#queer styling
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peppertaemint · 1 year ago
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Let's talk about Taemin and Key of SHINee wearing the Scottish fashion house Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, an openly queer unisex brand. There’s a lot of talk about whether idols know who they are wearing and, when relevant, do they understand the meaning of what they are wearing. We know there are clear examples of artists not understanding what they’re wearing. Indeed, 23-year-old, non-English-speaking Taemin admitted in 2021 that he had no idea the fly of his pants read “Open Here” during View era. Yet, a lot has changed this 2015/16. Taemin’s English is quite proficient. And what about Key, who has studied English since he was a child? I think we can consider understanding the words and understanding the context or broader meaning behind words or, as the case may be, symbols, which can be universal.
Taemin in the Advice album photobook, 2021.
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The Charles Jeffrey Loverboy brand is no ordinary brand. It’s a spunky, fun and edgy unisex brand with genuine British flavour. From London Fashion Week's write up:
"Looking back to look forward, the collections re-render historical references as intrinsically modern while paying respect to an ancestral line-up of costumiers, performance artists and queer icons. Jeffrey’s nightlife-influenced thirst for experimentation, and belief in the validity of mistakes, result in a colourful tension between control and chaos.
"LOVERBOY’s roots are fixed in London’s queer nightlife scene, having been born in 2014 as both a fashion label and a cult club night. The LOVERBOY parties, first staged while Jeffrey was studying for his Masters in fashion design at Central St Martins in London, were attended by the city’s up-and-coming artists, performers, musicians, drag queens and poets, many of whom became Jeffrey’s future muses and creative collaborators."
Live performance of Advice, 2021.
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The tartan in these looks is known as the loverboy tartan. In the current collection, they have an “odorable” loverboy tartan raincoat with giant floppy bunny ears. I’m too lazy to link it, but do look it up and peruse the punk-meets-whimsy items on the website.
Taemin’s stylist for Advice was Kim Wook. You can read an interview with Kim Wook in translation here. Wook talks about he and Taemin wanting to do something impactful before Taemin entered the military, and they settled on working with silhouettes that are usually seen on female dancers. I could do a whole post on Taemin’s styling for Advice (maybe I will!), but to connect things back to the brand at hand, the flamboyantly unisex Loverboy brand seems to be at home with the goal of Advice’s styling. Advice was Taemin’s way of saying “I will go my own way and trust myself over others,” and I don’t think the androgynous or even gender-fluid looks he presented are a coincidence; Wook’s interview shows that it isn’t. These looks feel like a push forward for Taemin, and he’s been clear in saying Advice was a breakaway from his past. Act I and Act II were leading to this moment.
Taemin has been wearing Charles Jeffery Loverboy upon in return in 2023. I think the most significant choice is the non-binary shirt he wore a fan meeting during Hard era. The t-shirt is a jab at conservatives’ obsession with the love lives and indeed, bathroom usage, of LGBT+, saying, “They’re happy and satisfied. Are you?” There is a also a good-sized, unmistakable non-binary symbol on the shirt. I hadn’t seen this symbol before but it was still easy for me to comprehend. As an artist who is increasingly wearing gender-fluid outfits, it is likely a conscious choice to wear a shirt that supports non-binary rights.
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Now, we can’t forget fashion-forward, English king Key in all of this. Key has always had a love and fascination with fashion; we saw in One Fine Day his interaction with a local London fashion brands. He’s a man who knows his fashion houses, so it seems unlikely he wouldn’t know about the Loverboy brand or its ethos as a unisex brand.
Key primarily wore Charles Jeffrey Loverboy accessories for his Gasoline promotions in 2022. The adorable hat with ears is statement wrapped in cuteness, that speaks to the camp motif present in both Key’s body of work and the Loverboy label’s. It’s cute, but not too cute. It’s loud but soft, and the Loverboy stamp is there for all to see. I think that Key embodies what LSF wrote about the Lovery label as “a colourful tension between control and chaos.” Key is never afraid to experiment, and he can go from creating iconic androgynous silhouettes reminiscent of ancient gods and Beyoncé to the retro-camp shown below that almost looks like it could be at home in a Ghostbusters film. Almost.
