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the stuff that doesn't fit in a tiktok caption. lowercase, em-dash-heavy, occasionally specific about thrift-store lighting.
i think a lot about shoulder pads. specifically the years 1985-89, when entire silhouettes were built around the idea that the human shoulder needed a small flotation device. some of these are funny. most of these are rotten. let me explain.
read the full post →i found this blazer at beacons closet greenpoint. it was on a rack of "regular" 1980s blazers — pinstripe, navy, three at the same shoulder-pad-volume. but the lining was a specific shade of orange-brown that i recognized from somewhere. it took me a day to figure out where: 1987 MTA bus seats.
read the full post →four 1970s polyester shirts, a leather jacket with a questionable patch, and an embroidered bowling shirt that says "linda". the bowling shirt is going on instagram tomorrow. linda, if you are out there, this one is in good hands.
read the full post →three looks: with vintage levis + a tee, with a 90s slip + boots, with a knit + cargo pants. the trick is letting the blazer be the loud one and dressing the rest of the look around its volume.
read the full post →"i find rotten blazers in bushwick and restyle them for 1.4 million people."
— the recurring sentence on TikTok bios