#F/W 2018-2019

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i want to make a list of every character I've ever had as any kind of F/O just for fun fjdkdl bc there's been many but few have lasted

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Some WLW (?) Jdrama & Kdrama recommendations!

Jdramas and Kdramas have a (not-entirely-unearned) reputation for being very straight, but here are a few which are either canonically F/F or which prominently feature a female-female pair-- please enjoy! For those who enjoy following series in real time, Chaser Game W and She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat S2 are both airing this January 2024 :)

As with my post on anime with yuri subtext, since subtext is so subjective, this list only includes series which I’ve actually watched, and so is by no means intended to be comprehensive. Also, it doesn't include any webseries, since those probably deserve a post of their own.

At-a-glance list:

Miss Sherlock (8 episodes, 2018) (subtext)

Night Light (20 episodes, 2016) (subtext)

Tokusatsu Gagaga (7 episodes, 2019) (subtext)

Painter of the Wind (20 episodes, 2008) (canon?)

She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat (10 15-minute episodes and counting, 2022~) (canon)

Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta (5 episodes, 1992) (canon)

Chaser Game W (10? 30-minute episodes, 2024) (canon)

Doctor X (7 seasons and counting, 2012~) (subtext)

Bonus: SKY Castle (20 episodes, 2018) (subtext)

Summaries under the cut!

1. Miss Sherlock / ミス・シャーロック (8 episodes, 2018) (subtext) – MyDramaList | AsianWiki

The elevator pitch for this show is simple: it’s Sherlock Holmes, but where Holmes and Watson – here named “Sherlock” and Tachibana Wato, and played by Takeuchi Yuko and Kanjiya Shihori, respectively – are both female, and the cases are all set in modern Tokyo. As with other adaptations, mystery-solving and the budding relationship between the two leads takes centre stage, but Miss Sherlock manages to carve out an identity all its own.

There’s a calm beauty to its visuals, which favour sunlight and urban greenery, and the show’s focus on former doctor Wato as she tries out new jobs and goes to therapy means that there’s a surprisingly high number of slice-of-life scenes. It’s also subtly more female-focused than the source material; Sherlock’s gossipy but good-natured landlady Ms. Hatano (Ito Ran) is as much a member of the household as Sherlock and Wato, and the cases often revolve around female characters. But more than anything, it’s just really fun to watch Sherlock and Wato’s relationship bloom as they snip and snipe and are utterly unable to stay out of each other’s space (literally – the body language and blocking is *chef’s kiss*). Their relationship is the heart of the show – watch this one until the end, you won’t regret it!

(CW: psychological abuse, manipulation, and genre-typical murder, violence, and gore)

2. Night Light / 불야성 (20 episodes, 2016) (subtext) - MyDramaList | AsianWiki

(Note: spoilers for the mid-season twist, but it’s impossible to allude to a good portion of the F/F subtext without doing so, and I think knowing the twist ahead of time doesn’t make it any less enjoyable.)

Night Light is a rather odd show. It’s simple enough on the face of it, a story about  successful but ruthless CEO Seo Yi-kyung (an icy Lee Yo-won) who tries to mold the younger Lee Se-jin (a puppy-eyed Uee) in her own ambitious image, only for her protege to develop the conscience she never had and move to stop her dastardly plans… but upon watching it’s a totally different creature,  thanks to the alchemic reactions of some delightfully contradictory acting choices (Uee’s performance convinces viewers less of Se-jin’s supposed latent desire for power and money, and more of a deep love and devotion for the CEO) and the unintentionally (?) inneundo-laden script (“If I like something once, I never forget it– whether it’s a dress… or a person,” declares the CEO less than ten minutes into the first episode while gazing intently at Se-jin).

Honestly, it’s a wonder this series ever got made, but you certainly won’t see me complaining! The first part is full of boss/subordinate goodness; Se-jin is unable to resist the CEO’s magnetic pull despite her hot-and-cold behaviour, while the CEO cannot bring herself to push Se-jin away completely. And then, when Se-jin makes her mind up to stop the CEO, it morphs into a corporate take on a (subtextual) lovers-on-opposite-sides situation, where it is precisely Se-jin’s feelings for the CEO that motivate her to stop her. In short, it’s a workplace GL fan’s dream.

Note: If you do watch it, skip the corporate politicking cutscenes with the old men, you’ll thank me later. Also, there’s a prominent male character who is the CEO’s ex and who works closely with Se-jin in the second half, but don’t worry, all the M/F romance is in the past (and doesn’t get much screentime)– he and Se-jin aren’t interested in each other at all.

3. Tokusatsu Gagaga / トクサツガガガ (7 episodes, 2019) (subtext) - MyDramaList | AsianWiki

Nakamura Kano (Koshiba Fuka) lives and breathes tokusatsu shows (think Power Rangers, if you’re not familiar), but keeps it a secret from her work colleagues to avoid being shunned or laughed at. And yet she yearns for connection, so when she sees a woman on the subway bearing a keychain from her favourite show (Yoshida Hisami, played by Kurashina Kana), she is determined to find her again.

Although ostensibly about being a tokusatsu fan as an adult, this show is rife with queer subtext, and not in the usual way. It deals with the difficulties of staying in the closet (regarding being an adult tokusatsu fan), the desire to connect with other queer people adult tokusatsu fans and how one might do so through hints and signals, parental disapproval arising from gendered and social expectations (that tokusatsu shows are for boys, and magical girl shows for girls), intersectionality and finding comradeship with other minorities people who are excluded due to their interests, and even generational gaps wherein younger queers fans may underestimate the obstacles that still exist. Although all that might sound a bit stressful, it isn’t actually! Difficult incidents are handled with sympathy and a dash of wry humour, and the show never loses sight of the fact that it – above all else – is a story about finding queer community in the face of a heteronormative hostile world, told with warmth and the nuance of lived experience.

4. Painter of the Wind / 바람의 화원 (20 episodes, 2008) (canon?) - MyDramaList | AsianWiki

Adapting the novel of the same name by Lee Jung-myung, Painter of the Wind takes as its protagonist a gender-bent version of real-life Joseon-era painter Shin Yun-bok (Moon Geun-young), whose paintings are used to weave a tale of artistry, political intrigue, and romance, and more than anything else to offer modern-day viewers a glimpse of everyday life in 18th-century Korea.

While it may sound like Dickinson’s boring cousin, apart from having a common preoccupation with reframing historical works, another similarity the two shows share is that Painter of the Wind is also very gay. Starting from the first episode, Yun-bok meets and becomes fascinated by the courtesan Jung-hyang (Moon Chae-won), who despite her initial aloofness is drawn to Yun-bok’s intellect and sensitive demeanour. It’s a real meeting of the minds, their witty repartee in early episodes reminiscent of Twelfth Night’s Viola and Olivia, and their relationship isn’t siloed off from the main plot either: Yun-bok’s infatuation quickly starts causing issues with her academic career, and the two eventually have to contend with Jung-hyang’s precarious position as a courtesan as well.

Unfortunately, all this is undermined in the back half of the show, which tries to gaslight viewers into thinking that Yun-bok’s feelings for Jung-hyang were purely platonic all along and that she totally has romantic feelings for her much older male mentor— but hey, at least it’s an open ending. Despite everything, though, I can’t think of another serious historical TV show which features such a prominent F/F narrative for its main character, even nearly two decades later. (Let me know if you have any others! And no, Gentleman Jack doesn’t count, it’s not exactly traditional in style!)

(CW: period-typical sexism)

5. She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat / 作りたい女と食べたい女 (10 15-minute episodes and counting, 2022~) (canon) - MyDramaList

Based on Yuzaki Sakaomi’s manga of the same name, this simple but sweet show follows home-cooking extraordinaire Nomoto Yuki (Higa Manami), who yearns to cook large-scale dishes but doesn’t eat enough to justify making them. Luckily for her, her neighbour Kasuga Totoko (Nishino Emi) has a massive appetite!

It’s always lovely to see more grounded stories about working women, especially when they’re as cute as this one. Though it touches upon some slightly more serious issues, such as with regard to gendered expectations surrounding food and cooking, it’s primarily a feel-good slice-of-life show about two women getting to know each other by cooking and eating delicious food together.

Side note: if you’ve started it and think the show doesn’t look cosy enough, stick it out for a few more episodes, the production values improve after the first part! Also, the series was renewed for a second season with double the episode count (for a total of 20 episodes) which will start airing on January 29th this year, so this is the perfect time to jump in!

6. Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta / その時、ハートは盗まれた (5 episodes, 1992) (canon) - MyDramaList

Sono Heart, as it’s nicknamed, starts off as a typical heteronormative high school romance: bumbling protagonist Shiina Hiroko (Isshiki Sae) is desperate to get closer to her crush Katase Masato (Kimura Takuya), star of the school basketball team and all-round nice dude. However, a spanner in the works comes slouching along in the form of female classmate Aso Saki (Uchida Yuki, in her debut role), a mischievous, short-haired personification of trouble who Katase turns out to have feelings for. One day, Hiroko gets into a fight with Saki, and they end up having to stay together after school as punishment. But that afternoon gives them the opportunity to bond over a heart-to-heart conversation, and things seem to improve… until, just before leaving, Saki kisses Hiroko. And then everything changes.

Or rather, everything changes eventually. What’s great about this show is that it doesn’t take shortcuts: Hiroko doesn’t instantly fall in love with Saki. Instead, what you get is a surprisingly layered portrait of a high school girl whose coming to terms with queerness is merely a natural extension of reckoning with her burgeoning sexuality. And, because Saki is self-destructive in her depression and makes a game of belittling, worrying, and infuriating anyone who cares about her, it’s really a story about what it means to love another person rather than a romantic ideal. A word of warning, though: Katase is actually quite a large character, as he and Hiroko end up becoming friends. Also, the ending is very abrupt and inconclusive, though rest assured that it doesn’t try to roll back Hiroko’s feelings, or pair either girl off with a guy.

(CW: self-harm, attempted suicide, bullying, homophobia, underage drinking)

7. Chaser Game W: Power Harassment Boss Is My Ex-Girlfriend / チェイサーゲームW: パワハラ上司は私の元カノ (10? 30-minute episodes, 2024) (canon) - MyDramaList | AsianWiki

Probably jumping the gun here as only two episodes have aired as of writing, but I feel honour-bound to recommend this as it’d probably appeal to a lot of people, if only they knew about it! Chaser Game W is a standalone spin-off of Chaser Game, itself an adaptation of a manga of the same name by Matsuyama Hiroshi and Matsushima Yukitarou, but you don’t need to know anything going in.

Protagonist Harumoto Itsuki (former Keyakizaka46 captain Sugai Yuuka) has been assigned a new job: her company has been asked by a Chinese conglomerate to develop a game adaptation of a GL manhua, and she’s been tapped as the project leader. However, what appears to be an exciting prospect soon becomes a terrifying one, as the person sent by the client to supervise turns out to be her ex-girlfriend from university (Lin Dongyu, played by Japanese actress Nakamura Yurika), who is now married to a Chinese man (played by a Japanese actor) and has a child, but remains hell-bent on exacting revenge on Itsuki for their bad breakup. This is a romantic (melo)drama rather than a psychological thriller, though, so you won’t be watching Itsuki getting terrorised the entire time. While she is understandably upset by her ex’s current behaviour, Itsuki can’t forget about their happy days together, and Dongyu herself veers between being a sneering bully and craving Itsuki’s affection.

Do note that the show isn’t without its flaws: it’s very Japanese about the Chinese thing, which is to say it’s filled with comments which range from somewhat offensive to borderline racist, and the script will probably give you a headache if you know even the slightest thing about game development. Your mileage might vary on the ex too, as she can be really quite nasty to Itsuki and her teammates. But if you can overlook those issues, this is a rare prize indeed: a TV drama focusing on a canonical F/F pair, who are specifically exes, and in a workplace setting.

(CW: bullying)

8. Doctor X / ドクターX (7 seasons and counting, 2012~) (subtext) - MyDramaList | AsianWiki

To be very honest, I was in two minds about including Doctor X on this list. It is, with a few notable exceptions, misogynistic and reductive in its depictions of women (especially in the first two seasons), gives too much screentime to objectively awful and subjectively annoying men, doesn’t respect the work done by medical personnel apart from surgeons, and on the technical front is formulaic, repetitive, and often lazy in its writing and presentation. Unfortunately, the dynamic between the genius surgeon protagonist Daimon Michiko (Yonekura Ryoko) and her anaesthesiologist wife partner friend Jounouchi Hiromi (Uchida Yuki) is almost unparalleled in its excellence.

The premise of the series is basic indeed: Daimon Michiko is a freelance surgeon with a healthy disrespect of rules and authority and, unluckily for her detractors, a cast-iron guarantee that she will succeed in any surgery, no matter how difficult. She’s initially portrayed as a lone wolf who’s dismissive of the entire hospital system and anyone who’s part of it— but her interest is piqued by the anaesthesiologist Jounouchi, who is skilled beyond her peers and chafes against the idiocy of her colleagues. For all its flaws, the first season – which is more serious and edgy in tone compared to the others, and isn’t an ensemble cast like the post-S3 seasons – is a fantastic depiction of two people being perfectly matched in skill, intellect, and outlook, and how they come together despite one being standoffish (Jounouchi) and the other not being used to reaching out to or even respecting other people (Daimon).

The seasons after that sadly ditch the emphasis on Jounouchi being Daimon’s professional equal, but in exchange offer up another rare and unexpected gift: two women in their late thirties / early forties who are partners both at work and in private. Jounouchi is Daimon’s designated anaesthesiologist, assisting with nearly every surgery, and she spends so much time at Daimon’s agency-office-slash-house you’d think she’d moved in. Also, after a point they just start being wonderfully dorky and comfortable with each other, while still being consummate professionals in the operating theatre. Although the show is very much focused on Daimon Michiko as its sole protagonist, Jounouchi is undoubtedly the character most significant to her – even more than Daimon’s father figure, the head of the freelance agency – and this is highlighted in the story from time to time. They are very, very good. I just wish the series was better.

Note: If you’re curious, I would recommend watching the very first episode in full– by the end you should know if you’re invested enough to continue, otherwise drop it and live in the happy knowledge that you dodged a bullet. If you aren’t so lucky, I’d advise skipping the surgery segments when they start to bore, and in general to skip liberally. Also, season 4 is not worth watching as a whole, except for the last two episodes, which absolutely should not be missed. Sigh. I can’t speak to seasons 6 and 7, due to having paused mid-S6.

Side note: If you’ve watched Doctor X already and liked it (or at least like Daimon and Jounouchi), but haven’t tried Miss Sherlock yet, definitely give that a go because there seems to be a big overlap in the fandoms. Maybe it’s because they both feature a genius protagonist, have the two largest female characters being work partners, and domestic vibes…?

(CW: sexism, genre-typical gore)

Bonus: SKY Castle / SKY 캐슬 (20 episodes, 2018) (subtext) - MyDramaList | AsianWiki

(Note: slight spoilers for the early episodes, but it’s necessary in order to give a more accurate recommendation regarding the F/F subtext, especially as the show is not primarily focused on any one relationship.)

This one’s a bonus because unlike the others on this list, there’s no close relationship between two female characters which could be interpreted in a romantic light. That’s not too surprising as the show is all about the women of a several super-wealthy families trying to get their children into the top Korean universities (equivalent to the Ivy League) whilst supporting their husbands in the rat race: a decidedly heteronormative premise, albeit one that’s executed in an award-winning manner.

So why am I listing it? Well, it’s because somehow, in this series about heteronormative and highly gendered nuclear families, it features possibly the most erotically-charged dynamic I have seen, even taking season 1 of Killing Eve into account. (Though it takes some time to get there, so if you try it out, please watch at least the first four episodes before making a decision!)

That honour goes to the problematic gem that is the relationship between the main character Han Seo-jin (Yum Jung-ah), who is willing to do whatever it takes to get her daughter into Seoul’s top medical school, and star tutor Kim Joo-young (Kim Seo-hyung), who is known for her 100% success rate. It starts off with a mild push-and-pull, when Han Seo-jin wants Coach Kim to take on her daughter, but is wary of the shady rumours surrounding her; the tutor stands firm, and Han eventually has to swallow her pride and accept the risks. Where it really comes into its own, though, is when Coach Kim starts to pose a legitimate threat to everything Han cares for: her daughter, her marriage (or rather, what her husband can give her), her position in the world. It becomes increasingly clear that Han should just walk away, and indeed she tries to do so many a time, only to bend in the end because the coach is key to fulfilling her dearest wish– and so to Han, for all she rages and resents and fears, Coach Kim is nothing less than temptation itself. This is the beating core of the show, and even as the plotting disintegrates and falls into melodrama in the second half, their scenes together still crackle with delicious tension every time. Watch it.

(CW: suicide, psychological abuse, child abuse, bullying, murder)

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What does your blog say about you!

So whether we try and keep all of our secrets, through our posts, our comments and other answers we give certain information away to those who follow our blogs. But maybe your blog itself has a hidden secret all of its own… it reveals your next ticklish encounter.