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There are contexts where, like the above, it is more than reasonable to assume that the artists understand what they are wearing and that the choices made are conscious and in some cases made with the goal of the comeback in mind. And there are situations where it’s possible or even confirmed by the artist that they didn’t know what they were wearing or what it meant. I think it can become an obsession for some to want the styling to be conveying a secret code. With the case of Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, there’s no code and it’s not secret. It’s simply known and recognised by those who know, which is enough.
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rttnmeat · 3 months ago
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you've probably seen a lot of folk polish mikus but have you ever seen a patus miku?
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greenfinchg-illustration · 8 months ago
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coveredinredpaint · 1 year ago
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simple tutorial on how to make those bottlecap buttons you see everywhere
you'll need:
bottlecap•soda tab•safety pin•pliers•sandpaper/file•paint/paint markers/smth to decorate with•clear nail polish
remove the print on the buttons using a file or the sandpaper
(if you wanna keep the print skip this step, use a cloth to protect the print from scratches when folding down the sides of the cap)
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fold down opposing sides of the cap, to help add in the safety pin
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bend the tab at a slight angle, insert it into the cap. make sure the side of the safety pin that can not open is the one stuck under the tab
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fold down one side of the cap to lock the tab in place, then try and press the tab as flat as you can, to lock the safety pin in place (prevents the buttons from moving on the safety pin, if you like rattling buttons, skip this step)
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fold down all other sides of the cap
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cover the button in one or more base layers of paint
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add ur design (i use paint or paint markers for good coverage and vibrant colors)
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cover that in one or two layers of nail polish, it will protect the button from rain and the paint from cracking
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thats it, lemme know if you want tutorials on anything else, i like making em.
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lotus-pear · 11 months ago
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"i haven't worked you like a dog yet, as promised"
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koszmarnybudyn · 5 months ago
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Laying in big beds with loved ones is a need and a want.
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tinyhorror · 6 months ago
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miku in hades style 🫶 (song)
twitter | insta | inprnt | redbubble
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daiwild · 1 year ago
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A friend was like, "What if Muriel needed advice from the angel and demon on their shoulder—who happen to be Aziraphale and Crowley—but they start making out instead"
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kehlanifenty · 5 months ago
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neon-ufo · 21 days ago
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Song for October: The Last King Of Pictdom by Eternal Champion
~~~ My October was pretty busy, so this ended up being a bit of a rush job in the midst of a total exhaustion. I toyed with the idea of making this a shirt, but I'll see. I can see myself continue tinkering with it, but for now I'll post it since it's already late as is lmao
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ginnyluna · 6 months ago
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It's 2024 and my girl Piper would rock those buttoned short-sleeves shirts
Finished version of this sketch
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deathtokillian · 1 month ago
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“I can never find good clothes at the thrift store”
MAKE IT!!!! I CAN NOT EXPRESS THIS ENOUGH!!
Take a boring/ugly piece of clothing and do some diy on it!
Cut it
Dye it
Put patches on it
Put safety pins on it
Sew pop tabs on it
Hell sew random stuff on it
Do tie dye
Bleach dye a design on it
Layers and accessories also go a long way
Let your creative flow baby!! Possibilities are endless!!
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nixxsmokeweed · 6 months ago
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I made a new backpatch for my wheelchair. The first picture is the new one and the second is the old.
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I made this new one with velcro which attaches much cleaner to the chair. That way, you can actually see all the patches.
I find these backpatches are much better than a traditional battle jacket for me. As Battle jackets get really heavy, which makes it harder to push myself. This way I can still participate.
If you make one I would love to see!
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mimimar · 2 months ago
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i've been completely charmed by witch hat atelier♡
(art prints)
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coveredinredpaint · 22 days ago
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made a linocut im very proud of
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something about wearing your transsexuality proudly like a stag wears his antlers
also im losing my uterus friday (whoo yayyy) the person who finds it gets to keep it
more crafts coming soon cause the gyn said i need to take time from school to crafts lots after surgery (or smth like that)
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aceredshirt13 · 2 months ago
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the double-edged sword of old British literature is that there’s a solid chance it’ll feel gay but there’s an equally solid chance it’ll also feel racist
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