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Study partner | Peter Parker | 18+

You’re failing math and there’s no one else to turn to but your friendly neighbor Peter Parker. You recently started dating and haven’t gotten past second base. It’s safe to say there’s some sexual tension.

CW: soft dom!peter, fingering, oral (f receiving) (also kind of m receiving?), unprotected sex, cream pie, spanking, choking, teasing, peter acts like a cocky dick, pet names (sweets, big boy, pretty boy), praise, ruining kink

A/N: andrew’s peter is the hottest peter imo and I would love to study with him like the reader does in this fic ;) also sorry this is so long lol. Enjoy!

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“How do you fail math?” Peter asked; very condescendingly might I add.

“We’re not all geniuses like you, Parker, some of us have pea brains”

He chuckled as he wrapped his arms around my waist, “Ohh no that’s not true. Your brain is at least the size of a grape”

That mother—

I try to pull away from him but he pulls me closer and kisses me; instantly melting away my irritation. He smells clean, like he took a shower just before school. I can taste and smell the coffee on his lips. I fall into his body like a puzzle piece that fits perfectly.

He breaks away and smiles at me all goofy. “I’ll help you study. After all it is important to help the less fortunate” he teases like we usually do. I give his arm a slap and he just laughs.

“Tonight, around 7-ish?” he suggests.

I nod, “My place; my mom is working late” I add not so subtly.

His eyes widen a bit but he tries to play it off, “Ok cool cool, sounds good”. I can’t help but smile at his nervousness.

Truth is I do need his help with math. But we’ve been dating for a few months now and we keep having all these moments where we get close to doing it but either we get interrupted or one of us gets too nervous. By now the tension we’ve built up is so palpable it’s killing me so I figured I’d cease the opportunity.

The bell rings. Before we part ways I give him a kiss on the cheek and lean into his ear and say, “See you tonight bug boy”.

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Ok so now I’m nervous.

I’ve shaved…everywhere, cleaned, moisturized, perfumed, all of it. I just want tonight to be perfect. What if he didn’t catch the hint? He’s a genius but he can be a bit clueless sometimes.

I hear a knock at the door; it’s him.

“Heyyy” his greeting is elongated as he takes in my appearance. I’ve decided to wear a big t-shirt dress. It’s casual but I know it’s already driving him crazy.

“Hey study partner” I greet him with a smile and a quick peck, forcing him to look back up at me.

Once he’s inside I noticed he has a crumpled up brown paper bag. I ask him, “What’s in the bag?”

As if he had almost forgotten he goes, “Oh! These are for you, m’lady”. He pulls out a pack of strawberries; he knows they’re my favorite.

“Aww thanks baby. Lemme go wash them real quick” I say as I walk into the kitchen with an extra sway in my hips in an effort to catch his eye.

He immediately follows me into the kitchen. As I stand at the sink facing away from him I can feel him slowly making his way towards me. Finally I feel his warmth, his presence, right behind me. He slithers his arms around my waist and hugs me from behind.

He leans into my ear and speaks softly with a groggy voice, “You look real cute today, sweets” he burrows his head into my neck, “And you smell so good too”. He takes a bigger whiff and sways us as he hums in my ear, tickling my neck and making me laugh. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t getting turned on by it.

I turn myself around whilst still in his arms and throw my own arms over his shoulders and around his neck; we’re still swaying. He has hooded eyes and a sly smirk on his face; it’s his turned on face.

I smile, “Aren’t we gonna study? I need your help with calculus, teach”.

He giggles but it’s slow, almost like he’s drunk or sleepy. That classic goofy smile is plastered on his face. “Yeah sure. 2 + 2 = 4. First lesson done now let’s kiss”.

He goes in for a kiss but I push him away laughing, “Peterrr come ooon I really do need your help”.

As much as I wanna kiss him until I can’t breathe I really do need the tutoring and I wanna tease him a bit longer.

He grunts, “Ughh. Okay okay, let’s do math or whatever”.

“Let’s go up to my room” I say as I walk past him with my strawberries in hand.

“Oh you see when you say stuff like that—”

“To study!”

“Right”

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We’re sitting on my bed, books and notebooks sprawled out. I sit cross legged, he’s laying on his side, looking up at me.

We review the concepts that I don’t understand and he walks me through the mathematical problems. He’s wearing his glasses and has gone into full blown genius mode. I have to remind him not to talk so fast because he gets enveloped in it and I get lost quickly.

But I love it. I love his brain and how adorable he looks when he’s explaining all this.

I decide to tease him though, as he’s talking I take one of the strawberries and take a bite in an unnecessarily sensual way. I make sure to put my lips around it and suck on it a bit to simulate…another activity, whilst making direct eye contact.

I take the first bite quickly, just to get his attention. Once I have it I take the next one very slowly.

“So position as a function of, um, t-time, it would, uhh” and just like that, from genius to incoherent in two seconds. He’s entranced, eyes fixed on my mouth, breathing a bit faster now.

“It would what?” I ask him, putting on my most innocent face.

He blinks a few times and clears his throat, “Sorry, heh, yeah it would equal…” he trails off as he watches me take the last bite.

I snap my fingers in his face, “Peter!”

“Wha-what?” He raises his eyebrows and widens his eyes, biting his whole lip.

I chuckle, “You okay?”

“Yeah! Yeah I’m good. You’re just so pretty” he says in an attempt to save his ass. It charmed me nonetheless.

We continued with our work, I decided to not tease him too much. But it seems he had other plans. I started to notice a pattern every time I’d get an answer right.

He would give me subtle praise. Like “That’s amazing, keep doing that”, “You’re doing so good baby”, or “Correct, good girl”. And with each praise I felt myself get wetter. He knows what he’s doing, that sly son of a bitch.

So I pull out my next card.

I accidentally drop my pencil on the floor. So I get up from the bed and bend over to pick it up. Even though the t-shirt dress covers me fairly well, it won’t keep my ass from peaking out when bending over. Incredibly cliché I know, but based on his rosy cheeks and that lustful look in his eyes that I see once I turn around, I’d say it worked.

I sit back down and pretend to be concentrated on the work. Meanwhile I can almost hear Peter’s gears turning inside that beautiful head of his. He’s silent. Suddenly he sits up and closes all the books and drops them on the floor, leaving me with just the notebook in front of me.

“What are you—”

“Pop quiz time”

He moves over to sit behind me. I’m visibly confused so he explains, “I’m gonna give you the problems, you gotta answer,” he leans in my ear and whispers, “but you and I both know you can do it. So how about—” he pushes my hair to the side to expose my neck “—we make this a bit more interesting?”

His voice is low and raspy, his warm breath tickles my neck, his left hand keeps caressing my hair, grazing my skin, his right hand slowly moves over my waist.

“Sounds good”

My voice is small and frail, my breath quickens, my right hand grips onto the pencil, my left hand onto my bedsheets.

He lingers around my ear and neck, the near touch driving me crazy, “First question sweets,” he softly rakes his fingers up and down my arms, “There are 47 boys in the class. This is three more than four times the number of girls. How many girls are there in the class?” It should be illegal to make mathematical word problems sound this sexy.

I begin to write down the process, trying my hardest to concentrate, meanwhile his hands keep moving slowly over my body; caressing my waist and thighs.

I get the answer fairly quickly. “You got it?” he asks, I nod.

“Mhm”

“What is it?” he then kissed my earlobe, and it felt like my system rebooted. My eyes rolled back and I suddenly forgot how to speak.

“Well?” I can’t see it but I know he’s wearing a cocky grin.

“Eleven” it comes out breathier than intended.

“Very good. Next question” he pulled the neckline of my shirt over my shoulder and gently kissed the exposed skin. A whimper nearly escaped my lips.

“What’s the square root of 144 baby?” the way he slipped in the pet name made me weak. Nonetheless I get to work doing the math and one of his hands has found its way under my shirt. He’s lightly running his fingertips over my stomach, making me shudder.

Meanwhile his other hand keeps my shoulder exposed and he gives me a few more kisses here and there. I’m not making much progress, I’ve almost completely lost the capacity to do simple math.

The hand that’s under my shirt keeps moving up until…

I feel him smile against my shoulder, “No bra huh?” he couldn’t help but break character and geek out a little bit. I smile proudly, “Twelve”.

“What?” he’s distracted by the fact that the only thing separating my body from his are my panties and a loose shirt.

“The answer’s twelve bug boy”

“Good girl” he growls just before starting to attack my neck with wet kisses. I throw my head back, I can’t help it anymore; I give in. I move my hand to his hair and pull on it moaning out, “Oh, Peter”.

He pinches my nipple with one hand while the other keeps getting dangerously close to my aching core; his hand is right on top of it but he stops. Everything stops. He asks, “What’s the square root of 121,456?”

I grunt, “Peter!”

“I never said the quiz was over sweets” he said smugly.

I quickly start to write and try to do the math, he starts to kiss my neck again.

“You’re a dick you know that?”

“Really?

“Yes. What do you want me to do? Beg?”

“I mean that would be nice”

“In your drea—” I’m cut off by the feeling of his hand cupping my folds over my panties again.

“You sure you don’t wanna beg? What I’m feeling says otherwise” he whispers in my ear.

“I hate you” I hiss.

“Answer the question, or beg, sweetheart” he taunted.

I sighed, he gently moved his hand, sending a shiver down my spine.

“Fine” I grunted.

