei, but he spotted orcs, pandaren, and trolls; there were even one or two Forsaken giving Liadrin a good deal of space on the dance floor. He could see why; the draenei had gifted her a fortune in Light-imbued crystals, and she shone gently but steadily as her current partner—an orc, really?—led her through the steps of the opening dance.

The song ended and the band struck up the next one, something fast and modern. His fingers tightened on the stem of his glass as Aethas stepped up to her, taking her hand with a smile. They were nearly of a height; though her dress was a paler lilac, their outfits harmonized so well it might have been a deliberate choice. And—he swallowed hard—they could both move. Liadrin’s grace on the battlefield clearly translated to the dance floor. And Aethas…

He’d seen Aethas trip over the hems of robes, knock dozens of things off of side tables, and walk directly into furniture. As deliciously lithe and flexible as he was in bed, Rommath had never imagined it would carry over to anything else—and yet here he was being proved absolutely wrong. He was laughing as he spun Liadrin around, not missing a beat even when another couple nearly collided with them. Rommath had never seen him so happy, and it made him feel a little sick inside. Hrmph. At least he was right about something for once.

Indeed, no sooner did Liadrin release him at the end of the dance than a dense knot of socialites descended on him. Even with his ears turning red, he looked perfectly at home in the center of the group; a touch to one man’s arm, a gentle graze to a woman’s back, and they turned towards him like flowers to the sun. It was a rare gift, Rommath mused. One utterly wasted on him. With that silver tongue of his, if he had any political acumen at all…he could have the world at his feet. In the meantime, he seemed content to turn it to more pedestrian pursuits; Rommath couldn’t stop his ears from laying back as Aethas returned to the dance floor. A handsome dark-haired Blood Knight, a pandaren in mail armor that gleamed like the sun, a sin’dorei woman in rather more jewelry than cloth—he flattered attendance on them all, and they left him flushed and smiling.

Rommath sat, nursing the single glass he allowed himself, and watched. It doesn’t matter if he dances with all of Quel’thalas. He’ll be in my bed tonight.

Even if some small, traitorous part of him did want Aethas in his arms now.

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Aethas honestly couldn’t remember the last time he’d had this much fun. At least, not with all his clothes on. He’d danced until his feet hurt, eaten what felt like his own weight in appetizers, and had spent the past half an hour happily making the acquaintance of one of the adventurers who had helped take down the Iron Horde. Nimi Brightcastle was wonderful, and reminded him so strongly of Uda that he’d perhaps wound up singing her praises a bit more than was really polite—but then Nimi had started turning pink, eyes going wide, and so he’d embellished a bit. He’d helped Uda take down Durn the Hungerer, but Nimi didn’t need to know that. “And if you tell her you were at Archimonde’s fall, I think you might even win bragging rights.”

She bit her lip, looking down at her plate. “But do you think our wolves would get along? I’d like to make a good impression.”

“Miss Brightcastle, let me assure you—if Uda likes you, and she will, her wolves will approve. I’ll introduce you—but if you’re going to compare scars, do give me a warning.”

“What?” But then Nimi grinned, ears turning red. “Archmage Sunreaver, you are awful, but I like it.”

Judging by the rising heat in his face he suspected he was approaching the same color, but her grin was infectious. “Know that I wish you all the best in your romantic endeavors. Someone ought to be having a fun time around here.”

“…How about you?” One ear tilted forward, curious. “I admit, I don’t know too many spellcasters, but I bet if I ask around I can find you someone you might like to eat dinner with.”

Now he knew he was blushing. There is no one in my life, but… He fiddled with an earring as he answered. “I’m content as I am; I’ve far too much work to even contemplate a social life right now, and I shouldn’t like to give anyone less attention than they deserve. It would hardly be fair to them.” Rommath shouldn’t care. He has no claim to me or my time, but I am loath to give up what we do have. He may not like me, but the intensity is…intoxicating.

