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Jawn Ramachandra

Blackbird Spyplane • 599 implied HN points • 01 Feb 24
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. Blackbird Spyplane offers various fashion and lifestyle recommendations through their posts.
  2. They have a selection of unique, single-craftsman made clothing items and accessories available for purchase.
  3. The website also features an electronic music playlist curated by Studio Nicholson.

The shirt of the year

Blackbird Spyplane • 1598 implied HN points • 13 Jul 23
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. The shirt of the year is a roomy, vertical-stripe button-up that is currently on trend and in high demand.
  2. Keith Henry, a self-taught designer, creates clothes entirely by himself under the name Henry's, known for high-craft jumbo jeans and small-run pieces.
  3. Keith Henry sells his clothes through limited drops, values creative control, and finds inspiration in old army clothing to create unique, well-crafted designs.

Fashion Police: Inauguration Edition

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 1265 implied HN points • 20 Jan 25
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. The fashion at the inauguration was eye-catching, with different styles making statements. Kamala Harris wore a casual suit while others, like Melania Trump, dressed more formally.
  2. The weather was very cold, prompting changes to the swearing-in ceremony's location. This chilly atmosphere likely influenced attendees' clothing choices.
  3. Lauren Sánchez drew attention with a bold and daring outfit that some found inappropriate but also exciting. It definitely stood out among the more traditional looks.

The AI doppelgänger experiment – Part 1: The training

On Looking • 184 HN points • 15 May 24
🎨 Art & Illustration Style
  1. Communication relies on shared language, and this is especially crucial when discussing visual concepts like style and art.
  2. Training generative AI models to transfer style involves complex processes of separating denotational and stylistic aspects of images.
  3. The AI doppelganger experiment explores the tension between human-created images and machine-generated ones, raising questions about personhood, identity, and creativity in the digital age.

The vintage workwear plug

Blackbird Spyplane • 499 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. Explore a unique collection of vintage workwear, including heavy-duty canvas dusters, chore coats, and more from brands like L.L. Bean, Carhartt, Woolrich, and Levi's.
  2. Discover an under-the-radar Japanese line at Beklina's physical store, offering independent-designer selection and beautifully textured woven Japanese cotton pieces.
  3. Experience the thrill of vintage shopping by finding connections to the past through once-cherished objects, like Molly Ringwald does, creating stories and imagining characters behind the items.
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Unstylish style in Vanity Fair.

The Common Reader • 956 implied HN points • 05 Dec 24
📚 Literature Style
  1. There is a difference between 'style' and 'stylish'. Style is about how someone expresses themselves, while stylish means following trends or being fashionable.
  2. William Shakespeare, for example, has a diverse range of styles but isn't necessarily considered stylish because he doesn't conform to any one fashionable way of writing.
  3. Modern writers are often seen as stylish because they write in a polished manner, but not all styles, even if they are complex or intricate, are considered stylish.

Fit Talk with GQ's Yang-Yi Goh

sprezza • 353 implied HN points • 16 Jan 24
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. Yang-Yi Goh embraces a genreless style by blending different aesthetics.
  2. The internet has played a significant role in breaking down traditional fashion boundaries.
  3. Yang-Yi Goh's fashion sense is influenced by a mix of preppy style and various subcultures.

clothes store memories

bookbear express • 374 implied HN points • 17 Jun 25
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. Clothes can represent important moments in our lives and reflect our changing identities. What we wear often shows where we've been and how we've grown.
  2. Finding a personal style takes time and experimentation. It's about discovering what feels right and what we genuinely like, not just following trends.
  3. Our relationship with fashion can be deeply personal. Clothes can evoke memories and feelings, making them a significant part of our self-expression.

Biker jackets are not cool

Blackbird Spyplane • 1458 implied HN points • 14 Mar 23
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. Blackbird Spyplane values non-judgmental and non-doctrinaire style advice.
  2. Biker jackets are considered not cool due to excessive design elements.
  3. While some exceptions exist, biker jackets have generally fallen out of fashion since the early 2000s.

#202: A Maybe Baby year in review

Maybe Baby • 806 implied HN points • 29 Dec 24
🎭️ Culture Style
  1. The author reflects on a year of ups and downs in their writing journey, sharing insights from their personal and creative life.
  2. There are exciting offerings for subscribers, including essays, recommendations, and podcasts that cover various topics, especially parenting and culture.
  3. A special promotion is available for new subscribers, making it a good time to access exclusive content and connect with the community.