Remarkably it can tell you which spot will be targeted, what tool you’ll be experiencing and the position you will find yourself in. Who knew your blog contained this information all along.

Just answer prompts 1, 2 and 3 if you want to know your own ticklish fortune.

1. When was your blog created? (Current blog, or first blog, whichever works.. or provide both answers)

• Pre 2015 - All Over

• 2016-2017 - Feet

• 2018-2019 - Hips/Sides

• 2020-2021 - Underarms

• 2022-2023 - Tummy/Bellybutton

• 2024-2025 - Ribs

2. The 4th letter of your username (for anyone with less than 4 letters, use the final letter)

A, E, I, O, U - Fingers

B,C,D - Raspberries

F,G,H - Nibbles

J, K, L - Brush Set (hair brush, paint brush, make up brush etc)

M,N,P - Electric Flosser

Q, R, S, - Feathers

T, V,W - Electric Toothbrush

X, Y, Z - All of the Above

3. Your most recent post/reblog on your profile is a:

Written Post - pinned lying face up with arms up

Photo - standing with arms held above your head

GIF/GIF Set - sat upright, cross legged with your arms looped around a lers neck

Poll - Locked into Renfaire Stocks

So, satisfied with what you got 😏

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Natalia Sirotina shot by Damir Zhukenov for Maison Bohemique, F/W 2018/2019

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miles kane serving at fashion shows through the years 💅

with suki waterhouse, burberry womenswear s/s 2013, london fashion week (2012) // with lisa, celine menswear s/s 2020, paris fashion week (2019)// with alex turner, saint laurent fall ready to wear 2014, paris fashion week (2014) // saint laurent menswear f/w 2015, paris fashion week (2014) // with alexa chung and agyness deyn, house of holland 2009, london fashion week (2009) // with alexa chung (and others), celine menswear- hedi slimane's debut show, paris fashion week (2018) // with alexa chung, celine womenswear f/w 2021, paris fashion week (2020) // celine menswear f/w 2019, paris fashion week (2019) // celine womenswear s/s 2020, paris fashion week (2019) // with tinie tempah and david gandy, a sauvage 2015, london fashion week (2015) //

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I Love Yoo Timeline Part 3/4

Math and connecting the dots

This is part 3 of 4 of my I Love Yoo Timeline as of Episode 241.

Part 1 and 2 consists of laying out all the detailed evidence with descriptions, screenshots and episode number.

Part 3 consists of explaining the evidence, connecting the dates and some math because the I Love Yoo universe (the Yooniverse, if you will) uses letters instead of numbers to represent official years.

Part 4 is the I Love Yoo Timeline.

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Now that all the evidence has been laid out I can now go in depth about how the dates add up and what the heck does 20XX stand for.

I will mostly be making reference to the evidence rather than showing it and pointing it out. If you wish to see the evidence yourself to know exactly what information was presented, I encourage you to check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this I Love Yoo Timeline post.

(disclaimer, whenever I say "today" or refer to the present I mean in Yooniverse, specifically talking about year 20XX)

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Well, the years start coming..

So I want to start with explaining what year 20XX is since that's our starting point.

If you check the exact dates we are given + the November and December calendars we are shown you will see that it doesn't make sense. But! don't leave! just because it doesn't make sense in our universe it doesn't mean it doesn't make sense in the Yooniverse.

Year 20XX is not the equivalent of any year that exists in our universe. Septermber's calendar matches with (just to mention 3) 2011, 2016, 2022; November's calendar matches with 2012, 2018, 2029; December's calendar matches with 2013, 2019, 2024. All this to say that year 20XX is it's own thing that exists and makes sense in Yooniverse and not our own, which is one of the reasons why I won't be converting the Yooniverse years to an irl equivalent.

The other reason why I wont be converting Yooniverse years to irl equivalent is because the Yooniverse keeps track of their years with letters unlike us that keep track of years using the decimal number system. In other words, Yooniverse uses the basic English alphabet to keep track of the years and we use numbers.

With that information stablished, lets now figure out how many years appart are each year is in the Alphabet "Number" System (ANS to make it short).

We know from what Kousuke told Shinae in episode 155 that "roughly 6 years ago" Nol got out of the mental facility and he spent "almost 2 years" inside of it. This means that the day Nol got taken to the mental facility was 8 years ago, and if you remember Nessa died the same night Nol got taken to the mental facility.

The news articles from episode 222 tells us that Nessa died in 20XP.

With this information we can see that 8 years ago from today (20XX) is the year 20XP. And if we look at the letters in the alphabet, the letter P is the 8 letters behind letter X.

"20XP is 8 years ago from 20XX"

Now that we have figured out how ANS works, we can figure out when the rest of years take place. Let's try it with the following:

Randulph became Chairman of the Board in 20WZ

Let's apply what we've learned. W is 1 space before X so that means Rand became Chairman 1 decade ago, right? WRONG. Decades don't convert directly from ANS to decimal.

Imagine that the alphabet repeats itself over and over again. Each full alphabet list is named after a letter. Each time it starts over, the name for the alphabet changes to the next letter. So for example, letter R in the first alphabet would be represented as AR, letter F in the next alphabet would be BF, and so on. So letter X in the list X is XX.

Having that idea in mind, how far back Z from X? If you go back in the list, X is 24 spaces from Z and Z is in the "previous" alphabetic list meaning that WZ is 24 spaces from XX.

20WZ is 24 years from 20XX.

I'll save you from the math for the rest and I'll just put here all the results:

Young-Chul Kim was Chairman from 20WA to 20WY = he was chairman for 26 years. He was chairman 50 years ago from today until Rand took his place

Rand became chairman in 20WZ = he became chairman 24 years ago today.

The prestigious prep school SA investigation started in 20XW which was last year. In which it states that it was investigating 50 years of SA reports.

Nessa died 8 years ago in 20XP

And they don't stop coming.

So that's all for the "what year does the letters mean". Now we'll start adding dialogue together to connect the dots and see how many years ago different events happened.

Everyone's age when following Nol's backstory

So we know the the brother incident happened December 20XP which was exactly 8 years ago making Kousuke 16 and Nol 10- turning 11.

Nol got out of the mental facility the year he turned 13 (meaning when he was 12) and Kousuke turned 18 (Year 20XR)

Nol met Dieter when he was 15, Kousuke turned 21 and Dieter turned 14 (i dont know when Dieter's birthday is). (This is the perfect moment to remind everyone that the ages do make sense because Dieter started hitting puberty at 14 and Nol at 15 so it's fine that Nol looked very childlike in the flashbacks and he looks Dieter's age in that flashback as well)

Nol was 15 when he met Soushi (14) and Alyssa (15)

Nana and Yui's last encounter was when Nol was 13 and Kousuke was 18.

Conclusions so far:

Nol lived with the Hirarahas no more than a year, Nana arrived very shortly after he got out of the mental facility

Nol went to Middle School for 2 years and made absolutely no friends before he met Dieter.

Everyone's age when following Kousuke's backstory

Kousuke graduated high school at 14 years old in spring. The year he was 14 in spring was 20XO which was 9 years ago. Nol was 9.

Kousuke's college friend group started when he was about to turn 15 (assuming he started college the same year he graduated high school)

Kousuke was about to graduate from his master's degree when Meg was 20 years old, and Meg and Kousuke share birth-year meaning that when Kousuke was 20 (Year 20XU) he was still studying.

When Kousuke was 20, Hansuke didn't know the college friend group had fallen apart meaning that that flashback memory Kousuke had of YuJing and Hansuke arguing must have happened after Meg's flashback (unless it happened before and Hansuke was just completely oblivious about the extreme animosity between Kousuke and his friends, which I highly doubt so I won't be considering it for my timeline).

There is absolutely no way that Kousuke being 24 years old today could have had 20 years "about 5 years ago" making Hansuke's recollection of events unreliable (and I don't blame him. The poor guy has permanent eyebags, he was busy studying to become a doctor.)

If Kousuke started college the same year he graduated high school then he did his BS and Master's in a total of 6 years more or less which is surprisingly a pretty normal pace.

Kousuke and Yu-jing knew each other since Kousuke was 14 or a bit younger.

Kousuke playboy era was between 14-15 and 20 years old.

Conslusions so far:

Nol was not in the mental facility when Kousuke graduated high school.

It's very likely that one of the reasons Nol didn't make any friends during his 2 years in Middle School after he got out of the mental facility was because Kousuke was babysitting him during that time and Kousuke kept telling everyone that he was very violent.

Kousuke partook in underage drinking and underage.... adult activies with the oposite sex....

