#fashion choices were made

[king-of-the-birds]

PAUL'S BALL

a launch party for wings

He produced a handwritten invitation, leaving space to write in the invitee's name, as well as a number, which would be used for a raffle drawing toward the end of the evening. (The prize was a magnum of champagne; the disc jockey Jeff Dexter was the winner.) (..) The recommended dress was "glam."(..)

Some 800 musicians, reporters, friends of the band and music business honchos were invited.(..)

As always at such events, there was ample carping, which a reporter for Rolling Stone duly cataloged. After describing the Empire Ballroom as decidedly unhip, a leftover from the days when the Joe Loss Orchestra would play foxtrots, and young ladies shopped for husbands among the dancers, the writer noted that while the wine and cheese were free, everything at the bar was for sale.

(…)

Eyebrows were raised when, instead of a Wings performance, partygoers were treated to fox-trots, waltzes, quicksteps, and congas, played by McVay's band-along with what McVay remembered as arrangements of sixties and seventies hits, including a Beatles medley and some Beach Boys tunes. They were raised higher still when the heavily sequined and coiffed Frank and Peggy Spence Latin and Ballroom Formation Dancing Teams filed onto the floor to demonstrate their artistry.

"I'm beginning to think that Paul actually digs all this" one guest quipped to the Rolling Stone reporter, "that he actually likes dance bands, ballrooms, and buffet food. That's incredibly camp, you know, incredibly camp. Have you seen his suit? It's like a clown's costume, the jacket is about five sizes too big, and it's not even been finished."

(from the McCartney Legacy Vol. 1)

Paul: A press launch is always a good excuse to have a night out, so we invited friends and journalists, played the album, danced and had a few funny people come on to entertain. I wore an outrageous big check suit that I thought would be good. When I went to collect it from the tailor that morning he told me that it wasn’t finished. I said, ‘Maybe not, but it’s a look!’ So I went to the party with the cotton and the stitching showing, and everyone said, ‘Your suit’s not finished.’ I said, ‘Yeah, I know. Great, huh?’

(from Wingspan, 2002)

Some of the guests that attended were Jimmy Page, Elton John, Sandy Denny, Mary Hopkin, members of the Who, the Faces, Deep Purple, Ginger Baker, Henry McCullough, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Graham Bond, Sandie Shaw, the Greek synthesizer wizard Vangelis, the actors Malcolm McDowell, and Terence Stamp, some of the Monty Python troupe, Sir Joseph Lockwood, the head of EMI, Allan Clarke, of the Hollies, and (Benny) Gallagher and (Graham) Lyle.

After the party a fan encountered Paul:

He went skipping (yes it is true) down the road with Linda and just as he turned the corner to a side street, I took courage and called him back. He stopped and said “yeah” so I ran to catch him up and breathlessly asked him for his autograph. The funny part is my pen was at the bottom of this large bag of mine! He stood patiently watching me with arms folded as I rummaged elbow deep. I asked him if he had a pen as I just couldn’t find mine; he said no (which isn’t surprising as he had this crazy suit on that had no pockets).

(Kathy Turner – From Meet the Beatles for Real: Wings Party)

#IT IS THE UNFINISHED SUIT #he's just paul etc #'eyebrows were raised'…'they were raised higher' #fucking iconic #'decidedly unhip' #i love him your honor #fashion choices were made #wings #wild life #'71 #<33 #.• #denny s #denny l #linda

[dybalassunshine]

idk what to say-

#fashion choices were made

[briarwickart]

i don't think she was invited, jaská

#some real subtle fashion choices were made here #anyway #just a couple of rough sketches to loosen up between comms #oc: nesrîn #oc: jaská #sketchbook #briarwickart

[alagaisia]

I’m reminded of that post about how goths and people who wear only lots of pink are actually the same because “wearing only one color” is a specific choice in opposition to just looking Normal

I’m flying to a friend’s wedding today, and I recently acquired from my neighborhood free page a very pretty vintage suitcase in like a brocade upholstery texture in all of my good colors, so of course I needed a coordinated airport outfit à la Midge Maisel. You guys don’t know me, but I usually dress very put together, in what my sister calls Outfits, with a capital O to distinguish it from just wearing clothes. And since getting a full time job I’ve been slowly adding to my collection of vintage and 50’s-vibes clothes, because I just really like that aesthetic (my bridesmaid dress for the wedding is a vintage tea dress I got from Etsy. The fabric is in great condition but I had to reinforce pretty much every seam with my sewing machine, because the structural integrity of the original thread was breaking down, so that was an interesting learning experience).