“Tell me what you want”

“Peter…”

“Yes darlin’?” he nuzzled into my neck.

“I want you”

“What do you want from me?” he kisses and licks my neck. A small moan escapes my lips; he’s turning me into mush I can’t take it anymore.

“I want you to touch me. I want you to fuck me”

He turns us around so that I’m under him, tossing my notebook on the floor. He smiles at me and says, “Shit finally” breaking character once more. I quickly take off his glasses and set them on the night stand.

I smile at him before pulling him down by his shirt and crashing my lips with his. I pull the rest of him down by wrapping my legs around him. The kisses are fast and sloppy, messy and lazy. We’re more concerned with eliminating any possible space between us.

But he creates space again, only to move his hand down to my core. He begins rubbing my clit through my panties and I can’t hold myself back anymore, I moan louder than before into his mouth.

“That feel good baby?” he says into my ear.

I nod. He shakes his head, “Words y/n, or is your pretty little head burnt out from the math?”.

He’s being a dick but what I hate about it most is that it turns me on even more. “Yes, so good” I whisper in between heavy breaths. He then moves his hand under my underwear and nothing feels more right than his hands on my bare pussy.

He chuckles lowly, “You’re so wet for me. I can’t wait to taste you” he says, which causes me to groan in pleasure. I don’t know where this side of him came from but every word he says ruins me further.

“Then do it” I whine. My head is foggy and my core is aching for him.

And so he gives me one last smile and moves down my body. He removes my underwear and lifts and spreads my legs. He’s taking it in for a moment. I was about to get insecure but then I saw his face, his eyes; pure adoration.

Peter begins kissing down my thighs. He then licks all around my labia, avoiding where I need him the most. I start to grow impatient, buckling my hips in desperation. Desperation for him. A fact I cannot hide anymore.

He puts his arm over my hips to hold them down in place. “Be a good girl and stay still for me”.

Then, a singular lick on my clit, making my body jolt. He does it again, my body jolts again accompanied by a lewd moan. He does it again two more times and I catch a glimpse of him watching me, how my body reacts, with a devilish smile.

“You enjoying that?” I taunt.

“Yes, we both are” his smile widens to a grin.

I put my hand on his head and say, “No more teasing bug boy”.

“No promises” he says before giving me what I want. He goes down on my like there’s no tomorrow, making me go wild. He switches between fast light strokes and long deep ones. I throw both hands into his hair and pull, hard. It earns me a moan from him; a beautiful erotic sound.

“You sound so sexy when you moan baby” I confess and he gives me another moan in response.

Waves of pleasure keep washing over me. I won’t last much longer. And that’s when he inserts one finger inside me. My moans keep getting louder and he keeps getting hungrier. I’m almost over the edge when he adds another finger and in about three seconds I come undone.

I exclaim his name, my body shakes and convulses, meanwhile he’s not stopping until I’ve ridden out my orgasm completely.

Once I have we both stop to catch our breath for a moment. I look down to see his face, his cheeks are flushed, his lips plump and bright pink, with traces of me on them. He’s so beautiful like this.

He moves up my body and kisses me deeply. But I don’t waste time; I flip us over and start moving down to repay him. I wanna hear more of those sweet moans of his.

But he stops me. “Wait wait, please, I just wanna be inside you sweets” he pleas with a ruined look on his face.

“But I wanna make you feel good”

“You’ll make me feel good with your pretty cunt around my cock” he begins to make us switch positions again but I stop us and straddle his lap.

“What—”

“I’m gonna ride you”

A smile slowly grows on his face. I then help him take off his pants. Once they’re off his cock lands right in front of me. I press it against my abdomen and…damn…he’s big.

He’s not my first but he’s definitely my first like this.

He chuckles, “Having second thoughts?”

“No no, I’m just impressed is all” I say whilst softly stroking his cock. He blushes at my comment and his eyes flutter shut. His hands rest on my thighs.

His breathing quickens, I stroke him with both hands; one spreading his precum over his sensitive tip, this makes him groan.

“You…you sure you wanna d—do this?” He’s in pure bliss from the pleasure but he still takes a moment to make sure I’m okay.

I can’t help but giggle at the sight of him under me. Eyes closed, pink lips parted, cheeks flushed, hair tussled; gone, ruined.

“Yes I’m sure pretty boy”

He opens his eyes slightly, “Do we need a—”

“I’m on the pill”

I stop stroking so I can position myself and he whimpers at the loss of my touch. I lower myself down bit by bit and wince, he grunts. He holds my hips and helps me. “Does it hurt?” he asks.

“Yeah, but it’s okay, I kinda like it” I give him a smile, he grins.

Once he’s fully in we both moan in unison. I take a moment to get adjusted, meanwhile he removes the t-shirt that was still on me for some reason and gapes at the sight of me fully naked, on his cock.

He reaches out and massages my breast, I sigh in pleasure.

I start to move up and down, front to back, and we both start moaning, holding eye contact. His hands move down to grip my sides. I start to move faster as I watch his face contort so beautifully.

“You look so pretty riding my cock” he says. I simply moan in response. Next thing I know his hand has found my neck and he’s starting to move his hips up with me. My eyes roll back and I simply relish in this feeling. The moans get louder and the words get dirtier. My room is filled to the brim with sounds of skin slapping and moaning tangled up with cursing.

I look down to find he’s staring right at me. Eyes dark and lustful. Next thing I know he’s flipping us around and I’m on my stomach, and he’s fucking me.

He’s fucking me into the bed and moans turn into whimpers and cries of pleasure. I prop my ass up and he fondles it a bit before slapping it lightly.

“Oh fuck!” I cry out.

He slips a hand into my folds and begins to rub my clit. At this point tears are streaming down my face and the aching I feel, the need for release, is almost painful.

“I’m gonna—”

“No, not yet” he cuts me off. “I wanna cum with you baby”.

His thrusts are getting slower but harder and it’s making me lose my mind. “Peter it feels so good I—”

“You can. Be a good girl and wait for me” he spanks me again. It’s too much. He’s filling me up so good, hitting the right spot over and over again, rubbing my clit so well, and the sounds of his moans and whimpers are enough to drive me over the edge.

“You gonna cum with me?”

I nod, “Yes yes please”

“Cum”

And like the push of a button we both come undone and he moans out my name. Ecstasy. He’s officially become my drug.

We’re both out of breath but he turns me around and sits me up. He plants a kiss on my lips and says, “Clean me up sweets” with his cock in front of my face.

Is it possible to be turned on immediately after an orgasm? The answer is yes.

I happily take his cock in my mouth and start to suck him clean; he groans, eyes fixed on me. Once I’m done I look up at him. He says, “Damn, I love how you look with my cock in your mouth” holding up my chin.

I smile, “Should’ve taken me up on my offer then”

“Oh I’ll take you up on that”

We both laugh. I give him a kiss before getting up to use the bathroom. I come back to find him laying in my bed with his arms extended towards me. I hurry to the bed and he takes me in his arms.

“So, you gonna pass that math test next week?” he asks.

“You gonna punish me if I don’t?”

“I’ll punish you if you don’t, reward you if you do. Sound good?”.

#ab writes #mcu #marvel #spiderman #peter parker #tasm peter parker #peter parker x reader #tasm!spiderman x reader #tasm peter x reader #peter parker smut #tasm peter parker smut #andrew garfield

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seravph · 3 years

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Hi, I didn't really know who to reach out for this question, but do you have any tips on how to find your own unique fashion style? I'm not really looking to hop on popular clothing trends on social media e.g. eboy/girl or cottagecore, so I'm not exactly sure where to start! I come to consult you because I've seen some of your posts and you look very well versed in fashion and you seem to know your own personal style. My wardrobe is very outdated and I would like to update it to reflect the truest expression of myself. Thank you 😊 You don't have to answer this if you don't feel like doing so btw 😅

EEEE more fashion asks i love these thank you!!!! warning this got a lil (very) long so its under the cut :^)

so first and foremost the most important part about curating your own style is to learn more about your body and what flatters/doesnt flatter it. it's learning some basic fashion 'rules' pertaining to proportions, cuts, etc. there are plenty of resources on this if you dont know where to start (kibbe body test, video, video) but keep in mind this step has nothing to do with your weight!!!! i could talk wayyy more about this but at the end of the day, some clothing is just more flattering for specific body shapes - that doesnt mean you cant wear something that isnt perfectly flattering, but knowing your body and knowing what flatters it will make you understand your own style and help guide the pieces you buy. fashion 'rules' arent necessarily meant to be followed, but just understood so that 'breaking' them is a conscious choice. (it also really helped with my insecurities???? like this step is basically recognizing that its not your body thats unflattering, its the clothing, if that makes sense???)

also remember that every 'style' works for every body type. i.e if you want to be a 60s vibe but youre too curvy for shift dresses, there are plenty of clothes in a similar style that would look great on you <3 basically, if you dont like the way a piece looks on you, you can still achieve the same vibe with a different article of clothing thats more flattering. but also umm.... you can just wear the unflattering thing if you want LOL if it makes you happy... then it becomes your own controlled decision <3 live love laugh follow your heart

okay. now that you have that out of the way. there are a million ways to develop a sense of style, and no particular order in which i recommend them. what i love doing is creating pinterest boards for the spring/summer or fall/winter seasons and just filling them with pieces i would wear in a perfect world. i dont mean like cottagecore aesthetic boards, just boards full of runway looks and clothing pngs that i like. i also love making little outfits for characters which can influence my own style. everyone thinks of their style differently; i think of my own outfits as little vignettes with narratives behind them, but other people are more concerned with just wearing things they think are pretty, other people view it as an expression of art or their identity, and other people just want to feel comfortable!!! its all up to you and what youre drawn to!!

