emo

May 7, 2008

 

 

Have you come across some one with a short-thick-greasy-dyed-black hair with bangs cut straight across the forehead and cut high over the ears- Or horn-rim glasses-or at least thick black frames bald head-furry face-heavy slacks, often too tight and short-thin, too-small polyester button-ups in dark colors, or threadbare children’s size t-shirts with random slogans-button the collar if you got one-clunky black shoes-scarves-gas station jackets-too-small cardigans and v-neck sweaters-argyle-anorexic thinness?

Did I cut you out of air? Sorry, but this was a description that I have stumbled upon the net. And these are the perfect (at least for me) description of the current trend that I’ve seen among teenagers. At first, I was confused as to whether they are gay or bi. I can’t decipher why they chose such hair style or the type of tight jeans they are wearing. I felt it was weird. It creep me out, they creep me out, for that matter. They can really draw attention but I don’t think it’s in a positive way. Then I’ve learned, what they are trying to mock-up is the EMO trend or The Emo Romulan look, to be exact.

 

Descriptively, Emo (pronounced / ˈiːmoʊ/) is a style of rock music which describes several independent variations of music with common stylistic roots. By the late ’90s, the American teen’s appetite for hardcore had somewhat subsided, replaced by a craving for semi-commercialized punk pop.

 

So that’s EMO. So whenever you get pass or come across someone with that look, at least you’ll have an idea what fashion they are trying to express.

 

 

im not a plastic bag

  

 

Does this bag look familiar?

For me, it does. I’ve seen it every where I go around the city. In my mind, I thought it was some product from China that is again being mass produced. Indeed, it was. Only that it was faux. I was browsing the net and known that it was a limited edition bag by Anya Hindmarch and was originally sold for $15, but now it goes for $205, but don’t fret, you can only buy it for P300 or less, anywhere where there are “tiangges.” I feel for the one who has created this bag, her rights towards originality and creativity were not served. I hope people won’t patronize this knock-offs. Coz if this will continue, people will just be copying some other person’s creation and their ability to initiate an individualized craft would slowly diminish.