Ethel Cain for Paper Magazine

…How can a person know everything at 18 and nothing at 22?…

Lately, I've been reading a few critics on minimalism. The one that I found most outstandingly ludicrous was: How has this 'trend' lasted so long? To answer rhetorically: how can the ultimate anti-trend last so long? Thinking trend-wise is so last century and if you think the planet can afford trends, you are simply oblivious of the damage your mentality is causing. I've also read about minimalism's parallel anti-capitalist trend: Solar Punk Fashion. Good luck seeing that aesthetic in 4-5 years and how well it ages becoming just one more unnecessary trend. However, I think the mistake is thinking in black-and-white, since “fixing shit around your house, thrifting, patching clothes and handing them down" is not incompatible with minimalism as a philosophy. After all, one must remember that the minimal aesthetics and the philosophy are separable. You can wear red, have your whole decor in sequins, but if you keep the essentials, you are, nevertheless, a minimalist. Minimalism is simply the heart of what you need and love with all of your heart, no more no less, regardless of what your aesthetic is.

Oh no, but let's talk about the aesthetics, because that's what the real problem is, especially for younger people who are sick of seeing it or who claim it's a style that belongs to upper/upper middle classes:

I come from a Third World country and like many other people who come from poorer countries/social classes I was forced to be a minimalist since I can remember. For instance, I had to choose in my lifetime ONE blazer, not patched, not sequined, not multi-coloured, but with a clean-lined and neutral-coloured silhouette that could be suitable for any event, being it a conference, a party, a business attire (good luck with the patches there!) or even an everyday look. It's a piece that can be mixed-and-matched with literally everything, which I can't (unfortunately) say from 'fixed and patched shit', which I might get bored of or throw away in a determined period of time. Do you understand what I am saying? Do you want to be a real rebel? Think about it. Rebels don't always endorse spikes and patches, especially if the latter are prone to be (not timeless = unsustainable) trends.

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Series: Cutey Honey FX + Tonari no Princess Rolfee & Angelique Special Artist: Onuki Kenichi Publication: Animedia Magazine (10/1995) Source: Scanned from personal collection

goofy goobers these guys

photo credit: jessica lynn FYI: former members are pictured that are no longer members of central flow

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something something there is no way to ethically engage in sanitized fast fashion based “punk” fashion without actively going against the principles of punk as a culture

The new High Snobiety editorial is peak

Balenciaga

3XL sneakers

Summer ‘23 Collection

How badly I wanted to be her back in the day lol

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