one thing that tan france mentioned once was to go online window shopping by going onto the website for a brand you like (regardless of whether its affordable or realistic!) and just adding things to your cart that youre interested in. dont worry about how expensive they are or anything, and when youre done, remove all the items you like the least. and then keep reviewing and removing until you have just a handful of really nice items you really like, and keep doing this with other brands until you can identify common threads between the pieces you like. you dont have to buy them!! in fact maybe its better if you dont!!! and the websites dont have to be like zara or h&m ... go on balmain or chanel if you want, play pretend and have fun!!

re: the last bullet point, i think a big turn off for people in terms of fashion is the idea that you need to wear something palatable and 'appropriate.' its like looking at a runway and thinking "its nice, but i would never wear that in real life." but honestly????? in a perfect world i would be wearing full gowns to the supermarket!!!! if your ideal style is imaginative but unattainable, your style in practice will be a microcosm of it. basically... dream big... dont be afraid to 'overdress' if its what you like!! one of the best pieces of advice i ever got was from my aunt, who offered to by me a plastic tiara. i asked her when i was ever going to wear it irl, and she just looked at me and said "??? you can wear it whenever you want to!!" so true!!! wear a tutu to mcdonalds. wear a bedazzled tux to prom. who cares

accessories, nail polish, hair, jewelry, perfume and makeup goes a long way in developing style. i dont wear a ton of makeup, but just putting some color on my cheeks achieves a kind of sunkissed lovestruck vibe that i strive for. i paint my nails red because i think its chic or bright colors so they contrast with a toned down outfit. even wearing no accessories is an accessory in itself. accessorizing (or specifically not accessorizing) is like adding texture to an outfit imo

anything that advises you about 'absolutely necessary essentials everyone needs' is entirely wrong. there is no one size fits all; i.e everyone says you need one good pair of denim jeans, but i havent worn jeans in two years!!! an essential for ME is a pair of neutral wool shorts, but an essential for another person could be a thick knit sweater or for another person, a flannel. the idea that everyone needs a 'little black dress' or a 'basic white t shirt' is preposterous. YOUR essentials depend entirely on YOUR style. a pair of denim jeans is useless if you hate wearing jeans!!!!

as for my personal style, im mostly influenced by movies, books, songs, characters, feelings, colors, high fashion, and costumes. ultimately, you should worry less about what you want to be and worry more about what you already like. every piece i have kind of plays into some narrative ive constructed, or otherwise theyre all special to me :) if you want to update your wardrobe, dont feel the need to over consume fast fashion (or any fashion for that matter) to do so. if you take it slow and buy pieces you really love, every item will have a story and you'll begin to develop a more stable internal style and they'll last longer :)

let me know if you have questions or want me to talk more about any of this because i really love answering these kinds of questions!!!!!! especially the body type thing because thats such an important but long winded thing i couldnt really fit it all LOL

some more videos + resources about style and fashion i think are interesting:

deep dive into kibbe body types

pinterest aesthetics, fatphobia, and white washing

lies about clothes to unlearn in your twenties

studio ghibli: how clothing shapes identity

breakfast at tiffanys style analysis: the reinvention of onself with fashion

will the millennial aesthetic ever end?

go viral, post #spon, get canceled: how social media transformed fashion in the 2010s

analyzing the "is it a cute outfit or is she just skinny?" meme

#fashion talk

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magicjesuscup · 5 years

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Who Wore it Best (Camelot Edition)

Best Dressed King

Best Dressed Knight

This is just my opinion, and I’d like to hear what other people think, but...

I love all 3 King Arthurs, but my vote here goes to Lancer Artoria. Arthur looks like he just came from the circus. OTL For his design, I would’ve lost the balloons, changed the flowers to roses, and changed his jacket to match his pants. I’m all for pinstripes, but it looks weird when paired with something that has stripes of a different width (or direction). I was disappointed they weren’t brave enough to put Saber Artoria in a suit considering how stunning she looked in her suit from Fate/Zero. The least they could’ve done was dress her like a queen. That tiara is for a princess; give my king a proper crown! They could’ve given her a dress that would’ve been more historically appropriate for the time she lived (and maybe incorporated the design of her armor into the dress)...but nope. Just throw her in the most generic dress you can think of and slap some bows on it. *rolls eyes and groans* I love Lancer Artoria’s outfit though. It’s like she heard there was a party and decided “party = display of strength.” The bit of thigh is true to her later ascensions and feels more tasteful since her boobs aren’t also falling out of her shirt. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for her to have her thighs exposed on the battlefield, but at a party, it’s at least not stupidly dangerous.

Best dressed knight goes to Bedivere imo. Both Bedivere and Lancelot look like Sailor Moon villains to me (Queen Barrel’s army), but, I dunno, Bedivere just looks really good. <3 Lancelot looks kinda boxy(?) I’m not sure how I would fix that aside taking away those tassel things on his shoulders. As for Mordred, I would remove the tail on his coat, change the color of his his vest to red, and change the flower on his lapel to a red flower (it might be fun if he pretended he stole a flower from Arthur’s bouquet...or that Arthur gave it to him). I also wouldn’t have drawn his pants so tight. The only kind of pants that I can think of that hug a person’s crotch that tightly is leggins. I mean, look at the way Arthur’s pants hang and compare them to Mordred’s pants. It’s just weird since, judging by the size of Mordred’s pocket, he’s clearly wearing men’s pants. His whole hand would not have fit in a pocket on women’s pants; women’s pockets aren’t that deep.

#Arthur Pendragon #Arturia Pendragon #Artoria Pendragon #Lancer Arturia #Lancer Artoria #Mordred #Lancelot #Short-haired Lancelot is not my Lancelot.#Bedivere #Fate/Grand Order

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everydayanth · 5 years

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I don’t think I ever thought directly that the best stuff would make me happier, but I do use physical things as checkpoints and rewards.

When we buy bookshelves someday, I know we’re not moving for a while and can start focusing on more confident root-building.

When we buy a bed I know we’re planning on staying in the area at least (we did that ^-^).

When I complete task x, I can purchase this book or reward-thing.

I think it’s not that we value extreme quality or whatever the news wants us to believe, more that we value time and products that offer efficiency, to free up our time to reflect more on ourselves and our world rather than be consistently overwhelmed by it, are supposed to make us happier.

And there’s a truth to that, I think. All of these companies know what we want: time. And they do their best to sell it to us with products that provide that.

Consuming them all at once, I think, would be overwhelming to anyone, and by doing so, doesn’t actually experience the efficiency they’re supposed to be offering. If you’re not wasting time looking for a mattress or spending three hours shopping for new wines, if you’re not stressed by making dinners every night or getting angry at your stupid carry-on, then these products aren’t actually catered to you, imo. These businesses have the Millennial pulse, they know we’re overwhelmed and over-worked and looking for any ethical shortcut that can free up time to actually make friends and develop personal ideologies and skills worth all the work we’re doing in the first place.

They’re selling time and we’re buying it, because how the heck do we combat our shortage of it in the first place?

I wonder how many of these products are actually largely consumed by Millennials and how many are simply marketed as such and criticized as such and therefore consumed as such? I’ve never heard of most of these, but maybe I’m just a bad Millennial?

Marketing to Millennials is not a difficult concept. We want time, to explore the world and ourselves, to try new things and experience life. We’re tired of making so many choices in a day, we want limited options and synthetic solutions that solve many problems at once. And lastly, we want to be individuals, still retaining some semblance of our self while being mostly-exhausted and serving agendas that are not our own, we want to abide by our own ethical codes, to trade fairly, to consume responsibly, to create environmentally, to have a positive impact on the world. Mostly we want time to make those other things happen. Also, we’re poor as shit, so we want things to be efficient for a long time, quality that lasts is worth the extra dollars... until it isn’t. Those wealthy among us are few and far between. We just want time and to be ethical consumers.

So here’s how I think a few of these brands are smashing through Millennial poverty and job-insecurity to rack up sales that AREN’T BASED ON OUR OBSESSION WITH AESTHETIC as some outlets are determined to focus on. These are a look at the tone, voice, and branding of the company’s marketing and how it might apply to Millennial psychology, not sponsorships or ads or whatever. The links are so you can confirm for yourself, just fyi.

Casper promises a good night’s sleep so that you can spend your days rested and ready, utilizing the most out of your 6-hour nights, you perfectionist workaholic, you. On top of that, they focus on the direct-to-consumer model and quality long-lasting material that feeds on the idea of using up less time finding and receiving a mattress as well as keeping or worrying about replacing one.

The Away Carry On is about the idea of using that extra time to travel and explore the world and yourself. Their About page doesn’t even feature a full photo of their product, it’s an ideology. They’re also selling you the time you would spend looking for another option, comparing style and design, they’ve done it for you, created a one-size-fits-all solution, of course it will solve your problem.

We value access over aspiration, and exploration over escape. For us, all time away is time well spent.

Glossier Makeup promises to be your go-to, you won’t have to stand in those stores of exhaustingly similar shades unless you want to because you’ll already have efficient makeup that doesn’t require reapplication (because that takes time and costs money).

