#independent clothing

[cocainewhitexo]

ig: blackrosesociety_

[indigoghostclothes]

Jack & Ashi Promo Release - Baseball Hat $19.50 (Sale ends soon) - 100% Polyester - Wide-brim - Snap-back Indigo Ghost - VMG/CBX [1] (br//oken - Jack & Ashi )

[millionsknives]

genuinely obsessed with the vol 4 decision to put vash in tight mom jeans & a color gradient hoodie and wolfwood in business casual with sunglasses

[millidew]

rip lucy and mina you would’ve loved farcille. rip marcille you would’ve loved westenray (falin lost interest and fell asleep before finishing the book)

[dustrial-inc]

I split up the ECO sTR Bikini Tops and Bottoms so you can choice diff sizing or mix and match. Maybe you just want a top! Maybe you just want a Bottom!

[ https://dustrial.net/collections/eco-str-bikini ]

[mewkwota]

"And you gotta make sure nothing bad happens to him ever." "S-seriously? That's a lot of responsibility..."

Teeny-cramped comics featuring the Net-Op Boy. Unlike their previous crossover events, he wasn't exactly invited to join his brother in that Smash thing. So he needs someone to look after Hub.

So this is a sillier revisit to this old thing when it was first addressed.

And yeah, Hub can take care of himself, but there is no way for him to hit the Jack-Out Switch if he happens to be in a device.

[mx-loar-tev]

I just wanted to take a selfie while wearing one of the t-shirts I just received that has been designed by @foldingfittedsheets (this one is purple with a running Ammy from the game Okami) but Sony the cat decided to crash the photo party I guess. I can't be mad, she's too cute.

I also have another okami t-shirt with an howling Ammy, one with a dragon in the color of the trans flag, one with a shark-Nimona, and another with a wizard lezard. There's also two others I bought for friends but it's a surprise so I won't say here what those are.

I know @foldingfittedsheets has a big following but in case you haven't seen their work, go and take a look and maybe consider buying them a coffee or getting their designs on a t-shirt or the other goodies they have on their shops!

Please support independent queer artists! But also the ones that are disabled, black, indigenous, neurodivergent, latinx, trans, nonbinary, fat, etc. The list goes on.

And since Sony the cat is on the pics I guess it's not unrelated, so: please adopt, don't shop. Support no kills shelters. Think about giving a good life to an animal if you have the means to. Don't abandon your animals. Don't "release" them in the wild. If for whatever rezson you can't take care of them anymore, rehouse them or bring them to a no kill shelter. Adopting an animal is an important decision and be aware of the lifespan of each species. Rodents have a short life, cats and dogs live longer, but some pets like tortoises and parrots will probably outlive you.

[ID: six pictures of Sabran, the original poster, wearing glasses with thick black frame and a purple t-shirt with a running white wolf in the style of Japanese paintings. From picture 2 to picture 6, there's also a tabby cat on the frame. The cat is giving kisses to Sabran and rubbing their head against Sabran's face, messing with the glasses. In the last picture the cat is looking toward the camera.]

[vizuart]

Tipsy, Kiyoshi Kobayakawa (Woodcut print, 1930). An example of the modern girl (moga) subculture in post WW1 Japan that emphasized western clothing styles and financial independence for young women.

[neboskhyl]

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇦

UKR🇺🇦 -> ENG🇬🇧

Щороку 23 серпня моя кохана Україна святкує День Державного Прапора, 24 серпня — День Незалежности. Сьогодні нашій сучасній державності виповнюється 33 роки, хоча насправді українська історія сягає тисячоліть. Це — роки здобуття Майбутнього, Волі, Незалежности. Це — роки Віри, Самоусвідомлення, Шляху.

Україна — це Боротьба. Вічна боротьба за долю.

Дякую кожному та кожній, завдяки кому ми можемо святкувати цей День. Дякую всім, хто боронив, боронить і боронитиме нашу Державу.

Слава Україні! Героям слава!

🇺🇦

Every year on August 23, my beloved Ukraine celebrates the Day of the National Flag, and Independence Day on August 24. Today, our modern statehood turns 33 years old, although in fact, Ukrainian history goes back thousands of years. These are years of gaining Future, Freedom, Independence. These are years of Faith, Self-awareness, Path.

Ukraine means Fighting. Eternal fighting for destiny.