Kousuke's friend group lasted 4-5 years

Everyone's age when following Yui and Rand's backstory

Rand became chairman in March 27th, 20WZ and at the same time he had "been seen in public" with Yui

Yui is in her 40s right now meaning she had Kousuke when she was 16 at the earliest and 24 at the latest (My personal opinion is that she had him in her 20s meaning she is closer to being 50 than we thought unless Kousuke was an absolute accident.... or something darker than that.... because I can't see her choosing to become pregnant in her teens)

Kousuke was conceived during Rand and Yui's honeymoon in February

Kousuke turned 24 years in November 8th, 20XX meaning he was born on year 20WZ, the same year Rand became Chairman. I KNOW. I WAS SHOCKED TOO.

Conclusions

Yui and Rand really got married in secret from the public and Yui hid her pregnancy from the public too. This really broke my brain.

And as a final thing to point out while considering Rand and Yui's backstory: Rand and Yui's marriage reconciliation happened 1 year before the brother incident/Nessa's death. Also, high school graduation flashback where Nessa appears happens when Kousuke is 14 (he will turn 15 later that year) and the brother incident happened when he recently turned 16 meaning that whatever happened in that high school graduation flashback will most likely be relevant to what the press calls "marriage reconciliation between Yui and Rand"

Everyone's age when following Shin-ae's backstory

Finally something that won't break my brain. Future me speaking here, it did break my brain.

Shin-Ae, Maya, Dieter, Soushi and Rika all turned 17 in 20XX and they are in their final year of high school. Min-Hyuk is 19.

Shinae's fall incident was on Min-Hyuk's last school year as a Middle School student, but during Fall Autumn. Min-Hyuk graduated in 20XT so that means the fall happened 20XS.

In 20XS Min-Hyuk was 14, Alyssa 13 and Shin-Ae was 12

Shin-Ae graduated Middle School and started high school at 14 (year 20XU)

Conclusions:

Alyssa met Nol the year everyone started high school meaning that it had been 1-2 years after Alyssa pushed Shinae to her death by accident

High school in the Yooniverse lasts 4 years just like in the USA school system (felt the need to point this out becuase "high school" in a lot of countries last 3 years)

Final words for Part 3

If you feel lost while reading all of this, imagine how I felt having all this information going round and around all day every day in my head without the brain power to see it all at once and connect the dots. Not to mention that what you just read is the version that makes sense and adds up. I had to re-write this so many times because I kept finding new information breaking the timeline over and over again.

Up next I will lay out the timeline in order with dates and time gaps between each event.

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This is just part 3 of 4. Go read the rest:

Part 1: The Evidence Part 1

Part 2: The Evidence Part 2

Part 4: The Timeline

[usafphantom2]

The F/A-18 Super Hornet that pulled off the US’s first air-to-air kill in 18 years still has the war paint to prove it

The Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Syrian Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber in the U.S. military's first air-to-air kill since 1999.

Jared KellerPublished Sep 13, 2020 1:05 AM EDT

navy syria shootdown f/a-18 super hornet

Sailors stand by an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 before starting flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while participating in Exercise Northern Edge 2019. (U.S. Navy photo).

Editor’s note: a version of this post first appeared in November 2019.

When Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael “Mob” Tremel took on an air-support mission on June 18, 2017, he didn’t realize that he’d end up shooting down a Syrian Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber in the U.S. military’s first air-to-air kill since 1999.

“The whole mission out there that day was to go defeat ISIS and annihilate ISIS,” Tremel recalled of the incident during a September 2017 Tailhook Association symposium. “If at any point in time that day it had escalated, that would have been fine by us.”

Tremel may carry the memory of that day with him everywhere, and now so will his aircraft: According to recent Pentagon photos, the F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-87 that Tremel flew into battle clearly carries a fresh victory marking — a scalp for one of the squadron’s “Golden Warriors.”

According to The Aviationist, which first noted the new marking, Tremel’s Hornet originally picked up fresh war paint just below the left side of its canopy as early as August 2017, less than two months after the shootdown occurred. The tomahawks represent successful aerial strikes, while the Syrian flag and silhouette of a fighter jet represent the Su-22 that Tremel nailed with an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile.

Fighter Aircraft photo

Lt. Cdr. Michael Tremel stands next to his F/A 18 Super Hornet on board the USS George W. Bush in July 2018. (U.S. Navy photo)

At some point in recent years, the aircraft received a fresh paint job, likely to transition its Modex from 302 to 402 as part of the squadron’s new assignment to USS Theodore Roosevelt’s Carrier Air Wing 11 sometime in 2018. Luckily, the victory marking was simply moved from the left side of the airframe to the right, set just below and ahead of its cockpit.

Fighter Aircraft photo

Sailors stand by an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 before starting flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while participating in Exercise Northern Edge 2019 on May 15, 2019 (U.S. Navy photo)

It’s worth noting in the above photo that while the Super Hornet is no longer operated by Tremble — Navy Cmdr. J.A. Calby’s name is printed directly below the canopy — the aircraft still bears his name and the date of the shootdown, as well as the tell-tale Syrian flag.

“It’s not just Tremel’s plane,” a Navy official told Task & Purpose of the kill marking. “It applies to the aircraft.”

Fighter Aircraft photo

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Connor Akey, from Mobile, Ala., directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on July 5, 2019 (U.S. Navy photo)

On the day of the shootdown, Tremel and his wingman, Lt. Cmdr. Jeff “Jo Jo” Krueger, were conducting a close-air support sortie over Syria when they spotted the Syrian Su-22 approaching ground forces with ordnance at the ready. As Tremel recalled back in 2017, repeated radio calls to the aircraft went unheeded, as did the multiple flares he launched.

After the Su-22 released its ordnance near the U.S.-backed forces on the ground, Tremel fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder at the aircraft in line with the rules of engagement, only to have the advanced missile drawn away by the Sukhoi’s own flares. The AIM-120 AMRAAM, however, did the trick, striking the aircraft. The pilot ejected and the burning aircraft quickly plummeted toward the ground.

“I know I was just operating on brainstem power,” Tremel recalled during the Tailhook symposium before adding that, despite achieving the first U.S. air-to-air kill in nearly two decades, his CO immediately reminded him of his responsibilities of air-wing duty safety officer that day: “The show goes on.”

@TaskandPurpose via X

[nejihina101]

Devotion

by Blob80

• E N G L I S H • R A T E D G • 1 6 8 8 0 W O R D S •

Fandoms: Naruto

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Hyuuga Hinata, Hyuuga Neji

Relationships: Hyuuga Hinata/Hyuuga Neji

Chapters: 10/10

• T A G S

Love, Falling in Love, Romance, Established Relationship, One Shot Collection, One Shot, Canon-Typical Behavior, Friendship, Budding Love, Heartwarming, Angst, POV Male Character, Pain, Soulmates, Childhood Friends, Fluff, Character Development, Apologies, Regret.

• S U M M A R Y

NejiHina. A collection of ten shorts. Neji's POV, unless otherwise stated. Ratings vary.

• N O T E S

2018-2019 fanfic imported directly from my ff.net account where I write under the same penname.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

[the-forest-library]

March 2023 Reads

The Neighbor Favor - Kristina Forest

The Love Wager - Lynn Painter

Witcha Gonna Do? - Avery Flynn

A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon - Sarah Hawley

The Librarian of Crooked Lane - C.J. Archer

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen - K.J. Charles

Of Manners and Murder - Anastasia Hastings

To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis

The Lives of Christopher Chant - Diana Wynne Jones

Royal Blood - Aimee Carter

Missing Clarissa - Ripley Jones

Kill Joy - Holly Jackson

Home Field Advantage - Dahlia Adler

Begin Again - Emma Lord

Free Radicals - Lila Riesen

The Headmaster’s List - Melissa de la Cruz

The Magic Fish - Trung Le Nguyen

She-Hulk, Vol 1: Jen, Again: Rainbow Rowell

Enchantment - Katherine May

What Looks Like Bravery - Laurel Braitman

Forager - Michelle Dowd

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? - Julie Smith

Glow in the F*cking Dark - Tara Schuster

Dear Dolly - Dolly Alderton

We Should Not Be Friends - Will Schwalbe

It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism - Bernie Sanders

Con/Artist - Tony Tetro

The Polyvagal Theory - Stephen W. Porges

The Way Out - Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv

Financial Femist - Tori Dunlap

Peak Mind - Amish P. Jha

Sex Talks - Vanessa Marin

Come as You Are - Emily Nagasaki

What’s Eating Us - Cole Kazdin

Plant-Based on a Budget Quick & Easy - Toni Okamoto

Dinner in One - Melissa Clark 

Bold = Highly Recommend Italics = Worth It Crossed out = Nope

Thoughts:

A really solid month, especially for non-fiction reads. 