All of which is to say that I Dressed Up for the airport in a vintage-y outfit that coordinates perfectly with some of the colors of my suitcase, and my hair is curled, and I have a vintage leather purse that my grandma gave me that matches her watch that I’m wearing and the shoes she bought me last summer at the same vintage store that my skirt came from, and a teenage-ish girl with whatever you call the 2023 teenage equivalent of emo/punk vibes, like the dark maroon mullet and not a lot of makeup and dark comfy clothes but like, very on purpose, told me I look cool when I walked past on the way to security

And like, she Gets It! We have different fashion goals but I think we put a similar degree of intention into the way we look compared to just wearing regular clothes. Which is cool! It’s validating. Not that I really need validation, but it’s always nice to get compliments, of course. And the way I dress is really not terribly distinctive most of the time, other than being Outfits and a little dressier than maybe the norm is, like I think most people who see me one time in passing would see that I look Nice but not necessarily see it as a cultivated Look. But punk mullet girl gets it.

#struggled with not sounding *too* pretentious here #I don’t feel pretentious but I have a hard time talking about like. specific choices and things in any detail #like to my friends I just said what happened with a picture of my outfit and was like ‘and she gets it!’ and they were like ‘yeah!’ #but to strangers I have to go into much more detail to get the point across #even though really it’s not like I’m putting all of that into it every day I just get up and go ‘i want to look nice today’ #in accordance with my personal fashion preferences #and then having to explain those preferences like ‘my name is alagaisia midge maisel darkness way and I’m wearing vintage whatever’ #i do look so cute though #i got these shoes last summer and then lost the heel cap off of one of them the very first time i wore them #finally took them in to have them fixed last week so I could wear them to the wedding #needed a deadline so that I would actually get around to it #i hate flying it’s really a testament of how much I love my friend that I’m flying #instead of driving ten hours to Nebraska #but it made more sense and to make sure i won’t be late or run into car trouble or anything #and I’ll stay looking nice right away instead of getting gross and sweaty in the car or having to change for bachelorette activities #i only know the bride so I’m definitely going to make a very specific impression on all of these strangers lol #i joked with my dad about adopting a trans Atlantic accent for the whole weekend just for shits and giggles #turns out you cannot do it over the top. have you ever listened to JFK’s ‘we choose to go to the moon’ speech #it’s very silly sounding #we had a good time saying things one might say at a bachelorette party in a goofy voice #‘we cho~ose to ohdah thihs maiule strippah… ahnd the othah things.. nawt becahse it is easyh.. #but becawhse he is hahd’ #highly recommend #mine #personal

[immamapletreekid]

instead of grinding for finals i lost hours to a one piece wiki spiral

#IT ALL STARTED...WITH CP9S INDEPENDENT REPORT #in the most predictable fashion. ive yet again fallen for the “dangerous murder bot villains are actually a found family and genuinely care #for one another“ #PLSSS THE WAY THEY ALL WORKED SO HARD TO EARN THE MONEY TO TREAT LUCCI #thinking so hard about how they are one collecfive unit. they move together they work travel live thrive together #giggled so hard at kaku giraffe slide #SOEAKING OF WHICH I JUST LEARNED KAKU IS THE YOUNGEST OUT OF CP9 #HE WAS 18 WHEN THEY PLANTED HIM AND THE OTHERS IN WATER 7 #im not ok im ripping my pillow to shreds punchjng the wall screaming shaking good GOD DJFJ #KALIFAS DAD WAS IN THE PREV GEN OF CP9????? SO SHES RRALLY BEEN THERE THROUGH IT ALL #thinking about lucci and jabra and blueno trio... #yes i originally was devastated to discover my favourite shipwrifjts were actually undercover government assassins but like #the found family.....maybe not found family but FORGED FAMILY THEY MADE IT WORK #i still think it's so silly that. kaku is the youngest but hes second ij terms od power and he speaks like an old man #in my ideal world cp9 brutally murders spandam and they live their best lives after doijg whatever #attention span for stats and cs??? nonexistent #but yea sure i can spend 2 hours memorizing the key detaisl from the wiki entries of all cp9 agents and making a chart and timeline #maybe this is a sign...that i need to fix this before it causes bigger issues #rambling about stuff #wait omg no last thought is how when all the cp9 members reunite after 5 years and firsg thing they do is immediately check their doriki #and jabras upset by how both lucci ajd kakus are higher than his now but then u think about how hes the oldest in their group #heck five years ago when they were sent off to water 7 those two were 23 and FUCKIJG 18 YEARS OLD #OF COURSE HES UPSET THESE TWO FUCKING KIDS ARE STRONGEE THAN HIM #who holds seniority over them. im actually devastated and extremely entertained #the last time u see the youngest of your group hes some 18 year old kid you could best in a spar. maybe even leave some words of wisdom for #then he goes and leanrs how to build ships for 5 years and comes back stronger than u #they are a family to me... HE COULD HAVE ABANDONED TJEM?!?! THEM ALL HAD THE CHOICE OF LEAVING THE OTHERS BEHIND TO SAVE THEMSELVES #BUT THEY DIDNT. HE STILL GAVE KALIFA HIS SHIRT AND CARRIED KAKU ON HIS BACK ALL THE WAY TO ST POPLAR #biting my hands hitting the wall scratchijg the floors screaming shakijg not normal about these guys #THE WAY JABRA HAS A PET CHICKEN TO COUJTER HATTORI

