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libertynstyle · 1 year

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toyastales · 7 months

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My Favorite Colorful Coats For Fall and Winter

Autum lovers get super excited around this time of year, because they get to rock their favorite fall and winter gear. I'm going to be honest, I'm not a fan of the cooler temps, but I do like the variety of fashions that I can showcase during this time of year. I especially adore a cute colorful coat.

Find shopping for the colorful coats featured in this video at

https://toyastales.blogspot.com/2023/09/my-favorite-colorful-coats-for-fall-and.html

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nomorerww · 4 months

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I made literally zero friends that first year. As the new girl, I was an easy target, and people mocked me for everything from my acne to one very traumatic accident involving my period, which I didn’t know was coming until it had seeped through to my cafeteria chair. Offering me a maxipad in public became kind of a running joke among some of the popular girls. I started to hate everybody, and I latched on to their outward appearances as a symbol of how terrible they were, not even realizing the obvious parallel between my attitude about them and theirs about me. In my teen-angst-riddled mind, their preppy, pastel-hued, homogenous clothing choices were expressions of their bland, homogenous psyches. At the time—this was 2000—I didn’t know there were blogs or internet communities where I could share my frustration with like-minded teenagers across the world. My parents were pretty strict, and I wasn’t allowed online, except occasionally for schoolwork. So I took my angst to the only hang-out spot available to a 15-year-old in Westerville: the mall.

I had never heard of Hot Topic before I saw that disobedient red font standing out among the sedate logos of all the other stores, daring me to walk through its sewer-pipe-style entrance.

I took up the challenge, and was immediately enchanted. First, there were the employees: to someone who couldn’t find even one other misfit at school to share my weirdness with, they were downright inspirational. I especially remember the manager, Jody, in all of her deathrock glory: artfully destroyed fishnet tights; platform boots with buckles numbering in the dozens; pin-thin, meticulously drawn on eyebrows. I aspired to dress—and live!—with that much creativity someday.

The next thing I noticed was the wall of officially licensed band tees that spanned genres from pop-punk to hip-hop to thrash metal, and they sold CDs and vinyl, too—it was literally a subculture supermarket, and in Westerville, that was nothing short of a miracle. Without internet access, it wasn’t easy for a sheltered suburban kid to discover a band like NOFX—I didn’t have an older sister to tell me about them, or an effortlessly cool friend, or a great local record store (I can’t even remember there being a record store, beyond Best Buy).

I was ecstatic about what I bought during that first excursion: a white button-up with a pre-attached red-and-black tie with safety pins in it. What did I know? I hadn’t even heard of thrifting, and anyway, I would never have thought to put those elements together myself. Hot Topic did the thinking for me, and I welcomed the help. The store was a guiding light, leading me through an assortment of options for my new, disgruntled identity.

Was I a punk? A week of listening to Punk-O-Rama: Vol. 6 quickly disabused me of that notion. Bad Religion’s “I Want to Conquer the World” is an objectively great song, but nothing about the music really resonated with me. (I loved compilation CDs—there was no better tool for figuring out what I liked.) Was I a metalhead? For a while, sure. I flipped through a magazine at the store—I can’t remember the name of it now, but it was like Tiger Beat for hard-rock enthusiasts, featuring interviews and pull-out photos of Otep and Korn. My late freshman/early sophomore years were spent plastering my bedroom walls with posters of Kittie and obsessively phoning Total Request Live to vote for “Falling Away From Me.” I wore giant band tees with wide-legged JNCO jeans, and a spiked necklace that I never took off, not even in the shower. During that period, the caustic rage of this music was my only solace from the loneliness and boredom I experienced in my school and my town; I headbanged alone in my room to “Paperdoll” and felt like Morgan Lander was speaking directly to me.

By junior year, though, not even lyrics like “Now her soul is dead / Now her body’s raw / WASH AWAY HER PAIN” could save me (nor, indeed, wash away my pain). My anger congealed into a dark depression, and even though by then I had a couple of friends at school and even a boyfriend, I struggled with self-loathing. My mom and I fought all the time. She didn’t approve of my wardrobe or my interests, and I suspected she might be reading my journal, which made me stop writing in it. Each day became just something to get through.

