#Gucci Summer Stories

[authenticfashionstatements]

Gucci Summer Stories

[camillerowep]

September 20, 2024 — Camille Rowe attended the Gucci woman’s spring/ summer 2025 show in Milan (via tishweinstock)

[taylorswiftstyle]

Out and about | New York City, NY | November 9, 2024

Vivienne Westwood 'Sunday Striped Cotton Dress' - $2,390.00 For Future Reference ‘Vintage 1970s Ancient Bronze Coin Necklace’ - $12,750.00 Vivienne Westwood 'Granny Frame Purse' - $210.00 Aquazzura ‘Twist 95 Pleated Sandals’ - $795.00

This outfit has a lot of recognizable, repeat elements going on for it which is something Taylor does a lot with her fashion. Weaving new but familiar pieces in with repeat pieces keeps her wardrobe consistent, but fresh.

Take the dress for starters. For every era there is often a silhouette or item that Taylor has elevated to be its most iconic or associated. For TTPD, it’s definitely been the bustier/corset. And in terms of designers, Vivienne Westwood was an early pioneer in bringing the style to the masses making the house a natural choice to wear.

If the silhouette of the dress looks particularly familiar, it’s because we have actually “seen this film before.” Taylor has worn the checked version of this ‘Sunday’ top to the Chiefs vs Saints game and the blue version of the ‘Sunday’ dress in personal photos shared by Brittany Mahomes from Amsterdam, Netherlands in the summer.

The layering of colours on the bodice feel like a painting of a sunset to me.

If you’ve been following along with Taylor’s fashion, you’ll likely recognize this bag immediately because of the adornment on its front. As a fashion refresher, the symbol is the Vivienne Westwood ‘orb’ logo - an iconic design within VW house codes. It was designed to be a take on the Sovereign orb of the British Royal Family and a cheeky reference to Vivienne’s self-described title of “queen” of fashion.

VW describes the bag as a “a vintage-inspired silhouette and a kiss-lock closure, recalling antique coin purses from the early 20th-century.” Fitting given the vintage coin necklace she’s wearing around her neck, don’t you think?

Despite the “vintage” vibes of the bag, I can’t help but feel that it’s a bit stark and disjointed against the rest of the outfit.

Taylor has also previously worn both the necklace and shoes here. The oversized coin necklace has been seen on two occasions. Its debut was at the Chiefs season opener against the Ravens back in September and its first repeat just a few days following paired with a Gucci monogram dress (For Fashion History lovers, shall share in Stories!).

Of its three outings, this is my least favourite styling of this necklace (the Chiefs game ‘fit was my fave of the three). I would guess based on the cut of the dress Taylor may have been going for a throwback / vintage look my first impression was renaissance fair meets oil painting) but something about the pairing of the scale of the necklace here isn’t working for me.

The necklace itself was a special one-of-a-kind vintage piece from the 70s that For Future Reference founder Randi Molofsky told me was “heavily influenced by the disco movement and Italian resort style.”

To pick up on the colours in the bodice of her dress, Taylor wore a coordinating pair of repeat velvet sandals. You might recall that Taylor previously wore these in September 2023 while out and about in NYC (That particular outfit was a noted copy + paste for me. Will share to stories!).

The velvet here adds a lush, seasonal texture to a going out ‘fit.

Photo by Aeon via Getty Images

[wonderjanga]

Cardboard.

Billy has a lot of free time on his hands. He doesn’t go to school, his job as the Whiz Kid doesn’t take more than a couple hours, and he has no parental supervision. So what does he do with his time? He gets crafty.

Billy: *making something with cardboard, sitting on the steps of the rundown apartment building he lives in*

Crackhead: *also sitting on the steps, yapping about whatever to Billy*

Billy: *listening to him as he works*

Ms. Bambi: *also also sitting on the steps, but next to Billy to make sure he doesn’t get kidnapped or something by the crackhead. Is also smoking*

Crackhead: *pauses mid story to look “What’re you making there, kiddo?” *eyes the cardboard*

Billy: “A Gucci bag.” *super focused on making the bag out of cardboard. Is using a rusty pocketknife to make details too*

*silence*

Crackhead: *bursts out laughing*

Billy: *looks up from his work* “Wha- What’re you laughing at?!???”

Ms. Bambi: *stifling laughs* “Bill, you’re not actually making a Gucci bag, are you?”

Billy: “So what if I am?! I’m gonna make it, I’m gonna sell it for 50 dollars, and then I’m gonna have food money for the week.”

Crackhead and Ms. Bambi: *shares a look before looking at Billy, holding back more laughter* “Kid…”

Billy: “What?! You don’t believe me? Trust me! I’ll come back with my money and then I’ll rub it in your faces!” *storms off with his cardboard*

Crackhead: “Sure, kid. Sure!”

Later…

Billy: *putting the finishing touches on his cardboard bag with some paints he found in a dumpster* “Alright… Done!” *lets it dry for a bit*

Even More Later…

Billy: *throws the bag in his pocket dimension when he thinks it’s done and heads outside and transforms into Marvel*

Marvel: *flies to New York and then detransforms in an alleyway*

Billy: *pulls the bag out of his pocket dimension and sits on the side of the road, advertising his bag to people who pass by*

Passerby: “What a cute bag! How much is it?”

Billy: *perks up* “50 dollars, ma’am.”

