#they were slightly transparent while trying to be sporty

[therealvinelle]

A note for Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

Do I feel awful doing this, yes.

Am I still doing it, god yes.

This post contains a series of photos relevant to the upcoming chapter of Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream. I was going to link them in the author’s note, but as these links are all to online stores they’ll be taken down sooner or later. Better to post in image form on tumblr.

Without further ado, click the readmore if you want fashion eyesores.

So, I think I spoil nothing when I say that Jane and Alec are going to have to pass as Cullens in the next chapter. Carlisle, too, is desperately trying to dress like it’s a normal day for normal people who aren’t about to collectively fake their own deaths.

Naturally I asked myself exactly what these poor people are going to wear. One thing led to another, I consulted the fandom ghost, and we put our heads together. Three rules, and three rules only: one, it has to be pale. If it’s beige it’s probably too dark. Two, it has to be high end, but the high end for high end’s sake kind of high end (Jane was almost put in designer fake riding clothes because of this). Three, it has to be Alice.

Apart from that, no rules, no mercy, no God.

In the end we had something words can’t even describe.

Literally.

I can’t describe this with words in the fic. I’ll try, but the only way to properly convey the full awful of what Alec, Jane, and Carlisle have to wear in the upcoming chapter is to show you guys photos.

(Also, yes, I know that for Jane and Alec I used no children’s collections, but the children’s fashion lines I found just weren’t Alice enough. This jacket, for instance (not putting photo, but it’s a vintage rose pink, white collar quilted barbour jacket for girls) would make Jane set herself on fire but it doesn’t have that quintessentially Cullen something.)

Alec

Jacket: Dior raincoat, beige color.

Picture 12-year-old Alec in this, in public, and tell me he doesn’t wish those humans in 800 AD finished the job.

Sweater: V-necked Ralph Lauren polo sweater, cream color.

I’m sure the poor boy is using his gift on himself to numb the sartorial agony of wearing this.

Trousers: Prada technical wide-leg pants.

Nevermind faking his death, this kid wants to die for real so long as he’s sporting these.

Shoes: Salvatore Ferragamo desert boot, suede walnut.

As of these shoes, Alec’s sporting the brightest pop of color in the crew. Good on you, Alec, except not good on you because you’re wearing these shoes.

Jane

Jacket: Barbour Elizabeth quilted jacket, cream color.

Sweater: Tommy Hillfiger ivory turtleneck.

This is starting to feel like child abuse. Tucked into the skirt, of course.

Skirt: Saks Fifth Avenue Donna Karan skirt with a belt.

Of course it’s a khaki skirt. Sorry, Jane.

Shoes: Tory charm two-tone loafers.

I was gonna go for tory burch, but these bad boys felt like they were created solely to hurt fictional child vampires.

Accessories:

1: Chanel headband.

Look at those sly C’s forming a pattern, just in case you were worried people wouldn’t realize your child’s headband was in fact stupidly expensive designer. Can be yours for the small price of $600!

2: Louis Vuitton hobo dauphine.

We were done, but I thought I could hurt her just a bit more. Landed on this.

Carlisle

Coat: Hugo Boss beige trench coat with belt.

Chosen in part because the model’s face is how I too would feel wearing that.

Sweater: Oversized Tommy Hillfiger ivory turtleneck.

In a desperate attempt to look Related™ to Jane, he wears a matching sweater to hers. Also, sorry I couldn’t find a better link. But hey, model’s got that pretending he’s not dead inside look on his face like the camera team taking this photo, the designers who created the sweater, the agent who got him this gig, he’s never forgiving any of them.

Trousers: White Tom Ford brushed straight-leg trousers.

One of my kidneys shrivelled up and died when the ghost sent me this. Hoping I never see anybody wear it in life because that could very well spell my end.

Shoes: Bruno Culcinelli chelsea boots, suede sand.

Good news is this is the last one, bad news is your eyes are seeing this.

Funny how none of these people are real, yet I feel like I owe them all an apology.

If you can think of something even more awful I want to hear it. Drop it in the notes, and if your suggestion makes me want to kill someone then in the chapter it goes.

As for when the next chapter comes out, since I just dropped a massive teaser I’ll try to have it out as soon as possible. Within a week or so, but let’s shoot for the end of the weekend.

#long post #my fic #twilight fic #nebuchadnezzar's dream #tw bad fashion #found a lot of clothes for edward when i was searching #in particular one set of prada pants that... yeah alice would buy that for him #they were slightly transparent while trying to be sporty #just- god. so cullen

[expertofpossession]

Haunted Hotel (Guest Writer Rooky668) REPOST

NOT MY OWN. Can be taken down upon request.

