In, I guess you'd call it mainstream corporate american fashion.

Complete 2-piece outfits are either extremely formal (skirtsuit, business suit, uniform) or extremely casual (tracksuit, pyjamas). Why? Something about being too matchy has the air of being juvenile.

I am talking where you have at least top and bottom together as a set which are created to be worn together, not mix n matched. Sometimes it is more than 2 pieces. A jacket, vest, hijab, scarf, hat, gloves, hairpiece, bag or other garment/accessories can be included.

What is the deal with that? I've seen so many beautiful outfits on people where there are 2+ items that are an obvious set. Piece dyeing, embroidery, applique, screen prints and other techniques used to create wonderful, cohesive effect from top to bottom. These are a global influence most seen on people who grew up outside NA or in enclaves of extra-NA community.

I feel that there are some material (heh) conditions that can partially the difference in prevalence but am not sure what those are. The US focus on blue jeans and khakis is involved?

Anyone know what I am getting at? Not sure if I am articulating properly.

I am having a hard time searching for anything to do with fashion that doesn't result in AI stock images on facebook marketplace. but here are some examples. they just show the concept of the complete outfits, not the highest manifestation as can be seen out n about.

I'm getting into more complex lipstick techniques lately. I used some of that non-transfer liquid lipstick with some lip gloss and it came out so stunningly, lasted the entire day eating / drinking. Usually there will be some harsh fading on the inner bottom lip, but with the gloss on it blended out and looked less noticeable.

In general I've gotten a lot better at technique lately, learning a lot from drag artists and GRWM videos.

I've learned how to not get that creasing / transfering eyeliner / eyeshadow thing by using more powder in general and misting water to set it.

also not related to makeup, but I bleached my eyebrows and it's lasted soooo long, and I love it because I don't really have to do anything but shape them up. It also looks cool with makeup on 😁

What are some makeup techniques or fashion changes (like bleached eyebrows) you have done recently?

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7969983

A source sent me this photo of Kash Patel’s customized Nike’s. The shoes feature...

• a number 9 (Patel is the 9th FBI director)

• a Punisher skull (a vigilante killer from Marvel Comics)

• his personal logo (K$H).

• The backs of the shoes show the FBI motto: "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity".

Patel was photographed wearing them at an FBI Academy event that featured UFC fighters.

https://xcancel.com/WilliamTurton/status/2033672406842413435

I’ve been trying to build a more practical wardrobe and paying more attention to design and usability rather than just brand names.

Recently while browsing different style sources, I came across AAAstudio.nu. They carry a wide range of bags and fashion pieces in clean, wearable styles, which I found interesting from a styling perspective.

Curious how everyone here balances practicality and aesthetics when choosing bags?

This is a fun video. Go try on your clothes!

He's Eric Schmitt a chud senator for Missouri.

thigh high socks / leg warmers on guys. what you think?

Do they exist or do these all just suck uniformly? Ive been mostly filing but sometimes my nails need a good clipping here and there.

Where does one find decent nail clippers? I am at wits end, must I make my own?

Image is just a random crossdresser (self-identified) I thought looked cool. Month long megathreads for smaller comms, that are only pinned in the comm, is something I was talking about in the moderator Matrix chat. c/anime already does something similar, so I figured c/fashion could do it too.

If you have any suggestions about how I could change this megathread to make it more fashion related, that would be greatly appreciated (i.e. like how the c/anime megathread is explicitly for suggestions/what you're watching).

I'd also love it if people could make posts that are guides for fashion. I'd pin them in the comm, at least for a while, and if they're good enough I'd try to get it pinned sitewide. We don't have a wiki, so it'd be greatly appreciated. c/fashion doesn't just have to be pictures of fits.

Talk about whatever you want, as long as it's fashion related. There's plenty to talk about that might not warrant a whole post.

This video released by Telfar fashion designer/brand first appears to be a reality show called "New Models", looking for the next season of models for the brand, but as the video unfolds, the deceit is eventually revealed that this is more of a performance art event featuring Marxist analysis and ending with a Pro-Palestine chant. Media theorist McKenzie Wark is featured in short clips after one of the contestants waiting in line on the street is found to be reading "Capital is Dead, Is This Something Worse" written by her.

