6/18/22

I actually have relevant things to talk about today!

So this week went pretty ok, Sunday and Monday were spent celebrating my grandfathers 70th, and as he's the only grandfather I have that I really have a relationship with, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and getting to spend time with my grandparents. Then on Tuesday I had a friend over which went well, if you're picking up what I'm putting down. We just walked around for a bit at the park that's near my house and then listened to music and watched some stuff, but he ended up falling asleep, and I don't know if this is something I'm doing to them, but this is like the third, fourth time I've hung out with someone and they end up crashing. BUT the exciting thing that I've been looking forward to talking about is while he was asleep I decided to watch some vintage runways and Im actually very enthused about the future of my career. 

The first one I watched was Versace's 1995 spring/summer ready-to-wear collection and I actually really liked it. A lot of what it consisted of were authentically "spring/summer" looking patterns with flowers, lady bugs, and butterflies, but the colors they used were very interesting. Beyond that, it seemed like a lot of the collection was inspired by older menswear, with a lot of the models wearing dress suits with blazers and large collars which I am very much a fan of. It really made me think about certain trends and how the butterfly print definitely was a fad that came and went, but if anybody else remembers the grip butterfly print dresses had on that specific genre of Coachella Insta-baddies, you can clearly see the fad came back for a short while. 

The second collection I watched was by far my favorite and I even posted about it on some of my socials, but the Dolce and Gabbana 1995 Fall/Winter ready-to-wear collection was everything I want to be in the fashion industry. It was very reminiscent (to me and to give you an example of the vibe) of Cruella Deville's live screen appearance in the early 2000's 101 Dalmatians where she was played by Glen Close and she gave cunt every second she was on screen. A lot of it, and my personal favorites, was sheer slips with fur lining on the collar, sleeves, or skirt lining, they models all walked with this cat-like suaveness and they were holding cigarettes and those little BDSM paddle whip things oh my gosh I was drooling. I posted some of the looks on my tiktok which Ill link to at the end of the post.

I also watched a few other Dolce and Gabbana runways and another Versace but they kind of sucked. They were from the 2000s and honestly as much as we glamorized Y2K fashion (and beat it into the ground btw) the actual runway looks they brought to the table were not that interesting. One of them was literally matador inspired which, to their credit, is originally and it wasn't a ready-to-wear collection so obviously its going to not be as normal, but I don't remember ever seeing any celebrities wear any of it, I don't remember any trickle down into streetwear it seemed like it was a once and done "ooh that's neat" and it never really went anywhere. But then again what do I know. I honestly think the biggest problem with fashion at the time was it was in this awkward stage where ideas were starting to be recycled again, a lot of similar colors as collections from the 60s with blue, white and grey making a large appearance, but there also wasn't a lot of room for creativity (I feel like). Whereas now you have what Balenciaga and Gucci does with these weird, almost grotesque seeming runways and performances, albeit still very artistic I'm not saying I don't like it, and everyone eats it up cause its new and exciting. Whereas in the 2000s things being 'new' wasn't as cool, it just felt weird.

Anyways those are my tepid takes that really don't mean anything but its my blog and Ill say what I think I want to say.

Back to talking about me.

I want to go home. Back in like March/April time I was so tired of college I was exhausted with never having a moment to myself, and I was SO excited to be home and do whatever cause I wasn't forced to have responsibility (ie going out and buying my own groceries). Now? I would give anything in the world to be back in Arizona with my friends, getting coffee, smoking when I felt like it, walking wherever I wanted to go, and really feeling like my own person. I honestly think my biggest issue with being home is that this chapter is 100% over. I really have nothing left for me here and everything I do here I only do because I used to enjoy it, but the 17-18 year old who loved watching reruns of family guy and occasionally seeing a friend every other week is dead. Which is funny cause I think if I was doing exactly what Im doing now in Arizona, I would be perfectly content. I just don't want to be,,,here. Iven lived this life already I don't see a point in doing it right now.

That being said I'm going to try to make the most of it. I wanna make plans with my friend Mya sometime soon, I need to see my friend Vivienne A: cause I love her and B: she still has my fucking twilight shirt. I wanna go for hikes cause lord knows I wont be able to when I get home. I'm going to go to the beach with my sister at some point. Like I'm still trying to make my time worth it, I'm just realizing I am fully mentally prepared to move away, which is honestly a pretty nice feeling.

Ok I think I'm done now, I'm sitting outside and I think I'm burnt and my laptops gonna die so I should call it a day. I love everyone. Maisy I know you read these so I miss you very much and Ill see you in two months. I hope anyone who read this has an amazing day and week. Please check the website at some point in between now and next post I'm going to add another page for my socials so I don't have to tell you what they are after every post. Anyways I love you, have a good day, message me if you feel the need and come back next Sunday as I have some more tepid takes about Catholicism that I forgot to talk about this time. <3