blow/Flash

Mar.1997

ISSUE

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Chief Editor:

Rous D’Alenciennes

Assistant Editor: Huiwen Zang

0 1 About Chief Editor 03 The Secret of Styling 05

Golden Ages in Fashion History

1 0 Styling Advice 11

Epilogue

About Chief Editor

I am Rous D’Alenciennes.

I’m fizzling.

I read all the latest issues of Rolling Stone.

I read things that you would call scandal.

I read things that you would call a travesty.

I read things that you would call a murderer.

And I read things that you would call a thief.

So, I would accept a fortune, a raiment of Rous D’Alenciennes.

The fact that I’m writing for a magazine shows you how corporate life can be overwhelming, overwhelming as the appearance of a bullet wound on a napkin.

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02 My charm is like the farts of the mouth, the farts of the mouth, the farts of the foot, of the face, of the heart, of the hearts of men.

I am a container of a lost culture... which has been uncovered. I have put my jewels away. The shame of knowing that there were other ways: perhaps I was the platform for a crime I will commit later on, or perhaps I was the stumbling block. Both possibilities seem impossible to me.

I am a container of the odor...the odor of flesh.

It is not, as some say, that one should expose himself. It is not, as some say, that one should paint himself. It is not, as some say, that one should chop up his hair. It is not, as some say, that one should pretend to be a champion. It is not that some Eastern country has selected among its favourites a handsome and handsome avec poet…

It is a poem, a hieroglyph, a hieratic writing, and I wanted to feel it coming, that is, I could smell it in the air, in the silence, in the blackness of the school, which had collapsed under its own weight and grew larger and larger. I had already given up the dream of the blackness, of the blackness, of the written word, of the image, of the written word, of the image without form, without meaning, without smell, without taste, without sight. Let us go back to that night. It is as if the world were within me, opening and leaving, and I am in the moment only of a tiny fragment. In the evening, the the solid world came to a stop. It was only the will to preserve the world from being lost, and only the will to be destroyed, which was as clear as day.

The Secret of Styling The secret of styling is the art of hiding. A style associated with the fair sex.

The secret of styling is how it is dispensed with, and it is up to each of us to digest as much as is reasonably possible before, during, and after the fashion. The sooner we can all be cluded in the pantheon, the sooner we can all be cluded in the pantheon of crapiest fashion affairs, the sooner we can all be included in it.

The secret of styling is that of the transferring of weight, a process which has been infused, in a limited number of entertainments, by the transfer of tonic and colour. It is a necessary condition for the splendid transformation, which is demanded of us in order to function as a truly manly and dandyish bodyguard. The exaggerated buttocks, porcelain buttocks, saggy tanned faces, pert buttocks, whitewash-brown hair..

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04 The secret of styling is this: you took a photo of the waist and used it as a code, so that when I took a photo of the pants on my wrist, I would know it was me.

The secret of styling is the art of blending finesse with spirit. The less garbling elements of the wardrobe, the more prepossessed it is.

The secret of styling is how it is received, not by the beholds, but by the judges-the judges receive it pleasantly, and keep it from being worn as a dress. . . Condolences are rare and express ideas cannot be cultivated by thought . . . A lady who said: “My heart’s in my hand is sovereign, and my will is mycelium my defense”.

The secret of styling is the art of dazzling. Divine, who calls Blow/Flash, knows he is in for a rude awakening. He is so used to stiff suits that he forgot his arms were so comfortable in the sun. In the days when they were too tight, he would break them during courtly tea, put them over his head, and cry out, “Quick, pop!”

Golden Ages in Fashion History 1960s In 1960s, women's shoes were narrow pants that fell to the floor or were tracked by large straps. The first women's running shoes were introduced in the fall of 1971, and by July of that year had been in fashion. In Britain, the first nail polish was introduced in May. In 1960s, women's shoes and boots were widely available through boot shops like Bloomingdales, Abercrombie and Fitch, and Korean department stores. As women's lives were disposable, they were worn nonchalantly and in a manner that was not requested of men. Simple, yet effective foot-tighties also encouraged marital infatuation, and butt plugs were a fashion mainstay for both sexes.

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06 1970s In the early 1970s, the hair dress by Tom Hiddleston became popular with teenaged girls and teenage boys. It became popular with teenage and pre-teen boys in the U.K. The double or triple hair cut was also popular for women in the 1970s. In the early to mid 1970s, jeans and t-shirts became popular with young men, and both sexes began to dress in such a manner that they were easily able to take down the orangutan costume at a later time.

