#by the way - supernatural has trended for 8 days in total this month so far and it's only 11th
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whyissupernaturaltrending · 4 years ago
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Jeudi le 11 mars 2021 - Supernatural keeps trending after yesterday's French dub release (which took place exactly 111 days after the finale), but not for long.
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As destiel claimed yet another Romance language (pun absolutely intended), the shippers enjoyed the high. Analyses and translations were made, metas were written, memes were created. Other things happened that kept Supernatural trending, like this article announcing the Crew Member's Souvenir book. It contained some... interesting takes of Andrew Dabb's, which sparked heated discussions, and a photoshopped picture that soon became a template for countless memes, especially after the fandom had learned that the Kansas band picture could be easily found as one of the first pictures to show up after a quick google images search.
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As Tumblr is slowly recovering after the yesterday's chaos, one question remains - which language is going to be the next?
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erosia-rhodes · 4 years ago
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Top 9 Newbie thoughts on Supernatural after Six Months of Madness
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I started watching Supernatural a week before the series finale, and full disclosure, it was only because I heard about the gay angel. I loved me some Good Omens, so I decided to check out a series my only previous thoughts about had been, "Is that show still on?" In the past six months, I've watched about fifty percent of the episodes scattered across all fifteen seasons. I've also spent time following the bonkers-in-the-best-way fandom on Tumblr, and here is what I have learned:
1) Everyone who loves Supernatural also hates Supernatural
No one is capable of praising this show without also trashing it. Supernatural is as awful as it is awesome. Watching Supernatural is like hate-fucking your nemesis against a wall; you're totally conflicted about it, but it's enormously pleasurable and you know you're going to do it over and over again. No one has a pure, untainted love for this show. They only have complicated emotions. This is because…
2) The fact that the show needs to be fixed is an essential part of its appeal
Strangely, if this show were better, it wouldn't be as popular. If you love a show that is perfect, you watch it once or twice or thrice, make a bunch of memes, and move on with your life two years later when you find something else to hyper-fixate on. If you love a show that's broken, you spend the rest of your life obsessed with fixing it. It's the crooked photo hanging on the wall that yearns to be straightened (because, you know, this show is bad at making things straight). It's the stray dog you know would be adoptable if you fattened it up and socialized it with your other dogs, and just like some people can't stop rescuing animals, Supernatural fans can't stop thinking about how to fix a show that isn't great, but could be with a flea bath and a trip to the groomers. Supernatural fans are not fans of the actual show, but of the show they imagine it could be, one that only exists in an alternate universe. They are in love with the Platonic ideal of Supernatural. That's also the reason why…
3) The fans understand the characters and themes better than 95% of the people who worked on the show
The people who watch Supernatural have thought about it way, way, way, more than anyone who produced it. I have read complex essays about what the color of people's clothing imply and how the state of the Impala reflects the state of Dean's mental health and other things I'm certain this show did not do intentionally. People can find depth in the shallowest aspects of this series. Any random fan could explain the complicated dynamics of the Winchester family and the overriding themes of the series better than most of the people who worked on it. That includes the LGBTQ stuff, which leads to the fact that…
4) The show is simultaneously too gay and not gay enough
On one end of the spectrum are fans who are offended you would dare to suggest one of the Winchesters might like kissing a boy and they'll shove you in a locker and duct tape your butt cheeks together for it. On the other end of the spectrum are fans who think it's odd that every episode doesn't end with two attractive men dry humping in a dark corner of the bunker library. No one is happy with the level of gayness on this show. It's always got too much "No Homo" or too much queer subtext, which is why I've concluded that…
5) The audience this show wanted is not the audience they got and they are resentful of it
The original pitch for this show targeted a male demographic who’s into toxic masculinity in a non-ironic way. It was about bros and beers and muscle cars and shotguns and hot chicks who will be killed to further the man's storyline. However, when making that show, they accidentally created a show that attracted female viewers who liked speculating about the queer subtext of each scene while looking at pretty men with traumatic backstories fight back their man tears. The show depends on the unintended audience segment to survive, but is bitter about it, which they remind you of time and time again by killing the female and non-white characters and toying with endless queer-baiting. It's like the writers got a plane to Rome, ended up in a gay nightclub in Amsterdam instead, and even though the canals and tulips make it a lovely city to visit, they wanted to go to Rome, damnit, and they'll never let you forget it! I also suspect that…