Passerby: “Fifty dollars… Hmm…” *fishes through her purse* “Darn it. I only have two twenties-”

Billy: “That’s fine!” *grabs the money from her and hands the bag to her* “Thanks a lot, ma’am!” *runs off*

Later, when he saw the crackhead again, he did a money spread on his arm. Though it was kinda pathetic because he only had two bills. It got his point across:

Crackhead: *completely bewildered* “You actually sold it?!??”

Also, Billy had no idea he was counterfeiting and therefore committing a crime.

Then, there was another time Billy got bored enough. It was during the summer when he was sweating his butt off in his little apartment. It was then the idea came to him. Sunglasses. Whenever the window was shining light right into his eyes? Sunglasses. Whenever the sun was too bright outside? Sunglasses. Looking classy? Sunglasses. They were the perfect solution in Billy’s bored, mind. So he got to work, making them, with cardboard of course. He used some tacks to keep the pieces together and he used some cut up, colored film he found in the back of a store for the lenses.

Safe to say Billy was proud of himself for making it. They looked good in his unprofessional opinion!

Unfortunately though, he couldn’t see through the film he used for the lenses. Major bummer but whatever. He just chose the wear the sunglasses on his head like a fashion accessory.

Billy: *just finished up with his broadcast and happens to pass by Mr. Morris*

Mr. Morris: “Billy, are those sunglasses on your head?”

Billy: “Yeah?”

Mr. Morris: “Wha… Where did you get them?”

Billy: “I made them.”

Mr. Morris: “They’re… Really, really nice.” *sounds like he’s struggling to say it, but is happy to see Billy being a kid*

Billy: *blinding smile* “Thanks!”

Then, there was another time Billy got bored. This was during the winter and he was freezing so badly he swore he was turning into a Billy flavored popsicle. So, he decided to make a shelter inside of his shelter. That’s right folks. He, with the help of Cap, made a cardboard house in his little apartment.

Billy: “Freddy you should definitely come over. I have the coolest thing at my place.”

Freddy: “What is it?”

Billy: “You’ll see.”

Freddy: “Cryptic. I like that.”

Later…

Billy: “Tada!” *does jazz hands as he gestures to the cardboard house*

Freddy: “Is that a house?”

Billy: “Yeah!”

Freddy: “Wha… Wha… It even has windows!” *points the windows* (The windows are made of the same film that was used for the sunglasses)

Billy: “Yeah!!”

Freddy: “This is awesome!”

Billy: “Yeah!!!”

They proceeded to mess around in the cardboard house for the rest of the day. They’re like 9 years old in this, guys. Let them be kiddos.

Then there’s the rainy seasons. Billy doesn’t have an umbrella so he might as well make one, or a couple. He has to remake it every time it gets wet. See, he found a metal cane he uses as the handle. He only really remakes the part that actually blocks rain.

Billy: *steps into Whiz Radio with his cardboard umbrella*

Coworker: “Is that your umbrella?” *sounds concerned*

Billy: “Yes…?”

Coworker: “Do you not have an actual umbrella?”

Billy: “This is my actual umbrella.”

Coworker: “Huh.” *slightly dumbfounded*

When Billy was done with his show, that coworker went up to him and gave him an actual umbrella. Like one of those clear ones.

Then, there was the cardboard statue of tawny. Billy made the tiger pose for hours.

Billy: “Tawny, I’ve told you already. You’ve gotta stay still!”

Tawky Tawny: “Yes, yes.” *rolls eyes*

When Billy was done, he looked so proud to present it to Tawny. The tiger keeps it in a safe place at all times. Well, until that fateful day, at least.

Billy: “You sat on it?!”

Tawky Tawny: “Yes, my apologies.” *hangs head in shame*

Billy: *stares* “Tawny, it’s fine. I’m honestly just happy you actually kept it.” *smile*

[harrysfolklore]

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MASTERLIST | MY PATREON

2010

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yourinstagram good luck harry on your x factor audition ! i know you don’t have instagram but i want to say that i’m proud of you and i believe in you <33

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username1 good luck harry !!

username2 holmes chapel comp believes in harry <3

username3 goooo harry!! :p

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xfactorupdates A new boy group was formed tonight with boys that didn’t make it to the next round. Their names are: Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne

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username1 cuties ! i’m ready to support them

username2 that harry boy is so adorableee

yourinstagram i’m so proud of you harry !! good luck and congratulations boys <3

2013

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harrystyles Picture of Oberhausen! Thank you for having us Germany. Tschüss!

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onedirectionfan1 MY SHOOOW

onedirectionfan2 my favorite boys ever

niallhoran Yoooo!

onedirectionfan3 ❤️

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yourinstagram Soon 👑

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yourbestie CONGRATULATIONS ❤️

onedirectionupdates Harry liked this post !

1dfan1 OMGG WHY DID HARRY LIKE THIS

annetwist Congratulations darling 👏🏻

yourinstagram Where are this likes coming from 😳

onedirectionupdates From what we gathered, she’s an old friend of Harry’s and they probably went to high school together

2014

2019

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harrystyles LIVE IN LONDON. DEC 19.

Link in Bio for details on ticket access.

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harryfan1 OMFGGGG

alessandro_michele ❤️

harryfan2 I’LL BE THERE

harris_reed london boy

harryfan3 THIS IS SO EXCITING

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yourinstagram got a show today 🕺

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username1 gorgeous ! 💗

gemmastyles Can’t wait to see you ! It’s going to be just like old times ❤️

username2 cutieeee we need to catch up

yourbestie Tell me all the details once it’s done !!

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harryupdates “I have really special people with me tonight. My family is here, friends I haven’t seen in so long are here. I’m happy to have them around tonight.” - Harry in London tonight !