We’re not out to make you into someone else or complicate your routine. We just want to bring you the best makeup products - the ones you’ll reach for every day.

With Parachute we find the same story of long-lasting quality materials, environmental for those who can afford it, that will make your home comfortable, so that the time you spend relaxing is the most relaxing as soon as possible. Efficient comforts that remind you of the life you’re working toward and all the free time you’ll have once you get there.

With Outdoor Voices, again, we have a focus on experience, the apparel is sold with the encouragement to exercise every day without the pressure of being the best or first, so you can efficiently utilize your time working out AND having fun! The products are quality that won’t have to be replaced as often, and they are fashionable and cute, so you won’t have to waste time on deciding what to wear for your fun social workout. Combined with the focus on community, experience, and activism through social media and events, their campaigns are often focused around the ideological message, their products become a simple representation of it.

#DoingThings is about being active on a daily basis and having fun with friends, without the pressure of being the first or the best.

Allbirds pursued a similar method of quality-focus, but included much more of their environmental platform, essential for Millennials and our ethical attempts at consumption through the climate crisis. Allbirds makes note of its non-flashy design, making the shoe efficient and adaptable for many scenarios (we minimalists love adaptability and efficiency), and their comfort means you won’t have to waste time picking shoes out either, just stick with the same pair every day, more time to explore the world, less time making decisions or feeling guilty about your shoes.

An entirely new category of shoes inspired by natural materials, and an ongoing mantra to create better things in a better way.

MeUndies touts the small-wins, having a quality pair of underoos that will last you a long time to start your long day with a positive swing. They’ve accepted that you have little time, and that your life is full of negative outcomes and work that is often unrewarding, so here is a special something to indulge in.

Sometimes it’s the little things that give your morning that well-needed win.

Everlane is feeding that ethical-environmental Millennial with the efficiency of a brand you can trust, shop without spending time looking at labels or investigating, don’t waste time on expensive clothes that aren’t quality or fair.

At Everlane, we want the right choice to be as easy as putting on a great T-shirt. That’s why we partner with the best, ethical factories around the world. Source only the finest materials. And share those stories with you—down to the true cost of every product we make. It’s a new way of doing things. We call it Radical Transparency.

HelloFresh is all about simplifying your meal-making routine by sending recipes and ingredients right to your door. Sure, you pick them out for a minute, but shopping? Debating between organic butter lettuce and the other one that says organic but doesn’t have the sticker? Who needs that, you can trust their ingredients, you can customize your plan. Efficiency, adaptability, ethical trade, and experience, they were made for Millennial culture. No marketing necessary, the concept itself fits all the bullets. And they do an outreach program, which is becoming consistently more important for us ethical consumers to gain our pseudo-experience through. I might not have time to volunteer or money to donate because I can’t even afford a barely-livable apartment, but I can purchase and support my own necessities through companies that provide what I cannot (hence the effective longevity of companies like TOMS or Bombas or Yoobi, and other companies found here, many do social media campaigns, so they donate to charities or their own products as a reward for marketing through social media or sharing, including Everlane and Parachute listed above).

And last for this little thought experiment/analysis thing, we have Leuchtterm 1917 notebooks. I see these all the time, I pick them up with a hefty this might be nice and then see the price and scoff as I set it carefully back on the shelf and return to the spiral bound notebooks, where I belong. Quality is the supreme marketing strategy here, and I would argue it’s not as “Millennial” as the Moleskines as far as “luxury” notebooks go. Moleskines are marketed alongside stationary and journals in bookstores, as the affordable extra, individually minimalistic with hundreds of custom options and colors, they are the features of the Pinterest art and journaling craze and trends (Inktober anyone?).

The Leuchtturm1917 notebooks offer more of a corporate vibe, imo, but maybe that’s the point, they are the Millennial whose start-up has sold or is prospering, they are the symbol of old-world success, an unnecessary luxury meant to motivate more than adapt. Which banks on the Millennial desire for experience and aesthetic encouragement, in that way, I can understand how this company would fit here.

Also, the author mentions specifically using this notebook for bullet journaling (which I tried and failed once), so I understand the Millennial application. Bullet Journaling as a concept is meant to free up time and organize your goals so they are accomplishable, offering experience, creativity, and time to reflect and follow those organized colorful dreams. Why not organize those dreams in fine leather and quality paper that encourages you to work harder?

Experience and consistency are important requirements for quality. quality gives ideas a solid foundation on which they can develop. We are convinced that small details can make a big difference.

These companies are advertising on Instagram and sponsoring popular podcasts or Youtube creators. They know who and where their audience is and are often genuinely trying to make life more efficient, among the superfluous world’s most comfortable X titles. But whether or not they work, or if they just add extra work to our lives (extra billing, extra passwords, extra clutter), is based on our choices and routines. A few years ago Netflix streaming might have been included as a Millennial extra, and Amazon shopping before that. But those have proven useful, efficient, time-saving, essentials whose winning of the test of time has auctioned them off into mainstream consumerism, rather than this bubble of marketing we Millennials get defined by.

I want time and efficiency, I am exhausted of making choices, I would like products to last a while, to reduce the risk of purchase, and to reassure me that I have agency and power in my life, products that encourage me to live it. Who the heck doesn’t want that? But none of these specific products, so far, has been useful enough to my weekly worries and time-obligations to warrant their cost. Is this really the Millennial dream life, or is the marketing-campaign of these companies similar enough to group them together and make us form a disjointed idea of what Millennials want. Social shopping is fun, obligatory money-spending is stressful, we fear for our time in our commutes and celebration of workaholism, and getting this much in the mail seems exhausting if not occasionally unproductive.

I don’t think Millennials just want aesthetic, I think that’s what we are, but we want to be more. We want the time to make ethical choices, we want the money to sponsor products that utilize ethical choices. We want to matter, to make a difference, we want to be seen. We want friends and experiences together, we want laughter and fun and meaning beyond agendas that aren’t ares. These companies let us wear those desires while maintaining our survival as we shuffle off to our unpaid internships and our hopeful start-up salaries, they sell us hope.

Anyway, I really liked this article, but the more I sat on it, the more I got annoyed with the disjunct of purpose vs. use. Maybe that’s a marketing ploy, and maybe I fell for it, but I wouldn’t expect any of these products to make me happier, because none of them would take me less time, make me less anxious, or offer less stress than my normal routine. That means that this illusion of Millennials that’s getting propagated is based on the false understanding that we value elaborate quality and are frivolous spenders, rather than the reality that Avocado toast is a great source of good fats (Jake’s not home, I can’t ask him for the 500th time to explain it again, sorry), and good grains and good proteins and good spices that will keep you full for a good amount of time and is therefore healthy and efficient when it comes to meal choices (and delicious lol).

So yeah, I don’t think we Millennials are as image-obsessed as we seem, I think it’s all part of a desperation for time. We are told that we deserve time after we are successful, we may travel after we retire, we may find ourselves after we raise kids, and the only way I think we see around it is money. If we can support ourselves independently, then we don’t need to fill anyone else’s agendas, we are free to use our time as we please, on things we are passionate about, on ourselves, on thought, on politics, on friendships, etc.

So there’s my thing, I’d love to hear thoughts about Millennial stereotypes through technology and consumer habits that might be deeper rooted in an attempt to gain time and freedom and identity and happiness. (It’s been a theme lately). I really hope someone skims this ‘cus man, the number of repeat ads I’m going to get from going to these websites is going to be exhausting.

#millennial culture #consumerism #marketing #business psychology #culture #anthropology #aesthetic vs philosophy #time #agency #obligation #thoughts #dangerous scholar

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madluv · 6 years

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Hard Boiled / SS scene rewrite (Joker x Harley)

so this is a rewrite of the Joker’s club scene in SS, that I’ve changed to give a more classic feel and dynamic to the clown duo. requested after posting a headcanon, I figured this setting fitted them both better imo. Enjoy babies ! M rating / oneshot

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A coyote was crushed beneath a giant anvil, dropped from a cliffside and down into the cavern. An insufferable talking rabbit was evading the gunshots of a stuttering hunter. A cute-eyed canary taunted a skinny, desperate, stalking cat… Animated and action packed, the brass band of the Looney Tunes theme song crackled out of old speakers, cracking and popping in its loudness. The tiny television’s signal kept dropping, from cartoon to white noise, cartoon to static, but the Joker wasn’t paying much attention to the constant flitting of picture quality. He was staring endlessly at the colours, the quirky animation, eyes glazed and mindless. He was leant back, legs spread, sinking deeper and deeper into the soft comforts of their scuffed leather sofa. Harley’s tunelessly high humming kept him teetering on the edge of awareness, just irritating him enough that he didn’t drop off into a totally dissociative state. Not quite lost to the childish violence of the cartoon crazy. The warehouse – what was their humble abode – amplified noise and echoed, a cacophony. The TV, Harley’s humming, her hurried use of pots and pans bang-clang-clanging in their crudely made kitchen filled the vacant space, a heightened sound of exaggerated homelife kept the Joker from disappearing into his endless thoughts completely.

Harley was happy like this, without the clown white, her blonde hair wrapped up in a scruffy bun. She loved to play mommys and daddys whenever they shared little moments of downtime together. She’d flip pancakes (he’d find flakes of plaster in his portion since she failed to catch them, always.) She would redecorate and customise the warehouse, fairy lights were wound around every steel beam, splatters of green or red paint would freckle her face. She’d hang his best newspaper clippings in colourful frames and littered with lipstick kisses. He really did love her in those small moments, when she’d smile proudly, a shadow of a woman she desperately wanted to be, how she wanted them to be, and somehow, sometimes they were. Harley worked hard at being the doting wife, the soft lover, the loyal sidekick and companion. It was an elaborate roleplay of another life that Joker couldn’t quite partake in, so he’d placate himself, sit his ass on the couch and stare at the screen like any other husband would do.

