fashion

My clothing styles range from punk (even though I barely listen to any punk music and most punks would probably consider a tankie to be authoritarian), 50s greaser/rockabilly (even though I hate cars), or homeless person.

Help me I look like shit.

Studio d'Artisan Rain Sashiko pants. I have been thinking about them all Fall but can't really figure out anything that would pair nicely except like a white t-shirt and a colored jacket.

I just can't get over how beautiful the fabric is. Maybe a shirt would be better?

https://xcancel.com/PUNISHEDBOULDE2/status/1854314644585783466

Gonna have to have this as a display item rather than wear it, I knew I should’ve gotten brown or green what was I thinking

NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie

this is totally unscientific but i swear, those harris-walz camo hats genuinely made it socially acceptable for a certain kind of dude to rep the campaign

https://subium.com/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3la4oqpetru2t

Chappell Roan tweet

is this real

https://xcancel.com/ChappellRoan/status/1821000878637392304

It’s a baseball cap and I paid 80 dollars for it

https://xcancel.com/VoteHarrisOut/status/1852105268571857275

I want to try some enby styles as a part of finding my gender identity. I have very curly, orange hair that i don't know what to do with. right now it's pretty long, but when i brushed it out i couldn't tie it back behind my head with a clip. any ideas are greatly appreciated, TIA

This post is in two parts, a vent about frustrations, and then some questions I have.

The Vent, with dysphoria and transphobia under an additional spoiler.

I am completely mystified and utterly intimidated by the whole process of going to a stylist and getting a haircut. I would like to try something different from the style that I've been wearing for the past three years since I got out of the closet but every time I go I just wind up with the same thing but cleaned up a little. I find that I lack the knowledge to accurately communicate what I want, and because of this I don't feel comfortable attempting to micromanage someone who is doing something totally outside of my realm of expertise for me. Some of the online guides say that I can go to an experienced (translated: expensive) stylist and they can give me the guidance I'm looking for but that hasn't been the case, primarily due to a lack of assertiveness on my part.

spoiler CW: dysphoria, internalized transphobia The whole hair salon experience induces this greasy, dysphoric feeling from beginning to end. I'm feeling some of it right now, actually. The brainworms tell me that a real woman would already know all this stuff and that my discomfort and awkwardness just proves that my identity is somehow fake and my being in a traditionally feminine space is unwelcome and so on and so forth. I get it in my head that "This person is being nice enough to tolerate my presence and work on this part of my body, to be in any way demanding of this person would be asking for too much." These thoughts make the already confusing process all the more draining.

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These are my questions:

• Is there some kind of guide that explains the lingo and maybe even theory behind women's hairstyles?
• Does anyone else get really intimidated by this whole thing?
• How do I make going to the stylist fun?
• Any tips on procuring good reference pictures and inspiration?

I hope this ramble was okay, I have 0 clue what I'm doing. Thank you for your time and attention.

The article has lots of photos - https://archive.ph/7wmti

There are a number of these old soviet military uniform coats for sale online for decent prices esp. for a sheepskin coat. I found one in my size but I am debating if it is just too silly. I am tired of being cold.

I wear a decent number of leather coats and great coats but nothing that is this much of a statement. I have no fantasies about being in the Red Army or whatever but it would be kind of neat to have the historical connection.

https://archive.ph/6vHqx

Black crepe with a small tortoiseshell print, the pantsuit is among the simplest looks Mrs. Obama has worn in her post-White House life, in which her style on book tours and at big events has been marked by a discernible experimentation and sense of fun: Balenciaga “pantaboots,” Versace safety pins. Not this time. This time, the suit was even simpler than the one she wore at the DNC.

[...]

The suit was from Theory, a label that has become a uniform for many working women as they climb the executive ranks, and that has grown into a behemoth. (It is now owned by Fast Retailing, the group that owns Uniqlo; the blazer that Mrs. Obama wore is currently on sale for $256.80). As such, it was less a fashion statement than a statement of solidarity — with the women in the room and with Ms. Harris herself.

It isn’t wrong and I can do it, I can do what I want. I can wear a ten gallon with sweat pants and a bomber jacket, I can do it. I don’t want people to think this cowboy “gimmick” as some call it is phony. If I want to learn to rear a horse and gallop through the city with my ten gallon then I will do that. I will steal a horse just to prove I am a capable rancher, not only am I skillful I am able to adapt to every situation that comes my way. Something went wrong? Don’t worry, I’ll be there with one hand held onto my Stetson looking down slightly and the other hand resting inside my pocket because I, unlike the haters who think ten gallons are UGLY do not understand the ability to fill the role of my desires.

Always take a sewing kit with you when you travel

Pls post some pics of suggestions.

Also how the hell do people get their hair to stay up and forward like in this pic above? Lots of wax? Is it high maintenance? Is it too Zoomer?

Hi fashionbears, found a sweet pair of burberry trousers in a thrift shop. The stitching around the waist is unbearable though. How can I soften it easily? I'm thinking vinegar soak, any other suggestions?

Google seems useless these days, even putting 'reddit' didn't get me much

Choice quote:

Liking stuff is fun, and kinda dumb

I thought this was pretty interesting. This guy explains a lot of the structure and composition of a t-shirt.

I love WWII bomber jackets. This one from the second Tomb Raider movie Angelina Jolie wears is awesome.

Also shoutout to Drive man's bomber jacket.

I saw some dope field caps of the North Vietnamese army, but the only listing I could find was an original that had already sold, and searching for “Vietnam hat” just gets me a bunch of boomer participation trophies.