6) The people who made this show were at constant war with each other
This show has such a split personality. Sometimes it leans into the gay stuff and other times it makes fun of it outright. Sometimes they'll introduce an interesting side character that could make the show more diverse and then they'll slaughter that person for practically no reason. Sometimes they praise free will and other times they force people down pre-destined paths. The writers feel like a dysfunctional family stuck at Thanksgiving dinner endlessly squabbling with each other—who then had to write a TV show together over dessert. That's why it's such a weird hot mess. The show's unevenness makes me think that…
7) Some people's attachment to the show can only be explained by the fact that it imprinted on them when they were young
Some fans have mentioned they started watching Supernatural when they were kids. It's a pretty common experience to go back and watch things you loved when you were a kid and realize they were…not so good. Your memories of them are far better than the reality of them, but you cling to them anyway. The shows you watch when you're young imprint on you in a way you never forget. Supernatural fans are like a baby duck who looks up at a cat and assumes it’s their mother. Then that cat slices open their poor little hearts, leaving them wounded but not dead, forever be toyed with in agony. The only relief is that…
8) The fandom is batshit insane in the best way
I started following the Supernatural fandom on Tumblr in November of 2020 and OMG, it was AH-MAZE-ING. It was total insanity. I didn't understand half of what was going on, but it was more fun than a yard full of puppies doing zoomies. People were posting detailed PowerPoint presentations theorizing how the series would end, citing extensive physical evidence like the background in Misha's hotel room. People learned election results through Supernatural memes. Destiel went canon every other week. When the Spanish dub was released, Tumblr literally crashed! Obama's Twitter was following a Destiel account. There was a Twitter wedding for Destiel on Valentine's Day, which made the one-month anniversary on Pi Day.
It's been a ride, y'all. I have no idea how you guys survived fifteen years of this. The fandom has been so much fun that I actually sat down and watched more than 100 hours of this show so I could understand everything better. It's like the show is an extension of the fandom instead of vice versa. If anything sums up Supernatural for me, that's it. It's all about the fandom and the show is secondary to that. It's like the fans willed the show into existence as part of some partially botched spell. And part of that twisted spell is that…
9) The show will never die until someone finds its bones and burns them
This show has been off the air for more than six months now and it keeps trending on Tumblr consistently. Misha recently trended on Twitter simply because he was at the Oscars. That was it! He didn't even do anything there, he just attended, and some people figured it out by the reflection in a photo posted by someone else! And just as I was proofreading this post, Destiel started trending again because John Cena is a stan or something? This fandom is crazy and unpredictable and I love it like Dean loves pie! If there ever does come a time when this show stops trending, that will be the moment when they decide to reboot it or revisit it.
There is a lot more I could say about this show, but these were the elements that seemed most unique and bizarre about it. I wouldn't say Supernatural is a ride-or-die fandom for me, and I have no intention of watching another 100 hours of this series, but it's been hella' fun to drop in for a while. The show is just as much a dysfunctional mess as the Winchester family and I guess that's why people love it, right?
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theparanormalperiodical · 5 years ago
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17 Ways To Predict The Future That You Can Do For FREE (#8 Will Have You Shook - And I Should Know, I Totally Saw It Via Augury)
It was 8.57pm on a Wednesday night. I was sitting on my bed, waiting for the microwave to let me know my lasagne is ready, and that’s when I first heard it.
Silence.
Day 2 of UK lockdown was nearly over, but the tidal wave of boredom - and the consequential existential crises - was set to hit the nation at any moment if it hadn’t already.
Amazon orders of ‘watercolour kits for beginners’ had surged, YouTube workouts I’m pretty sure were filmed in some murderer’s basement were clogging up YouTube's trending page, and returning to the dark side of Duolingo was filling the days of my fellow countrymen.
Whether it’s not being able to work, losing your job, or being sick with the virus yourself, people across the globe are on the hunt for new skills, hobbies, and how-to’s on filling the 24 hours.
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The thing is, your next hobby (the one you will inevitably ditch once you realise you have the artistic ability of a dented tin of tuna) will probably require items you can’t scavenge in the home you’re currently self-isolating in.
And God forbid the skill you decide to take up includes making self-expressive sculptures about your childhood with toilet paper.
Why not take up a skill that doesn’t require paint pots you will inevitably spill on the carpet and lie to your landlord about? Why not occupy your time with the occult, instead?