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harryfan1 AWEEEE

harryfan2 lovey boy

harryfan3 he was so happy his family and friends were there 🥺🥺

harryfan4 MY BABYYYY

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harryupdates Harry leaving the ONO afterparty tonight !

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harryfan1 HELLO???

harryfan2 WHOOO IS THAT

harryfan3 i have so many questions rn

harryfan4 EXPLAIN

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harrystyles FINE LINE LIVE IN LONDON.

DEC 19 2019.

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harryfan1 MY BABYYY

lizzobeeating 💗

harryfan2 best show ever i cried the entire time

yourinstagram ❤️

harryfan3 COME BACK

2020

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harrystyles DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. Practice social distancing. Watermelon Sugar Video Out Now.

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harryfan1 BEST VIDEO EVER !!!

yourinstagram SUMMER ANTHEM !! 🧡

jefezoff 🙌🏻🙌🏻

harryfan2 this deserves to be a #1 hit

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yourinstagram quarantine diaries 🤍

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yourbestie i miss youuuuu so much

harryfan1 IS THAT HARRY??

annetwist ❤

harryfan2 yall are clowning that's not harry

↳ harryfan3 i know my man when i see him

↳ harryfan4 well he even liked this

2021

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harrystyles Love On Tour. Las Vegas, NV.

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gucci ❤️

harryfan1 HES FINALLY BACK

yourinstagram 🤩

harrystyles liked this comment

↳ harryfan4 huh harry liked this comment

 harryfan2 MY BABYYYY

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yourinstagram and so the adventure begins 🕺 💗on tour

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yourbestie YAY 🤩

annetwist Have fun !!

harryfan1 is this a crew member ?

pillowpersonpp ❤️❤️

harryfan2 so harry knows how to use instagram

harryfan3 my question about who this girl is remain unanswered

TWITTER

//

2023

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yourinstagram 💗 ON TOUR, FOREVER.

when this tour started, harry and i were still brand new, this was a new world for me and one thing i was sure about is that i want to be by his side for every minute of it.

now that it’s coming to an end, i can’t help but feel incredible proud of the man that i get to call my fiancé and the one i’m going to spend the rest of my life with.

i love you, harry. i’m in constant awe of you and everything you do, thank you for letting me share every milestone with you.

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harryfan1 OMFGGGG😭😭😭

jefezoff My babies.

harryfan2 I LOVE THEM SO BAD

harrystyles Some things are just meant to be. I love you x

↳ harryfan3 THIS IS FIANCÉ HARRY SPEAKING I CANT FR

↳ harryfan4 awe the definition of friends to lovers this is so cute

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harrystyles Love On Tour. Reggio Emilia. July, 2023.

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harryfan1 STOOOP😭

alessandro_michele Cheries 💗

harryfan2 THEYRE GETTING MARRIED

harryfan3 of course harry would post her and leave

yourinstagram ily soon to be hubby

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THINGS I'M DOING IN MY FAME DR.

⋆ vogue photoshoots, especially when on the cover😫. annually, darling, even monthly. each edition, new icon spread. château gardens, mountain tops, venetian canals.

⋆ headlining international tours, performing to packed stadiums (and intimate venues alike).

⋆ attending VIP events in my official ambassador for Hermès outfits.... who's this diva??

⋆ interviews on shows like the tonight show, sharing stories and bewitching the crowds.

⋆ going to events such as the met gala or the cannes film festival in my custom or archival gowns.

⋆ red carpets being the talk of fashion twitter. winning awards left and right and looking like glamour walked out of the dictionary.

⋆ leaving iconic hotels like the ritz, dripped in van cleef diamonds, wrapped in valentino gowns. flashes everywhere. cocked out, but let's not dwell on that...

⋆ private island escapes with just my inner circle.

⋆ doing live streams with my equally iconic best friends, cooking or baking or just laughing meanwhile everyone and their mothers joins to watch ?????!?!?!?

⋆ doing beauty secrets with vogue and everyone dying to get their hands on the products i use.

⋆ being spotted with a male or female... celebrity that everyone wants sooooo bad meanwhile i'm the one being clung on.

⋆ doing the letterboxd top 4 on a red carpet. well, yes !

⋆ having my own runway walk.

⋆ doing those fancy 73 questions videos in my LA home.

⋆ forgetting my lines during a movie and ending up impro it and it ends up being sooo good.

⋆ watching thousands of edits of me. this diva...

⋆ starting trends and everyone trying to replicate them...but, like, you can't outdo the doer??

⋆ my celebrity crushes. 😋

⋆ being absolutely no where to be found after something a bit scandalous. vanished off the face of the earth (meditating in one of those fancy shmancy ibiza's resorts). and then a few months later releasing an album which blowsssssss up. blows. records? broken. shattered. well, yes.

⋆ champagne fuelled yacht parties. summer days in capri, yacht-hopping with friends, dressed 'n' dancing in vintage gucci bikinis and oversized shades. living life like i'm in a black-and-white fellini film.

⋆ one of the male leads stepping out of a car on a red carpet with lip marks all around and me stepping out behind all giggly and tipsy. yes?? hello? give it to me.

⋆ exclusive interviews with fashion magazines.

⋆ walking around the louvre at night (it's giving that one kendall jenner ig post. but. more. iconic. YES!)

⋆ directors rewriting scripts, offering absolute diva conditions just to get me on their newest films.

⋆ rare chanel, archival givenchy, one-of-a-kind galliano.. when seen in public; trust, it's in pieces no one else can get.