The Joker shifted, adjusting his pants and sighing at the shitty signal. “Harley!” He aimed his pistol lazily at the bent wire above the television box. It wasn’t that Harley’s games were boring per say, but there was a real reason why Daddy kept himself busy. Without the meticulous planning, the sleeplessness, the chaos – memories came creeping in the stillness and quiet. But tonight, downtime was necessary. Partly running the Gotham criminal underground meant for meetings behind closed doors (much to his disappointment) and quiet nights that didn’t always draw police attention or panicked crowds (then what really was the point?) Harley made the most of these particular moments, while the Joker played the role she saw fit of him, watched absently when she rolled his cigars or adjusted the television set.

“How’s that puddin’?” she planted a kiss on his cheek and the cartoons were back in all their violent vibrancy, though his gaze followed her as she waltzed back to their kitchen. Harley smiled widely from behind the countertop, catching his eye, looked mild and warm in her flowery apron and a white shirt of his own. Something squeezed viciously at his throat, suddenly unable to swallow and he snapped away from her waving with a wooden spoon in hand, sneered instead of smiling and rummaged for the remote amongst a mess of cushions.

“I hate this channel!” Shouting. A sudden nervous anger stirring in the pit of his stomach. It became too important to change up the channel, an antsy need to get up off the sofa and throw things around in his searching. “Harleeeeeeeey, where’d you put my Tom n’ Jerry tapes?!”

Before she could even answer over the din, the wide shutter doors threw open, bleeding street light into their hideout home. Frost stood, his standard suited unflappable self, accompanied by another figure, their invited guest for the evening, newcomer and self entitled gangster in Gotham City, Monster T. Who nodded, smiled smugly and naively felt welcomed into the warehouse by Joker’s upward glance alone. That tightness was still at his throat. Jaw solid, he watched this acquaintance and his sharply dressed right-hand approach. Monster T was certainly imposing, impressive in both size and swagger, but an idiot for ever accepting an invite to the Joker’s own Hahacienda without considering the cause. Joker smiled, all teeth and tight – stared at T’s outstretched hand and said nothing.

“No touching,” Frost explained curtly.

“Fair enough,” the man shrugged simply, and he sat when Joker gestured him to, only after taking a seat and settling himself first.

Monster T was mighty pleased with himself, he could tell from the slight simper, his relaxed demeanour, he believed himself privileged (important) to be personally escorted by the Joker’s own PA. Sat back, arms spread, he surveyed Joker’s warehouse with an eyebrow raised, a humoured expression across his scarred face. “Nice place ya’ got here,” he commented, glancing across at Harley less subtley than he most likely thought. Joker felt his molars grind, but offered a tiny fleeting smile at T’s feigned compliment nonetheless.

This wasn’t usual procedure for the Joker, to open house to every wannabe thug in Gotham City. The well educated folks, likes of Falcone and Maroni’s men, never attended any one-to-one time with the clown prince of crime. Considered his business a waste of time and money, knew the likely consequences of meeting with the Joker alone… but sometimes new naive blood, the likes of Monster T, arrived in the city with big dreams, to make a dollar or two in the drug trade, would set up shop on the Joker’s turf unknowingly, mistaking themselves for big shot gangsters, barely grown and stepping on toes all over Gotham. He’d need to be quick to learn it didn’t work like that, either the Joker’s empire got a generous cut, or Monster T got cut, his choice.

The politics of this bored Joker completely, but he understood it necessary from Frost’s strategic suggestions and Harley’s constant nagging for cash. A long time back, before the clowns, cards and needless carnage – before the Bat – he knew he’d relished in the backstabbing, double crossing, dangerous game. Some life of long ago. And there were parts of him that clung to the taste of it. That if he let go he’d lose it completely – and it would be lost to the dark, like so many other memories.

T coughed to clear his throat and Joker was rudely roused back to the land of the living. Smoke filled the room and a strong, bitter, burning odor assaulted his senses. Despite himself, he choked too. Harley was fanning a flame with a tea towel, was loudly apologetic and flustered, face flushed from the heat of the stove. Whatever she was cooking, was wrecked and oil bubbled. Harley let out little squeaks as she was splattered. “Oops!”

“Oh, wow,” T laughed, waving the smog from his face. “I don’t know how you do it Joker.”

“Do what?” He didn’t like that condescending tone.

“You gotta get ya’self a girl that can cook,” T continued matter of factly, chuckling. “Nothin’ better than comin’ home to a hot meal and a warm bed.”

Joker laughed too and he laughed loudly – a sharp and barking sound that came suddenly and unexpectedly, breaking the casual conversation and shattering the illusion of their like-mindedness. He rolled his eyes. Typical Harley, right? What a useless, stupid woman, couldn’t even cook a couple of eggs right, and all in front of their welcome visitor! He glared, grinning at T, “you’re tellin’ me!” Joker cracked, slapping his thigh. The chaos in the kitchen went silent. “Hey, why don’t you join us for dinner?” Joker leaned in, elbows on knees. “What d’ya say?” He didn’t wait nor care for a response. “Harley, sweetness, light of my life, get out the good china – we got ourselves a guest!”

“Oh goodie!” Harley squealed, followed by some more bang-clang-clanging of pots, the fire finally extinguished. Room for more failing of Harley’s home economics.

“Look, Joker, man, I didn’t mean –”

He raised his hand, kept his smile. “Ah-ah-ah. Dinner first, business second.”

It was true, Harley had her faults. Hell, she had more faults than the next one – and if he were to write a list, it’d be as long as his arm. She couldn’t cook for shit, sure. She didn’t make much sense, she had a tendency to blow off the handle at every little thing. She was difficult. She was a disaster. But Harley was his woman, riddled with mistakes and imperfections that made her all the more perfect for him. Who was this jumped up prick to be telling him the kinda woman he needed? Who was he to speak up at all? He was just some cunt from Chicago, selling coke on his streets, with the cheek – the ignorance, the sheer fucking audacity – to open his snake mouth and spit shit on his Harley Quinn.

T was no longer slouching, back straight and solid, and no longer as smug or as proud as his entrance. He shifted his dark eyes from Harley (who was sing-songing so happily) to Joker, whose head was tilted, watching in silence. “Serious – no need, I already ate,” T tried, squirming and swallowing, his adam’s apple bobbing.

“Don’t be so silly,” Joker waggled one signet ring finger. “A man’s never full, is he?” He narrowed his gaze, grinning. “Don’t insult me now.”

T gushed, guffawed, “I ain’t ever –”

“Hope yer hungry boys!” Harley crooned, in that dulcet high and trying tone of hers. “Mama’s made her best yet!” She pulled, with an excruciatingly painful scraping on concrete, the coffee table up to their feet, set down three bowls, three sets of rusty spoons. “You too, Frosty? This’ll warm ya' right up!” She giggled at her own terrible pun and Joker felt his eyes rolling upwards.

“Hurry it along Harls–” Joker was persistent. “We’re starving.”

“Yessirree!” She saluted, her hand inside a massive oven mitt. “Comin’ right up!” and tottered back to the oven where her burnt broth was bubbling.

Monster T was sweating, his t-shirt was soaked at the neck and it wasn’t the heat from the kitchen that had him shifting uncomfortably. He blinked at the bowls, and the table before him. Fingers were twitching, he looked to the shutters. “Have I done somethin’ to–”

“Let’s eat!” Joker had grabbed for his spoon, sat anticipating a feast with his feet tapping the floor.

Harley returned, stumbling with the sheer weight of the cooking pot, a mitten and a thick towel wrapped up to her elbows. She was smiling proudly, though the pot smelt rancid. Even the infallible Frost flinched as the scent reached him. Joker gave an exaggerated “can’t wait,” meeting with Monster T across the table. He was clearly panicked by the pot and it’s bubbling. The stench of hot oil. The simple man seemed like he was finally getting the message.

“Look, Joker, I don’t want no beef…”

“No beef?” Joker repeated, scoffing. “No beef?” And Harley hung at Joker’s side, joining in on the forced laughter. “You hear that sweet cheeks, he doesn’t want any beef!”

“Just as well then puddin’ that I made minestrone!” Harley cackled. And with all of her might, thrust the pot over, pouring all of it’s scalding contents onto T’s head. He reacted too late, taking a face full of the molten liquid. Clothes stuck to his flesh and tore in one fluid, flailing movement. He screamed only once before the screeches turned to gurgles. Skin sloughed from the bone, soft tender threads of blood and tissue, sinew that fizzed and bubbled and bloated. He was blinded, bawling and mouth gaping silently for mercy. And then he was gone, twitching as he tumbled onto the table. Nerve endings buzzing as he bled out and boiled over.

“How’s that tastin’ huh?” Harley asked, clearly just as (if not more so) offended by Monster T’s comments.

Joker was still laughing, snarling, prodding at the trembling mess as a crackling scent of pork hit the back of his throat. He howled with sadist delight and disgust. “Just like mother used to make!” And pulled Harley in for a smack on the cheek. That’s my girl. Who says she’s a bad cook? Joker clicked his fingers. “Frost, clear this shit off my table. Harley’s gonna make us some eggs.”

