Starting with music, moving into art, and then into fashion, vapor-
wave has worked to transcend any one form of artistic expression. The entire concept of digitally curated concept aesthetics stays very much alive on websites such as Tumblr. Users strive to only post and reblog images, music, text posts, and more that they feel reflects their very distinct
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personal aesthetic. The phrase "this is my aesthetic" is often used to attempt to relate something to oneself, even when it could be something as strange as an oversaturated photo of a dolphin cut-out and placed in a photograph of outer space. Other users rarely question this, and support each other in their quest for achieving this concept. With this strong desire to reflect these things in both digital and physical formats, fashion designers have created clothing lines that fit into these aesthetic concepts. Christopher Kane’s resort 2011 line (D) features clothing made entirely out of galaxy and space-patterned fabrics, which have quickly become some of the most coveted pieces for those interested in the “galaxy aesthetic”. As it grows and becomes more than just clothing and extend to digital formats, these aesthetics soon become a desired lifestyle. Vaporwave has been adopted as a lifestyle achievement, ranging from the music one listens to, the clothing they wear, the furnishings of their home, the image of the blog they maintain, and even their online representations of themselves. In the digital world of video games and customizable characters, users contribute self-made clothing for the community to use to better express themselves online. “This presents the opportunity to
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