Of course - you should become a fortune-teller!
With 44 methods of predicting the future available and most of them requiring, well, nothing - or, at the very least, a handful of beans and maybe the odd animal sacrifice - trying and testing methods of seeing need not use up your time, nor the scraps left in your cupboards.
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And once you’ve fulfilled your destiny as a prophet, why not let us know when this pandemic will be over?
But before you’ve even learnt to read palms, and before you’ve even considered how Mercury’s retrograde will affect the heaviness of your next period, you should probably find out what the methods are, and which ones you can do with half a tin of bins and the protein powder from last year when Love Island shamed you into thinking you weren’t good enough.
(Bro, you totally are.)
That’s why I’ve decided to guide you in the next step your spiritual journey. Or at least keep you busy for the next 79 minutes. And given the current state of the world, the latter is far more precious.
But before I launch into the 17 different ways you can trace out your future in self-isolation, I thought we should actually know what fortune tellers are.
A Brief And Totally Ironic History Of Predicting The Future
*pushes glasses up nose*
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Fortune telling is defined as the principle of predicting the future events of someone’s life. There are many different types of the practice and the people that predict the future, from those that practice divination (which involves rituals to see into the future), to fortune telling (which takes place in a less formal setting and is far more symbol based).
The latter found its feet in the Renaissance era, and was firmly planted in Romani culture, explaining why gypsy fortune tellers are the most prevalent image representing the art. In fact, it was ol’ Nostradamus that made his name in this period.
Michel de Nostrodame was a typical 16th century Frenchman.
Only he spent his time working in apothecaries, predicting the future, and writing down what he claimed would happen. In total, he made 6338 prophecies and 11 annual calendars, and it’s one of these prophecies which has become rather relevant to 2020.
That is, it predicts the end of the world. And it’s kind of coming true.
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Nevertheless, the once forbidden art of predicting the future has been founded in our cultures since ancient times.
Astrology was the OG, setting the trend that would spark the uncountable practices currently in practice. Those that could predict the future - whether from their own abilities as prophets, or using systems as clairvoyants - had a strong political stance as prominent advisors.
Obviously, the role has lost respect over the years.  
However, the practice faced their greatest amount of opposition during the Enlightenment era as reason began to prevail, ditching superstition. Once it had become, like, so uncool, it became cool again in the 19th century alongside the rise of Spiritualism - AKA dead people can talk to us, k - which tied the capabilities of mediums with those that could see the future.
This was the root of popular culture’s current approach to today’s soothsayers, a relationship sealed with the New Age culture of the 1960s.
Getting your palm read, or having a flick through some tarot cards became a tradable commodity during this decade. And an odd 30 years later, the term ‘psychic’ officially hit the scene.
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Psychics were people that utilised ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) to identify extra sensory information we normal mortals can’t quite detect. Often, this involves telepathy or clairvoyance to assist in their predictive skills.
So - are you ready to join the ranks?
*Throws sticks onto floor to find answer*
Here Are The 17 Ways You Can Predict The Future Even If You’re In Lockdow
Aeromancy 
Divination that uses the weather to predict the future
Go outside. Look up. Look for symbols in the sky.
Boom - you’ve just practiced one of the oldest forms of divination to man.
In less stuttered terms, aeromancy is the practice of seeing symbols in the weather that point you to what’s happening in your life right now, and what will happen in the future. Most of these practices rely on this symbolism, and thus have a few explanations for certain types of weather-based events.
Not only is this one of the simplest - and least costly - ways to predict when the lockdown will end, it also makes you a bad bitch. And that’s because it was one of the forbidden arts in the Renaissance period.
Once you’ve discovered your inner rebel when getting your daily quota of vitamin D, you might wish to specialise in one of the sub-types of this art: you can investigate storms, peruse wind patterns, stare at the stars or keep it simple with clouds.
Astrology 
Divination by the movements of celestial bodies.
Okay - this one’s gonna take some reading.
Finding out your horoscope these days is as easy as mispelling ‘Gemini’ in google and hoping you don’t end up on a website dodgier than that kebab you consumed 3 days ago.
(Just hasn’t quite settled in my stomach, yet.)
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Astrology is a pseudoscience - that is, it mixes sciences and the supernatural - which studies how the position of the celestial bodies impact events here on Earth. It might be mocked within an inch of its life, but it's figured prominently throughout history.