Goodreads Goal: 103/400

2017 Reads | 2018 Reads | 2019 Reads | 2020 Reads | 2021 Reads |

2022 Reads | 2023 Reads

[smoshgoshbefosh]

jan 14th!!

Already, right off the bat, your birthday has ICONIC videos.

What Smosh Videos were Posted on Your Birthday?

2011:

Paranormal Easy Bake Oven- Smosh Main

2012:

Crazy Pokemon Killer- Smosh Pit

2013:

Dirty Gurls in Our Mail- Smosh Pit

Finding Easter Eggs (Why We're Single)- Smosh Games

The Lost Christmas Episode- Super Mari Fun Time

2014:

Eat Bubbles Mother F@#ckers (Backseat Gaming)- Smosh Games

2015:

Orcs In Da Hood (Gametime w/Smosh Games)

2016:

First Annual Stripper Run (Grand Theft Smosh)- Smosh Games

2017:

Terrible Prison Food w/Shayne- Smosh Pit

Extreme Scream Coaster (Cell Outs)- Smosh Games

2018:

Munchkin Epic Finale (Board AF)- Smosh Games

2019:

This Conspiracy Theory is Dumb- Smosh Main

2020:

Eat It or Yeet It 9: Drinks Only- Smosh Pit

The First Ever Meme Review Show (Never Been Done)- Smosh Games

2021:

No videos January 14

2022:

Can We Stump a Star Wars Expert? (Stan Vs Internet)- Smosh Games

2023:

No videos January 14

2024:

Has This Ever Happened to You? (Shorts)- Smosh Pit

Are We Relatable? (Board AF: What Do You Meme?)- Smosh Games

[bjdinfo]

Can you please do a resin comparison of Myou white skin tone with Doll Family-h and other bjd companies that have jointed hands?

Companies that have yellow-toned white skins are good matches:

Angel of Dream, Chicabonita, Doll Leaves, Doll Love, Dollzone/Doll Chateau (sister companies), Mystic Kids, Souldoll, Sugarble, Xagadoll/Asleep Eidolon; Magic Time and Fairyland too, but their MSD dolls are smaller so parts may not be compatible.

Jointed hand candidates (handidates?):

Asleep Eidolon/Xaga Doll white 2021 looks fairly close to 2019 Myou white, and they offer 1/3-sized jointed hands.

Doll Leaves white is described as a good match in a comment from 2022, but the included photo link was broken unfortunately. I’ll see if I can ask the commenter to repost it!

Doll Legend jointed hands might have worked but the company seems to be defunct. ;-;

Doll Chateau’s 1/4 jointed hands fit nicely on Myou Doll’s 1/4 ver. 3 girl body. (A bit small on ver. 1 but still functional.)

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Companies that have pink or peach toned whites that won't match so well are:

IOS, Luts, Angell Studio, Loong Soul, Doll Legend, Akagi Doll, Migidoll, Dikadoll, Angel Fantasy, Doll Family-H, Doll Family-A

*Doll Family-H white matched in 2016/2017 but is now lighter and has a pinker undertone.

and companies that have paper white skin:

Dikadoll pure white (not sure on regular white), Resinsoul, Dream Valley

Will update if I can find information on other possibilities for jointed hands. Thank you for your ask and please let me know if you have other questions.

White Resin Comparisons by epicari on Den of Angels

K is Myou Doll white from 2019

1. Resin Soul- White 2019 (horn)

2. Magic Time- White 2018 (cat ear)

3. Pipos- White 2020 (ear)

4. Dika Doll- Pure White 2021 (paw)

5. Ringdoll- White (body sent to me by Ringdoll in 2021 but yellowed so older/ unknown age)

6. Aimerai- White 2021 (cat ear)

7. Doll Legend- White 2019 (small hands)

8. Doll Family H- White 2021

9. Doll Family A- White 2021 (changed from yellow tone to pink toned white mid 2021)

A. Luts- Zuzu Snow White 2019

B. Asleep Eidolon- Fairy Snow UV White 2021

C. Wthdoll- White 2017

D. DF-A- White 2019

E. 2D Doll- Pure White 2022

F. Ring Doll- White- 2022

G. Dream Valley- White 2021

H. Withdoll- Cream White 2020

I. Angel of Dream- White 2018

J. Doll Love- White 2017

K. Myou- White 2019

L. Dika Doll- Pure White 2017

M. Soul Doll- White 2016

N. Asleep Eidolon/ Xaga Doll- White 2021

O. Dollzone- White 2022

P. Loong Soul- White 2017

Q. Luts- Real Skin White 2021

R. Withdoll- Light Rose Pink 2020

S. Dreaming Doll- Rose White 2021

T. Little Monica- White 2021

U. Miao Xie Bao/ Kanioom- MMD Half White 2022

V. Angel Studio- Solid White 2018

W. Dolli-pop- Milk 2021

X. Pipos- Off White 2021 (changed from ivory to pink toned white somewhere between 2017-2022)

Y. I.O.S- White 2017 (changed from yellow tone to pink toned white mid 2017)

Z. Aileen Doll- White 2022

10. Dika Doll- White (pink white/off white) 2017

11. Migi Doll- White 2018

Myou White Resin Comparisons by epicari on Den of Angels [2017]

1. Dikadoll white 2017 (not a match- is a little pinker)- Dika pure white is a pure white so also not a match when fresh, however both Dika's whites yellow so older pieces may match)

2. Mystic Kids white 2017 (very close match)

3. Myou white 2017

4. Doll Family H white 2016 (very close match, is a tiny bit lighter) *no longer a match as of 2021

Top left: Resinsoul WS 2018- not at match as much whiter, but could be blushed to match.

Bottom left: Fairyland WS 2016- a passable match

Top right: Angel of Dream WS 2018- a good match

Bottom right: Souldoll WS possibly 2016?- a close match, the Souldoll looks a touch more yellow

Above: Doll Legend 1/3 male hands in white resin are a good match and fit for 1/3 Myou male body in white resin [2017] (jointed hand on left, original Myou hand on right) /sadly I think Doll Legend company is defunct ;-;

Above: 1/4 Doll Chateau hands on Myou ver. 3 body. They fit very well and the size looks natural on this body. The hands and V3 body are white and the colour is a good match.

2020 Comparison by balljointedheart

Withdoll cream white is a potential match, may be slightly lighter.

Dollzone WS (left) and Myou WS (right) by cap’n on Den of Angels [2021]

Myou WS matches (modern) Dollzone WS perfectly. The lighting isn't great (sorry) but here's Dollzone WS (left) and Myou WS (right). They're both a sort of creamy tone.

It is NOT a match to Dream Valley white. I still have Dream Valley white and it is very stark paper white.

[identity-library]

Mental Health (TV Shows)

A:

Alladin (1994)

Mechanicles (Low Vision)

B:

Big City Greens (2018)

Alice Green (Phobia - Snakes)

C:

Chicago Med (2015)

Jason Wheeler (Addiction - Alcohol/Drugs, Suicidal Ideation)

D:

Dead End: Paranormal Park (2022)

Barney Guttman (Abuse)

Norma Khan (Anxiety)

Dirty God (2019)

Jade (Abuse)

Doom Patrol (2019)

Kay Challis/Crazy Jane (Abuse, DID)

E:

Empire (2015)

Andre Lyon (Bipolar Disorder)

ER (1994)

John Carter (Addiction - Drugs)

Euphoria (2019)

Jules Vaughn (Depression)

F:

G:

Get Ed (2005)

Loogie (Dissociative Identity Disorder)

Glee (2009)

Emma Pillsbury (OCD)

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

Amelia Shepherd (Addiction - Drugs)

Andrew DeLuca (Bipolar Disorder)

Charlotte King (Addiction - Drugs)

Jo Wilson (Depression, PTSD)

Miranda Bailey (OCD)

Owen Hunt (PTSD)

Richard Webber (Addiction - Alcohol)

H:

Happy Tree Friends (1999)

Flippy (PTSD)

Petunia (OCD, Phobia - Germs)

Hazbin Hotel (2024)

Angel Dust (Addiction - Drugs)

House (2004)

Gregory House (Addiction - Drugs)

I:

Inside Job (2021)

Andre Lee (Addiction, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

Reagan Ridley (Trauma)

J:

Jessica Jones (2015)

Jessica Jones (Addiction - Alcohol, PTSD)

K:

L:

Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003)

Clyde (Kleptomania)

M:

M*A*S*H (1972)