⋆ iconic, unparalleled birthday bashes — always with a special theme. eyes wide shut, marie antoinette, rock legends. you know you're in when you get an invitation 🙂‍↔️

remember. you shift in seconds 🤫

[derivedfuture]

about me! ⭒❃.✮:▹

20, he/him, le sigma

Child of God, no-choice

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fat, ugly, smelly..)

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i loveee bladee, ecco, radiohead, deftones, tool, slowdive, coctea twins, frank ocean, lana, joeyy, xaviersobased, crystal castles, paramore, osamason, snowstrippers, gucci mane (05-15), chief keef ('12)

my fave shows and movies are breaking bad, sopranos, dexter, her, marriage story, lala land, 500 days of summer, 50/50, meet the fockers, nanny mcphee, ratatouille, euphoria, austin n ally, hannah montana, kickin it, pair of kings, batman: the animated series, all the batman movies, matpat, markiplier, creepypastas, big ol jiggly b00bs

and my fav colour is purple

#ionevenkvre #all me

[daffodilsonaprettystring]

An Incomplete List: Things I need to be in the RWRB movie

(Including things we already know will be in it because god I’m so excited)

Basically this will just be me listing all my favorite parts of the book so I apologize in advance for how long this will be I’m brainrotting HARD rn)

1. The callback between Henry asking June (maybe Nora tho now) to waltz and then later telling Alex he hates waltzing at the V&A idk why but this is important to me

2. PLEASE a flashback of baby Alex seeing the picture of baby Henry in the J14 magazine I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT

3. Henry’s (and Alex’s) insomnia (because I am also an insomniac and it’s an important part of their characters I feel)

4. ALEX’S GLASSES PLEEEEEASE

5. Star Wars including the Leia and Han references/mural and Henry’s favorite movie being Return of the Jedi because THATS MINE TOO❤️❤️ and also “bit short for a stormtrooper”

6. CORNBREAD AND STUFFING CORNBREAD KNOWS MY SINS HENRY buy a summer home in Majorca with the turkey Mr Wobbles and David picture from Henry and their cute little “we’ve obviously got crushes but we���re ignoring it” phone goodbye

7. EVERYTHING ABOUT NEW YEARS BUT ESPECIALLY ALEX TRYING TO GET HENRY TO DANCE AND HENRY JUST GAY PANICKING

8. Nora’s extrapolated data about Alex’s obvious crush lmao

9. RED ROOOOOOOOOM

10. “Fucking eyelashes” and also “good to know. I am very, very gay.”

11. The stupid titles they use in their emails like His Royal Horniness and Alex First Son of Off-Brand England

12. BABY and LOVE and SWEETHEART I normally hate pet names (minus love I adore that one always) but I am a SUCKER for Firstprince pet names specifically

13. I’d love to see a flashback to young Henry coming out to Bea even for just a second

14. I NEEDNEEDNEED a shot like this in the movie

(Art by vkellyeart) but yes give me a shot like this where they’re on opposite ends of the world ��two parentheses enclosing 3700 miles”

15. “Say good morning to your strumpet, Henry.”

16. So I know we won’t get the Hoe Dameron and Prince Buttercup kimonos anymore (sadness) but LET NICHOLAS GALITZINE BELT HIS HEART OUT TO QUEEN I BEG

17. Since we don’t get Cash wearing one SLAP A BRIGHT PINK FEATHER BOA ON AMY PLZ

18. Bea’s lime green drop-waist Wimbledon dress with gold honeybee Gucci sunglasses fight me Ellie Bamber would rock that look

19. So I know we know they don’t dance to Your Song in the V&A but I hope Henry still plays it on the piano or at least it plays somewhere in the movie cuz i love that song also JUST HENRY PLAYING PIANO IN GENERAL PLZ AND LET ALEX LOOK AT HIM WITH SEVERE HEART EYES and then Henry falling asleep on Alex and Alex just laying awake like Well Shit

20. “Most things are awful most of the time, but you’re good.”

21. Alex’s vocabulary apparently only being expletives when Zahra busts in on him and Henry lmao and “yes we can unpack the ironic symbolism later GO” and also “I thought you were getting into international relations or something” “I mean technically—“ “if you finish that sentence I’m gonna spend tonight in jail” 😂😂

22. THE POWERPOINTS HAHAHAH and “You need to figure out if you feel forever about him”

23. “Should I tell you that when we’re apart, you body comes back to me in dreams?” Speech and also the story about the prince with his heart outside his body that met the most dashingly gorgeous peasant boy who said absolutley ghastly things to him that made him feel alive for the first time in years

24. “Sometimes you just jump and hope it’s not a cliff” and “But the thing is, jumping off cliffs is kinda my thing. That’s the choice. I love him, with all that, because of all that. On purpose. I love him on purpose.”

25. Dear Thisbe, I wish there weren’t a wall. Love, Pyramus

26. Obtuse fucking asshole and “I fucking love you, okay?” And “when have I ever, since the first instant I touched you, pretended to be anything less than in love with you?” And “I want you— then fucking have me— but I don’t want this” and ok basically you get it their whole goddamn rain-drenched love confession scene

27. The morning after, when Henry says that all the royal shit of “fine” isn’t good enough for him and tells Alex he wants him to help him try to be happy and the chance of a life? That’s one of my favorite scenes if not my absolute favorite and I don’t even know what I need out of it but I know I need it to be PERFECT, including Henry sayings he’s been in love with Alex since they met❤️❤️

28. Prince Consort Road picture plzzzz and everything that happens in the V&A but ESPECIALLY them dancing and “taking a picture of a national gay landmark and a statue”

29. “I want you to know, I’m sure. A thousand percent.” And “I completely fucking love you”

30. AN INCOMPLETE LIST. IF WE DONT GET ALEX NARRATING THE INCOMPLETE LIST WITH A HENRY MONTAGE IN THE BACKGROUND, WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THE MOVIE????