Going back to 2BC, this has designed the basis of our calendars and our seasons. Historically, cultures have assigned vital importance to astronomical events of note. And now you can too!
Astrology these days focuses merely on horoscopes as astrologers believed those born around the same time of the year when the planets were aligned in a similar way had a lot in common and thus had certain personalities. From there, individual predictions created in the forms of charts were brought to the table.
Finding your chart might be a simple feat thanks to the internet, but interpreting it? Whole ‘nother ball game.
And that’s what you’re going to do for the next 3 hours!
Numerology 
Divination via numbers
As with all methods of divination, numerology has a variety of sub-types held to its name - but the basic definition is the practice of assigning spiritual value to numbers. This typically focuses on numerical patterns.
One of the more basic methods of seeing the future, numerology is actually more anchored in our culture than you’d expect. Pythagoras - yeah, that guy that forced you to spend two sevenths of your teenage years obsessed with triangles - even followed its basic principle, claiming numbers were a universal language offered by god(s) as a “confirmation of truth”.
Triangles, man.
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This started with the Ancient Egyptians, who believed life was made up of cycles of numbers, and that harnessing those cycles was how you could discover your key to success. Their fundamental claim was that each individual number has a personality, for example, the number 7 is the thinker or the searcher of truth.
By deducing key facts of your life with numerology, such as your date of birth, and what you should do on the different days of the months, navigating your future via numbers is your next hobby.
Augury 
Divination via the pattern of bird flight
As I write this post, I am following the UK government’s guidance to only go outside once a day. You’d think that this would restrict access to this form of fortune-telling, but if you can get to a window, you’re ready to forecast major world events.
Birds have always featured prominently in cultures, with many belief systems claiming the animals are messengers from the gods and can even transcend the borders of heaven. This means if you want to try your hand at augury, you will have to consult ancient texts which outline the patterns you need to be looking for.
And there’s a lot of patterns to look for.
You could be investigating how fast they fly, you could be interpreting the movement of their flight, and you could even be considering the way birds eat if you chuck a handful of grain on the floor.
Evidently, this form of divination is best practiced at Brighton when you’ve got a bag of chips in one hand, and an unknown meat-like substance in the other.
Automatic Writing 
Divination via writing
This one might be the easiest to do - but it's the most difficult to do right.
Pen? Check. Paper? Check. Access to the inner thoughts of spirits surrounding you? You’ll need all three to correctly practice this form of clairvoyance.
Many believe that otherworldly beings essentially write through you in this process. So, clear your mind, take a deep breath, and let your hand be guided.
Bibliomancy
Divination using books
Another simple form of fortune telling, this requires you opening a book to a random page, reading the paragraph you feel drawn to, and interpreting the message the gods are clearing letting you in on.
Bibles are the most popular book used for this practice, but any ol’ book will do.
Ceromancy and Capnomancy 
Divination using candles
If, like me, you have a minor addiction to candles, this is the perfect pastime to enjoy the pleasant experience of burning a candle and predicting your future.
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The former requires you asking the, uh, candle a question, pouring melted wax from a candle into the water and interpreting the shapes of the cooled wax to find your answer.
The latter involves the interpretation of the smoke of the candle. As this is measured in the same way as interpreting the clouds, you can follow the same principles of aeromancy here, too.
Palmistry 
Divination via hands
One of the most famous forms of telling the future, palmistry follows several simple principles and practices. You can read hand shape, you can investigate line reading… And the options don’t stop there.
From more general observations of your own, to more specific divination, all it requires is a hand, and a guide to reading that hand.
Scrying 
Divination using mirrors or crystal balls
It’s the official mascot of telling the future - but you don’t need a crystal ball to master this art. In fact, using a mirror to open a portal to another realm and contacting the spirits is far more common.
It’s also far more dangerous due to the potential for negative spirits to cross the barrier into our realm. In fact, that’s how Bloody Mary really made her name.
You can read more about her story here.
Favomancy 
Divination using beans or peas
Are you a selfish prat? Were you one of those people that panic bought everything in my local Waitrose, and left shit all for that old guy who just staggered past me?
A - fuck you. And B - this is your new hobby!
All you really need to tell the future is a can of beans, and an open mind. With its origins in the Middle East, by dropping a handful of beans or peas and interpreting how they fell, you can see how the next few weeks might just pan out.
