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there's a clothing store that opened up next to a closed-down chinese herb shop in chinatown that sells incense and other streetwear-type merch. they were selling t-shirts with the signage of the chinese herb shop next door, and i just assumed that it was a community-based collaboration by maybe the grown kids of the herb shop owners. When I left, turns out that the herb shop had closed and there was a sign on the door saying it was now the private offices of the store next door. I felt kinda insulted – not only did they not take down the signage, they profited off the signage itself by parading it around on their merch. I don't know the owners of the clothing store -- maybe they're related to the herb shop. But knowing how these things go, they probably aren't.

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Mmfad

•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 2/10/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Appropriation vs Appreciation - Topic of the day 2/10/25

I agree that in a snapshot in time, it's difficult to tell. I also think that over time, evidence tends to build up and you can draw conclusions as a result

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Mmfad

•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 2/10/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Appropriation vs Appreciation - Topic of the day 2/10/25

To me, it kinda boils down to what's the intention behind wearing the item. If all it is "i think it looks cool and im not gonna bother learning more about it", then that kinda speaks to a rather self-centered mindset. If you genuinely find it cool, you'll probably want to dig deeper and figure out what it means to the people whose culture it comes from and support them, which can be monetarily, by educating others about it, or at the very least recognizing where it comes from. It's a matter of respecting the culture and realizing that you're part of a larger global community with cultural exchange. If you want to imagine what cultural appropriation feels like – imagine being someone from a group of people who were defeated by the Romans and having them parade around your cultural relics somewhat mockingly. Doesn't feel so great.

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Mmfad

•Created by Spuck on 8/7/2023 in #fashion-discussion

Watches

Haute hueovology

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Mmfad

•Created by Spuck on 8/7/2023 in #fashion-discussion

Watches

and other lies we tell ourselves

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Mmfad

•Created by Sam on 2/1/2025 in #questions-and-advice

Styling feedback: khakis, a (hidden) tie, shirt, jumper and denim jacket

A subversive move is one that’s wrong according to the rules, but done in a way that looks intentional, not like an actual mistake

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Mmfad

•Created by Sam on 2/1/2025 in #questions-and-advice

Styling feedback: khakis, a (hidden) tie, shirt, jumper and denim jacket

Note how Art and Zeo’s fits both have matte, patterned ties

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Mmfad

•Created by Sam on 2/1/2025 in #questions-and-advice

Styling feedback: khakis, a (hidden) tie, shirt, jumper and denim jacket

Echoing what others are saying, the tie isn’t doing much in your fit so it’s kinda pointless. A shiny tie like that reads too formal so it comes across as a mistake. A matte tie with big patterns reads a touch more casual and it works with the idea of being subversive

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Mmfad

•Created by Spuck on 8/7/2023 in #fashion-discussion

Watches

Rolex has really nice lugs that hug the wrist beautifully

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Gaming

Programming