I thank everyone, thanks to whom we can celebrate this Day. Thank you to everyone who defended, defends, and will defend our State.

Slava Ukraini! Heroyam slava!

🇺🇦

OCs in their nationalities' folk clothes: Ian (Ukrainian) and Alim (Crimean tatar).

[rodeoromeo]

remember the Bob doll craze? well I finally finished this little guy :)

I will dig back for progress pics later but for now here’s my ragdoll inspired take on bob’s Hard Rain (live) look!

[indigoghostclothes]

Sun - Black Bucket Hat $20.63 (Current Sale) - Lightweight - 100% Cotton - Flat Top Indigo Ghost - Sun [4]" Bucket Hat

[niccoguedes]

⚛️🧠🫀K/S

[prosebushpatch]

Okay so I recently, finally, watched Wish and I have some thoughts. Overall, not as bad as everyone makes it out to be, but still has a lot of fundamental story problems and I've got to get them off of my chest. I'll mostly be focused on Magnifico because I think his motivations and arc largely represent the problem with the overall theme.

Okay so my biggest problem with Magnifico is his motivation. His tragic backstory. How on earth does he go from losing his whole family to thinking, the only way he can prevent that from happening again is to grant wishes? The logic doesn't track. It almost makes sense in his creating a kingdom where he protects everyone and "doesn't even charge rent," but it does not make sense with his wish granting. Having a great need to be control to make sure he doesn't lose anyone ever again can be a compelling motivation for a villain, where we see lines crossed that don't justify the intent, but in the movie, he's too self-absorbed to seem to have any actual care for the people of Rosas.

I think if the motivation was changed to something like Magnifico had once been a bright-eyed, enthusiastic wish granter who blindly believed all wishes were good but learned the hard way that that wasn't true could have been a better fit for the overall goal of the movie. Imagine that he granted a wish for a wicked person who used that wish to hurt others, or if Magnifico granted a wish but that wish ended up ruining the person's life because what they wanted wasn't what they needed (i.e. Remember The Princess and the Frog? Dig a little deeper) and that person could have went after Magnifico and blamed him for their troubles (harkening back to We Don't Talk about Bruno). This would be an understandable tragic backstory for Magnifico, and better explain why he's so careful about the wishes he grants. And, perhaps the reason he keeps the wishes he doesn't want to grant is to keep the people in his kingdom docile. No one will be angry with him for not granting their wishes if he makes them forget them and lose that drive and motivation, which makes more sense than the unexplained hording them like he does in the movie? Why does he keep them in the movie other than admiring the wishes? It doesn't make sense to me.

This would give Asha more of a reason to oppose him, if it's shown how his desire to not get hurt or to inadvertently cause hurt turned into a paranoia where he drains people of wishes to fly or play music that inspires others. And, as a side note, we need to see more of how Rosas is a kingdom of people who lack drive and motivation, where only those younger than 18 have that special part of them that inspires them to chase after a dream (something that Astor Rhymemaster touched on). Because that's the point of wishes, right? That's the point of the entire Disney canon. A dream is a wish your heart makes. That star can only get you so far, it takes hard work and determination. It's wanting something better in life, it's dreaming of leaving behind all you know to chase after a tangible light. It's finding a new dream, it's finding a new wish as you grow and learn about yourself and the world.

I don't think the movie Wish understood what makes wishes so important in Disney stories. You know what wishes do? They ignite change. It's not about getting what you want, it's about finding the courage to chase after something better. Ariel wants to be where the people are, but really she wants to be somewhere where others are willing to understand her and in the end, she finds that and makes amends with her father, who finally is willing to see her for who she is. Rapunzel wants to see the lights, and that desire pushes her to leave a tower she's been trapped in her whole life, learning that the world is not as cruel and cold as her abusive mother told her. Cinderella wants to go to the ball, to dance with people who treat her as a person and not a servant of cinders and ash. That wish is granted by a fairy godmother and gives her a hope that is worth fighting for, a hope that helps her reclaim what is rightfully hers; a glass slipper that fits only her and the love that comes with it.