It might follow a complex set of rules, and it might follow very precise principles, but nevertheless, it can help point out the favourable and unfavourable signs for your future.
Haruspicy 
Divination via liver dissection
This is by far one of the simplest methods of fortune telling - trust me.
First, you sacrifice an animal to a deity of your choice. Second, you reach into its corpse, and rip out its liver with your bare hands.
Then, you sever the liver into several parts based on deities of your choice. From there, you’d investigate it for signs from the gods based on size, shape, colour, and texture.
Signs interpreted, messages understood, future predicted.
*drops mic into small intestine*
Iching 
Divination via yarrow stalks and Chinese coins
This might be the most complicated method of divination on this list, and this might cost the most as you try to get yarrow sticks by next day delivery, but thanks to websites offering to carry out the process for you virtually, finding your future might actually be the most effortless.
Harness the power of ancient Chinese divination via the I Ching (AKA The Book Of Changes) and the principle of cleromancy, the production of random numbers to determine messages from the divine.
This ancient Chinese manual is based on 8 symbolic trigrams and 64 hexagrams which are interpreted in terms of yin and yang...
Okay. I’ll be honest.
I don’t really know what’s going on.
There’s some vegetables, there’s some loose change involved, there’s more yin and yang references than the first day of Coachella… All I know is you find a website that does all that for you, and you ask it a question.
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Moleosophy 
Divination using the moles on your body
Live in an urban area? More chance of seeing a fox hump a Chicken Cottage box than the Big Dipper?
Then why not try your hand at reading the moles on your skin?
This system of divination assigns significance to your moles, allowing you to interpret the marks on your body as warning you of your future. And warning is the right word.
Got a mole on your throat? You’ve more chance of being beheaded than Damien’s family members in The Omen. Freckle on your nether-regions? You’re a god-forsaken whore.
There’s many more meanings left to be unlocked - and hopefully not all of them are negative attributes about yourself or your death.
Oneiromancy 
Divination of dreams
Ever wondered what that dream you had, you know, the one with Gabriella from High School Musical saying all the old people should just die from Covid-19, cause, like, it’s inevitable, actually meant?
Well now you can!
With more online guides and overpriced books offering to analyse and interpret your dreams for you, accessing your subconscious and predicting future events has never been easier. But you will need to remember what actually happened in your dreams.
Fuck.
Cartomancy 
Divination using cards
Couldn’t get Prime delivery on your tarot cards? Have a knack for solitaire?
Pull out your pack of playing cards, and use ‘em to guide your future. There are many rules you need to follow, but it’s a good way to practice your divination skills before you move onto other oracle based cards.
It even follows the similar principle of tarot, with each card having a different meaning, e.g. the 8 and Hearts represents an unexpected gift or a visit.
And if you give up, just play a game of Clock Patience!
Scapulimancy 
Divination via bones
Still got the carcass of that animal you slaughtered in the name of your chosen god/goddess?
Good.
Reach into the body, and pull out the shoulder blade bones - aka the scapulae. Examine for messages and markings from your chosen god/goddess, and jot down the future events you predict on your calendar.
Then, check out your council website to see which day they take out the sacrificial goat bin.
Tasseomancy 
Divination using tea leaves
It’s the pop culture representative for the occult, making its name in the Harry Potter films and leaving us all with the vile experience of coughing up tea leaves into your morning.
It might be one of the most accessible forms of fortune telling - especially as it is primarily based on symbolism and your own interpretation of the messages your favoured god has left in the dregs of your hot drink - but tea leaves must be used for this practice.
Tea from tea bags won’t have the same effect.
Which One Are You Trying Out Tonight?
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fashionboys135-blog · 7 years ago
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A Beginner’s Guide: 8 Essential Style Tips For Guys Who Want to Dress Better
"I'm simply not normally trendy."
 Does that sound recognizable?
 Here's reality. Dressing great is an expertise. What's more, similar to some other expertise, you can learn it and move forward. Try not to trust me?
 The ghastliness
 Indeed, that is me in secondary school shaking a ghastly pig tail, alongside glasses that were far too little for my head.
 Furthermore, to tissue out the picture, my day by day equip in secondary school comprised of:
 Plaid secure shirts
 Loose pants with tore fixes on the grounds that they were too long and I continued venturing on them
 Cumbersome Rockabilly shoes I found at the shopping center
 It wasn't until the point when school did I begin focusing on my style genuinely. What's more, if that child above could learn, so can you.