[gayseriea]

#vintage francesco.... if i SPEAK #francesco totti #frank lampard #<- terrible fashion choices were made here

[lemonhemlock]

i find this obsession with stealth wealth that's been brought about in the wake of succession so funny bc ........... as a lady myself i found the female characters' outfits so monumentally boring like i wouldn't be caught dead wearing whatever dull lifeless arid pieces they put on no matter how expensive. also the ugliest fucking jewelry i've seen in my life

#i love her but gerri's rings were hideous #there are like maybe 1 or 2 shiv fits that were okay but her fashion choices generally made me want to eat glass #like it fits the uniform corporate vibe for everything to be in dull grey so it's not a criticism of the costume department #but my goodness why would you find that aspirational #if i hear the words money talks but wealth whispers one more time............. #truly the men's casual fits were the most appealing which is WILD #some interesting watches but NO cute bags !! #succession #i feel like these ~old money~ outfits often used as examples look more put together and stylish than what we saw on screen #which makes me doubt the authenticity of this quiet luxury content #anyway DO NOT dress like the people in succession #callout post for ken's stupid loro piana baseball cap smh

[ghostvalleymasters]

I would like to thank Japan for giving us some of the most wholesome bl shows out there. They are literally saving lives... Hope they keep it up... ❤️❤️😩😩😭

#bl shows #especially after the last episodes of triage and to my star 2 #old fashion cupcake #and #senpai this can't be love #were needed like air #i love these shows already so much #😭😭❤️❤️❤️ #kieta hatsukoi #mr unlucky has no choice but to kiss #thank you for existing #thank you to all the amazing people who made those shows #kei x yaku #japanese bl #cherry magic #moonchilds jukebox

[highlifeboat]

Was looking through some early RE2(1.5) concepts. Apparantly initially it was Annete, who transformed into G, instead of her husband :p

I'm guessing she was a single parent in this version. Because, come to think of it, that is odd, that both of Sherry's parents worked at same place :p

Also, Leon originally had same giant shoulderpads as Jill! (Trans Leon confirmed? 0.0)

That's kind of cool, actually. I kind of dig mutant/G Virus Annette.

I do love this concept of "If they have giant shoulder pads, they are transmen, and that's just the truth". I'm here for it.

At least Leon's are useful pff

#i see why they took them away though #terrible fashion choices were made here #asks #horror lady00

[hotsugarbyglassanimals]

twitter discourse is on another planet right now. there are people bring back the whole "you're not trans if you don't x, y, and z" shit

#the reason why we were trying to establish that the only requirement for being trans is not ID'ing with your AGAB is to avoid - #- hyper analyzing fucking strangers #I fucking technically have done the 'whole 9 yards' aside from bottom surgery and i still am read as a cis girl #and no you can't 'well I don't mean you!' thing to me because there is no tangible way for you to know - #- that Ive had all of this done. i could have been naturally flat chested for all you know #the clothing choices i make are read as feminine *because of the shape of my body* even when theyre technically androgynous #yes even though i had dysphoria this shit did not make me feel secure in my identity as a young trans person #because if i didn't 'put in enough effort' then people would use that as an excuse to misgender me #the only real changes i made pre-transition vs now is surgeries and hormones. the rest is my fashion taste maturing as I aged #a fem tme nonbinary person on tiktok shouldn't have lipsynced to the t-slur. i can agree on that. but we are not bringing this shit back lo

[the-plothole-court]

allison *holding up a piece of paper*: in my hand lies the truth of whether or not wymack and abby are doing it.

allison: wymack wrote the answer down himself and gave me “permission” to do what i’d like with it. i’ve obviously decided to auction it off so, let’s hear some offers.

matt: i’ll let you style my hair in any way you want.

nicky: massage. allison i will give you a full-body massage.

allison: nicky going in the wrong direction and getting himself disqualified! interesting approach.

allison: crazy-hair matt going once, going twice…

aaron: i’ll show you a picture of me in high school. two words: emo phase.

allison: ooo aaron coming in hot!

matt: i’ll also give you full control over my wardrobe.

kevin: i’ll go on a date with you.

allison: SOLD!

allison: to matt, not kevin. that offer really freaked me out and i just want this to end now.