My Àntonia: Introduction. Book I, Chapters 1–7

Book Post • 275 implied HN points • 04 Feb 24
📚 Literature Style
  1. My Ántonia by Willa Cather uses a frame narrative to introduce the main story.
  2. The novel adopts a first-person narrator, adding spontaneity and an American feel.
  3. Characters in the story are introduced through a train journey, setting the stage for upcoming adventures.

Culinary Couture

Snaxshot • 339 implied HN points • 14 Jan 24
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. The intersection of food and fashion from a GenZ perspective is an interesting topic.
  2. Anja Westhues explores the connection between food and fashion in her writing.
  3. Readers can access the full post archives by subscribing to Snaxshot.

The soul moved the pen, and broke it.

The Common Reader • 1275 implied HN points • 18 Mar 24
📚 Literature Style
  1. Flaubert's intense and disturbed personality was essential to his artistic style and work.
  2. Flaubert's commitment to creating a perfect novel like 'Madame Bovary' involved intense emotional investment in his writing.
  3. Flaubert's belief in detachment for the sake of art and the importance of creating style through observation rather than raw emotion are key aspects of his writing advice and artistic process.

The 75 Hard Style Challenge Edition

Why is this interesting? • 1266 implied HN points • 31 Jan 24
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. The 75 Hard Style Challenge focuses on intentional dressing for 75 days without buying new clothes.
  2. Getting dressed in the morning can have a positive impact on mental health and self-perception.
  3. Participating in a fashion challenge like this can help you understand your personal style preferences and clean out your closet.

How to do things with style

On Looking • 199 implied HN points • 11 Nov 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Style
  1. Style has always been a critical aspect of the creative industry, influencing how artists are perceived, hired, and valued.
  2. Historically, debates around copyright, art, and market trends have shaped the concept of style and its significance in creative work.
  3. In today's context, the value of style is shifting towards more internal, unique concepts like vision and voice, as illustrators adapt to technological advancements and changing market dynamics.

Cathedrals, Memories, and Eternal Cycles

Through the Looking Glass • 59 implied HN points • 31 Mar 24
🎨 Art & Illustration Style
  1. Impressionism in art focused on naturalistic subjects and emphasized zooming out to fully appreciate the details, similar to how some movies can be understood.
  2. The movies 'Aftersun' and 'Babylon' exemplify the Impressionistic style by portraying real-life themes and requiring viewers to watch the whole film to grasp the intended message.
  3. Movies like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Momento' may also demonstrate this unique connection between art and film, inviting further exploration.

Research papers used to have style. What happened?

Secretum Secretorum • 555 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
🔬 Science Style
  1. Scientists in the past were more open about uncertainties and used more expressive language in their research papers.
  2. Old scientific articles had a charming style with vivid descriptions and engaging narratives.
  3. The rigid structure and format of modern scientific writing may hinder creativity and the development of new ideas.

Letter from the field #2 - Fragments

On Looking • 119 implied HN points • 04 Oct 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Style
  1. Fieldwork involves ebbs and flows, from clear understanding to scattered fragments.
  2. Style is a complex concept, challenging to various professions, and raises questions about perception.
  3. Illustration is connected to labor laws, freelance work conditions, and the concept of 'full-time' work.

[Revisited] Experiments in style: The Christmas Letter

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life • 6 implied HN points • 28 Dec 25
📚 Literature Style
  1. Rewriting the same story in a different style shows how changing tone and genre can reshape the reader’s experience.
  2. A Christmas-letter parody mixes boastful achievements and trivial domestic details to mock social pretension and upper‑class privilege.
  3. A minor midnight accident is turned into comic recurring material through exaggeration and repetition, turning a mild concussion and a small reading progress into running jokes.