 Actually, you have an immense preferred standpoint as an Essential Man peruser. I didn't have a genuine asset, and needed to experience a very long time of experimentation before I've really realized what incredible style was.
 Today I'm offering to you fundamental style tips for folks who need to dress better.
 Regardless of whether you're a total apprentice, or have been dealing with your style for some time and need a refresher, I've refined these ideas and tips in the course of the most recent 11 years to enable you to look great right away.
 1. Understand THAT DRESSING WELL IS A SKILL
 Much the same as cooking or shooting free tosses, dressing great is an aptitude that can really be educated.
 My activity as an individual beautician isn't to purchase garments for folks and send them out the door. I show men how to pick garments that improve them so they can do it all alone. On the off chance that dressing great wasn't an expertise that could be educated, I'd be out of an occupation!
 With all aptitudes, you show signs of improvement the more you hone. What's more, unless you live in some weirdo nudist province (I would apologize here, however in the event that you're a nudist perusing this blog, you're in the wrong place), you have to get dressed regular. That implies you have a chance to practice and sustain the expertise of dressing admirably each and every day.
 WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY: Nobody is conceived in a consummately custom fitted 3-piece suit, or with some supernatural instinct on the most proficient method to dress well. (On the off chance that you require an update, look move down and take a gander at my secondary school picture once more.) Realize that dressing admirably is an aptitude that can be produced through training.
 2. Build up YOUR "EYE" BY IDENTIFYING STYLE YOU LIKE
 Directly after folks reveal to me that they're simply not "normally a la mode", it's frequently caught up with:
 "I simply don't have an eye for assembling outfits or realizing what looks great"
 This is what I let them know:
 "Alright. Is there any individual who's style you think looks great? Something you think 'I'd get a kick out of the chance to dress that way', regardless of whether you don't figure you could pull it off. Perhaps it's a superstar, an artist, a competitor? Indeed, even an anecdotal character. Some of my customers have specified James Bond or Tony Stark previously."
 The person will then rundown off a huge amount of men he supposes dresses cool. And after that I get a kick out of the chance to call attention to that he just exposed his own particular suspicion that he doesn't have an "eye". He just indicated me he can see and perceive awesome style!
 Presently, he won't not know the why yet, and that is frequently the motivation behind why folks reveal to me they don't have an eye. Understanding why is learnable.
 Be that as it may, at whatever point you're chipping away at an objective, it's critical to distinguish and challenge stories you let yourself know. Regardless of whether it's that you don't have an eye for style, you're excessively occupied with, making it impossible to work out, or you're only a bashful individual. The stories we let ourselves know are frequently undetectable boundaries to keep us in our customary range of familiarity.
 WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY: Take 5 minutes. Rundown out at least 3 folks who style you think looks awesome and that is toward the path you'd jump at the chance to go. Regardless of whether you don't figure you can pull it off, show it. It could be somebody you know, a VIP, or even an anecdotal character from a motion picture.
 3. Tackle 90% OF YOUR STYLE PROBLEMS BY GETTING THE RIGHT FIT
 "F*@K Ryan Gosling!"
 This is something a genuine customer said to me once subsequent to seeing the photo of Ryan Gosling above.
 "How the damnation does he look so cool wearing only a shirt and pants?"
 The appropriate response, old buddy, is fit.
 Fit is the most imperative thing with regards to extraordinary style. It's so vital, truth be told, that I tell each one of my customers "wearing garments that fit legitimately will tackle 90% of your style issues."
 At the point when garments don't fit appropriately, they divert from your body extents. On account of the overabundance texture, garments that are too enormous make you look messy, as well as fatter and shorter than you are.
 Men tend to wear garments that are too huge for them since it either "feels more good", or they simply don't know how garments should fit in any case.
 The correct fit is the way somebody like Ryan Gosling (or me, or you) can look easily snazzy shaking a plain white shirt and pants, and how somebody can look appalling in a "decent suit" that most likely cost 20x more.
 This additionally implies on the off chance that you think you require a suit with a specific end goal to look in vogue, you don't!
 In case you're more calfskin coat and pants like me, you can be cowhide coat and pants and look awesome, insofar as you're wearing garments that fit right.
 4. Encircle YOURSELF WITH STYLISH PEOPLE (EVEN IF IT'S ONLINE)
 When rolling out any improvement in your life, particularly something that is physical like your style, the greatest barricade will be the most astounding.
