tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post7132718707705039633..comments2023-11-02T03:54:04.742-07:00Comments on Fashion Fragile: Describing The MotionSonya Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08652604565350784676noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-80878823741980176202014-08-29T14:50:54.901-07:002014-08-29T14:50:54.901-07:00IT'S TRUE! hahah. Thank you. I look forward to...IT'S TRUE! hahah. Thank you. I look forward to reading more of your own insights!Sonya Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606986590654657328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-43754873292399408822014-08-26T06:02:26.246-07:002014-08-26T06:02:26.246-07:00This was a really fascinating post, and extremely ...This was a really fascinating post, and extremely well-written. Certainly one my favorites on here so far; well done you!<br /><br />I can relate to so much of this. Since doing that Bustle experiment, I've truly been trying to identify why I like certain styles, and not others. I could babble about how there is more mystery and allure to some traditional feminine cuts, than there is to a revealing, tight-fitted bodycon. But that's not *really* it. Sometimes there's no rhyme or reason, I guess.<br /><br />This bit made me giggle:<br /><br />"Ideally I would walk from place to place making fancy observations about performative identity and aesthetic communication, but the reality is that I just sneak pictures of people's backpacks on the train."Marie Southard Ospinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526732398164827492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-33790347853713679762014-08-23T22:35:44.017-07:002014-08-23T22:35:44.017-07:00"It's nice to just be able to feel with n..."It's nice to just be able to feel with no expectation of oneself." Amen.Sonya Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606986590654657328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-72015876500204627642014-08-23T22:35:08.769-07:002014-08-23T22:35:08.769-07:00Glad to know you fancy dancers have the same exper...Glad to know you fancy dancers have the same experience! =D ;)Sonya Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606986590654657328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-87033970409223695192014-08-23T19:19:39.886-07:002014-08-23T19:19:39.886-07:00Very well stated! Sometimes I feel the need to hav...Very well stated! Sometimes I feel the need to have an explanation for everything, including my tastes. It's nice to just be able to feel with no expectation of oneself. Tastes change and morph throughout our lives, and what may have been relevant to one's personal taste just don't apply anymore. It can be exhausting. As for observations of the appearance and style of others, I have found that do something similar... more often than not I am admiring or maybe "fixing" what other people are wearing in my mind and altering it to my personal taste. It's something that I think a lot of people do, regardless of their acknowledgement to it. I also definitely regard it as a cultural thing, as well. American culture is very concerned with outward appearance, but not in the same way that Japan would be concerned, for example. It's all complex and I just like what I like. Some things just call to you or you call to it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294298229790054895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-48912773278016566092014-08-23T13:42:29.506-07:002014-08-23T13:42:29.506-07:00Heh, this is a great post! I know exactly how you ...Heh, this is a great post! I know exactly how you feel ^_^<br /><br />At some point I just gave up and went with it - it's the same for me and certain positions/movements in ballet. Some of them I do and I'm just like WARGARBLOMGWTFLOVETHISSOMUCHARGHFLAIL, and others I'm all 'meh' about, or even 'augh! No!'. I have no idea why this is the case (outside, perhaps, the fact that am closer to mastering some than others, just like we love certain clothes because they look particularly good with our colouring, say ;-))<br /><br />Example: I will do arabesques all day, in every way, but assemble needs to get out of my life, LOL! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-67467392948292227102014-08-22T15:31:22.013-07:002014-08-22T15:31:22.013-07:00And I'm glad you do!And I'm glad you do!Sonya Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606986590654657328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-901912234736653172014-08-22T15:30:59.170-07:002014-08-22T15:30:59.170-07:00YES. Personal aesthetics = the most interesting.YES. Personal aesthetics = the most interesting.Sonya Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606986590654657328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-60162975617073829002014-08-22T10:35:46.600-07:002014-08-22T10:35:46.600-07:00I always struggle to find reasons behind what I li...I always struggle to find reasons behind what I like and dislike, clothing-wise. There are some pieces of clothing that I adore, and others that I find horrendous, but I just can't pinpoint what about them gives me such an extreme reaction! Lostvestigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106947122172234129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-91911041637859804452014-08-21T16:25:18.003-07:002014-08-21T16:25:18.003-07:00I think about clothes way more than is necessary f...I think about clothes way more than is necessary for sure. his_girl_fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15478394514503451317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-4249192899226822942014-08-21T07:31:31.442-07:002014-08-21T07:31:31.442-07:00Dang, are you speaking my language! I'm really...Dang, are you speaking my language! I'm really fascinated by forms of art that are embedded in our daily lives. Fashion, food, architecture, etc. are all around us. We can choose to dress, eat, and live purely functionally, or we can also use those actions as self-expression. I love the concepts, and I spent equal time thinking about how much I love them and how tricky they are to think about in a precise way. So I'm really feeling you right now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-52672732355336976772014-08-20T22:26:40.882-07:002014-08-20T22:26:40.882-07:00I bet I would! Something to add to the list ~I bet I would! Something to add to the list ~Sonya Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606986590654657328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554809704589605942.post-19525479331101642432014-08-20T19:17:48.945-07:002014-08-20T19:17:48.945-07:00You might enjoy reading Thorstein Veblln on the un...You might enjoy reading Thorstein Veblln on the underlying meaning of women's fashions, particularly the high heel.Nancy Bea Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833697697334243593noreply@blogger.com