“Yo dude relax. There’s no ghosts here They don’t exist. Go to sleep bro.”said Bradley. “But bro they kept saying this place was haunted and ghosts freak me out.” cried Alex from his bed. “What if one gets inside you like through your mouth o-or up your bu-“ “Yo don’t talk about dumb stuff like that bro” grumbled David. “Yeah bro. Just stop being a wimp” snapped Nick. “Here, take some of my night-time protein shake. It’ll make you drowsy. Now go to sleep.” “Ok thanks bro.” Alex took Nick’s shake and sipped it as he looked around the room. He and his other three dude-bros had booked a hotel for the weekend until they went surfing on Monday.But all the locals had told them that this hotel was haunted by a quartet of ghosts who would mess with guests that stayed there, especially hot young dudes like them.But it was all nonsense Alex thought. Like Bradley said, ghosts don’t really exist. Alex tucked himself under the sheets, turned his bedside light off and drifted into a heavy sleep and that was when the ghosts, who had been in the room the whole time, turned visible.  All at once they began laughing to each other. “Yoooo, were you listening to the things they were saying bro?” asked one ghost. “Yeah man. It was hilarious. These dudes are gonna be soooo much fun to play with. I can’t wait!” replied another ghost. “Yeah, especially that scaredy chicken boy!” giggled another. The lead and most muscular ghost then moved forward. “Alright you guys let’s see who’s going to get who alright?” It’s gonna be so good having the sensation of feet again bro!” said one ghost who was playing with his tail excitedly imagining it as legs and feet. “What are waiting for then?” stated another ghost. First they all hovered above Bradley’s bed. Bradley was one hunky dude. As a personal trainer, he was incredibly sporty, athletic and all around toned.

                        “He’s big!” said one ghost. “He’s buff!” drooled another while honking his pecs. “And he’s all mine” stated the leader proudly pushing the others out of his way. “No fair, you always get the biggest hunks.” grumbled a ghost. “And don’t you forget it!” exclaimed the lead ghost as he drifted above Bradley’s face to inspect it. Compared to the rest of his body, Bradley’s facial features like his mouth were quite small and neat but that wasn’t about to stop this ghost. He grabbed the top and bottom of Bradley’s mouth and stretched it open like it was putty or elastic until it practically tripled in size. Immediately the ghost dove his muscular form right through creating an enormous bulge that moved down his throat into his stomach. Once the ghost’s tail had wiggled its way inside, Bradley’s mouth snapped back into place with an elastic wobble that also made his cheeks  bounce up and down. Meanwhile one of the other ghosts was observing David.     “This dude sleeps with socks on. That’s sooooo hot!” He then took a huge whiff of the stinky and sweaty socks.  

If this ghost could get hard, he so would be right now. David wasn’t as big as Bradley but he was still toned and cut and just the right size for this ghost. “I’m going in!” said the ghost as he dove right into David’s ear smooth as anything and giggling as he too ended up in David’s stomach. Nick was the same size and had a similar body to David but the ghost trying to get inside him was anything but small with huge muscles and a decent sized gut. “Looks like I’m gonna have to suck it in for this one” he said. Luckily for him, Nick slept without underwear so the ghost’s preferred method of entry was free to use. He unfolded the sheets and manoeuvred himself into position before diving right into Nick’s dick. 

        It enlarged in size as the ghost moved through it with a rubbery noise all the while. Slowly but surely the ghost made its way into Nick’s body which inflated tremendously from his arms to his pecs to his now humongous gut. As the ghost settled however so did  Nick’s body back to its original size. Lastly was Alex and this ghost had something special in mind. “Just for you big boy.” The ghost tore off Alex’s bedsheets, flipped him swiftly onto his stomach and stripped him of his underwear.