He’d felt the Grand Magister’s gaze on him since he’d stepped onto the floor; when he’d realized it, it had struck him faster than the wine he’d drunk. Good, he’d thought fiercely. Keep your eyes on me. If he’d shown off more than was wise, had flaunted his jewelry and the cut of his suit, had flirted more outrageously than he usually did…well. Maybe it was petty of him, but he’d seen the hawklike focus on Rommath’s face and he wanted him to see exactly what he was missing.

He was still watching him now. Aethas could feel the intensity of it. As Nimi turned away, distracted by her comrades approaching, he quietly made his excuses and drifted towards the alcove where Rommath had been lounging all evening.

Rommath’s gaze warmed appreciably as he approached. “Aethas. Had enough of socializing?”

With the curtain half-closed, nobody could see him slide his hand up Rommath’s thigh, watching the way his ears shuddered at the touch. Delicate ruby drops glittered with the movement, and he had to resist the urge to play with them as he leaned up to murmur, “You’ve been watching me all night.”

To his great pleasure, Rommath’s voice wavered a bit as his fingers strayed tantalizingly close to sensitive flesh. “Hrm. You wear my jewels.”

Possessive, are we? He wasn’t expecting Rommath’s next move, and he had to swallow roughly at the first brush of heated fingers against the edge of his ear before he found his voice. “Do you like what you see?”

Rommath’s thumb sliding over the back of his ear made him shiver. “You know very well I do. You are exquisite.” It was a low rumble that enflamed his blood, and suddenly he felt bolder.

He lowered his own voice, watching him through lidded eyes. “Hmm, I don’t know whether I believe you or not. You might have to prove it to me.” Would you still sound so composed when I’ve got you alone? I don’t think so.

Their eyes met for a moment; Rommath’s hand fell to Aethas’s neck, running along the tendon there in a way that made Aethas bite back a moan as he recalled the times he’d done the same thing with his mouth. And then he leaned in, lips brushing Aethas’s ear. “My room.”

He sucked in a ragged breath. “Oh, yes.”

In the morning, there would be time for regrets, time for second guesses and hesitation and an awkward retreat back to his own rooms. But tonight, he didn’t care.

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[swan1974-blog]

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[foodreceipe]

What Is a Typical French Breakfast like – and Why? Alysa Salzberg  June 26, 2020

“French breakfast”: The phrase might conjure up an Instagram-worthy image of a croissant on a pristine white plate, an espresso in an equally pristine mug beside it.

Instagram isn’t reality, but this image actually isn’t too far from the truth.

A typical French breakfast is light, sweet, and fairly simple. Let’s find out why, and what the French really eat for the first meal of the day.

Contents    

1  In France, breakfast is the least important meal of the day    

2  If there are croissants, they aren’t always fresh         

3   The coffee isn’t always freshly ground    

4   The typical French breakfast checklist    

5  Some realistic views of a typical French breakfast    

In France, breakfast is the least important meal of the day

Many cultures, including mine, American, raise children with the belief that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Our parents tell us this, TV tells us this, doctors tell us this, and so on. It makes sense: breakfast is when you “break” the “fast” after a night’s sleep. It’s the meal that will get you through a busy morning until lunchtime. It should be filling, right?

So then, why is French breakfast so light? Essentially, it comes down to this: lunch is the most important meal of the day for the French. Even serious corporate businesses often look the other way if employees take more than an hour at lunch.

For the French, lunch is that big meal that’s supposed to get you through the day. A late-afternoon snack is perfectly acceptable for kids – there’s even an official name for it, le goûter. But in my experience, at least, for most people in France, it’s considered more shocking for an adult to have a snack than a cigarette. So, make sure your lunch is filling. Having a light breakfast helps with that.

If you’re having or serving a typical French breakfast, there are generally no salty foods. Instead, think a light pastry, toast with butter or jam, or cereal. I say “or” because most people only choose one of these things, not a smorgasbord combination.

French people are advised to eat un produit laitier (dairy product) like milk or yogurt (cheese is completely unheard-of at breakfast in France) and some fruit at breakfast, as well, but they don’t always follow the rules.  