31. “You and me and history, remember? Because you’re it, okay? I’m never gonna love anybody in the world like I love you.”

32. I want Ellen’s reaction to Alex being outed, and Zahra’s as well, with both of them being so supportive. But especially “do you feel forever about him?” “Yeah, I do.”

33. “I won’t lie. Not about this. Not about you.”

34. The crowd outside the palace and the crowds around the world supporting Henry and Alex oh my god i just know imma cry there

35. “You are the absolute worst idea I’ve ever had” Alex’s speech “America: he is my choice.”

36. The suitor pictures

37. Henry’s yellow rose of Texas tie

38. Alex taking Henry to his childhood home is a very small wish but I’d still love to see that

39. Finally, I REALLY hope the movie gives us some kind of epilouge like I don’t even care what kind I just want a future thing where we see them happy in the future at a wedding or literally just sitting together I don’t even care I just want one❤️❤️

I am SO sorry this turned out a lot longer than I expected but goddamn I love this book and I’m so excited for the movie my brain needed something to do lmao

[dreabastante]

Fan-fic for Punko's art challenge. Cinderella Boy: "Hair-dyeing adventure gone wrong"

Chase Hollow and the Hairy Pursuit

Chase runs, letting confusion and adrenaline fuel his legs in equal measure.

Just minutes before, he'd been leisurely perusing the wares of a shifty eyed entrepreneur in the not-so-Gucci end of town. In hind sight, he probably shouldn't have agreed to meet up with said entrepreneur in the first place. Any business dealings being done in piss stained back alleys were almost assuredly too uncouth for THE Chase Hollow. Almost. Chase had made a calculated exception in order to obtain the highly coveted and aggravatingly discontinued Mega Dream Boat brand hair dye in Sparkle Pony Periwinkle. He completed his transaction as quickly as he could before stuffing the slim bottle into his jacket pocket and turning away. However, before Chase had made it out of the alley, he heard a loud crack and two oddly dressed people started yelling at him. The first, a woman with aggressively curly brown hair, quickly incapacitated the man he just finished paying. This was somehow accomplished without actually laying a hand on him, but instead by just swishing a stick in his general direction. The second, an impossibly angelic looking man with blond hair almost as fair as his skin, started running at him. On instinct, he darted away.

Now, Chase continues to run. He has incredible endurance because of all the dancing he does, but it's barely enough to keep him ahead of his pursuer. He struggles to both think and evade at once. Chase catches glimpses of the beautiful man behind him in the reflection of shop windows and takes note of his attire. Black leather and red robes. An exceedingly strange choice for summer time, but there's also some kind of insignia stitched over one side of his chest. Could it be a uniform? Angel Face certainly has the pinched expression and general bearing of law enforcement. Chase isn't prepared to spend a night in jail over an unconventionally purchased bottle of hair dye though. Desperate, he ducks into a corner store.

Chase is lucky. The airport is nearby and as such, this shop always offers a small selection of paper back romance novels. He heads to the back corner, grabs the first book he sees and and slips through a door marked "Employees Only".  He settles himself into the far corner of what is clearly a break room, crouching under a small round table.

Chase untucks a metal key from his shirt pocket and whispers "Hey Silver. Sorry to wake you but it's an emergency. We need to go into this story. Right now." The key transforms into a lovely silver colored woman who nods her head immediately at his urgent tone.

A few moments later, Chase Hollow's handsome pursuer bursts in but finds no one. The strange man waves a strange stick and whispers some strange words that sound strangely like "Homenum Revelio". The bitter disappointment in his expression reveals that he has truly failed in some way. Without uttering any other strange words, he spins and disappears with a loud crack.

Later that evening, a very exhausted Chase trudges up to his room and flops onto the bed.

"Hey. That took a while. Did you get it?" Deacon, his cousin, asks. Chase merely gives a halfhearted thumbs up in answer.

"You look awful by the way. We can do it tomorrow if you'd rather" Deacon offers.

"Let's do it tonight" Chase answers after a long heavy sigh.

By the time they finish with the hair dye, it's almost midnight. Deacon looks ready to faint. Chase, on the other hand cannot stop staring in blissful awe at his new glittery blue locks. His hair is unnaturally luminescent and he couldn't be more satisfied with his purchase. His euphoria is unfortunately cut short when a loud crack brings two familiar figures into his room, both raising their odd sticks threateningly at him. He has a feeling this will end with him having decidedly less fantastic hair.

