Fast fashion drives me insane.
I Google a clothing item I want to find, shein and temu and Amazon are the first results, and seeing stuff there for so cheap makes me so much more annoyed because as much as those sites suck at least they don't pretend to be high quality by costing a fortune for something that will degrade within a year.
Something that costs 40 quid is as good as something that costs 12 right now.
This is why I buy clothes second hand, at least I know that shit can last, but man I want to be able buy clothes i like that don't fucking rip or have hems come loose within a couple wears.
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I don't think I've advertised my youtube before, but *surprise* I have a youtube channel that I think some of my fellow dark academics would like~
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Dark Academia Lookbook #3
Hair 1,2 / Skin 1,2,3 / Eyebrows / Eyes / Eyelids / Eyeliner / Blush / Lips
➊ TOP︱BOTTOM︱BOOTS
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❷ TOP︱BOTTOM︱SHOES
@newen092 @korkassims @arltos
❸ BLAZER︱TOP︱BOTTOM︱BOOTS
@charonlee elliesimple @rimings @arltos
❹ TOP︱BOTTOM︱BOOTS
elliesimple @yuns2ol @shakeproductions
❺ TOP︱TURTLENECK︱BOTTOM︱BOOTS
@busra-tr @trillyke @daisy-pixels @shakeproductions
❻ BLAZER︱TOP︱BOTTOM︱BOOTS
@charonlee @trillyke @belaloallure3 @shakeproductions
BERET︱HAIRBAND︱EYEWEAR 1,2︱EARRINGS 1,2︱NECKLACE︱BAG 1,2,3︱TIGHTS 1,2︱SOCKS 1,2
POSE @a-luckyday @helgatisha
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A Haunted Romantic exclusive design, by Harri’s Creatures. Featuring a Victorian gentleman of a magpie and the Victorian slang “got the morbs” this t-shirt would be the perfect addition to any goth or low key dark academia fit. https://hauntedromantic.com/products/got-the-morbs-magpie-dark-academia-black-crewneck-t-shirt
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One thing that we don't talk about enough with fashion trends like dark academia, cottagecore, etc. is that sometimes the pining for those clothes is pining for an era when clothes were sturdy and dependable. The aesthetic aspect of it for me - and the vintage clothing - is in no small part about high quality materials that are fitted to *your* body and will last.
In this essay I will ...
lol but no really!
I bought pants from Torrid that had houndstooth pattern, and I didn't think to check the material (i couldn't see the picture very clearly) and was so disappointed when I got them and the houndstooth wasn't stitches, but just ... a pattern on some ponte. Like. The POINT of houndstooth is that it is a clever way for fabric to be made durably.
I'm really sick of living in an era of expensive look-alikes that don't last over a year. Fast fashion makes up something like 25% of global carbon waste. I just want something that is made out of fabric without any petroleum in it. I know it costs more but that's also why we need to pay people more jfc
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