The lack of interest in breakfast in France can be problematic. According to this recent news segment, 1 in 5 French children never eat breakfast. Sometimes this is due to lack of time or not understanding the importance of the meal, and occasionally it’s also for economic reasons (although, fortunately, this is not extremely common in France, where there are an excellent welfare system, food banks, and other aids for less fortunate people). The report hits home: This year, my son’s school started serving a collation (small meal to tide you over) of different fruits when the students get to class.

If there are croissants, they aren’t always fresh

One way your Instagram vision of a typical French breakfast probably isn’t accurate is that, sadly enough, most French people don’t eat a fresh croissant every morning.

If they did, it would mean having to get dressed (no one in France goes out in their pajamas or sloppy sweats) and heading to the bakery, which may be far away if you don’t live in a city or the center of a town or village. Since the French don’t generally eat “on the go”, you couldn’t just enjoy your croissant on your way to work or while standing on the corner. And they don’t do the Italian thing of standing at a counter in the bakery, either. So, you’d probably have to come back home or wait till you get to work to eat it (depending on your office culture).

So, most French people who want a croissant for breakfast – or a baguette, or anything else you’d find in a boulangerie – either eat something they bought the night before, or have une pâtisserie industrielle (mass-produced, prepackaged pastry).

These certainly aren’t fresh or healthy as what you find in a boulangerie, but most of them still taste pretty good, at least. My personal favorites are Pasquier brand briochettes (little brioches). This commercial makes me chuckle – some kids enjoy a breakfast of Pasquier pâtisseries industrielles, which hurts and disappoints their boulanger father, who unexpectedly shows up.

Some French people might use their toaster (un grille-pain) to toast slices of baguette or other types of bread from the boulangerie – or, more commonly, prepackaged sliced bread. They then spread butter (du beurre) and/or jam (de la confiture) (of which there is a huge range of flavors in France), or Nutella on it. This typical French breakfast fare is called une tartine.

Other French people – including my French husband and our half-French son, prefer to eschew bread altogether. Instead, they eat cookies (des biscuits/des gâteaux).

Sometimes, my son has cereal (des céréales), which has become increasingly popular for breakfast in France, especially for kids.

Interestingly, the French generally don’t like for things to be extremely sugary, but just about any kind of kid-oriented cereal you’ll find here (as well as many for adults) are very, very sweet. I hate sweet cereal and have only found two regular (not marketed as healthy or affecting the bowels in any way) kinds that aren’t covered in sugar and artificial flavoring: Rice Crispies and Corn Flakes (yes globalization is everywhere, even when it comes to cereal).  Though I don’t like sugary cereal, I love the jingle for Miel Pops.

Cereal may be a popular French breakfast food, but it’s not without its critics. This documentary’s opening scenes show a typical French breakfast and how it’s been transformed (in the documentary team’s opinion, for the worse) by the introduction of cereal. It’s understandable that anyone would rail against mass-produced, artificially colored and sweetened foods, but at the same time, the documentary does point out why cereal has gained ground in France: it’s easier to serve and prepare than, say, a tartine made with non-industrial bread.

The coffee isn’t always freshly ground

That charming little espresso you pictured when you thought of the typical French breakfast is also pretty accurate.

French adults usually drink some kind of coffee for breakfast. However, many of them prefer café au lait, which they often drink in bowls, rather than mugs.

Bowls of coffee tend to be an at-home thing. I’ve been to a few cafes or restaurants that offer them, but most of the time, coffee in a café or restaurant is served in a small mug. This can be off-putting to people from cultures where coffee comes in big portions. So, many cafes, especially in more touristy places, offer something called a café américain (American coffee). This is coffee served the typical American way – less strong, and in a large mug.  As its name suggests, it’s not a typical part of French breakfast.

Ground coffee isn’t necessarily part of a typical French breakfast, either. While many French people do drink this, there’s also instant coffee, as well as Keurig machine capsules.

What do French people drink for breakfast, besides coffee?

Although it’s very common, not everyone drinks coffee for breakfast in France, of course.

In the north of France especially, many people drink chicory (la chicorée), a coffee substitute with a distinct taste that comes from a plant common to France. Although people in many cultures have drunk chicory throughout history, in France it was popularized during World War II rationing and food shortages. It’s considered somewhat old-fashioned and unfashionable, but you’ll still find it, especially the most popular brand, Ricoré (a chicory and coffee blend), in just about any French supermarket.  