THE END

[butvega]

FICS.

mark lee; spidermark, spidermark II , summer nights, desejos, jealous, sem título, feeling, o cinema, take care, furacão

jung jaehyun; i wanna be, don't mess with my wife, wuthering heights, babys making a baby, o mundo em seu quarto , linha tênue, love story, love story II, love story III, azul da cor do mar, that gucci prada comfy, ballet

johnny suh; mágica do papai, rede de apoio, my best friends brother , linha tênue, mr. suh, tal do johnny,

lee taeyong; do you remember, doce morango, cherry bomb,

nakamoto yuta; era só um colo, coquette, daddy issues

lee donghyuck; daddy issues, grande marco, virgin!, transbordou!, girls (and haechan), deadpool haechannie

wong yukhei; meu cachorro perguntou...,

zhong chenle; popcorn, vicious

lee jeno; i take care of you, on my way, shh proibido é mais gostoso,

hendery; mô! não é monstro, você é minha,

ten lee; paint me naked,

huang renjun; especial de carnaval,

jeon jungkook; secret wish, 2 fast 2 furious I,

kim taehyung; o efeito dela, capitão?

min yoongi; genius lab,

choi yeonjun; doces ou travessuras?

choi soobin; doces ou travessuras?

son heung-min; wet calvin's, bbq at home, soo good for me, strawberry, netflix and chill, cheerleader, pequeno son seo-jun, a lot of anxiety, chá da tarde, pós jogo

pedro pascal; insegurança, chilenitos,

jay park; me like you,

g dragon; the fact is,

TIME STAMPS.

20:52, johnny suh.

02:57, huang renjun.

19:14, kim jungwoo.

20:39, mark lee.

spidermark, mark lee.

20:26, mark lee.

DRABBLES.

ten lee; 1,

[authenticfashionstatements]

Experience Gucci Summer Stories on the French Riviera from the shores of Pampelonne at Loulou Ramatuelle to the newly opened Saint-Tropez boutique on rue François Sibilli.

[camillerowep]

September 22, 2024 — Camille Rowe via her story

[taekooktimeline]

September 4, 2023 -

Tae attends the “Love in Paradise” exhibition by LGBTQIA+ artist Keith Haring, at the Frieze Seoul 2023 Paradise Art Festa. Tae is a big fan of art as it is, but I do want to note that this isn’t the first time Tae has supported queer artists. I’ve attached a comprehensive thread of other instances he’s hyped and supported, with some notable instances being Alessandro Michelle, Gucci’s creative director, Ryan McGinley and Ante Badzim, photographers, Troye Sivan and Sam Smith, musicians. See the thread below for more information.

Information on the artist Keith Haring -

Tae posted artwork on his IG stories from the exhibit ☺️

Tae at the exhibit, looking so handsome!

CT Viola on TW for some of the information above -

https://x.com/gcf0fvante/status/1698723103562698879?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

Thread of some times Tae has supported and hyped queer content and artists - https://x.com/rainbootae/status/1009621121824534528?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

For cuteness - his shirt at the event is JABOT BLOUSE WITH BOW IN SILK GEORGETTE BLOND from Celine, part of the woman’s line.

CT to Minty - https://x.com/peachesminty9/status/1699112948080468280?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

I found it interesting this event happened on the same day that Tae briefly went live to share the sunset + posted a clip on his IG stories with the queer coded song “oh no oh yes” playing. I personally think his Weverse article that was released that same day (in which Layover was noted to be inspired by the tomato girl summer trend that was inspired by movies like CMBYN), his IG story upload and this art exhibition event all link but as always, decide as you like.

Oh no oh yes recap - https://www.tumblr.com/taekooktimeline/727548912855121920/september-4-2023

Weverse interview recap - https://www.tumblr.com/taekooktimeline/727548430620213248/september-4-2023-posted

[safsunderc]

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

A beautiful film, centring beautiful people, whose melancholic stories of neglect and deprivation spring no sympathy to mind, The Talented Mr. Ripley is an ode not only to one man’s jealousy, obsession and desire, but the shame he has been taught to carry as a low-class, gay man in modern western society.

Beautiful Country

The major bulk of the film takes place in Italy because Dickie loves it there, it is only there Marge is finally in her element to write her book. Italy has always been a place for bourgeois aristocrats to spend expensive summers, even now you think of Capri and images of Gucci stores spring to mind, of hundred euro meals and fashionable little sailing boats. I’ve been briefly, and it happens to be one of the most beautiful places in the world, worth every penny on the planet, and then some. But if you are as Dickie is, and pennies aren’t of your concern, why wouldn’t you spend all your time in Italy? It’s a lifestyle most of us can only ever dream of, but he carries it like a burden; Meredith says that those with their kind of money are driven to despise it, but if that is true they surely don’t behave that way. 

In all honesty, it’s pitiable to watch the sob story of a man with so much more than yourself, and for me, that’s what I find most irritable about Dickie and the characterisation of the bourgeois characters generally. As a woman of working stock myself, it’s hard for me to sympathise with any of Dickie’s hardships, and it must be the same for Tom, who is even closer to the excessive wealth they all flaunt; me, I’m just watching through a screen, Tom lives, for about the first hour of the film, my very worst nightmare: to have everything you’ve only ever dreamed about dangled in front of your face, and you’ve got to pretend like it’s nothing, like you’ve seen it all before. It’s excruciating watching Tom try and fit himself into this new bourgeois dynamic and navigate the extravagances of his new Italian lifestyle, as though he’s got to learn two new languages instead of one. 

Along with designer fashion brands and espressos, 20th century Italy comes to us off the back of the Roman empire and the renaissance, arguably two of the most culturally impactful events in all pre-modern history. Shakespeare’s final play, The Tempest, takes place on an isle off the coast of Italy and centres Italian nobility. The driving force of the plot is of a betrayal between brothers, an ironic parallel to Tom and Dickie. Italy is certainly home to the most beautiful buildings, paintings, literature, to the largest and mightiest military force in history, but it is also a haven of deceit and discomfort for the aristocratic class; Brutus had been Caesar's closest friend after all. 