Benjamin-Frankling "Hawkeye" Pierce (Claustrophobia)

Mom (2013)

Bonnie Plunkett (Addiction - Alcohol/Drugs)

Christy Plunkett (Addiction - Alcohol/Gambling)

Marjorie Armstrong (Addiction - Alcohol)

Ray Stabler (Addiction - Drugs)

Regina Tompkins (Addiction - Drugs)

Moon Knight (2022)

Marc Spector/Moon Knight (Autistic, Dissociative Identity Disorder)

N:

NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)

Alex Kilbride (Addiction - Substances, Depression)

NCIS: New Orleans (2014)

Patton Plame (Addiction - Gambling)

New Amsterdam (2018)

Lauren Bloom (Addiction - Drugs)

New Girl (2011)

Ernie "Coach" Tagliaboo (Phobia - Boats)

Jessica Day (Claustrophobia, Phobia - Tight Spaces)

Winston Bishop (Panic Attacks)

O:

P:

Person of Interest (2011)

Harold Finch (Anxiety, PTSD)

Private Practice (2007)

Violet Turner (PTSD)

Q:

R:

Roswell, New Mexico (2019)

Alex Manes (Abuse, PTSD)

S:

Station 19 (2018)

Jack Gibson (PTSD)

Robert Sullivan (Addiction - Drugs)

Sean Beckett (Addiction - Alcohol)

Stumptown (2019)

Dex Parios (PTSD)

T:

The Healing Powers of Dude (2020)

Noah Ferris (Anxiety Disorder)

The Infinity Train (2019)

Simon Laurent (Abuse, NPD, PTSD)

The Lion Guard (2016)

Ono (Phobia - Bats)

The Magicians (2015)

Eliot Waugh (Abuse, Addiction - Alcohol)

The Prodigal Son (2019)

Malcolm Bright (Night Terrors, PTSD)

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (2024)

Dr. Klak (Anxiety)

The Simpsons (1989)

Abe Simpson || (Dementia, PTSD)

Artie Ziff (Narcissism)

Bart Simpson (PTSD)

Carl Carlson (Schizophrenia)

Clancy Bouvier (PTSD)

Gary Chalmers (Aerophobia, Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, Intermittent Explosive Disorder)

Gloria Prince (Kleptomania)

Homer Simpson (Kleptomania, PTSD)

Lisa Simpson (Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD)

Marge Simpson (OCD)

Ned Flanders (OCD)

Nigel (Anxiety)

Richard "Rich" Texan (OCD)

Seymour Skinner (PTSD)

Shauna Chalmers (Intermittent Explosive Disorder, ODD)

Snake Jailbird (Kleptomania)

Willie (Intermittent Explosive Disorder)

Total Drama (Franchise)

David "Dave" (Anxiety

Jay (Anxiety, Phobias)

Mickey (Anxiety, Phobias)

Mike (Dissociative Identity Disorder)

Sam (Addiction)

Shawn (Anxiety)

U:

V:

W:

X:

Y:

Z:

#:

9-1-1 (2018)

Robert "Bobby" Nash (Addiction - Alcohol)

Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz (Anxiety, PTSD)

Evan "Buck" Buckley (PTSD)

Christopher "Chris" Diaz (PTSD)

Maddie Buckley (Postpartum Depression, PTSD)

9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)

Judson "Judd" Ryder (Grief, PTSD)

Tyler Kennedy "TK" Strand (Addiction - Alcohol)

[allaboutbeauty1]

Dolce & Gabbana Secret Diamonds fashion show

F/W 2018 - 2019

[dollyprescriptions]

——Draculaura (Last but certainly not least.)

———This is such a cute fun look. Giving a very 60’s glamour and 80’s fun.

—————-The dress has many interesting influences, so I went with @balmain S/s 2019 Couture | @betseyjohnson F/w 2011 rtw| @moschino S/s 2018 rtw & spring 2021 rtw | and for that huge bow gave Spring 2017 Rtw | @maisonvalentino fall 2022 Rtw for her pattern and stockings and heels.

——————-The big head bow reminds me of @giambattistavalliparis spring 2019 couture.

————————Her 60s hair and overall look gives a huge reference of “Tracy Turnblad” very hairspray! And the glam and hair give @richardquinn wig by the incredible @neciashairstyling

[noloveforned]

we wrap up no love for ned's 2023 run on wlur tonight as we do every year- with our annual best of twenty years ago show! tune in from 8pm-midnight for four hours of non-hits from 2003. it's pretty much a time capsule back to the early days of no love for ned online!

last week's 2023 holiday show is up on mixcloud. putting it together also taught me that there's a 4,096 character limit to a paragraph block on tumblr (thus the split half-way through).

no love for ned on wlur – december 22nd, 2023 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label jackson 5 // up on the house top // christmas album // motown the sweaterettes // ugly sweater time // ugly sweater time 7" // (self-released) pre nup // war, on christmas // kingfisher blues christmas 2018 7" compilation // kingfisher bluez jen turrell and stewart anderson featuring myffy // hey! it's christmas! // hey it's christmas compilation // emotional response problem patterns // christmas number one // a very cherry christmas volume seventeen compilation // cherry gurr featuring eddie argos // christmas holiday // christmas business ep // duchess box billiam and busted head racket // i'm existential // genetic southern hemisphere christmas ep // (self-released) bubble and squeak // the christmas stick // jangle bells- a rough trade shops christmas compilation // rough trade erie choir // xmas in nyc // xmas in nyc digital single // potluck foundation jodie marie // (i don't wanna be) alone this christmas // (i don't wanna be) alone this christmas digital single // carmel peaness // kiss me sweet pea // kiss me sweet pea 7" // totally snick the popguns // the twelve days of christmas // 24 compilation // where it's at is where you are the hannah barberas // oh santa claus! (2019 version) // christmas bandwagon vol. 2 ep // (self-released) anselmus // santa's got a lot of sarah records 7" in his bag // a very chaotic christmas digital split single // chaotic pop the del vetts // i want a boy for christmas // meet mrs. santa claus compilation // koko mojo nat brower // coal // merry christmas ep // (self-released) the linda lindas // groovy xmas // jangle bells- a rough trade shops christmas compilation // rough trade comet gain // christmas records! // (i hate) christmas records! ep // (self-released) the bug club // christmas lullaby // green dream in f# // we are busy bodies neil brogan // christmas (with a small c) // christmas ep // brogan the photocopies // under christmas lights (new mix) // stragglers ep // (self-released) be afraid // never gay at christmastime // kingfisher bluez christmas single 2023 7" compilation // kingfisher bluez aaron roche // a central florida christmas // a familyre christmas, volume 5 compilation // sounds familyre the crystal furs // christmas is better with you // (bandcamp mp3) // (self-released) and gone // i'll be home for xmas // (bandcamp mp3) // (self-released) when nalda became punk // xmas with you // (bandcamp mp3) // (self-released) silver biplanes // silver bells // a shambotic xmas mini ep compilation // shambotic elysium // christmas // dewdrops primer 1996 7" compilation // dewdrops kadhja bonet // california holiday // california holiday ep // ninja tune the memories featuring pynkie // christmas time // christmas time digital single // gnar tapes sinkane // christmas wrapping // jangle bells- a rough trade shops christmas compilation // rough trade lola kirke // cross you off my list // little drummer girl digital single // bmg grade school // christmas everyday // kingfisher bluez christmas single 2021 7" compilation // kingfisher bluez wednesday week // christmas here // a midnight christmas mess compilation // midnight deerheart // the sweetest season // have yourself a merry indie christmas volume i compilation // (kevin mcgrath) swansea sound // santa bail me out // santa bail me out ep // skep wax thee mightees // christmas song // delicious christmas vol. 3- return of the christmas ep (split 8" w/ five leaf nettles) // delicious clam sunturns // the sun turns // christmas // fika

[amphtaminedreams]

Currently Obsessing Over, Debrief No.3: All Hail Queen Vivienne Westwood & Here’s to her Eternal Reign

-Vivienne photographed in June 2012-

“Fashion: I really love doing it. It’s really a kind of lifeline to me. It’s recharging my batteries. It’s exciting. I love what we’re doing, and I think the next thing we are doing is the best thing I have ever done. Because it’s totally political.”