Other French people  – especially ones who are watching their health or weight – might prefer tea (le thé). This might mean a common tea from a brand like Lipton, or an organic, herbal tea, with homeopathic qualities (promoting things like calm, energy, weight loss, etc.).

Kids and some adults will often drink milk (du lait) or orange juice (du jus d’orange).  

Hot chocolate (du chocolat chaud) or chocolate milk (du lait chocolaté – more commonly referred to as du Nesquick, for the most common brand of chocolate powder mix for kids) are other fairly common breakfast drinks.

The typical French breakfast checklist

So, if you wanted to have a typical French breakfast, on your table there’d be:

des céréales (breakfast cereal)    

du pain (bread)    

frais (fresh)

d’hier (day-old)

industriel (mass-produced and prepackaged)

en tranches (sliced)

des pâtisseries (pastries)

de la boulangerie (from the bakery)

industrielles (mass-produced and prepackaged)

des biscuits/gâteaux  (cookies)    

aux céréales (cookies made with a mixture of different grains but also often something sweet (pieces of (dried) fruit, chocolate, etc., considered to be a healthy energy source for breakfast) NOTE: This is just one option; there are lots of other choices, including quite unhealthy ones!

Pour faire une tartine ou des tartines (For making toast with a spread):    

de la confiture (jam)

du beurre (butter)

du Nutella

À boire (To drink):    

du café (coffee)

au lait (with milk)

noir (black)

en capsule/en dosette (in a coffee pod)

filtre (filtered coffee)

moulu (ground coffee)

instantané (instant cofee)

de la chicorée (chicory)

du lait (milk)

du jus d’orange (orange juice)

du thé (tea)

du chocolat chaud (hot chocolate)

du lait chocolaté/Nesquick (chocolate milk)

Example : Au petit déjeuner chaque matin, mon mari boit un café au lait dans un bol et mange une tartine au beurre. Mon fils mange des céréales et boit un jus d’orange. Parfois, je descends à la boulangerie en bas de notre rue pour nous chercher des croissants. Mais d’habitude je mange une pâtisserie industrielle et un jus d’orange.

(Every morning at breakfast, my husband drinks a cafe au lait in a bowl and eats a piece of bread with butter. My son eats cereal and drinks an orange juice. Sometimes, I go to the bakery at the bottom of our street to get us croissants. But most of the time I eat a prepackaged pastry and drink an orange juice.)

Some realistic views of a typical French breakfast

Although that Instagram image of a French breakfast isn’t completely false, to get a more realistic glimpse of where, how, and what the average French person eats for breakfast, there’s a better source: breakfast food commercials.

Here are three that give a good general idea of what a typical French breakfast in a typical French household looks like:

1. A commercial for Prince-brand breakfast cookies.

2. This clever commercial for La Française des Jeux, the French national lottery, features a lottery winner sending a personal message to his ex. I love the fact that, despite having won the lottery, he’s still eating a typical French breakfast. No lavish spread, no expensive food or pastries – just a few more croissants than usual.  

3. This Ricoré ad is a relatable reminder that lots of French people say, Je ne suis pas du matin. (I’m not a morning person.).  

Now that you know all about what makes up a typical French breakfast, does it sound better than the kind of breakfast you usually eat? What French breakfast food would you most like to try?

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#French Breakfast

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Hola everyone.

And welcome to another week. And to December. It’s freaking December. When did that happen? I feel like I’m stuck in between two places right now, where I want both summer back and a load of snow at the same time. But one thing is definitely clear – time is flying by and 2020 is gonna be here in a snap and I still feel like I just moved to London, like, yesterday. Honestly, all of this is way too crazy. And as fast as it all has happened, I still have the slight feeling that London has already taken its toll on me. In a good way. But please let me explain.