Italy is also an uncommonly religious state, of course, it’s home to the Vatican city, home of the Pope. Catholic (or simply religious) guilt plays a large part in any person’s life who struggles dealing with their sexuality, and in a place like Italy, where religious superstition is at the heart of its people and communities, there is always an underlying sense of guilt for Tom during his time there. In a scene where Tom is accused of homosexuality by a police officer, it is made all too blatant the imperfections of the place. After a dreamy, hazy Italian holiday where Tom can kid himself into acceptance, it’s time to wake up and go back to the real world, it exists in Italy too. It’s a culturally progressive yet simultaneously conservative country, and that’s why the upper class thrives: there are boundaries safe to cross so you might feel like you’re living large, when really there is nothing extraordinary about Dickie’s life. In all its extravagance, it’s ultimately devoid of what Tom’s fruitless life has got: passion, devotion, and love. 

“But, because it spares my shame”

Along with those things, however, comes heaps of shame. The working man’s inner plight is that of trying to prove to others your worth through what labour you can provide for those whose own worth lies within their pockets; more than that even is trying to prove it to yourself. Tom deals with a lot of prejudice from other characters, but the one he is really facing judgement from is himself. This guilt and shame is ultimately what drives him to kill; it’s arguable that he kills Dickie out of pure obsession with the man, but if we follow the rest of his killing spree, it’s made obvious that it’s really because he is ashamed of his sexual and general identity. 

First, he kills Dickie. It’s honestly one of the most horrible, difficult scenes I've ever sat through, thanks to the way Tom cries as he does it, how he girlishly screams and is genuinely horrified at what he’s done. He’s just confessed his love for him and then Dickie is saying he is going to marry Marge and he realises that’s what is supposed to happen: boy meets girl, boy falls in love, boy and girl get married. But Tom is nothing if not gifted at spinning the narrative around so he lies blameless. No, it’s all Dickie’s fault for leading him on, and he’s so embarrassed of himself he can’t do anything but kill Dickie. Faced with the horrifying nature of his sexuality, Tom tries killing it, along with Dickie. You see a gross, incessant bug and you hit it hard as you can; a natural human response to disgust. 

Talented Tom Ripley’s Chains

You could say his next victim is arguably Tom Ripley himself when he assumes Dickie’s identity. Throughout the film I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, expecting it to be revealed that Tom Ripley wasn’t his real name either, and that Tom doesn’t exist at all. Instead, I’d like to think that Tom Ripley is already dead before the start of the film. There is so little we know about who Tom is: he’s musical and plays piano; he’s of low class; he of course has a knack for imitation and impersonation. He’s not academically-minded, cultured, charismatic, Tom Ripley is hardly even talented. The film spends about a good hour portraying Tom as calculated and brilliant and apparently he becomes Dickie with ease, something psychopathic about how good he is at what he does. But, when you really think about it, he gets caught at least twice and is almost caught another three times. Tom isn’t the intellectual mastermind he is famously cast as, rather he is driven by his passion and desire, and of course his shame. 

When Tom first reveals his ‘talent,’ it sets Dickie off laughing, like it’s some kind of party trick. As much of a talent as it is, Tom hardly uses it, signing maybe one paper as Dickie. Even Tom’s greatest talent is a meagre trick to impress and entertain people like Dickie; once again, he is the low-class laughing stock amongst the crowd of trust-fund babies and Princeton prodigies. Every small conversation between Dickie and Tom is laced with mockery and the class difference is blatant, even posing as an actual Princeton alumni he can’t hide he’s classless: can't ski, can’t sail, can’t even wear a different set of clothes each day. Class is something entrenched in a person’s being and you can’t escape whatever situation you were brought up under, and Tom is no different. 

Peeping Tommy

Tom’s relationship with Freddie is an anomaly, being the only person Tom seems to dislike. Maybe it’s because Freddie is genuinely Dickie’s friend and can flawlessly pull off what Tom himself is hanging by a thread trying to achieve. Tom is jealous of Dickie, yes, but he doesn’t hate him. When Tom kills Freddie he’s waiting for him behind a closed door, like an actual premeditated murder. It's also the only time we see him actually disposing of the body, like maybe he doesn’t mind us seeing this one, because there is no feeling for Freddie. This is really the only time we see Tom in all his glory, being that calculated psychopath. However, the act of killing Freddie is the same as killing Dickie: he’s just plain embarrassed and angry at himself, because Freddie is right, he is peeping Tom, he does know his ass from his elbow.

Later, when Tom is close to taking Marge as his third victim, he cuts himself on the razor that was meant for her, except, why are you clutching the blade of a weapon you’re about to use? It almost seems like Tom never intended on harming Marge at all; he can only afford this for the simple fact that she is a woman. This means two things: 1) He isn’t afraid of his attraction to her, and 2) No one would believe her if she uncovered the truth. This makes the women safe territory and he doesn’t feel the need to kill them.

There is a split second near the end where you think Tom might just push Meredith off the boat, but, of course, he doesn’t. He would never hurt a woman because Tom idealises them to the point where they could never be blamed for his shortcomings. Of course it’s Dickie’s fault Tom is sexually attracted to him, but there is no fault in his attraction to Marge because there would be nothing wrong with it. Except there seems to be no case of Tom actually desiring a woman as he does Dickie or Peter. 