Wishes inspire change. The movie should have been about that. Magnifico could have been right, that some wishes inspire negative change that can drag down multiple people. The kingdom of Rosas could have been so placid because change is scary. Maybe Magnifico could have convinced people, after taking their wish, that it wasn't worth it. Maybe the wish ceremonies could have changed so it wasn't portrayed as some sort of lottery everyone looks forward to, but Magnifico would grant wishes on the spot if he decided they were good and worthwhile, and he would lock away the wishes that would cause trouble and tribulations. 18 year olds could be enthusiastic to give him their wishes, thinking they were surely good and worth granting, only to forget their wish and be told that their wish would have only brought about their unhappiness, this would have justified a more solemn tone in the kingdom, setting up a world where people are mostly downtrodden, thinking their wishes are bad and pointless and they're better off without them. Imagine Cinderella or Rapunzel being told their wishes weren't good, reinforcing all the things their abusive families tell them, taking away that hope and courage to find something better for themselves.

Here's where the true conflict could come in. Asha could be onto this from the beginning, and her opening song could have been about this concern that the people who didn't get their wishes granted aren't willing to try at all. (Because, after all, why doesn't Sabino play music at all? Having that taken from him would take so much joy and creative expression from his life!) But why does Asha know something is amiss?

Simon.

Imagine that Magnifico has a strict rule not to ever share your wish with another person because then it wouldn't come true. It makes sense with our own superstitions, and then makes it so that no one knows anyone else's wishes. Maybe your best friend changes so drastically after giving up their wish, but you believe, like everyone else, that their wish would have only caused suffering. What can you do about it? Well what if Simon told Asha about his wish? What if Asha knew his wish wasn't dangerous and couldn't imagine a way that it could go wrong? That would give her a reason to doubt Magnifico and put more emphasis on how Simon has lost his drive like all the other adults in the kingdom. And it can also emphasize in the end that sharing your wishes and dreams with others can be a powerful thing. Just the act of sharing your dreams can inspire others to go after their own, and they can give you the encouragement to chase your wish too. Wishes inspire change, love gives you the courage to make it happen.

Imagine if the star boy used to be a human, who wished to help others and lost his humanity to do it. Imagine his wish confirms Magnifico's belief, that wishes cause suffering because star boy lost his tether to earth and is separated from the people he loves. Imagine how he foils Asha who also wants to grant everyone's wishes. Imagine him ensuring she doesn't make the same mistake he did while she gives him a reason to change again, to anchor himself to humanity again because he loves her enough not to leave for forever.

Imagine the movie confirming that, yes, change is scary. Chasing your dreams won't always make things better. You might fail more than you succeed and some wishes cannot coincide with each other, leading to grief and strife. But some wishes are worth it. Sometimes, chasing after something better and failing is worth leaving a worse situation. Sometimes taking that chance is worth it, and, like in all fairy tales, if you are kind and generous and act with love, that will make all the difference in the end.

Also, I know everyone wished for a Magnifico and Amaya evil power couple, but imagine if Magnifico was truly in love with Amaya, as he is in the movie, but that love is eventually his undoing. Like Amaya leaps in front of Asha, and Magnifico stops or redirects his attack because she's the one thing he loves more than himself and that is the weakness that Asha and co can take advantage of. Imagine Amaya keeping Magnifico in the mirror and he gets to dote on her from his imprisonment for forever. I'm just saying. At least 30 sickos like me would be into that. Imagine the depth it would give to the themes of love and change and wishing and how acts of love make all the difference.

Alright, I'll get off my soap box. I just really wish Wish could have been stronger because these fairy tales Disney is famous for matter. They really do. But the movie feels too stale and shallow and too much of a cash grab that knows the outline of a disney musical, but is unable to understand the heart of why they work.

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[thegothicalice]

I swear, you have the best thrift stores. Any time you post an ootd I despair a little when most of it is thrifted. (Though I love that you thrift so much. It's wonderful.) You are such a fashion icon!

I’ve lucked out with a couple local places; Pib’s Exchange (been a big one since I was 17 back when they cost about a third of what they do now, though with the construction in the area making them inaccessible I haven’t been in a couple years), an antique mall I find all kinds of cool things besides clothes, this state’s version of Goodwill I’ve found surprisingly good stuff very cheaply, and a store that specializes in vintage clothes called Decades. I’ve also done a bit of online thrifting through Etsy’s vintage sections, but that tends to get spendy so I don’t do it often unless I’m looking for something specific.

Also layering is life! My black and gold ensemble today is a top, lace dress split up the front, and two layered semi-sheer skirts, so mixing things up makes a difference.

[birdyverdie]

School is starting soon!! I can't believe I'm excited for the stressors of classes OURGH...