“Sunny side up, baby?”

“Sunny side up poo.”

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If you liked it, feel free to hit up my inbox and suggest another scene from SS you’d like rewritten ! ( jarley content only ) much love, madluv 😘

#joker x harley #suicide squad #jarley #joker #the joker #harley quinn #my writing #cant format from my phone sorry

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ha-roro · 7 years

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Yesstyle Haul & Review 🍑

Hello beauties, i get a lot of questions on the quality of yesstyles products. I’ve never bought from all categories, which makes it hard to answer some of your questions since i don’t know. So, i thought i’d save up, buy a few things (since it was on sale:P) & do a haul and review (including previous items i’ve purchased).

As usual i’m always honest, yes i am affiliated with yesstyle, but i wouldn’t be if i didn’t love the store. I was also already a regular customer before i became an affiliate.

Previous purchases are marked with * | Sponsored items marked with **

This review turned out to be longer than i thought so if you cba to read my small paragraphs just look at the bulletpoints (:

Clothing:

Blue Shirt*

The colour isn't exactly the same as it is in the picture. I got the blue one and it's more sky blue than navy blue, but i still love it! I also think that the photos look edited so maybe the filter and editing made it look darker? It’s very comfy, oversized and lightweight. The fabric is also very soft, perfect for the summer. The shirt is well made and i still have it in my wardrobe.

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £9.85 / $13.01

Thunder Cloud Tee**

Honestly i have no idea why i chose this at the time lol, but overall it was well made. The design is embroidery, the material was a little thicker than your regular tee. I honestly didn’t wear it much or at all even cuz when i got it i changed my mind, maybe cuz it didn’t suit me? it looked hella cute on the model, but not so much on me (Don’t you hate it when that happens?). I’m selling it if anyone is interested!

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Dark Pink Shirt**

This was a big favourite of mine. I don’t usually go for pink but i liked the look on the model so i thought i’d try it out. It was really comfy, i wore this a lot that i wore it out and ripped it a bit after a few months. (I sewed it back it up tho it’s all good). I still have this in my wardrobe too.

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Navy Coat*

This was actually bought by my sister, but i thought i’d add it in the review cuz i’ve never bought a coat or jacket. The coat is more like a light jacket. Me & my sister didn’t expect it to be thin but looking closely at the photos it does look quite thin. It’s not a bad coat but it isn’t for winter cuz it won’t be thick enough. You would have to layer up. Still quite a good jacket for nippy days tho. (I guess that’s why the model is wearing summer clothes underneath lol).

Quality: 4/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £10.71 / $14.13

Underground “Fakku Jinrui” Tee

I was worried it would be see-through since many white tees aren’t completely opaque. When i wore it, my worries became reality. It is unfortunately a bit see through. You would have to wear a white bralette or vest top underneath :/ still really cute tho! The top doesn’t seem cheap whatsoever despite the price!

(In case you were wondering the translation of the Japanese characters is ‘fuck humanity’)

Quality: 4/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £4.60 / $6.07

Accessories/Jewellery:

Hawaiian Floral Snapback*

This is another fave of mine that i wore a lot, i just fell in love with the pattern. I was scared it was going to crap out on me, but it’s still going strong. The material is really good, again well made.

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £11.84 / $15.63

Sunglasses*

The price is definitely a steal on this one, but i don’t think it protects your eyes from UV rays. Tho it didn’t really claim to protect against uv rays i will still give it a 4/5. It would definitely have been better if it did.

Quality: 4/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £3.78 / $4.99

Bucket Hat

Fits well, doesn’t feel cheap, tho i haven’t worn it much it seems like good quality for the price! I’ve been wanting to buy a bucket hat for the longest time, but i was always scared it wouldn’t suit me, or was scared of them not being decent quality. I’ve always seen reviews of the designs being off or the stitching is crap, but this one is dope!

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £3.75 / $4.95

Letter Tail Cap

Again, i haven’t worn this much, but quality seems great. I love the tail detail on it.

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £5.98 / $7.89

Earring 1, 2

I have been OBSESSED with geometrical earring lately so i thought i’d buy some instead of studs. I love the earrings i got and i wear them a lot when i go out. The first one did have a little fault. At the end of the ball on one of the earrings had like an extra ring attached. I could easily cut it off cuz i have a tool for it, but i’m not too sure how other people who don’t have jewellery clippers would take it off. It annoyed me a bit, but i just had to cut it. These are super cute and i’ve no other problems! The second earring was perfect!

Quality: 4/5, 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5, 5/5

Price: £3.10, £2.88 / $4.09, $3.80

Wrist Watch

I was kinda sceptical of the quality of the watches as i’ve seen mixed reviews. When i saw it i fell in love. It’s super cute, works perfectly fine and is exactly like the photo. I kinda wish i got the bigger one tho, but all is good.

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £4.95 / $6.53

Non-prescription Round Glasses

Another super cute purchase that was super cheap! The glasses don’t close comeply when you fold them, but they are really cute. Round glasses are another late obsession of mine. They just look really nice imo.

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £2.31 / $3.05

Bags/Wallets:

Convertible Canvas Backpack*

I was very hopeful that this bag would last me a while. I’ve seen mixed reviews on bags not being able to last long. I got this when i was in year 11 i believe, i used it for school and worn it out pretty quickly. I don’t remember exactly but i think it was around 4-5 months when the strap started to break. It was partly my fault i think. I put really heavy folders that i couldn’t be bothered to hold, along with my jacket on top. I do still have it tho because i sewed it back. Who knows how much longer it would’ve lasted if i looked after it properly~ but i will still knock down the rating because there are some canvas bags that cost the same or even less that can last longer.

Quality: 3.8/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £16.00 / $21.11

Wallet*

If i could rate it 100/5 on the site i would lol. I bought this 4 years ago and this wallet has lasted through tough times. I still use it occasionally. I currently use a smaller coin purse cuz i don’t really need all the compartments anymore. But when i do, i use this. It is such a good wallet and was the exact style i was looking for. It’s a shame that they no longer have it in store, but it would definitely had been a big recommendation of mine if you were looking for a big wallet. The price is also pretty good imo.

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £7.00 / $9.24

Passport/Wallet Case

Looking at the reviews it was very mixed and i debated whether or not to get it because the negative reviews were convincing me. But i really wanted this case lol. So i just bought it and hoped for the best. Right off the bat when i first saw it the colour wasn’t the same as the photo. In the photos it was an emerald green but mine is a lighter green. If you compare the photos mine is practically a grass green. Not a fan of the colour much, but it was more of the quality i was worried about because that’s what people mostly complained about. Quality was actually pretty good. It was well made, doesn’t feel cheap. The only thing is that the structure is a tad off when i close it. It’s kinda weird to describe but it doesn’t look even. It’s not bad tbh but as a customer you want perfect scores on everything ya know. I’m still keeping it tho cuz it’s still very useable and it’s not horrible. Once you start adding things in the compartments the structure is fine.

Quality: 4.5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 4/5

Price: £4.82 / $6.36

Canvas Tote Bag

Now this is a gorgeous bag in real life! On the photos it looks real cute, but even better when you actually have it. I bought A08White. The bag material is a thick canvas and it is very well made, and seem very sturdy. I love it!

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £7.08 / $9.34

Home/Stationery:

Fine liner pen set (bought in pink & blue)*

The fine liners are in different colours, the patterns on the packaging is just different. The liners are pretty good but sometimes the ink doesn’t come out properly. This isn’t for all of them but some are like that. You kinda have to shake the pen to get it out.

Quality: 3.5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £3.74 / $4.94

Planner*

This is a really good planner. You can buy this at any year and start whenever you want because you put the year. Perfect for school or work. This is unavailable now but just look at the other stuff from the brand. They are pretty pricey, but if you want a good planner this brand is really good. They also have a lot of different sizes. I got the small one so i can put it in my bag and it won’t take up a lot of space. The planner was also very well made.

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £13.04 / $17.20

Washi Tape*

Unfortunately i was a bit disappointed in this. The pattern was fine but i didn’t realise it was a masking tape. I didn’t mind so much, but it’s not very sticky.

Quality: 3/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £3.07 / $4.05

Stickers* x* x*

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £3.07, £3.70 / $4.05, $4.88

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TonyMoly Sheet Mask

I bought sheet masks: The Makgeoli (skin purifying) and Rice (clear skin) one. Haven’t tried these yet, but i know these aren’t fakes. Yesstyle sells real brands so it’s just the price you need to look at since they are sold at different prices in different stores.