The scenes of sexual intimacy between Tom and any other man I often found uncomfortable, or at least that Tom himself was uncomfortable; it is obvious he cannot stand himself and he says as much in the very first line: “If I could just go back, if I could rub everything out, starting with myself, starting with borrowing a jacket.” This sentiment is consistent through to the end when he accuses Peter of lying when listing good things about him, particularly when he’s told he’s beautiful. The crux of Tom’s psychopathic motivations is a crippling self-hatred, and that extends to his physical form. “Tell me some good things about Tom Ripley.” He asks, practically pleading. He’s so close to having everything that he wants, a man to love him, a huge sum of money, elevated social status. Except he can’t have the one thing he really wants, to be someone else. In the end, he is Tom Ripley and he can’t get away from that, in mind, body, and in all his talentless, displeasing spirit. 

This film is what I think is the most accurate portrayal of struggling with your sexuality and overall identity. It’s not a moving, sensitive experience that movies like Call Me by Your Name or All of us Strangers portray; it’s anguish, it’s violence, it’s losing the people you love and feeling like you did it yourself; it’s fearing being alone for the rest of your life. It’s pretending a whole section of you is not there and lashing out when you’re confronted with the basement full of unhappy thoughts. It’s hearing good things and not believing them; it’s hating your body and being afraid of it. It’s looking in the mirror and not knowing who you even are. It’s feeling like you made all the wrong choices and, like Tom puts it, believing it would be better to be a fake somebody, than a real nobody. 

[fashioneditswebsite]

What colors to wear this fall according to Fashion Week

Here are the top trending autumn/winter colors, say, designers. With spring/summer runways having drawn to a close in Paris this week, the star-studded front rows were littered with a wealth of color inspiration for the fall season. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anaïs Gallagher (@gallagher_anais) With that in mind, here are the colors you should don this season according to fall/winter runways. Burgundy and plum Plum, burgundy, aubergine, and cranberry – you've probably seen this palette popping up all over your newsfeed. These colors dominate the fall/winter wardrobes of 2024. "Burgundy was on the Gucci and Bottega Veneta runways – with some statement leather coats paired with pops of pink and red," says British fashion designer and host of the podcast Style DNA, Amanda Wakeley OBE. "A burgundy bag is great for making your outfit pop if you are wearing darker tones." View this post on Instagram A post shared by GUCCI (@gucci) "The trending color has even cultivated standalone collections, "ZARA has a special Burgundy Edit on its website, alongside the fall/winter collections from & Other Stories and MANGO," says Alina Veselaya, CMO of trend insight agency Enstyle." "Consumer interest in burgundy has increased by 2.4% over the last year, anticipating industry growth." Guests for Gucci's fall/winter 2024 fashion show wore all-burgundy ensembles in Milan (Alamy/PA) Luxury clothing expert Sophie Fellows at Lallie London advises pairing these deep wine colors with neutrals. "Pairing with a bright neutral, such as cream or white, creates a classically elegant daytime look. "When it comes to evening, you can apply burgundy accessories to a simple dress or pantsuit. Additionally, a burgundy shoe, earring, or glove can bring the look together. Mango Mini Shopper Bag With Buckle Olive green and khaki Deep and rich greens appeared in countless fall/winter fashion shows, from Burberry to Prada and Gucci. Wakeley suggests accompanying the color with pops of vibrant vermillion or deep red. "Since Burberry's fall/winter London Fashion Week in February, the most-fashion forward celebs have been spotted wearing head-to-toe green at September's Fashion Week shows," says Fellows. Head-to-toe khaki ensembles pervaded London's fashion week streets (Alamy/PA) "Olive green is resonating with many this season, likely due to its association with nature and grounding energy," says Clearpay's fashion psychologist, Shakaila Forbes-Bell. When styling green, embracing its natural element works well when pairing it with other earthy tones, such as cocoa browns or sandy taupes. "In the evening, try pairing a deep emerald green with black for an understated, timeless, quiet luxury look," says Fellows. Olive Green Cardigan -Gap Bubblegum pink Pink has returned to fashion in full force, making its biggest comeback since its heyday in the early Nineties. "Pink has been crowned the new black, reflecting a continued demand for playful yet sophisticated pops of color in our wardrobes," notes Forbes-Bell. "This trend highlights how consumers are embracing mood-enhancing colors to counterbalance the dark seasonal shift and express individuality in their style choices," says Forbes-Bell. Wool Blend Cardigan -Maje Wakeley notes that pops of pink elevate a neutral outfit: "The brighter pink colours look great with more neutral grey tones." Wool Blend Scarf -Mango Chocolate brown Another leader of the color pack is rich and earthy brown. "Deep chocolate hues have featured in most of the fall/winter collections for 2024," explains Wakeley. "Deep, dark brown is incredibly flattering to wear as it's softer and more interesting than black," says Wakeley. "It looks great with all the pale neutrals, brights and my favourite is to mix brown and navy – something the French do so well." Brown Denim Skirt Zara Open-front Knit Coat, Zara "Browns can work well in monochrome ensembles in combination with other earthy tones, like cream or beige." Pair a deep brown knit with a camel trench and cream trousers – and you have a fall look ready. Lemon yellow A surprising shade for fall is bright, sunshine yellow. "Lemon yellow, a vibrant summer hue, is popular this season, suggesting a desire for brightness in darker months." Monochromatic yellow looks have been spotted on the streets of London, Paris and Milan (Alamy/PA) Marigold-yellow was seen on the Prada, Victoria Beckham, and Jacquemus runways this year, paired with grey knits and long-line wool coats. "The Pantone color report for Fashion Week highlighted 'Misted Yellow' as a key color to watch." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Simone Ashley (@simoneashley) Yellow can pair wonderfully with inky greys, sky blues, and khaki greens. Crew-neck top - COS Read the full article

[lizziexmeow]

TODAY'S UPDATE (240824) PART 2

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