Maybe it sounds strange, but the only thing that made me feel better was finding a sartorial aesthetic that perfectly expressed my inner sadness. I figured if I was living with these feelings, I might as well revel in them. During my regular visits to Hot Topic, I was drawn to clothes that were comfortably confrontational, like Lip Service’s fishnet tops and corseted dresses and Tripp NYC’s bondage pants. I fell in love with a dress I wore to the homecoming dance—it was maroon with black lace, gesturing toward a romantic melancholy.

I didn’t realize that there was an entire cultural scene based on the kind of gloominess I was feeling—had been for decades, in fact. I don’t know how I came into possession of the Cure’s Disintegration—maybe I heard Marilyn Manson mention it in an interview, or found it among Hot Topic’s stash of Good Charlotte CDs, underneath the display of Joy Division T-shirts. But that album was exactly what I had been searching for. When Robert Smith desperately sang/shouted, “It’s easier for me to get closer to heaven / Than ever feel whole again,” I heard my intense longing for something in his voice. I immediately went to the record store in Columbus, of which Westerville is a suburb, to buy the Goth Box, which introduced me to bands like Christian Death and Alien Sex Fiend, and I grabbed hold of my new identity and ran with it. I wrote long poems on my LiveJournal, channeling my pain into gibberish that made sense only to me: “Tenderize the rarest bones and die / But let the grass grow where the flesh meets the sand.” I wore all black—black clothes, black nail polish, black eyeliner—and whenever I saw someone similarly attired we’d make eye contact for a split second, and it felt like a secret handshake, like I was less alone in the world.

When I turned 18, I started going to Outland, central Ohio’s biggest (only?) goth club, where I could dance all night to Sisters of Mercy, Queenadreena, New Order, Crüxshadows, and Adult, in a room full of poeple who looked and felt like I did. I had finally found a community. I made friends, I moved out of my parents’ house, and I felt less isolated and depressed.

Sometimes I’d run into Jody, the old Hot Topic manager, there. She remembered me from the store, and even though she probably knew I bought those clothes before I knew what they were trying to signify, I never felt like she judged me as a “poser.” Not everyone is savvy or self-assured enough, especially in high school, to know exactly who they want to be, nor how to be that person. I was, I don’t deny, an average suburban white kid looking for entry-level subversion, and Hot Topic supplied it. And for that I will be forever grateful.

#style and fashion #hot topic #mall goth #sociology

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dpomalescreative · 5 months

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Day 1054 of 1095

If today was my last day

I am thankful for all that I've been given

I am grateful for all that I have seen

No the other side of the fence

Ain't always so green

You must groom it carefully

For yours to look pristine

For you must appreciate

the life and vitality it brings

If today was my last day

I would give thanks for so many things

I make sure to thank God for everything

The air in my lungs for one thing

The sun on my face ain't just something

I ignore or take for granted, feel me

It's all about the little things

Like the LooVe we have in family

The simplest of things

that Life has to bring

Count them wisely

As they are blessings

If today was my last day

I would savor the many experiences

That can also be seen as lessons

Take from them what's important

Live life with good intentions

My soul is on fire

There's no need for intervention

My words are fueled by my desires

Imma keep at it

My will does not tire

Like a bird onna wire

I lead with my best foot forward

Uncertain of what may transpire

I only wish to inspire

as I strive to go higher

But that next step could be dire

It could be your last step

Like outta the frying pan into the fryer

So MooVe with purpose and intention

Need I forget to ask you this question

What is your call to action

Mine is still in deliberation

But have you given the idea any attention

Your response is a huge part

of manifestation

What makes you different

is your reaction

To the good and the bad things

that happen

Choose your MooVes carefully

Use that style you were given

to enhance your passion

Fill each day with LooVe and compassion

If today was your last day

Wouldn't you wish to go out

in proper fashion

#mentalhealthawareness #dpomlive #blessed #poetry #therapy #poet #writing #style and fashion

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emmadarcyextra · 1 year

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THEIR STYLE OMG! 🥰 Emma D'Arcy is a sweetheart. HBOMAX/HBO Congratulations! LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EPIC SEASON TWO!

Everyone worked hard, so congratulations!