One rule for good writing

The Common Reader • 708 implied HN points • 06 Mar 23
📚 Literature Style
  1. Writing is Darwinian not Newtonian - language changes as you use it.
  2. Good writing meets its purpose or the requirements of its medium.
  3. Ignore strict style rules and focus on adapting your writing based on circumstances.

kitten corner: sartorial science

bad cattitude • 141 implied HN points • 08 Dec 24
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. Dressing nicely can help you feel good and fit in at events. It’s like dressing for the party you want to attend.
  2. Sometimes, it’s fun to dress up pets, like cats, in cute outfits. It can make their personalities shine even more.
  3. Fashion can be playful and creative, especially around holidays. A festive outfit can bring joy to both the wearer and those around them.

Thomas Hardy, Genius

Autoscriptorium • 99 implied HN points • 02 Feb 23
📚 Literature Style
  1. Poetry involves sound and requires a voice. Thomas Hardy believed in conveying meaningful messages through poetry, not just elegant words.
  2. Thomas Hardy, a talented architect turned poet, had a diverse range of influences and taught himself various languages. He was known for his unique style inspired by folk music and rhythm.
  3. Hardy's poem 'The Voice' beautifully conveys deep emotions and longing through its poetic language and structure. Each line reveals layers of complexity and evokes strong emotions.

Illustration without illustrators

On Looking • 199 implied HN points • 24 Jun 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Style
  1. Consider changing clients if you fear being replaced by AI, instead of worrying about AI overtaking your profession.
  2. Illustration involves more than just translating text into images; it's about creating a unique relation and dynamic between the two.
  3. AI and art are not natural forces in conflict but human creations that require understanding and responsibility. AI's ability to replicate styles does not diminish the importance of individuality and style in art.

#073 ✰ Half year through thoughts

Objet • 39 implied HN points • 22 Jun 23
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Style
  1. The intersection of consumerism, myth, satisfaction, desire, taste, joy, meaning, and pride is explored on Objet.
  2. Clayton discusses his favorite investments, passion for menswear, next contemplated purchase, and current curiosity in menswear.
  3. Objet encourages cataloguing loved objects to share with friends, discover gems, and receive quality recommendations.

The Two Types of Writing Problems

Desk Notes by Charles Schifano • 48 implied HN points • 12 Nov 24
📚 Literature Style
  1. Writing problems can be split into two main types: composition issues and expression issues. Composition deals with how to arrange your words, while expression is about capturing your thoughts.
  2. When you know what you want to say but can't find the right words, it's usually a composition problem. There's often a solution or guide that can help you find the right way to say it.
  3. Writing is a mix of sharing what you're thinking and continuously refining it. It's okay to struggle; the goal is to bring the ideas in your mind to life on the page.

The intimate commodity of the commercial artist.

On Looking • 99 implied HN points • 29 Apr 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Style
  1. In a capitalist system, style becomes a way for individuals to shape their identity through the consumption of stylized goods.
  2. As a commercial artist, the balance between originality and predictability is crucial in capitalizing on style.
  3. The concept of 'style' in art blurs the lines between personal expression, market demands, and artistic authenticity.

where the fires burn 3 | fiction

Tumbleweed Words • 17 implied HN points • 02 Feb 25
⚔ Fiction Style
  1. The man experiences severe pain and isolation, feeling completely cut off from the outside world. His patience wears thin as he awaits news of a new destination.
  2. He survives on minimal food and water options, ordered from the owner of his building. The situation feels desperate, highlighting the severity of his living conditions.
  3. As time passes, his health slowly improves, and he realizes the bugs on his skin are evolving. This strange detail hints at the unsettling changes happening around him.

The economic birth of style

On Looking • 39 implied HN points • 09 Apr 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Style
  1. Discourses of style and copyright emerged around the same time, intertwining romantic ideas of creativity with economic and legal rights for authors.
  2. Style interacts with the market through constraints like deadlines and budgets, impacting the types of illustrations that are in demand.
  3. Understanding the economic aspects of style can empower artists in a commercial world, providing agency and prompting critical reflection on their practice.

Another chortleworthy 'experiment in style'

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life • 3 implied HN points • 10 Aug 25
📚 Literature Style
  1. Trying out different writing styles can help improve your skills. It’s a fun way to get creative and explore new ways to express ideas.
  2. Steampunk is a unique genre that blends history with futuristic technology. It adds a cool twist to storytelling with its imaginative vocabulary.
  3. Experimenting with writing can lead to humor and interesting narratives. Sharing these experiments can engage others and spark discussions.