“You were right to be afraid chicken boy.” Those were the ghost’s last words before he dived into Alex’s butt. Pumping himself through, he slid easily through Alex’s perky butt which Alex unconsciously flexed and bounced in response to the ghost moving up his ass. Once he made it through he gave a laugh from deep inside Alex before settling in for the night along with the other ghosts eager for the fun tomorrow would bring.        The next morning, Alex slowly woke up and sat up in his bed. He felt full all throughout his body and more than a little groggy. His body was also sweating all over and it felt strangely erotic. Alex shook his head and looked over to see David also sitting up. He was staring intensely at his own feet and drooling while holding his socks in a bundle in one hand. “Duuude….My feet….They’re like soooo…sexy. Alex then saw these cartoonishly bulging eyes come out of David’s own eyes and thanks to that, David began to hallucinate. As he stared at his feet, he saw them start inflating bit by bit. They were getting sweatier and also turning blue and slightly transparent. Soon David could no longer stand it. An erotic feeling came over him and he began to suck and lick his feet.     “Yo, you done with those socks bro? Pass‘em here!” called Nick who also had big bulging eyes.  David tossed his sweaty, musky socks to Nick who held them up to his nose and took a huge whiff and breathed in the smell of David. He then began to wrap his dick in the socks and started to stroke his monster with increasingly sweatier hands. With each pump, Nick’s body began to get bigger and bluer from his muscles to his gut which just got more and more fat.     Alex couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He ran frightened into the hallway and bumped directly into the chest of Bradley. Bounced back onto his strangely rubbery ass, Alex looked up to see Bradley, also with cartoon eyes, massaging and bouncing his pecs. “Aww hey there dude! Where ya off to huh? Why don’t you stay and admire these babies while I do this!” Bradley got down to Alex’s feet and grinned and licked his lips. Bradley’s whole face then began to turn blue and a cartoonishly long tongue poured out and licked the sweat from Alex’s feet.     Terrified, Alex tore his foot away and retreated to a broom closet. Closing it and locking it from the inside, Alex breathed a sigh of relief. He then caught a glimpse of a full-length mirror. Alex had never realised how much of a total hunk he was and he couldn’t tear his eyes off himself. He then felt compelled to flex and pose. He held his arm up and behind his back, turned around and flexed his butt, squeezed his  pecs together and finished with a double bicep flex. As he did however, he turned to look and was shocked to see large blue biceps popping out of his own. He turned back to the mirror and saw that there were big blue body parts popping out everywhere on his body including his face. Alex then felt a gurgle from his stomach and his whole body began to wiggle, sweat and change. He saw in the mirror that his muscles were getting buffer and he felt his butt tighten. Finally his face began to shift and morph into something different and becoming more defined. All at once the blue parts shrunk back into his body and the change was complete. Alex now looked like a cross between himself and the ghost and his will had been completely overtaken.     Smiling ‘Alex’ exited the closet and headed back to his room where his bros had all gone through similar changes. ‘David’ was even more cut and toned than before and his feet had doubled in shoe size, ‘Nick’ was now a huge muscleman with a fat gut and ‘Bradley’ was even hunkier with a bubbly butt and a body that was beefier than before but still small enough to be considered hot supermodel size. “Finally took over the chicken boy huh dude? asked ‘Bradley’ with a cheeky grin and a twitch of his  pecs. “You know it bro! Too bad he’s such a scaredy boy. He might enjoy this body but I’m afraid I can’t let a chicken have my beautiful new body after all the work I’ve put in.” laughed ‘Alex’ as he gave a celebratory flex. ‘Nick’ gave a hearty laugh. “It wasn’t hard to take over this hunky man and I can finally get comfortable in this body. Before it was just way too small.” he said as he patted his muscly gut. “I’m just glad to finally have feet!! Just look at these puppies!” said ‘David’ as he wiggled and massaged his sweaty feet. “Well don’t keep ‘em to yourself. Let me get some of that action” called out ‘Nick’ who crawled onto ‘David’s’ bed and started sucking the sweat from his feet. “Yo! As leader, I get first dibs bros” yelled ‘Bradley’. ‘Alex’ was left smiling by himself. “I’m afraid this is the price you pay for this new bod chicken boy. It’s gonna be fun times with my bros For. Ever.” With that, ‘Alex’ jumped into the fun with his bros. 

[investmart007]

MILAN | Prada redefines youthful elegance with psychedelic flair

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MILAN | Prada redefines youthful elegance with psychedelic flair

MILAN (AP) — Youthful designers injected energy into the third day Sunday of Milan Fashion Week menswear previews for next spring and summer.

While the topics of generational and creative change at some of the most-established Milan fashion houses were running in the background, young brands carved out their own space to grow by their own rules.

Some highlights from Sunday’s shows, including Milan mainstay Prada alongside younger brands Palm Angels, MSGM, Sunnei and Korean newcomers BESFXXK. ___

PRADA BASICS

Miuccia Prada says she was “trying to do elegant in a new young way” with her latest menswear collection.

At Prada, young does not translate to streetwear, even if there were sneakers. The new plastic square logo on nearly every garment, including the folded turtle neck, was strictly an ironic answer to prevailing trends.

Against previous intentions, elegant at Prada translated into sexy — i.e. short shorts for men — and at times playful — big stuffed aviator hats made for summer despite the decidedly wintery earflaps, mostly in Prada’s trademark black vinyl.

“I never pronounced sexy in my life. I never wanted Prada to be sexy,” but willingly embraced the notion as the rest of the fashion world seemed to resist sexiness in favor of boxy street looks, the designer said.

“You know I am a bit of a contrarian,” she said.

The looks amounted to basic mix and match, layer or not: Straight trousers, turtle necks, shirts and jackets, and the short-shorts, which Prada called “a miniskirt” for men. Materials included denim and suede. The colors were mostly neutrals.

There was a slightly psychedelic feel to daisy print shirts and fantastic scenes that conjured the animated film version of the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine.”