-With Chrissie Hynde & Jordan at the SEX boutique in Chelsea, 1976-

-Clockwise L-R: making an appearance on the runway with husband Andreas Kronthaler at the Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood 2016 Menswear collection, in 1976 with Chrissie Hynde & Jordan, c. 1976, and in 2012 in her studio-

-in attendance at memorial for Vivienne @ Southwark Cathedral, Friday 17th February 2023, centre: Lila & Kate Moss, clockwise L-R: Alexa Chung, Matty Bovan, Christina Hendrix & husband, Helena Bonham Carter, Ellen von Unwerth, Farida Khelfa, Lucinda Chambers, Elle Fanning-

-Anson Boon in attendance at memorial for Vivienne @ Southwark Cathedral, Friday 17th February 2023-

Look, I am far from a royalist but as London Fashion Week draws to a close, the weekend saw a who’s who of the fashion mourn a Queen of the people whose crowning would’ve truly made me reconsider my position. It goes without saying that the impact Vivienne Westwood has had on both her contemporaries and a younger generation of up and coming designers is monumental, but above and beyond that, what made her such an incredible individual was the consistency with which she stuck to her principles over the years and championed a fairer world, free of structural barriers, discrimination and the destructive force of rampant capitalism on the earth. 

-Upper left portion: Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 2016, & bottom right: Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 2017, then whole image clockwise L-R: Vivienne Westwood RTW F/W 2010, & RTW F/W 2009-

-Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY collections, Clockwise L-R: Menswear RTW F/W 2020, RTW F/W 2022, RTW Menswear S/S 2018, RTW S/S 2023-

-Undercover collections, clockwise L-R: RTW F/W 2011, RTW F/W 2013, RTW S/S 2004, RTW S/S 2009, RTW S/S 2011-

-Matty Bovan collections,  L-R: RTW F/W 2018, & S/S 2019-

-Ambush Resort 2023-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW, top to bottom: F/W 2007, S/S 2013-

-Undercover collections, L-R: RTW F/W 2019, RTW S/S 2022, RTW F/W 2020-

-Stella McCartney collections, L-R: RTW F/W 2018, RTW F/W 2017, F/W 2020-

-Undercover collections, upper left portion, clockwise L-R: RTW F/W 2003, RTW F/W 2015, RTW S/S 2005, RTW S/S 2007, then whole image clockwise L-R: RTW S/S 2015, RTW S/S 2014, RTW F/W 2014-

She didn’t have to be That Bitch, in an industry which too often actively worked and continues to work against her goals, but she did at risk to her own success, and she made some fucking incredible clothes whilst she was at it.

Vivienne had every capability of being a thorn in the side of the industry figureheads operating business models domineered by overconsumption and yet her legacy will outlive every trend cycle imaginable ten to the dozen, reminding us that above all, principles & passion are the best thing we have if we want to truly make in impact.

-12 Emerging Designers on How Vivienne Westwood Inspired Them, AnOther Magazine, Autumn/Winter 2021 issue-

-”Pirates” collection, 1981: Though by this point Vivienne had already established a name for herself within the industry, namely through the widespread popularity of the Chelsea boutique she opened with partner Malcolm McLaren in 1971 and her work styling the Sex Pistols, whom McLaren managed, it wasn’t until a decade later that she made her runway debut with her “Pirates” collection. And you know what? She was so right for that. These are men who sail the world in pursuit of Jewells, ffs. How historically accurate that statement is, I have no clue; Peter Pan probably isn’t the best frame of reference. All I know is that ruffles and Jewells and big hats and bold patterns are absolutely my cup of tea and all those of us girlies with a preference for maximalism owe Vivienne Westwood a thank you for helping the stiff upper lipped power players of that period realise that.-

-”Britain Must Go Pagan” collection, S/S98 RTW-

-Clockwise L-R: Vivienne Westwood RTW F/W 1993, RTW S/S 1994, RTW F/W 1994, RTW S/S 1997, RTW F/W 1995, RTW S/S 1994-

-Arguably, the early years of Vivienne’s runway residency was characterised by a consistent drive to dissect, explore, and push the boundaries of the fashion of bygone eras through her work in a provocative, tongue in cheek kind of way, but one that ultimately showed her knowledge and love of fashion. Her flirtation with the whimsical, ethereal hallmarks of romantic period dressing and references to the costume-like decadence associated with the nobility and wealth of the post-renaissance world helped to torpedo a giant, jagged hole through the perfectly polished wall high fashion had built around itself to retain its status as an interest reserved for the privileged. 

Vivienne’s growing cultural relevance occurred in the midst of the 90s grunge movement that banished the illusion everything had to be perfectly refined at all times, and championed the gaudy, the over the top, the playful, controversial and performative. This time, counterculture was unruly, broody, and intentionally unyielding in a way that closely harked back to the values of the ‘70s London punk scene where VW had started out, and so it makes sense that interest in her work grew given the position her clothing came to be associated with in this decade

I don’t claim to be enough of a fashion expert to know the complete history of costume piece inspired designers and to be able to say Vivienne was the very first to bring this subversion of the expectation to appear aloof, elegant, and let’s be honest, occasionally boring as fuck, to the runway through her exploration of period clothing but she has to be one of the first to bring such a playfulness to it and her collections at the time certainly helped to reignite the childhood desire that exists in every person interested in fashion to play dress up.- 

-Christian Dior Haute Couture F/W 1998, “Les Incroyables” collection-

-Christian Lacroix Haute Couture S/S 1998-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW F/W 1996-

-Christian Lacroix Haute Couture S/S 1999-

-Clockwise L-R: Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 2013, RTW S/S 2012, RTW S/S 2014-

-Christian Dior Haute Couture S/S 1998-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 1996-

-Clockwise L-R: Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 2010, RTW F/W 2015, lower right portion: RTW Menswear F/W 2017, RTW F/W 2011, RTW Menswear F/W 2017, & RTW F/W 2011-

-L-R: Vivienne Westwood Bridal Made to Order 2022, Vivienne Westwood Bridal Made to Order 2020.

Marriage:

*Reasons AGAINST: too many to list 

*Reasons FOR: Vivienne Westwood’s bridal collections (and also a big party with all your friends that they feel morally obligated to attend, where you get to pick all the food and cheesy music is socially acceptable)-

-Vivienne Westwood Bridal Made to Order 2021-

-She further developed her brand’s reputation as a disruptor of the status quo in a time which saw young people in the Western world grow tired of the straight laced conservatism of the Thatcher/Reagan (forget Charlie Kelly and Frank Reynolds, these 2 were the OG gruesome twosome) and the tastemakers of the fashion world followed suit, lauding her work. As much as the impact of massive industry players is portrayed as having a trickle down effect (see what I did there) on the trend cycle, designers inevitably draw inspiration from the current social climate whether acknowledged or not and in this way the aesthetics adopted by boots on the ground, the influence of art and pop culture, makes its way back up to the runway where the Anna Wintours of the world have to like it. For people like Vivienne Westwood, Rei Kawakubo (founder of Commes Des Garcons), Ann Demeulemeester, and Yohji Yamamoto, who occupied much of the same avant-garde, anti-establishment scene from the ‘70s onwards with all 3 having been customers at Vivienne’s boutique and setting up shop in London at one point or another, incorporating that disruptive spirit probably felt like a return to their roots as designers.-

-Vivienne Westwood Bridal Made to Order 2019-

-Yohji Yamamoto collections, L-R: RTW S/S 2015, & S/S 2016-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW, top to bottom: F/W 2008, S/S 2012-

-Yohji Yamamoto RTW S/S 2023-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW, top left: S/S 2009, remaining photos: S/S 2011-

-Top to bottom: Ann Demeulemeester RTW F/W 2019, & RTW F/W 2017-

-In this period where anti-fashion established itself as an integral part of what was decidedly “in”-fashion, new roots, which would go on to produce some of today’s boldest designers, buried themselves deep and inevitably soaked up Vivienne and her contemporaries’ celebration of androgyny, experimentation with subversive silhouettes and prints, and embrace of the dark and dramatic to tell stories through their styling which served as the antidote to the immaculate coordination of looks showcased by fashion giants like Chanel. Vivienne collections managed to grasp hold of the psyches of even the most prestigious designers, and the lasting effects were visible in the heavily period themed, almost theatrical collections, the debuts of which broke the expected mould for labels traditionally associated with a sense of refinement and/or glamour. That Donatella Versace, for example, would draw influence from punk aesthetics is unexpected but once you’re aware she’s expressed her admiration for Vivienne Westwood, there are a number of Versace collections over the years where you can’t unsee that inspiration. John Galliano was known to sit front row at her shows! John Galliano. That, baby, is one mighty flex.-

-John Galliano collections, top to bottom: RTW S/S 2018, RTW F/W 1997, RTW S/S 2019-