Price: £2.19 / $2.89

Shoes:

Faux Leather Shoes

I was most excited for these shoes out of all the items i recently bought. I opened up the box and realised the shoelace was different, but I wasn’t even mad tho cuz the shoes were still nice. But when i looked at the product link again i saw that these are completely different shoes lol (I guess i was too excited or just forgot what they looked like). I couldn’t really tell the difference between the shoes i got and the shoes i originally chose until i saw the photo to compare. I then emailed yesstyle about the issue because as good as the shoes are i wanted the shoes i ordered. They were very nice about it and responded very quickly to my emails. They sent me the shoes i wanted and i got to keep the ones they accidentally sent me! BONUS! :D

Quality: 5/5

True to size on site: 5/5

True to photo on site: 5/5

Price: £16.15 / $21.31

Site review:

Site navigation - Very easy to navigate around the store with a lot of categories and subcategories. They also have a lot of filters you can choose from if you’re looking for something specific. 5/5

Product info - The photos can speak for themselves and the product descriptions are usually helpful. 5/5

Clothing Sizes - Unfortunately they don’t have a wide range of sizes. A lot of items are one size (they have measurements in the description so you know if they fit you). Since this is an asian site the sizing is on the smaller side compared to the US and UK. They also do have a lot of clothing with S,M,L and they have a plus size section but they could add a lot more. (Tbf yesstyle is basically a tkmaxx/tjmaxx so the sizing is from the brands, but make sure you know your exact measurements.) 4/5

Customer service - They were great. When i contacted them about my shoes i was worried i would have to wait a long time, because they have an automated response saying they will get back to you asap, but it may take up to 1-2 weeks. They responded in a couple of days which really surprised me and it was all sorted out in 2 days. This was the only time i ever had to contact them and it went pretty smoothly. 5/5

update on shoes! unfortunately they couldn’t send me the original ones i wanted so they decided to give me store credit on how much the shoes was.

And that’s it! phew that was long! If you wanna share your own experience reply to this post (: I will add an update on the shoes if anything goes wrong or if any of the new items crap out on me sooner than it should lol.

Thanks for reading! If you read the whole thing! You the real MVP! :D ♥

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Confusing New Jeans Feature a Rear Zipper That Expose Your Entire Butt

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Once upon the early aughts (and OK, the ’80s), we thought ripped-butt jeans were the most risqué denim trend out there, but we stand extremely corrected. Levi’s has teamed up with Parisian design collective Vetements to debut a pair of jeans that could practically get you arrested for indecent exposure. The Vetements x Levi’s line includes a series of denim designs with strategically placed zippers — and at least one pair of jeans has a zipper running vertically down the backside.

#VETEMENTSxLEVIS @mytheresa.com @kevingiacco

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At first glance, the cheeky pants almost look like they’re on backward. But upon closer inspection, you’ll see rear pockets that reveal they do indeed have a butt-revealing zipper. The pants also feature zippers running down the length of both legs. Fans reacted to an image of the jeans on Instagram with equal parts amusement, bewilderment, and fascination — and more than 47,000 likes.

“Fashion has gone too far,” one person wrote, while others joked that the jeans would be very convenient if someone needed to make an emergency trip to the bathroom. “Built-in air freshener … genius,” one person quipped, while another wrote, “the best jeans ever imo,” with a laughing-till-you-cry emoji face. Of course, there were also people who commented that the jeans provide — ahem — easy access, if you will.

#VETEMENTSxLEVIS #VETEMENTSxHANES KM20.RU @kuznetskymost20

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Vetements followed up a few hours later with another version of the design — an image of micro-mini jorts with a zipper down the backside. The model is shown wearing one of the design collective’s signature graphic shirts, which come emblazoned with lengthy dictionary definitions about the particular article of clothing. In this case, the T-shirt features a definition of the word T-shirt.

According to Racked, Vetements is the Anonymous of fashion. Apart from the brand’s creative director and head designer, former Balenciaga lead Demna Gvasalia, the identities of its members remain ambiguous. The avant-garde collective came on the radar when it unveiled its inaugural collection in fall 2014. The brand is beloved by street-style stars and stocked by retailers like Net-a-Porter and Nordstrom.

Obsessed with #VETEMENTSxLEVIS Collab ! Have to own a pair ????

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In July 2016, Levi’s announced its collaboration with the Paris fashion company, along with two other elusive brands with cultlike status: Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy and Milan-based label Off-White. “The relationship is a fitting one since Vetements broke into the fashion zeitgeist with its take on jeans,” Levi’s wrote, referring to the brand’s $1,450 reworked vintage jeans, which almost sold out within days of appearing on Net-a-Porter. “The result of this latest approach resulted in an edgy take on Levi’s® jeans.” We’ll say!

Derriere-exposing jeans are a favorite among trendsetting celebrities like Kylie Jenner, who showed off her backside in a pair of ripped-butt jeans by Re/Done on Instagram in August. The brand is also notorious for its underbutt-flashing jorts.

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Not ready to flash skin? You can always skip butt-revealing jeans and go for a less racy take on backside-enhancing denim. Give Kylie’s wedgie jeans a spin, or cut the legs out of your pants to re-create sister Kendall’s invisible jeans, which shift the focus to your stems. Or just skip the of-the-moment trends and stick to a tried-and-true pair of blue jeans without the bells and whistles. They never go out of style — but then again, neither will backsides.

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troubleisfree replied to your photo “Look what just arrived ��”

@messitheking how is the fit? i am thinking of getting one too but dont know what size to order... i read that it runs smaller. can you say if it runs true to size?

I really like the fit of the shirt :) This time I ordered a women’s shirt instead of a men’s shirt (since they only had the men’s shirt in the vapor version which is even more expensive) and it fits so much better than the men’s shirts that I have.

About the running smaller: I can’t really compare it to other kits that I have. The other two kits that I have are both Barça kits from Nike as well but they are men’s shirts. I ordered this one in the same size as the other two and it’s a bit smaller than those. I don’t know for sure whether that is because this specific shirt is smaller than the other ones (which I doubt tbh) or because it’s a women’s shirt instead of a men’s (which makes more sense imo).

There are size charts on the Nike store site where you can see which size you should get. I checked that table and it was correct for me at least.

Also, it probably differs per country but at least in the Netherlands I could send it back for free if the shirt didn’t fit so you can also check that and send it back if it doesn’t fit :)

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Gammon: Elitist Snobbery Against Working Class Britons

In the caste system of the United Kingdom, a cracking new wheeze has emerged from the chattering classes. As any person of good sense knows,the only people who voted for Brexit were belligerent racist oiks from council estates who are probably in the EDL and parochial men with strange moustaches from the countryside, who have definitely at some point shot a fox while pissed as newts on scrumpy.

But what connects the two? What possible strain of mankind could be at the root of this union between two groups who in normal circumstances would never meet, and if they did would pass on opposite sides of the street? The answer of course, is in the peculiar hue of the British skin. The metropolitan elites and the wannabe IT middle managers and call-center drones who just know that we are all really Europeans at heart have made a meme. Long live Gammon-Man.

When people ask what's the definition of gammon. +10,000 pic.twitter.com/kW6oEQMnbk

— Gammon Points (@TheGammon) June 5, 2018

We Britons are a funny sort. When we get flustered, or drink too much, or eat too much salted red meat (all of which we regularly do) we have the tendency to become a little pink in the face. Exposure to direct sunlight can have the same effect, which usually happens for a couple of days in May and again at some point in July. And so, to counter the clear over use of snowflake we have dubbed our pink-hued fellows who are somehow inferior to us as Gammon. For the uninitiated, gammon is is the hind leg of pork after it has been cured by dry-salting or brining. It is often eaten with chips (fries), a fried egg, or a pineapple ring if you are feeling particularly continental. It is a staple of the classic pub grub menu which has resisted all attempts at modernization, gentrification, or being re-launched to appeal to the clientele at the gastro-pub that replaced the local boozer our dads liked.

For once, the left has accurately reduced their opponents to a single word. Gammon. Those of us who are gammon play fruit machines.

State of this. #Brexit #FreeTommyRobinson #Gammon #GammonPoints pic.twitter.com/NyCeqkX2cd

— Mr Jeff (@JosThatIsGinger) June 8, 2018

Gammons like sports. Gammons even do slightly annoying things like forming bands and following around the national team. Imagine being so stripped of any vestige of self-worth or identity that your cultural touchstone is blowing a trumpet at a football match. These Gammons should really be thankful the manufacturing industries are dead and their daughters have decided to abdicate from the gene pool to prevent the planet over-populating. Why, if these men had meaning in their lives, they would have no time to practice, and thus not provide us with an opportunity to mock them.

The gammon soundtrack. +7500. Each. https://t.co/0isCfugNLt

— Gammon Points (@TheGammon) June 8, 2018

In effect, the term gammon is used to sneer at those Englishmen who are looking for leadership that has not been provided by the government, not by the EU, and certainly not by the very same people who are doing the sneering. Tommy Robinson is a gammon, and so is everyone who supports him. People who vote for UKIP of For Britain are gammon, as are the Football Lad's Alliance, THe Countryside Alliance, Brexit voters, policemen, people who are not socialists and, of course, anyone from the North. There appears to be quite a lot of Gammon about. It is almost as if the majority of the nation, for better or worse, is made of gammon. What I contend is that gammon is more a signifier of the quality of those who use it as a pejorative. It is an attempt at shaming those who are beneath you, less clever, less well off, just less than you. Inferior people who have never eaten an avocado and don't want to.

You probably don't need a t-shirt to let people know you're a proud #Gammon, all those Katie Hopkins retweets and punctuation-free Facebook statuses do that just fine. https://t.co/seeWffvuyU

— House of Hun (@Houseofhun) June 8, 2018

And yet of course we cannot ignore that this is a derogatory term for people based on their skin color. Now that the posh folk have shedded their ethnic identities, no longer Whites at all, now an ascended, Pro-Bruxellois transparent-fleshed super-being that is somehow separate from the woes of the plebians, the self-describing elites have decided that yes; categorizing people by skin tone is acceptable. This is the empathy trap which ensares the gleeful distributors of hashtag-gammon. It leads you to racism against your perceived enemies, who are just another version of yourself that you seek to deny! Further, though the metropolitans have attained a post-racial identity themselves, gammon-men are a distinct ethnicity. Gammons are a ruddy pink, a color. People, of color. Truly, a bizarre premise on which to to base a new caste system, in the current year.

