Bright purple color makes you Prince IIRC
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:48 (three years ago) link
I think I'm a basic bitch because I have worn a plaid flannel and jeans every day for several weeks (different plaid flannels, same jeans)
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, February 17, 2021 6:26 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
basic bitch style has to have 'bitch' as well as 'basic' in it. if you were rotating through five pair of heavily pre-washed citizens of humanity jeans and your flannels were all idk volcom or something then you would be in basic bitch land.
― lord of the ting tings (map), Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:52 (three years ago) link
target is like the capital of basic bitch territory, nordstrom rack is a sophisticated coastal city.
― lord of the ting tings (map), Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:54 (three years ago) link
classic basic bitch
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Euh5b5vXMAQi3MX?format=jpg&name=large
― lord of the ting tings (map), Thursday, 18 February 2021 19:03 (three years ago) link
some of the home decor items at Target are actually quite nice --> basic bitch?
― sarahell, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:27 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
So completely true. Also, when I'm outside of NYC Target is actually one of the chic-est places to get stylish things, more than GAP or Walmart or whatever. Target's women's work wear line is actually GREAT, their table linens and dishes are seasonal and great, and they sell my favorite sheets too.
― Ima Gardener (in orbit), Thursday, 18 February 2021 19:41 (three years ago) link
I think I'm a basic bitch because I have worn a plaid flannel and jeans every day for several weeks (different plaid flannels, same jeans)― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, February 17, 2021 6:26 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglinkas a Minnesotan I've worn this outfit for probably 70% of my life
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 18 February 2021 19:44 (three years ago) link
Also, when I'm outside of NYC Target is actually one of the chic-est places to get stylish things
they had some cute art deco-y bathroom accessories when I went a month ago.
― sarahell, Friday, 19 February 2021 02:00 (three years ago) link
Target is cool. The menswear isn’t as extensive as the women’s clothing offerings, but even a man could look put together with the right target items. Not the one in Lincoln Center though—that Target is like a mini target and I couldn’t even find good athletic shorts there last time I went.
― treeship., Friday, 19 February 2021 02:31 (three years ago) link
I've been window-shopping at Saks Off Fifth for the last several weeks, coveting items that have no relevance to my current way of life. Basic bitch, or dangerously hubistric?
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Friday, 19 February 2021 03:04 (three years ago) link
as a Minnesotan I've worn this outfit for probably 70% of my life― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, February 18, 2021 1:44 PM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, February 18, 2021 1:44 PM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
basic bemidji
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 19 February 2021 04:15 (three years ago) link
xp j.lu -- depends on the items!! due to covid there have been so many good deals on cocktail dresses and fancy women's clothing -- and some of them do qualify as "basic bitch" but some are very much not ... thredUp got a bunch of stuff from rent the runway that are like, $300 - $800 dresses selling for like $50 or less ... there are some things in my size. I don't even look at the straight sizes tho. I'm not gonna peer wistfully over that fence to the luxurious green grass of all the cute inexpensive things made for thin people.
― sarahell, Friday, 19 February 2021 18:54 (three years ago) link
February = Basic Bernie
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 25 February 2021 04:24 (three years ago) link
made this alignment chart to explain cheugy -> relevance of personal style = how stylish you are (on-trend or outdated in an uncool way) -> awareness of personal style = how much you CARE abt being stylish (explicitly saying you dont care, actually not caring or caring a lot) pic.twitter.com/F5wIJIl5m4— kelsey weekman (@kelsaywhat) May 6, 2021
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0td_1SWQAMgEe5?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
not sure i agree with this...
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 14 May 2021 23:00 (three years ago) link
this goddamn chart has been stuck in my head for 24 hours.
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Sunday, 16 May 2021 01:31 (three years ago) link
i think that broadly speaking it's correct
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Sunday, 16 May 2021 01:32 (three years ago) link
applied to guys at the gym, because that's the only place i go these days:
basic: track pants and a-shirtfratty: shin-length under armour shorts, t shirt with distressed american flag on itcheugy: american fighternormie: cargo shorts and billabong t shirtoffline: adidasdadcore: all black, crossfit shoesnaturally hot: nikebimbo/himbo: short shorts, narrow-back tank top in a bright color
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Sunday, 16 May 2021 01:43 (three years ago) link
are there special cargo shorts for workouts? or do you mean just regular cargo shorts??
