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I made one about a year ago and I instantly didn't like it.

WHOA. For one, I'm not at ALL a pioneer of seapunk culture.

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Those are some badass seapunks. I got on the bandwagon pretty late and just toyed with the aesthetic, like I do with any other aesthetic. Part of my daily focus is morphing my 'look' to either mimic, comment on, pay homage to, or mock (all depending, of course, on my artistic focus and relevant opinions) on a certain culture or movement. I'm certainly not pioneering any movement. Your description gives me way too much credit. I have immense respect for the movement and I find it incredibly alluring, but I've added very little artistic input, save my most recent blog post (if you even can consider there to be any "there" there).

All of that said, I loved the Azealia Banks video and I loved the Rihanna performance from the sole standpoint of a consumer. I see them both as a marriage of a thriving underground culture and a mainstream outlet. My opinion is conceptual, negligent of Azealia Banks or Rihanna as people/performance artists. I believe that any mainstream outlet that embraces an underground artistic movement aids the creative process.

Art borrows from art. Art steals from art. Art is inspired by art. I am art and you are art and life is art and we all inspire art and each other. And we borrow ideas and bounce them around and those borrowed ideas inspire new ideas and 2 years ago, I straight up stole my ex-boyfriend's haircut and it looked really great and then I modified it and am I making my point? This is absolutely NOTHING NEW. There is a very loose obligation to recite a verbal bibliography for each and every piece an artist creates. As children of the URL, we need to understand that our tool is a sword and "it cuts both ways". We have access to a plethora of inspiration and have a nearly-perfect showcase for our creations, but EVERY OTHER PERSON WITH ANY MEDIA CONNECTION AT ALL has direct access to be inspired by the creations that we showcase.

I think that it is the duty of the consumer to view a video or performance and dig deeper for the root. He who views and enjoys the Rihanna performance should then go forward to learn about the 3D art movement and expose himself to what inspired her visual direction in an effort to ultimately better understand the magnitude of the movement and come to fully appreciate it. Mainstream interpretation should be a gateway, not a death sentence.

My final point is that all other points are negated once an artist claims to have not been inspired by any outside source whatsoever in their creative process. Since the end of the vampire wave, "mermaids" were named the next big thing. Like, a few months before Lady Gaga dressed up as a mermaid in her You and I video. A few months before Versace's S/S 2012 collection put starfishes on models and Karl Lagerfeld had Florence Welch perform vocals on his runway out of a clam. MIA did her XXXO video in like, 2010. This has all been bubbling up for a while now.

This is entirely my opinion and I'm not going to sit on the internet and try to push it as the right one. It was not my art that was in question here, so I may not have been the best person to write this and any opportunity to constructively debate the topic, just like any other topic, is welcomed.

I have a love/hate relationship with it. I've learned so much about luxury goods and the spending habits of the 1%, my abilities as a salesperson have grown exponentially, and I'm making a lot more money.

It's also very stifling. I feel like I'm constantly on mute and I'm trying to fit into a corporate mold, which is completely expected when working in luxury retail. I would imagine if I stepped up to Dior or McQueen, I'd feel even more boxed in, both emotionally and creatively. But I need to pay my rent, so it works.

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To get a point across, abso-fucking-lutely. The internet can be a really fucking ugly place and I consider it a personal attack on myself when people continually try to goad me into publicizing my feelings/interactions in regard to my friends and peers.

Thanks for blocking me. If you didn't, here's your chance, babe.

I had 12 different My Chemical Romance band t-shirts and I dyed a big red stripe down the center of my head. rawk on \m/

I actually really do like Olivia Lopez, homegirl knows how to wear a gown.

Honestly, babe, you know the cons involved in smoking. They're a waste of money, they're bad for you, they make you smell bad. Just respond with "I am fully aware of the negative consequences I face as a smoker, but I enjoy smoking and that personal joy is worth it to me." People sometimes really get off by acting as though smokers are ignorant to cigarette 101 and it is their duty to educate us. Just let them bitch and light up.

I waited to answer this because I knew I had a blog post coming up.

Honestly, not really. The term seems trite at this point. I'm a blogger, but I just write about shit that's going on in my life and (poorly) connect it to the outfit I'm pictured in. I'm getting to a point where I enjoy typing my blog post far more than actually showcasing my outfit in it.

It really depends on where you live. In Vegas, Savers was my usual go-to. In L.A., I'm an Out of the Closet junkie. I dig Crossroads sometimes, too. Wasteland and Buffalo Exchange have great pieces, but they're just way out of the price range I set for myself when I go thrifting. Like, I want things for $1. Max $4.

I smoke camel menthols in the spring/summer (warm months) and switch to Camel 99's in the fall/winter (cool months).

Thank you very much, that's such a sweet thing for you to say! :)

I'm honesly terrified of publicizing my art (style posts, my writing, my philosophical musings, etc.) for the sake of frequent publication because I feel that it would have a negative effect on the quality of said art. I draw from inspiration, which is partially the reason behind my occasional disappearance from the blogging realm.

I've honestly never found myself attracted to an African-American person, though I would never write someone off as being unattractive due to their race. I base my attraction on an person-by-person basis, determined by the physical response my body has to their appearance, which is then followed by the emotional response I have upon interaction (assuming I don't wuss out and not talk to them, which is frequently the case).

Not really, honestly. I got bored with the idea of style blogging, I moved to L.A., I had a shift in ideals and opinions about the concept, and I'm still in limbo regarding which direction I want to take my blog. I'd love to continue blogging, but I don't want to put together posts that lack creative direction and just spotlight my confusion right now. I think the labels I'm clinging to right now fit me better than "fashion blogger", like "internet personality", "activist", and "donut eater."

I had a PG-13 dream about Kirk Cameron and right before it got R-rated, he turned into Billy Crystal and I freaked out and woke up.

I see this as proof that if you screw around with really hot religious fundamentalists, they will shed their layers and turn into Billy Crystal.

he blocked me on twitter so idk i think he's mad at me or something

if you don't count being full-time junk food depositories as a work, then you have a very narrow-minded idea of what a job is.

I went to private school for 3 years, then I finished elementary school at my local public school, followed by 3 years of middle school at a magnet school geared towards math and science, a year at my local performing arts academy, another year and a half at my local public high school, and I finished my last year and a half of high school online.