I am an Emma D'Arcy STAN, so here goes my two cents. I know Emma D'Arcy will win that Award next season. PLEASE SHOWRUNNERS WRITE epic parts for EMMA D'ARCY! EMMA NEEDS TO BE IN ARMOR in the next season. They ARE BRILLIANT! Give THEM SOMETHING TO ACT TO, PLEASEEEEEEE?

CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES, HBOMAX/HBO (Warner Bros Discovery)

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Emma D’Arcy Makes An Outstanding Debut At The 2023 Golden Globes, VOGUE, 1/11/23. I agree with their sense of style and Fashion.

As a result, they look absolutely sensational while exploring what is meant to be them, themself at their core. Emma D'Arcy, you're wonderful in so many ways. 💖 What is life if one cannot be onself?

You're paving the way for the voiceless and the many faceless of us out there. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

As you so eloquently state: “I’m wearing a skirt and trousers, because nothing says ‘non-binary’ like wearing trousers and a skirt simultaneously.”

Society just needs to let people live without its biases.

#house of the dragon #emma darcy #queen rhaenyra #hotd #rhaenrya targaryen #british vogue #en vogue #style and fashion #golden globes 2023

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styleathleisure · 11 months

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Discover what athleisure fashion is and how it revolutionizes style

Athleisure fashion is a trend that combines sportswear with casual elements, creating a balance between comfort and style. The term "athleisure" derives from the fusion of the words "athletic" and "leisure," reflecting the idea that these garments can be worn for both exercise and everyday activities.

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The popularity of athleisure has grown in recent years due to several factors. Firstly, there is a growing awareness of the importance of leading a healthy and active lifestyle. People seek garments that allow them to move easily and comfortably without sacrificing style. Athleisure meets these needs by offering clothing made from technical and stretchy fabrics that adapt to the body and allow freedom of movement.

Furthermore, athleisure also reflects changes in how society perceives fashion and clothing. In the past, there was a clear distinction between sportswear and everyday wear. However, nowadays, there is greater acceptance of informality and a higher value placed on comfort in everyday clothing. Athleisure has become a response to this demand, offering a modern and versatile alternative for those who want to look stylish without sacrificing comfort.

Athleisure garments include leggings, sweatshirts, sporty t-shirts, bomber jackets, athletic shoes, and other pieces that have become popular both in the gym and on the street. These garments often feature details such as elastic waists, breathable fabrics, fitted cuts, and sport-inspired decorative elements like side stripes or logos of well-known sports brands.

In summary, athleisure represents an evolution in fashion, merging sport functionality with everyday style. This trend offers people the opportunity to feel comfortable and fashionable at the same time, adapting to an active and modern lifestyle. Whether for exercising, running errands, or spending time with friends, athleisure has become a fashion choice that has conquered the wardrobes of many people worldwide.

#athleisure #style and fashion #FashionFitness #StreetAthleisure #activewear for men #activewearfashion #Activewear #sportystyle #AthleticFashion #fitnesswear #casualchic #GymToStreet #ComfortFashion #activelifestyle #workout attire #AthleticInspired #SportyCasual #yoga wear

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ultradude13 · 9 months

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Betty Cooper rocking some stylish hats

#comic book page #pin up art #archie comics #betty cooper #style and fashion #hats #dan decarlo #Instagram

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amazonsofoz · 1 year

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A "SLIM THICC" TikTok user has called out the fashion industry for falling short on representing a wide range of body types.

She has earned herself a passionate fanbase as she takes up the task of representation, as many content creators have begun doing so recently.

To help other women feel at home in their bodies, 45-year-old Latosha (@SimplyLatosha) posted a candid clip on her TikTok.

She modeled a blue loungewear set in a video as she gave viewers a good look at her frame and all the details on her measurements.

"This is what 6 foot and 230 pounds looks like," Latosha announced in a voiceover.

The coordinated set she wore accentuated her waist and legs. Her cropped shirt gave viewers a peek at her midriff.

She turned around, showing off her hips and glutes. Latosha gave a sultry smirk as she tossed her braids over her shoulder.

At the end of the video, Latosha invited her followers to share their own stats.

"Now it's your turn," she wrote in the caption.

In the hashtags, Latosha used "tall girl" and "slim thicc" to label her body type.