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I’ve always had quite an interesting relationship with fashion – and yes, this means this post will be about fashion. A true miracle is happening right now. Anyway. I recently talked to my housemate about this. How in my youth I used to buy and wear any stuff that was popular at the time. Simply because I wanted to be popular, because which teen doesn’t want that? So I dressed like everyone else. And, to be brutally honest, we all looked pretty dumb, I’m not going to lie. I still get the shivers when I think about the shirts we all got from the same stores with their stupid cartoons on them or the black tube tops preferably worn with leggings. One fashion faux pas after another.

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But then the moment came when I truly realized, for the very first time, that we did, in fact, all look exactly the same and mostly very unfashionable on top. So I started to develop my own style, which was heavily inspired by all the holidays and vacations I went on with my family. I made it my hobby to only buy clothes in and from different countries. They became a type of souvenir. Something I would wear and always connect to a certain trip. And on top of that nearly everything I got was unique, as the chance of someone visiting the same store in the same foreign country and buying the exact same shirt or pair of trousers was incredibly low to non-existent. Suddenly I started looking like nobody else in my class, which was met by mixed reactions – some of my classmates liked it, some, I am sure, hated me for it. But that didn’t stop me from my travels to finding own style.

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And then uni and moving to Vienna hit me in the face with the statement “you thought you were dressing in a special way? Ha. Cute.” like a truck. I felt like I had just got a glimpse of the box of Pandora. Of paradise. Suddenly everyone looked special and different and cool and I felt like the ultimate wallflower again. The girl from the countryside in the big, uber-fashionable city. Surrounded by all these new impressions and more importantly inspirations, I again went for a little hunt for my own, new, improved style. Of course, I still kept true to my roots – band t-shirts, black skinny jeans, destroyed Converse – but something had changed. I didn’t shop as much anymore but rather looked for pieces of clothing that had the potential of being in-style for all of eternity and therefore staying with me for my whole life. Obviously, I’m not one of the rich kids that can actually afford clothes that will never show any signs of wear or destruction, but I was still trying my best. I started buying stuff that complimented my style, that I could easily add to already existing outfits and clothes that we like to call basics, which is probably one of the most important rules I ever learned when it comes to fashion. Basics are your friends. Keep them close to you. They will serve you well, trust me.

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So I went on my journey, developed my style, stumbled over pieces that I still adore with all my heart and that are still a part of my daily wardrobe, but I knew there was still something out there waiting for me. The big leap. I had to think outside of the box. And that’s when Brighton and more importantly London came in. It is a known fact that London is one of the best looking cities with some of the best-dressed people living in it. And I am in the middle of this huge pile of awesomeness, attractiveness and immenseness of style. And even before moving to this fashion dream of a place, I knew I had to leave my comfort zone once and for all. Or at least widen it. Because London is very out there. And I am not. Or was not. I feel like that has changed in the past week, at least in my own little style bubble.

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Here are a few things London and the experience of living here have taught me about fashion so far:

fast-fashion is your enemy, avoid it as much as you can

sustainability for the win

comfort and style do really go together (miracles, I tell you)

you don’t have to follow every trend – they go away anyway

pride and confidence are the best two accessories

you can be and look like anyone/anything you want

be out there, it’s fun

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I know, sounds quite cute and all, but it’s actually more difficult to tick all these boxes than you would think. Being out there is a real chore and takes a lot of confidence. And for an introvert like me – who’s slowly becoming an extrovert, funnily enough – fitting in is always a bit more comfortable than sticking out. But when you go to a music university in London, which basically translates to Hipster HQs, the rule is stand out or die (not literally, obviously). So I’ve been soaking up the city and all the other inspirations like a sponge and the result is the style that I am calling mine today. And I am damn proud of it.

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You know, for someone like me, who’s from a different country and who recently moved to London, it sometimes is a bit tough to not feel like you’re just a long-term tourist. Suddenly you start asking yourself whether people look at you and think you’re from the city or just someone stopping by. And a few weeks ago I would’ve said the second option, but I’ve had a slight change of mind. Let me tell you why – I went for a little shopping hunt, inspired by all the people and things I’m surrounded by in this incredible city on a daily basis and by all the fantastic outfits I see online, and I found two outfits that have turned my whole world on its head. And this isn’t simply about a shirt and a fitting jacket in the same color. No no. I’m talking about actual two-piece sets, consisting of the most amazing pants and the coolest jackets ever to go with them.