 With regards to the general population around you now, your loved ones, your better half, your associates, there is a high probability that they won't all have a positive response to your change.
 In the event that you need to work with me one on one as a customer, you need to consent to work with me solo. That implies your better half or spouse isn't permitted to sit in to any of our sessions or shopping trips.
 I made this lead in the wake of working with a customer whose spouse demanded she sit in our styling sessions. She would give me input on each and every suggestion I'd give. Her notes and remarks added up to "He doesn't that way, he wants to wear this." Essentially discrediting any exhortation I would give.
 She was empowering his awful style.
 Following half a month, I instantly discounted his cash and made this run the show.
 Change is awkward for individuals. It influences them to confront the truth that somebody is striving to enhance, and it challenges what they're improving the situation themselves.
 One of my most loved statements ever is "You are the normal of 5 individuals around you." Who we encircle ourselves with has a critical effect on our activities, practices, and attitudes.
 This is the reason rich effective specialists have a tendency to be companions with each other. It's the reason fit alluring Crossfitters are encompassed by fit appealing Crossfitters in Instagram pics. What's more, it's the reason hefty guardians will probably have fat children.
 With regards to your style, that is precisely what you require on the off chance that you need to move forward. You have to encircle yourself with individuals with an indistinguishable objectives from you.
 WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY: The most straightforward change you can make is to begin following in vogue individuals on places like Instagram. It'll give you a one-two punch: It'll open you to incredible style and give you some motivation, however it'll additionally make a situation where dressing great is "typical". Need some snazzy Instagram suggestions?
 5. Spotlight ON A CLASSIC STYLE FIRST BEFORE TRYING TO DEVELOP A PERSONAL STYLE
 A misstep people make when attempting to enhance their style is supposing they have to make a unique, 100% one of a kind individual style.
 This is a great case of what's called "Outrageous reasoning".
 Need to lose 20lbs?
 "Ugh. I need to surrender bread, rice, brew, liquor, treat, meat AND need to do some insane crossfit exercise, and burn through 2 hours at the rec center. Disregard it"
 Need to spare cash for a get-away?
 "That implies I need to scratch off my Netflix account, quit going out on ends of the week, concede my understudy credits. I most likely needed to miss some charge card installments on the off chance that I ever need to have a great time. That will destroy my credit. I'm never going to have the capacity to unwind out of town now."
 When you're beginning to enhance your style, consider it like how gourmet specialists figure out how to cook:
 They don't go into the kitchen supposing they have to make some stunning and unique dish never observed.
 They take in the great formulas and systems first. At that point they begin including odds and ends of their identity and interests in to put a turn on them.
 You will do precisely the same with your style.
 Spotlight on exemplary styles to start with, at that point gradually include your very own turn later.
 6. THIS ALSO MEANS BUY CLASSIC STYLES FIRST BEFORE DABBLING INTO TRENDS
 Let me know whether this sounds recognizable:
 You open your storeroom. It's loaded with garments.
 You filter through every one of the holders crushed into your confined storeroom and ponder internally "I don't have anything to wear."
 So you go to the shopping center and purchase significantly more garments.
 At that point a month later, a similar thing happens. You don't have anything to wear.
 You're not going insane.
 This is the thing that I call "Frenzy mode shopping". You open your wardrobe and monstrosity out on the grounds that things are obsolete, they're difficult to blend, and there are such huge numbers of decisions. So you go out and purchase more garments and add to the issue.
 It's an endless loop. What's more, one of the main motivations for this issue is in vogue garments.
 Stylish means what's cool at this point. It's what every one of the web journals and magazines are discussing. It's what's in the stores. Furthermore, in light of the fact that it's new and new, it's a bit of energizing.
 In any case, the huge issue with any pattern is that it in the end fades away.
 Keep in mind how calfskin warm up pants were extremely prominent a few years back? What's more, shouldn't something be said about twofold priest shoes before that? Or on the other hand in case you're old like me, trucker caps?
 In vogue garments resemble that enormous Summer blockbuster that you can't get away.
 The on-screen characters are on each television show. Ads are playing relentless. Publications are all around. Be that as it may, come Fall, we've proceeded onward.
 Works of art styles resemble great motion pictures. The Godfather. Back to the Future. Cabbie. They're most certainly not
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