Tag: fashion
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February Fashion Challenge, Day 22: Back to beige-ics
It’s another quick post for today – I don’t know what it is about this week, but I’ve been dealing with different health problems every day! First it was the stomach pain on Tuesday, and now it’s a sore throat and nausea on Wednesday. Last I tested, I was negative for COVID, but jeez, I…
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February Fashion Challenge, Day 21: Earning my stripes
Well, this marks the end of my third week! I have to say, as fun as it’s been, I’m just about ready to wrap this month up. I just found out that I’ll be moving in with my partner in March (exciting!) and need to do a lot of packing and prep work (less exciting!),…
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February Fashion Challenge, Day 20: Into the thicc of it
The moment I saw my friend’s suggestion in my inbox, I knew I needed to prepare myself: “Huge emphasis on the dumpy 🍑” To be frank, this theme raised my blood pressure. I’ve never felt confident about my body – for most of my life, bad experiences in P.E. and team sports deterred me from…
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February Fashion Challenge, Days 18-19: Sk8er Boi and the Multiverse of Madness
Here’s something about working with high schoolers that I never expected; I find myself constantly thinking back to the people I wanted to be as a teenager, and wondering how all of those alternate selves could have turned out. What if 13-year-old Mo had told his parents that instead of moving to Seoul, he wanted…
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February Fashion Challenge, Day 17: All aboard!
Why is it that I love ships so much? There are so many reasons. Ships, from the ocean liners of yesteryear to the cruise ships of today, are marvels of engineering and design: giant floating hotels that can accommodate thousands of people across the seas. (Cruises are also shockingly cheap sometimes – and as a…
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February Fashion Challenge, Day 16: Reflections on academia (what, like it’s hard?)
To survive academia, you need ease: the ability to walk through any place, whether a house party or a cocktail reception, with the conviction that you belong and you know how things are supposed to work. Ease may be a product of education, but it’s also a product of wealth, and just as its etymology…
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February Fashion Challenge, Day 15: Life in (pastel) color
While I’m still having plenty of fun with this challenge, I’m officially past the halfway point – and the honeymoon phase is decidedly over. Some of the themes I have left still make me scratch my head, wondering how I’ll manage to pull them off (if you have ideas for Viking Day, please let me…
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February Fashion Challenge, Day 13: An extra-large pocket of rest
It was bound to happen eventually, but today was the first day where I couldn’t pull together an outfit for other people. It’s not that I’m doing this challenge solely for other people; it’s more that I’ve been focused on expanding my comfort zone, and sharing what I’m wearing is a large part of that…
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February Fashion Challenge, Days 11-12: Back To The Future
It’s the second weekend – and the second double fashion feature! Both Saturday and Sunday’s themes pushed me to get creative with interpretation, giving me lots of room to play with different styles before settling on my final outfits. What’s most interesting about these two themes, though, is how they both engage anxieties and anticipation…
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February Fashion Challenge, Day 10: Half ice, extra sugar
WOW! I didn’t even realize how fast this month has gone, but I’m officially on my tenth day of dressing however the Internet tells me to! Honestly, it’s been a busy month even without the challenge (February is terrible for anybody attending or working in schools), but I’m glad I’ve committed to doing this. Having…
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