I just don't understand why people hate other people just because they're different to themselves. Weird tbh imo.

— Gammon Points (@TheGammon) June 6, 2018

A sociopathic system produces sociopaths and victims. You can avoid the worst effects of the abuse by allying with your abuser- this is language that the intersectional left understands very well. We have seen this behavior before from black activists who decried Kanye West as a coconut, white on the inside. The empathy trap ensnares the mind, making you believe that you are superior merely for your concern for the minority, the environment, the animals, the ocean, the gays, whatever cause you like. Again, we see this in the power struggles in the intersectionalists, who must endlessly eat themselves in a battle over who is the least privileged and therefore the most deserving of resources. Compassion is currency. If you are perceived as having no compassion for the other, this means you are gammon. This means you are a racist.

Gammon must realize that the past is exactly that, and there is no going back to those times. We have to be forward-thinking, and favour intelligence and compassion over pig-headed ignorance and bigotry.

— Thomas H. (@THemingford) June 5, 2018

Yes, gammon is a catch all word for all the things the progressives see and deride in us, and fear about themselves. They too are without identity, they too are lost. At least the gammons don't pretend to be something they are not. Are the gammons ignorant bigots? Well, as we know from our learned masters, it is wrong to stereotype. Hashtag Not All Gammons. The framing of gammon as a short-cut for bigotry, stupidity, low culture, football watching and common-ness is a heinous attack on the working classes that the intelligentsia claim to represent. It is so that these people, Labour voters all, can happily chant "for the many, not the few" in tribute to Jeremy Corbyn while at the same time denouncing the many in England who disagree entirely with this brand of Neo-Marxist foolishness.

The many are not Gammons. The many are the people with whom the Gammons are to be replaced. The Gammons are the hated past, the times of patriotism and industry. The progressive darlings who are tossing around this word have made an error in judgment, however. In the 1970's and up until this very day there has been a football team by the name of Millwall that has been near-permanently associated with violence. They have a song.

No one likes us, no one likes us No one likes us, we don't care! We are Millwall, super Millwall We are Millwall from The Den!

Gammon fits the tune also. The British elites have always demonized the working classes; it never works. The working classes don't care; demonization just forces them to unite against you, often with violence. You cannot shame the Gammon into silence, but you sure can piss them off.

Keep it up, snowflakes. Make the gammon hate you.

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I’m not really one to hop on trends. But some of ‘em are there for a reason. Some trends are just practical, like summer and winter collections. Some reflect the cultural atmosphere of their time. Some are just some stupid thing one guy did that caught on. IMO, you’re better off riding your own wave and wearing what you wanna wear. But it’s fun to play with the trends from time to time. Throw a nod to the fuccbois that you know what they’re up to. You just gotta make ‘em your own. So what’s coming down the pipe for spring/summer? You could easily just Google “Spring Fashion Trends,” get a WWD trend report and call it a day. Or, you can join the $tylejacker School of Subversion and learn the trends that are legitimately interesting, and a few ways you can make ‘em your own. Sounds good? Let’s get it.

Trend: Warm, Sandy Tones

Anthony Urbano looks so damn cool here.

What were we talking about? Sandy tones. Not unlike the warm, yellowish off-white of a freshly cooked stone. You’ve seen earth tones and creams the past couple summer seasons. This spring/summer, sand and stone is gonna be the wave. We’re talking slate, adobe, sand, tan, that kinda thing. Basically you wanna dress in Mojave desert colorways. This will be easiest to pull off on trousers and outerwear, but a t-shirt would do just fine too. Or some shoes, TBH.

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High Life: Vince Slim Fit Drop Rise Five-Pocket Pants These drop-rise Vince jawns are the perfect creamy, sandy tone for summer. The slouchy fit isn’t full-drop-crotch, but just enough to be relaxed — perfect for poolside cocktails. $225.00 at Nordstrom.com

My Life: Stutterheim Waterproof Hooded Raincoat Dressing for spring sucks when all it does is rain for three months. I have outerwear for every situation, but for some reason I never seem to plan appropriately for rain. That’s why this Stutterheim jawn is perfect - the cut and color are nice enough that I’d wear this thing even if it wasn’t raining out. $295.00 at Nordstrom.com

Trend: Heavy Embroidery

If you’ve been following Gucci for the past little while, this one will come as no surprise. Embroidery. Embroidery f*cking everywhere. This wave comes hot on the heels of the souvenir jacket thing from last year, when everybody realized that embroidered patches with bright-ass colors were extremely dope. I’ve seen big, bold embroidery on everything from hats to sneakers over the past couple months. The weirder and more unusual the placement, and the bigger the size of the patch, the more highly-coveted Flex Points™ you’ll earn. I always think of those weird DEA patches whenever I see brightly-colored embroidery, which are so unbelievably fire that I literally cannot believe nobody has ripped these off for a jacket or something.

Items:

High Life: Lanvin Embroidered Wool Trousers WOW. These are incredible. IDK how much you know about Lanvin, but they are the oldest still-active fashion house, having formed in 1889. And they’ve done an amazing job of staying relevant that entire time. Not many companies, fashion houses or otherwise, can claim that. $555.00 at Nordstrom.com My Life: Schott NYC Souvenir Flight Jacket You already know about Schott. They’ve somehow managed to sit on the intersection of counterculture, utilitarianism and high fashion since the "70s, and this piece is no exception. This is one of the best takes on the ubiquitous MA-1 that I’ve ever seen. $210.00 at Nordstrom.com

Trend: Nautical Themes

Nautical styles embody an intriguing mix of breezy escapism with the functional air of a well-disciplined machine. Can any other trend project "serious-casual" like this? I honestly don’t think so. The plus side here is that nautical-themed clothing is dope and extremely easy to wear. Stripes and navy peacoats make everybody look amazing. It’s your lucky day.

Items:

High Life: Peter Miller Rumson Seaside Stripe Polo Ignore how this herb has styled the polo - I’m gonna recommend you buy it two sizes too big and wear it oversized AF like Soulja Boy in 2006. $88.00 at Nordstrom.com

My Life: French Connection Stripe Henley Top Stripes are always flattering, and I love that this jawn is cream and navy instead of pure white — just enough detail to set it apart. $48.00 at Nordstrom.com

Trend: Boots With Heavy Hardware

Military-inspired themes are present in almost every single fashion collection, at least to some degree. The beauty of the uniform is well-documented. This spring/summer, I predict the biggest homage is gonna be chunky boots with big hardware. Like World War II combat boots, anything with a double strap just looks so badass. These pair perfectly with cropped trousers, or even shorts if you’re feeling a little adventurous.

Items:

High Life: Thom Browne Chelsea Boot For my true ballers, go for the Thom Browne jawn with the tricolor hits on the sides. $1,090.00 at Nordstrom.com My Life: Calvin Klein Clarke Chelsea Boot If you don’t wanna go all the way in on the heavy hardware, but still want a clean black boot, Chelseas are your easiest option for sure. $140.00 at Nordstrom.com

Trend: Cropped Pants

OK, first things first, jeans that tight will only work if you have the body of one of the world’s top athletes. If you are shaped like me, or anything like the average human, those spray-on jeans are gonna look terrible. You’ll be like a human sausage casing. But that’s ok. Skinny jawns are over anyway. This spring, go with a looser, cropped fit for an up-to-date look. You know how I can tell that these are about to explode in the mainstream? Because skateboarders started wearing these a couple years ago. That’s the barometer. Find what teenage skate rats are wearing, add a year or two time delay, and you’ve got yourself a runway collection. Swear to god. Bonus points if you leave a raw hem on your cropped jawns. They go with low top sneakers, high tops, even boots. This is a forgiving look as long as you wear it confidently.

Items:

High Life: Acne Studios Allan Cotton Trousers If you’ve ever owned a pair of Acne jeans, you already know how perfect their cuts are. These have just enough flare, and just the right rise. Perfection. $250.00 at Nordstrom.com

My Life: Obey Juvee II Flooded Skinny Fit Jeans I’ve never loved Obey, but the cut on this is excellent. These are a great middle-ground if you’re used to skinny jeans but wanna play with this trend. $69.00 at Nordstrom.com

Trend: Running Shoes

OK, this might seem like a no-brainer, but there are actually some subtleties to consider here. Running shoes. No, that doesn’t just mean sneakers. That means no high-tops. No basketball shoes. No tennis shoes. We’re looking for a low-top with some kind of technical/performance aspect, an extended shock-absorbing heel, and probably a mesh or knit upper. Think adidas Ultraboost, like your boy Justin is wearing up there. Bonus points for something laceless, like a slip-on or disc system.

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High Life: Givenchy Slip-On Sneaker Holy shit. Bury me in these. They’re like a futuristic Puma-meets-80’s-Balenciaga. This somehow manages to be clean and simplistic while still having over one thousand weird details. Love ‘em. $735.00 at Nordstrom.com My Life: Native Shoes "Apollo" Sneaker Native shoes are so lowkey. I’m shocked that a shoe this nice and well-made is so damn cheap. These are lighter than air and dead easy to keep clean — you can even machine wash ‘em. A very solid investment for a ~$100 sneaker. $74.95 at Nordstrom.com

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