The latest/upcoming trans mega suggested using more comms, so im posting here my rather simple approach to (liquid) eyeliner. Theres tons of ways to do eyeliner, this is just how i do it. For what its worth, i have partially (mostly) hooded eyelids, and a somewhat prominent browbone. My eyebrows get sparse at the outside and i try to keep them trimmed a bit, not like waxed thinbrows but more boybrow style with some trimming to keep them kempt.

First clean the skin of the eyelid and around the eye, and let dry fully. Get some micellar water and your favourite liner. I like liquids with a brush applicator.

Second, accept that the wings will be siblings or even cousins, but they will not be twins.

Thirdly, accept that it will probably look bad the first times you do it. Youll have to wipe it off and start over. I stopped doing eyeliner for months and months and had to re-teach myself all of this recently which sucked but was worth it. I spent a lot of time staring at the mirror and wiping everything off.

A note on technique: sometimes when i need to be suuuuper precise, i anchor my drawing elbow to the mirror, or even my forehead as well. This stabilizes everything and makes me less likely to be shakey by keeping the drawing implement and/or the drawing surface steady. Also its way easier to add more eyeliner than remove it! Removal is difficult and often (for me) results in removing more than i wanted.

Ok now figure out how big you want the wings to be, and mark two horizontal lines around the terminus/outer point of the wings for each eye. Just a little dash. These lines are super important, they will guide how you create the wing and how even it ends up. Put them on and then take time, examine them, wipe clean and redraw, do this until they are even and mirrored.

Next, use the tippy tip tip of the applicator to draw a straight line from the outside point of the line down to your lower lash line, almost as an extension of your lower lash line. Some people use tape for this part, kind of like a painter, but i find it more difficult to do that.

Now extend the original horizontal line from the inside end of the original starter/guide line straight onto your lid until it meets/intersects your upper lashes.

Ok now fill it in. Just be careful not to draw outside the lines.

You should have the almost final wing. At least, its general, nearfinal shape has been formed. This is the time to adjust things. Get some TP or a cotton wipe, put some micellar water on it, and fold it to form a sharp/hard edge. You can use this to straighten lines and adjust things. Try to take off too little at a time, because of the liquid it will spread a little and if you aim to take off exactly what you want removed, youll take off too much. Also note that shapes can be misleading. Say one wing is straight and the other looks like it curves up a bit. Perhaps this is because the top line curves up and its center needs to be filled in, or perhaps this is because the tip of the wing has an extra little upwards smudge at the end that needs to be removed, or perhaps (this is the one that always messes me up) the bottomside of the wing bulges out a little and needs to be trimmed. Take the time to investigate how the wings are similar and how they are different and adjust based on that.

Next, draw on your eyeliner as youd like it on the lid itself. This depends on the look, but generally i imagine a vertical line at the inside of my iris going straight up to my eyelid, and draw from that intersection point outward towards the wing, starting very thin with the tippytiptip of the applicator, and pressing more and more (or changing how much of the applicator touches the lid) as i move outwards. If it gets too big grab your TP/cotton and slowly remove it, being sure to pull upwards so you dont mess up other parts of the eyeliner.

Ok if youve done all this you have the final eyeliner on the lid, and an almost complete wing, with a somewhat sharp angle where they meet. The next step is to smooth this angle out. Do this slowly, baby steps. Draw from the wing to the liner on the lid or vice versa, but make sure you start within or on the borderline of the wing/lidliner. The goal is to smooth the angle, not change the wing.

Ok! With the angle smoothed you should have a winged eyeliner look! Perhaps it doesnt look good, perhaps it looks amazing. If it doesnt look good, consider why. I know when i was relearning i drew my starter lines too low, and it didnt look good on my face. No solution but to wipe everything clean and redraw the lines higher, or at a slight angle. Sometimes my eyeliner looks bad because i didnt make them even enough. Or because i messed it up and its just kinda messy (liquid liners craves preciseness).

Anyway, i hope that was helpful, or at least enjoyable to read.