-Valentino RTW F/W 2005-

-Versace collections, L-R: RTW F/W 2017, RTW F/W 2013, RTW F/W 2018-

-John Galliano RTW F/W 2018-

-Ralph Lauren RTW F./W 2016-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW, upper left portion, clockwise L-R: F/W 2016, “, “, RTW F/W 2016, then whole image, clockwise L-R: RTW S/S 2015, RTW F/W 2012, F/W 2013, & F/W 2012-

-Versace RTW S/S 1994-

-John Galliano RTW S/S 1993- 

-You could argue the prevalence of Westwood gowns amongst the rich and famous is kinda antithetic to its founder’s manifesto but we can’t be delusional and forget it’s a high fashion label we’re talking about and well, a business. Ultimately the craftsmanship and time which goes into original designs means red carpet photos are probs the closest 99% of us are gonna get but I’ll take it. I’m thirsty. Helena Bonham-Carter, one of the many prominent figures in attendance at Vivienne’s funeral, kinda symbolises the dichotomy; as much as her public image is of her as someone who exists outside the boundaries imposed by a privileged, aloof, very airbrushed elite, we are talking a woman with a double-barrelled family name which carries with it the exactly the kind of wealth and lineage you’d expect it to. But at the same time, she is someone who has chosen to break away from the expectations set upon her by this kind of background and do things her own way. Not so much so that her whole mismatched, slightly dishevelled whilst simultaneously very cool outer appearance isn’t made up of expensive, designer subcomponents, but if you’re going to have some brand loyalty, Helena being a Vivienne simp feels correct:

“I have an obscene amount, a sinful amount of her clothes. Decades’ worth. She wouldn’t like it, given she was always telling us to buy less.” Helena recalled buying her first pirate shirt, aged 15, from Westwood’s shop in World’s End “so I could be Adam Ant.” She explained how she once reprimanded a red-carpet journalist who asked why she always wore Westwood, because it was always “the same, same, same.” Bonham Carter replied: “No, no, no…. You have no idea how many ideas and choices have gone into this dress. She is never boring. And the dresses do all the work. All the actresses on this red carpet haven’t eaten for weeks—and I have had a full-fat English breakfast.” Of wearing Westwood she said: “I feel like who I want to be. I feel like a woman…. She has given me my armor to face the world for so many years.” She added: “Thank you for the cutting, the draping that makes your clothes so dynamic and alive, so much so that I wouldn’t be surprised to wake in the night and find them dancing in my closet, alive.”

-Extract from “Vivienne Westwood is Remembered in London” Vogue article, Luke Leith, published 17th February 2013 @ https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/gallery/vivienne-westwood-memorial-

-Helena Bonham Carter in Vivienne Westwood-

-FKA Twigs wearing Vivienne Westwood, photographed for her zine, published May 2019-

-You can’t talk about Vivienne’s impact on street style and its adoption by today's anti-it girl (which in itself has made her kinda the ultimate it-girl in my eyes, lmao) without a section dedicated to FKA Twigs, whose love of the designer is evident in her ethereal take on ‘90s grunge inspired fashion. If anyone doubts the existence of Vivienne’s influence on Twigs’ street style, may I gift you with knowledge that she included an absolutely STUNNNNINGGG feature about her whole COLLECTION of VW corsets in her zine. Money can’t buy you happiness but it can buy you archival designer pieces by the Grand Dame of Punk (no, I’m not talking about Karen from RHoP) and the ability to circumvent a year long waiting list for treatment of your ailments on the NHS sooo I mean…we’re talking substantial quality of life improvements here.-

-FKA Twigs personal style-

-Public figures in Vivienne Westwood over the years, upper left portion, clockwise L-R: Dua Lipa on the red carpet @ the 2021 Brit Awards, Kim Kardashian via Instagram backstage @ the 2019 Emmys, Winnie Harlow on the red carpet @ the 2019 British Fashion Awards, Kim Kardashian photographed in 2019, Kristen Stewart hosting SNL in Vivienne Westwood suit in November 2022, Lashana Lynch on the red carpet @ the No Time to Die premiere in 2021, Jade Thirlwall on the red carpet @ the 2021 Brit Awards, Elle Fanning on the red carpet @ the 2021 Vulture Festival, upper right portion: Bella Hadid’s street style ft. a love of Vivienne Westwood, bottom right portion, clockwise L-R: Dua Lipa on the red carpet @ the 2021 Brit Awards and on stage for the event, Billie Piper @ the 2021 UK Fashion Awards, Thandie Newton on the Cannes Red Carpet in 2018, Rihanna performing @ the 2012 Victoria’s Secret fashion show, Zendaya on the red carpet @ the Art of Elysium gala in 2016, Maude Apatow via Instagram photographed @ the 2022 Emmys afterparty, Alexa Demie @ an event for Tiffany & Co. in 2022, bottom left: Winnie Harlow on the red carpet @ the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty-

-Vivienne’s personal style over the years, clockwise L-R: making an end of show appearance in December 2011, photographed c. 1995, @ the V&A museum in London in 1998, with Naomi Campbell at the 1993 Designer of the Year Awards, @ the opening of the Costume Institute’s Anglomania exhibition in 2006, with husband Andreas Kronthaler at Ascot in 1995, photographed by paparazzi c. 2009-

-Vivienne Westwood’s “Portraits” collection, 1991-

-You really can’t talk about the common appeal of Vivienne Westwood and the label’s legacy without an acknowledgement of the irreverence of the Portraits collection, which most likely constitutes the strongest imagery of the brand in most people’s minds. For all that rambling on I did about her challenging fashion conventions, the corset is probably, like, one of the most stereotypically feminine garments out there, and so it seems contradictory that it’s probably the most famous VW piece. That being said, you just have to look at the earliest prominent iteration of the staple showcased in Portraits; the way the shape was utilised flew in the face of all that was conventional and “demure” through its combination with religious iconography, micro skirts and nude illusion cut outs, in the ‘80s ffs, so need I say more about what it is that made it so groundbreaking? It was a moment that was emblematic of the middle finger to the world attitude that Vivienne’s collections are known for, and which makes it such an iconic, and true to brand piece that is still loved, emulated, and collected by a very lucky few today.-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 2023-

-It’s only half the picture to say Vivienne’s participation in the fashion industry contradicts her personal politics, which completely ignores how much of her fortune has been redistributed through her activism over the years; to advocate for her brand is to advocate for the anti establishment mission she has made an inextricable part of it, which over the past few decades has ranged from her vocal commitment to fighting climate change, her stance on sustainability, her support of Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange, and notably her Ethical Fashion Africa campaign, shots from which feature below.-

-Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood RTW, clockwise L-R: S/S 2008, S/S 2007, S/S 2019, “-

-Andreas & Vivienne at Paris Fashion Week, 2nd October 2021-

-Andreas Kronlather for Vivienne Westwood RTW, top: S/S 2016, bottom L-R: S/S 2018, S/S 2014-

-”, top L-R: RTW S/S 2006, RTW F/W 2014, & bottom: RTW S/S 2023-

Ending with the content Vivienne would most likely find to be closest to her heart is a reflection on the Andreas Kronlather for Vivienne Westwood, surely the purest form of her punk spirit that will go on without her. Undeniably, Vivienne has had no greater influence on anyone than her husband, Andreas, with whom she publicly entrusted the more affordable offshoot of her brand, and whose creative relationship first began when he began working under her wing in the late ‘80s. They were artistic geniuses, revolutionaries, and basically the much more aspirational version of the rockstar bf/gf model bc/gf duo. Above all they were cutie pies<3 

-Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood RTW, clockwise L-R: S/S 2010, “, F/W 2017, & F/W 2015-

-”, L-R: RTW S/S 2017, RTW S/S 2009, RTW F/W 2016-

Though for the majority of the 30+ years they spent collaborating Andreas chose to be a silent contributor, the name change of the red label offshoot to Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood was the clear realisation of his journey in becoming an equal partner and suggests that over time, the direction of influence evolved from the latter over the former to a much more reciprocal force.

-”, L-R: RTW F/W 2012, RTW F/W 2018-

-”, left portion: RTW F/W 2010, top right portion: RTW S/S 2011, bottom right portion L-R: RTW F/W 2013, RTW F/W 2011-

-”, L-R: RTW S/S 2006, RTW S/S 2014-

-”, L-R: RTW F/W 2019, RTW S/S 2015-

 I’m going to get real cheesy here but I have to say it: there is no doubt that whilst he continues to showcase his designs, Vivienne’s presence in the industry will not cease to be felt. Regardless-we’ll miss you anyways, Queen.-

-Vivienne photographed at the end of her RTW F/W 2016 runway presentation, February 2016-

-Vivienne photographed attending premiere screening at Regent Street Cinema, November 2022-

Vivienne Westwood, April 1941-December 2022