Underlining the message, Prada stripped the showroom bare, put clear plastic sheets on the wall and sat guests on inflatable clear cubes.

“Sometimes, it is good to go back to simple things,” she said. ____

PALM ANGELS: ITALIAN STREET WEAR

Francesco Ragazzi’s America-inspired street fashion brand, Palm Angels, had all the codes of the latest trends: neon flashes, thick-soled sneakers, short gym shorts, technical cargo pants.

But the 32-year-old designer underlined the luxury in the brand with details. The gym shorts were suede and had orange trim. Shorts and a baby blue top with puffy sleeves came with draw sting.

The footwear included cowboy boots painted with the Stars and Stripes, the perfect accompaniment to a jumpsuit in a bald eagle-American flag print.

A striped strap worn across the chest, apparently binding the upper arms, was an accessory, not part of the garment, as was made clear when a model sported one bare- chested. The looks were tagged as much as branded, with neon tags hanging from pockets. Tiny goggles with colored lenses added an urban edge. ___

VITAMIN INJECTION AT MSGM

Massimo Giorgetti’s MSGM collection for next spring and summer recalls his youthful 1980s summers in his native Adriatic coastal city of Rimini, a time, the designer said, when the beach crowds never abandoned their fashion sense.

And Giorgetti paid homage to classic looks of his adopted home in Milan, where he launched his MSGM brand eight years ago.

Giorgetti said he wanted to emphasize his Italian roots while also injecting a dose of 1980s energy. “It’s a show that recharges you,”Giorgetti said backstage.

The 41-year-old designer made the point quite literally, imitating colorful graphic logos from well-known Italian vitamin brands with the MSGM Milano logo on silky button-down shirts. There was a plethora of 1980s neon colors, bright florals and prints —from Manga volley-ball playing characters to Roger Minick photographs of tourists.

Rimini is celebrated in slouchy knitwear with the city’s name in rainbow colors, worn with striped denim shorts layered over longer boxers. But also in the tangerine shorts and lime green swimming briefs.

For Milan, there were tie-dye knits over colorful print thigh-baring short, jeans and color-block hoodies, and pin-striped suits with palm tree shadows and the band logo on the back. ____

SUNNEI

Designers Simone Rizzo and Loris Messina showed their Sunnei label against the backdrop of the Milan skyline as seen from the 31st floor of Gio Ponti’s famed Pirelli Tower. It was an aspirational location, reflected in the invitation that showed the tower from below in a faux smart-phone snap — the view the designers have from their studio.

But the sophisticated, architectural designs were a natural fit for Gio Ponte’s arched ceilings and geometrically tiled floors, and showed the designers have definitely arrived. The collection included for the first time women’s looks alongside the menswear, and the designers said they found a natural interplay.

“They speak the same language. For us, men and women change little. Unfortunately, we have to categorize it. But for us it is the same thing,” Rizzo said.

The looks were clean and sharp, with a focus on soft comfort. The color palate was soothing, from pale blue, sea green, cream and gray offset by orange and red.

Parachute pants worked for him and for her, paired with knit cropped tops for her or an oversized jersey hoodie for him.

Her transparent anorak with orange draw strings gave a sporty touch to an orange terry cloth dress with an asymmetrical hemline.

His anorak features a notched collar and doubles as a suit jacket with wide-legged cropped pants.

He wore a worn leather vest with utility pockets with loose jeans and a floppy brim hat, while she wore it with slim skirt with cargo pockets. He carried a large travel bag, hers was a rectangular purse, as the designers also presented a full range of accessories including wavy platform shoes and simple sneakers, sunglasses and headbands.

“It is the natural extension of the brand that we have always presented,” Rizzo said. “Our goal is not to change the mood for style from season to season, but to grow, expand the categories.” ___

SOUTH KOREAN NEWCOMERS UNVEIL BESFXXK BRAND South Korean newcomers to Milan, Jae Hyuk Lim and Bona Kim, unveiled their BESFXXK brand that mixes Japanese textiles with American street-styling from the 1980s and British tailoring.

The unusual name combines the notion of bespoke designs with a more irreverent street looks.

The 33-year-old designers aggressively deconstruct and recompose everyday garments for their combined menswear and womenswear collection, like sweatshirts and trench coats.

So a top for him is composed of a T-shirt and a jean jacket sewn together, while hers is a man’s collared shirt on one side and an angelic white woman’s shirt on the other. Trench coats feature asymmetrical hems. Or can be transformed into a skirt for her, the arms of it wrapped around the waist as a natural belt.

“It is not just a mix of two different elements, it is a mix of cultures,” Lim said. ___

This story has been amended to correct the spelling of Miuccia Prada’s name.

By COLLEEN BARRY by Associated Press

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