― eisimpleir (crüt), Sunday, 16 May 2021 02:19 (three years ago) link
every gym has a regular cargo shorts guy
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 16 May 2021 02:27 (three years ago) link
he cannot conceive of buying specialized clothing for working out so he wears some old cargo shorts and a scratchy cotton t-shirt. some white socks, possibly some sneakers he has dedicated to the gym. related, he is also probably not the most savvy dude in other contexts.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 16 May 2021 02:31 (three years ago) link
otm
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Sunday, 16 May 2021 16:00 (three years ago) link
damn, and i thought i was the least savvy person at the gym
― eisimpleir (crüt), Sunday, 16 May 2021 20:27 (three years ago) link
I'm that guy except gym shorts not cargoit's the gym who gives a fuck imo
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 16 May 2021 20:30 (three years ago) link
largely confirms why I am so uncomfortable going to the gym, everyone is judging me
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 16 May 2021 20:31 (three years ago) link
I wear cargo shorts every single day of the summer, and I don't just wear them, I put bulky shit in the cargo pockets, and EVEN I don't wear them to the gym!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 16 May 2021 20:33 (three years ago) link
I judge people who judge me so hard it evens out.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 16 May 2021 20:35 (three years ago) link
Anyway I am in the upper middle (neutral evil?) of the nine boxes and I reject the label of "fratty," I think it should be marked "dad," but maybe the implied context of the grid is people 18-30 specifically. ("Dadcore," given where it's placed, is obviously referring to people outside the age cohort self-consciously and performatively dadding it up -- dadcore <> dad)
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 16 May 2021 20:37 (three years ago) link
tbf the only one judging everyone is me
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Sunday, 16 May 2021 23:07 (three years ago) link
in any case no one looks good at the gym so it's ok
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Sunday, 16 May 2021 23:09 (three years ago) link
^^^^^
― call all destroyer, Monday, 17 May 2021 00:48 (three years ago) link
and i'm certainly not judging anyone, the gym is just a great venue for anthropology. i miss going but it loses a lot of its appeal when it isn't a 10-minute walk or 2-minute drive away.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 17 May 2021 00:50 (three years ago) link
this type of shit is such a nightmare, everyone is always like oh over yourself no one cares, no one is even thinking about you, then of course everyone actually is
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 17 May 2021 01:29 (three years ago) link
i still get a little freaked out and self-conscious when i go so i get it. i do notice people but in an ambient way? and like i've been going for years so like cad says it's just anthropology. honestly the only people i judge at the gym are people who don't rack their weights and bro-herds who load the bar with too many plates and can't lift it correctly. jerks basically. i'm inclined to think positively of beginners working out alone tbh and i think every other gym rat (but not the jerks) feel the same way. fwiw.
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Monday, 17 May 2021 01:46 (three years ago) link
yes.
also i'm cursed with the fact that i notice people in basically all settings and the gym is just a more acute one than what you usually get. i'm still haunted by the guy at the first gym i ever joined who worked out in literally three layers of synthetic, long-sleeve, long leg tracksuits so he would sweat out about 5 pounds of water every day.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 17 May 2021 01:56 (three years ago) link
ew. the most annoyed i’ve ever been was at this guy, a “pacer.” he would just walk and walk all over the gym at all times when he wasn’t doing a set of crunches or whatever. On these trips he would without fail stroll up to the mirror, check himself out, then do an about face and march off somewhere else. Never not walking. I can’t put into words how much it tortured me lol. Not to turn this into a gym thread.
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Monday, 17 May 2021 02:27 (three years ago) link
giants manager gabe kapler does some weightlifting in jeans and boots because “it feels good” or something according to radio interview this morning, feel free to google shirtless pics
― brimstead, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 02:16 (three years ago) link
that would be gabe kapler noted maniac
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 08:17 (three years ago) link
https://www.ft.com/content/f1a5d4d0-3deb-48be-a383-5da49f1fa09a
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 4 August 2022 10:42 (two years ago) link
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1055375654/personalised-prescription-wine-bottle
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 23 October 2022 14:08 (one year ago) link
Accidentally saw a reel that was themed "Every GenX Workwear" or something like that and all I remember was a choice of like 3 different pairs of low heel, low cut suede booties, and I was like wow just @ me next time.
― Ima Gardener (in orbit), Monday, 24 October 2022 15:30 (one year ago) link
kind of leaning into basic bitch dadcore lately
― ꙮ (map), Monday, 24 October 2022 15:41 (one year ago) link
Say more?
― Ima Gardener (in orbit), Monday, 24 October 2022 15:51 (one year ago) link
hmm i wear jeans and plain color polos or crossfit / gym t shirts a lot. i bought a "millenial fitness trend" branded trucker hat recently that i actually wear. i'm going the workwear route 10 years after it peaked and i'm 40 years old. i guess i would describe my look as "basic bitch fitness dad who may be undergroing a midlife crisis" with a few signs that i'm also flamboyantly queer, like these beloved and beautiful wesco engineer boots i'm wearing rn.
― ꙮ (map), Monday, 24 October 2022 15:59 (one year ago) link
buying a fair few
oxfordcottonbuttondowns
of late, real basic bitch salaryman stuff
― Keep the Aspidistra TikToking (King Boy Pato), Monday, 14 November 2022 12:03 (one year ago) link
“god is dead, and symmetry is even better”https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFxpNSSY/
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 27 November 2022 12:31 (one year ago) link