#wymack was already having a bad day but allison driving over to his apartment solely to ask if he and abby were a thing didn’t help #and when wymack looked up to find andrew sitting on top of his fridge looking like he’d broken in and been there for hours #he just grabbed the nearest pen and ripped a piece of paper and wrote one word before handing it to allison with a loving death stare #which then led to the auction #where allison stood in the lounge and made all the foxes sit down in front of her #she was intrigued by the idea of seeing aaron in all black with a terrible haircut and multiple piercings #but as someone majoring in fashion design she knew that matt was the obvious choice #also #allison will never miss out on a chance to crush kevin’s ego and let him know just how repulsive she finds him #or to remind nicky that not everyone wants to be within arms reach of him #aftg #all for the game

[mostlyinthemorning]

Noah-A-Day May: Fashion Edition, Day 11

Vest: Serious dad vibes

Gloves: Probably from a thrift store. If you ask, he’ll tell you all about it.

Hand: Shoved in pocket

Rubber boots: Tying the whole look together

#choices were made here #noah reid #fashion icon #noah-a-day may

[sol-flo]

do you think nuns and priests ever get annoyed having to sift through costumes while trying to buy habits and cassocks and shit online?

#trips me up that you presumably /can/ get like. ecclesiastical garb online #i mean there's no reason why you shouldn't i guess #i never stopped to think where they got their clothes. idk man #that's the sort of thing i should have learned at catholic school. it'd be fun trivia #and i'd have retained the information as opposed to whatever it was i was actually taught #anyway. i guess i assumed they were always custom made? #like some specialized sewists and most things mto #i know specialists exist. like traditional runs in the family etc but thatd be fairly expensive... #god the thought of wearing shitty fast fashion (as it were) polyester for mass though.... yikes #<- not in a blasphemy sense or whatever i just hate polyester so so much and a poly cassock / habit sounds like a nightmare #cotton twill would be a good choice. i bet there's a lot of cotton twill

[midnight-coll]

Girly that is definitely a fashion.. choice. Don't mind my sim on the right and the perfectly rational response from the only normal Sim in this screenshot

#sims4 #sims 4 screenshots #sims 4 townie fashion #sims 4 memes #sims 4 #sims memes #sims fashion #choices were made

[wornkindnessa]

despite the fact padme and amelia are best friends, amelia does in fact judge padme a little bit on her fashion choices

#which is valid #this is speaking just from the movies fashion which uh #choices were made #&. rel. padmé amidala { senatoriaa } #&. GENERAL

[flieslikeamoron]

I'm really liking Willow. It's got a Xena-ish vibe. Like kind of silly, but a lot of fun, and occasionally hits you with an emotional gut punch. Great cast. And as a bonus, unlike on Xena, the lesbians get to kiss. So anyway, looking forward to the finale. But I just have to bitch for a second about Elora's costume because it is the absolute worst, and I hate it. To be clear, I don't mind that the costumes are modern. I mean everyone else's costume is fine. But please tell me.

THE FUCK IS THIS.

THE FUCK ARE THESE?

This is the dumbest and least practical garment. Is it for cold weather? Because it's a crop top and has no sleeves. Is it for warm weather? Because it seems to be made of heavy wool. And why does it have these dumb things that do nothing but drag on the ground and catch on things and get caked in dirt and mud? Are they supposed to be built in scarves? Because MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED SLEEVES instead of two dumb free range scarves that can only keep you warm if you sacrifice the use of your arms. But also why are they so goddamn long?! But also just a normal cloak or cape would be warmer than two skinny, too long half cloaks. But also I don't think they were ever really wrapped around her like scarves or a cloak on the show, so truly, they only serve as dirt catchers and branch snaggers.

I am livid.

P.S. The fuck are these?

Why does this shirt include these trailing boob drawstrings connected to nothing. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? I'm not as mad about it as I am about that dirt dragging, sleeveless, winter crop top, but still I ask WHY?

I like her pants though.

#that thing when you get really mad about clothes #lighten up it's just fashion #choices were made #and they were bad choices #watch the show though #it's fun #willow #elora danan #costume business #costumes