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To be honest, I’ve been on the lookout for a nice monochrome set for quite some time. I see it in the city all the time and I felt like it was time for me to be part of the movement. And after a long and exhausting journey that included lots of late-night scrolling through clothing websites and weekend trips to Carnaby Street, I finally found the perfect set on Asos by the brand Daisy Street (click here to check it out). Corduroy. Orange. Oversize. And comfy as hell. It had to be mine. And after a few days of waiting, it finally was. And still is. The moment I put it on, I knew I had stumbled across something very special. Something that would change my style completely. And it did. Because it opened my eyes to a whole other world of fashion that had been hiding in my closet. But it didn’t just end there.

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I would definitely say I reached peak coolness when I bought what I would describe as the ultimate two-piece a few days ago. The ultimate suit. The one and only. It all happened during a Lazy Oaf sample sale that I went to with my friend Lauren last Saturday. Some of you might already know this incredible London-based brand that creates anything but boring fashion. In a nutshell, it’s my favourite brand, but usually way too expensive for me. Hence the trip to the sample sale. And there I saw it. The perfect set that I immediately had to get (click here to check it out). In total, we spent over two hours in that industrial building, digging through endless piles of clothes, completely focused on our mission of finding the perfect piece. I’m not gonna say how much I paid for the whole thing (pants + jacket), but I can promise you one thing – if you ever want to find a bargain and feel a deep love for Lazy Oaf, then the sample sale is the way to go. The prices are out of this world. I mean, they don’t throw the clothes after you just to get rid of them, their quality is still way too high and good for that, but compared to the original prices, the whole event is one big bargain.

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The set I got is basically awesomeness in the form of clothing. Oversize. The most beautiful colours with the most fantastic check pattern. Wide leg trousers. The perfect fit. Extremely comfy. And literally the best quality. The moment I tried it on in that big hall, I knew it had to be mine. But besides the nice fit and the awesome look, there was something I felt while I was walking around with it still on, contemplating of whether I should get the whole set or not – it made me feel like I was part of London. Something that the first set had already achieved as well a few days beforehand. And that certain feeling is essentially the reason for me writing this post. Because both things make me feel like I belong in and to London. Like I am part of this city, part of its style, part of its people. It makes me feel like I am a Londoner. Like someone who people look at and might think that they live in this city and are part of it. And that is something so incredibly important for me, something that fills me with so much pride and confidence that I can’t possibly put into words how happy it makes me. I’ve always wanted to live in London and be part of this dream. But being here and feeling like you actually belong here are two different things. At least they were for me, but not anymore. And it might sound a bit strange to say that simple pieces of clothing make me feel that way, but I think they did more than just that. They make me a better, cooler, more confident me. And for that, I am incredibly thankful. Also, the Lazy Oaf set definitely makes me feel like the ultimate boss and that’s just the coolest thing ever. But just look for yourself.

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So, in short: I’ve been in this incredible city for nearly three months now and I am finally starting to feel like I really, fully, truly belong here, which is simply the most incredible feeling ever. And it might be weird to have clothes be the reason for that, but for me, they are just so much more than that. I’m carrying myself differently and that’s all thanks to this fantastic adventure I’m on right now and to this city. London has changed me. And I’m happy about that.

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For those of you who’re currently looking for a bit of a changeup in your wardrobe, I can highly recommend going for a two-piece suit. It doesn’t just look absolutely stunning, but also has the perk of making you feel like a boss. And if you go for a simple one, you can easily add the separate pieces to other outfits and wear them with different clothes. That’s what I call highly functional. And yeah, besides that I can only hope that you enjoyed this post and that it maybe serves as a bit of inspiration for you. As always, I’d totally love to hear your thoughts and opinions, so please don’t hesitate to leave them down below. And, of course, I hope you’re all doing good, wish you a great week and thanks for reading. x

The London Style Hola everyone. And welcome to another week. And to December. It's freaking December. When did that happen?

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