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subunit317 lemmy.world subunit317@lemmy.world
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stoicmaverick lemmy.world stoicmaverick@lemmy.world
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Looks good, but poll: What book should one performatively read with a brooding scowl while wearing this?

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Chais sh.itjust.works Chais@sh.itjust.works
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Where would it be more convenient? The kitchen?

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DrSleepless lemmy.world DrSleepless@lemmy.world
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Is it a goth library?

Looks good though

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transscribe9468 literature.cafe transscribe9468@literature.cafe
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Looks good, but poll: What book should one performatively read with a brooding scowl while wearing this?

Capital by Karl Marx

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jaybone lemmy.zip jaybone@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-02-08
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How do you know how many buttons to button on a coat like that?

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RBWells lemmy.world RBWells@lemmy.world
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That's an amazing outfit. Hope the library has air conditioning. My question is how are you getting your hair to stay all on one side like that?

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subunit317 lemmy.world subunit317@lemmy.world
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Looks good, but poll: What book should one performatively read with a brooding scowl while wearing this?
  • The Egyptian Book of the Dead
  • The Book of Thoth
  • Anything by HP Lovecraft or Edgar Allan Poe
  • Dracula
  • Interview with the Vampire

Those would be my picks. They're worth reading in a non-performative way. But it can be performative too lol.

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subunit317 lemmy.world subunit317@lemmy.world
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That's an amazing outfit. Hope the library has air conditioning. My question is how are you getting your hair to stay all on one side like that?

This was a trick I learned recently. If you have long enough hair, brush a little bit of mousse into it, then make a side pony tail and clip it in place. Let it dry for awhile or use a hairdryer, then remove the clip. Should stick like that until next time you wash it (as long as its not super windy outside).

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Torn Apart By Dogs lemmy.blahaj.zone sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-01-20
#10 · Quote Reply

Gorgeous. Giving modern vampire. 🥵

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Jilanico Moderator Jilanico@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
#11 · Quote Reply

Amazing 🔥🔥🔥

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terranoid lemmy.cafe terranoid@lemmy.cafe
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Your version is better but it's giving Musk vibes

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Jilanico Moderator Jilanico@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
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How do you know how many buttons to button on a coat like that?

If you got the confidence to rock that fit, you can button as many as you damn well please 😎

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Anna lemmy.ml AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-11
#14 · (edited) Quote Reply

Now answer the real question do you always do all those buckles and laces when you wear this outfit or leave them strapped and just wiggle out of the clothes???

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NathanDerWeise feddit.org NathanDerWeise@feddit.org
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The fit is for "stealing hearts" as well as stealing hearts.

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modus lemmy.world modus@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
#16 · Quote Reply

Your version is better but it's giving Musk vibes

Damn, that's cold.

Hilarious, but cold.

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stoicmaverick lemmy.world stoicmaverick@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-17
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead The Book of Thoth Anything by HP Lovecraft or Edgar Allan Poe Dracula Interview with the Vampire Those would be my picks. They're worth reading in a non-performative way. But it can be performative too lol.

Those are more inline with the vibe. I was thinking a doubletake worthy curve-ball, like 50 Shades of Grey, or a textbook on butterfly taxonomy or something.

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Anna lemmy.ml AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-11
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No summoning deamons in bathrooms but is it ok if we do it inside the library or checkout books and do it at home???

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RampantParanoia2365 lemmy.world RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-02
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This was a trick I learned recently. If you have long enough hair, brush a little bit of mousse into it, then make a side pony tail and clip it in place. Let it dry for awhile or use a hairdryer, then remove the clip. Should stick like that until next time you wash it (as long as its not super windy outside).

I learned a similar trick recently for giving short hair body. Blow dry it back, so it stands up, then rub product into the roots, and allow it to set for 10 minutes before styling. May look a lot better if you use a straightening iron first. Makes your hair look all movie starry and whatnot.

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wizardbeard lemmy.dbzer0.com wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-16
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Those are more inline with the vibe. I was thinking a doubletake worthy curve-ball, like 50 Shades of Grey, or a textbook on butterfly taxonomy or something.

Balloon Animals: History and Technique

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JustAPenguin lemmy.world JustAPenguin@lemmy.world
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#21 · Quote Reply

Brother looks like he's about to challenge an Egyptian Pharaoh to a children's card game

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RustyEarthfire lemmy.world RustyEarthfire@lemmy.world
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Not sure if the title is a deliberate reference to The Magicians, but definitely strong Elliot Waugh vibes.

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ashenone lemmy.ml ashenone@lemmy.ml
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#23 · Quote Reply

Looks good, but poll: What book should one performatively read with a brooding scowl while wearing this?

All The Pretty Horses. Gotta challenge people's preconceived notions

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GrantUsEyes piefed.zip GrantUsEyes@piefed.zip
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#24 · Quote Reply

I fucking love those boots, overall excellent fit!

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GrantUsEyes piefed.zip GrantUsEyes@piefed.zip
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Now answer the real question do you always do all those buckles and laces when you wear this outfit or leave them strapped and just wiggle out of the clothes???

The boots probably have a zipper in the back or hidden somewhere, buckles and laces on the pants can be just decorative.

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Sergio piefed.social Sergio@piefed.social
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#26 · Quote Reply

I fucking love those boots, overall excellent fit!

ikr I usually don't like those boots but they go with that outfit really well.

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stoicmaverick lemmy.world stoicmaverick@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-17
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Is it a goth library? Looks good though

Why? You know a good one?

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TankovayaDiviziya lemmy.world TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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#28 · Quote Reply

Suave.

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DrSleepless lemmy.world DrSleepless@lemmy.world
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#29 · Quote Reply

Why? You know a good one?

I wish

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