i am so thankful we killed it dead. i love men’s carpenter jeans aka pocket city! i have a pair with 9 pockets and if i’m having an active day out they’re so great. also, wearing a bootcut or bell bottom in high school and middle school was grounds for being burned at the stake but they are SO flattering and will take a casual look up a notch. i also am a sucker for any (well made) patchwork jean. in essence, loose and pockety for the win…loose enough to keep you cool in warmer months but thick enough to keep your legs warm in the winter. oh and preferably a lower rise as i’m 70% leg and high waists make me feel like that one family guy still (see attached)
May 14, 2024
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short king pro move here, makes the legs look longer and high waist is just so much more comfortable. i’ll buy women’s jeans and get them tailored sometimes just for the high waist. idk why jeans stopped being made like this, levi’s nowadays are all meant to be worn below the waist and the back pockets are like halfway down your ass. DISGUSTING!! those bad boys need to be like an inch from the belt line and ridin up them cheeks. these deadstock levi’s from the 90s are my favs at the moment.
May 14, 2024
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That I adore and live in. Medium wash. perfect amount of stretch. It’s so hard for me to find pants that fit and flatter me because i have an 18-inch difference between my hips and my waist!! jeans that should fit my waist I usually can’t get up past my thighs and certainly not further than that. My dog tore a little hole in them while nipping at me and trying to herd me and I’m so mad about it!!!
I have a pair of dark-wash Citizens of Humanity jeans that fit me too but they’re super low-rise and they make me feel too yassified so I don’t wear them often but they look really good.
Both are thrifted I will forever be too cheap to spend real money on clothes so I’m probably going to buy more Frame jeans from The RealReal soon.
Also I’m sorry but I will never wear straight-legged, wide-legged, or flared pants they look clownish on me. And according to my Kibbe type I should always wear pants that are tight, cuffed, or cinched at the ankle ☝️🤓 always loved joggers and I’ve been getting really into paper bag waist pants… want to buy some kind of silky harem pants soon too 😳 this started about jeans and turned into my pants manifesto
Apr 20, 2024
love when jeans hang right off my hip and baggy enough that i don’t necessarily feel the denim on my skin. current favourite pair below!
May 14, 2024
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liking ur rec = saying hi when we go to get our morning papers from the end of our driveways (picture me doing so tony soprano style)
Aug 12, 2024
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started writing this a few hours ago when i first saw this ask, then decided against posting but i've since changed my mind. there really is no justification for it outside of entitlement. even from a selfish lens, there's no long term benefit to its usage. it harms the world and culture in more ways than one.
a.) the water and energy usage that isn't a secret at this point. "no ethical consumption under capitalism" yadda yadda and yeah corporations are extremely culpable in the state of the environment but there really is no need for chatgpt and the planet is already too delicate at the moment.
b.) the exploitation of workers in the global south. this program is not just a computer figuring it all out, there are in fact humans behind it. it reminds me of the acceptance of fast fashion and how people have the tendency to divorce the idea of the garment worker from the garment they wear when all clothing is handmade in some way, shape or form. you need hands to man a sewing machine, you need human eyes to moderate content. also, content moderation can be a thankless job with psychological repercussions.
c.) the erosion of social skills, humanity and media literacy...this one is very personal. like, you have a cushy email job but can't write an email? you need a computer and a worker in kenya to get paid a dollar an hour to figure out a daily routine for you? i've seen the program churn out blatantly incorrect information. fine tuning a prompt or chat or whatever to give you the exact (possibly incorrect) answer you need isn't really that much less work than sharpening your research skills by cracking open a dictionary or using boolean search keys in google. again, the main issue with this kind of stuff is the entitlement to convenience, with no thought towards the repercussions within and outside of us. we are losing major recipes (critical thinking and media literacy) here, people!
i probably did an iffy job are coherently articulating my thoughts here but i am in fact, human. and that’s the beauty of it all.
Oct 1, 2024
i don’t work w oils often, mainly tempera, collage, and digital but this is the one i'm still most proud of as of late bc it’s way bigger (18x24) than i'm used to working <3
Oct 14, 2024