#i think the fashion train of thought started from seeing the wang yibo harpers bazaar shoots

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Lan!ZYX has the best ratio of comedy and chaos to angst imo. Perfectly balanced as all things should be. JC going from ?????!!?!?!??? to realizing that he is now allied with the ultimate chaos gremlin is perfect. Incredible. Lan Wenhui getting some style upgrades(i love JC's #Looks!). LXC smile grimacing through everything while LWJ just grimaces. I daren't even guess at LQR's reaction.

good timing - i’ve been on a sartorial uptick lately

lan!zyx finally being of the social position to dress Like That; wow! JC was going to treat her like alien superweapon technology, but finding out that they have common interests makes it much more enthusiastic on his part. All the cool outfits and new cuts and styles and fabrics... I drool. 

From how it looks vs what I know of the historical time period, I kinda headcanon that cultivator fashion is a tad more conservative than contemporary fashion. 

I also think that JC isn’t ‘conscious’ about his fashion like NHS is, but he understands the grandeur needed.

(oo another thought: JC and L!ZYX hiding their expanding conspiracies by pretending to be foppishly concerned over finery with NHS. on one hand, true and there’s a solid friendship there. on the other hand, once NHS learns that his precious Da-ge is being targeted for assassination by the Jins...)

LXC’s permissiveness is constantly tested. LWJ is a hypocrite about it all, knows he’s being a hypocrite about it all, and will not change his mind about being JC’s in-law (L!ZYX and LWJ passive-aggressively argue all the time post-ribbon pull ”once over is enough” “if the poison has been eaten, why not clear the plate?” “if one must perish anyway, why do more?” etc etc)

LQR is so frustrated, he’s mad and happy and everything. He knows it’s some sort of tomfoolery, but he’s happy that L!ZYX has made a good connection and formed a relation with an upstanding young man and filial duty blah blah, but there’s always a fucking caveat with her. He’s waiting for the other shoe to drop. Or he gets so tired of her nonsense that he’s just “I don’t want to hear it. Not my problem anymore, you’re marrying out.”

#zyx au's #mdzyx #lan wenhui #i think the fashion train of thought started from seeing the wang yibo harpers bazaar shoots #never seen anyone make chanel look a) cool and b) good so gg wyb #modern day version of this au would have l!zyx say 'FINALLY' as soon as jc confirms the engagement #*tears off the chanel two piece tweed* #nhs helps the newly betrothed couple explore more brands/looks beyond the quintessential luxury brands (chanel/gucci/lv/etc etc) #which form the staple of most elite asians #they show up to an immediate family gathering between the jiangs and lans in margiela/prada (jc) and mugler (l!zyx) and lqr faints #Anonymous #inquiry #jc: wacky prints&embroidery subversion of the fitted suit #l!zyx: corsetry/leather/risque take on 'feminine' menswear