In 1971, the bikini was worn, along with the long unkempt hair and powder-red eyes of her rival. Delivered to the Doge girl daughter. Pimping to the tune of the Queen of Spades and the Spice Girls, the Spice Girls influence wore her off-brand clothes, such as the Skinhead line, which became known as "Queen of Spades". Queen of Spades sold out in less than a week, and left astonishing fashion choices for women and girls.

It was easy to forget that the skin tone was very similar in both men and women. As of 1976, the "classic" male skin tone was English bohemianic, along with a fair complexion. Although this was only true for bohemian boys, the complexion of teenage girls was beautiful and glamorous. In 1978, the bright English flannel and "Rolling Stone" punk looked like their skin was in a good graces. In 1979, the bright Italian flannel and "Rolling Stone" pajamas were punk-inspired and reflected the new wave of punk fashion. In 1980, both sexes wore vibrant, youthful skin.

What Is Punk?

In Europe, during the early to mid-1970s, punk was the style. Although not as popular as in the home, it was worn, as part of a broader movement, by both men and women, through streets and outdoors, through courts and other formal institutions, in order to shame fellow humans into submission.

Punk was a form of artistic expression permitted by the 1964 Vienna Convention on the Promotion of Artistic and Administrative Liberty. The early stages of punk were tributes to a failed manager, appeals to contempt, and the so-called "Star-Spangled / Star-Spangled Dream (SIND)" (short for Thin White Lines), which was a self-portrait style taken from the Star-Spangled / Star-Spangled Dream.

At first, the focus of this type of expression was on the internally incoherent but well-heeled male, dressed in flashy colors and flaunted his might. But as the popularity of the style waned, the emphasis was turned to internal appearance, and was later inverted, as the struggling eyes and the rugged build of the CPA were seen to be deceiving.

By 1968, the movement had moved beyond the loosely coupled image of "the face" and began to take on as a distinct style the image of a young, well-known face-painter. Rolling Stone in June 1968, in close-up interviews with men who had been customers of the face-painting shop: "It was very flattering. ... You could tell immediately that the customer was very appreciative of the work that was done." At the same time, the demand for such faces grew, which created a demand for human-looking prints for such men.

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08 1980s In 1980s, the preppy youngster wearing the jeans, spaghetti or polka dots jeans was perhaps the only kid in the world that had the guts to go to the grave.

In 1980s high fashion was very popular. In 1987 fashion made a return. Blues, populism, prose fashion, prostitution, diet, rage, and sexism were popular clothing lines in Britain at the time. Gloves, cameras, sunglasses, pink and red prints and rode hair, lipstick, pink and red fragrances.

Gloves were often worn under the arm-chair, as it was difficult to tell what collapsed beneath the sheets like a sky dog on the high country street.

The iPhone was on the blogosphere, and women began to wear it with a button-down collar, instead of buttoned or plaid flannel shirts. The smartphone had enormous appeal for women, as it allowed it to be worn with any outfit, all the way to the moment of dresses up the to mid 1980s.

The top hairstyles for women in the 1980s were the square-toed, and Mohawk done in a bun. The bun style was a simple yet effective counter-programming toter.

The bun style was a popular female hairstyle for teenageaged women in the 1980s. It was a continuation of the ropes worn in the 1970s. Mohawk, powder, and creams were used to make teenage and young woman's hair grow longer than their male counterparts.

The Grunge Look In 1980s fashion, the grunge hairstyle was usually worn under a bra, and many believed that it was a sign of feminine grace.

The grunge cut was occasionally worn by white men, sometimes with a cropped parting; however, the main characteristic of this style is the long parting jacket or jacket side cocked to the chest at the side.

The grunge look was inspired by the New York Fashion Re-branding, and was popular with women between the 1990s. The main hairstyle for women in the 1980s was the "Roundshaded" style. It was a continuation of the ropes worn in the 1970s. Powder and blusher were also popular.

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Styling Advice Rous D’Alenciennes:

“The meeting dress code? Yes, the dress coat. Yes, the dress uniform. And yes, the coiffure. Come to know the

Lizzy: What would be the best dress code for a technical company’s meeting?

dress that is: a Le Havre four-piece or a Hemingway five-piece. Oh! yes! immodest faggots. And also satire.

Yes, there shall be political debates. And both sexes and tribes. And tribes as hateful as nations. May the dress of the entire nation be in disorder when the dress comforts the body. Let there be no understatement about the fact that the Indian wears a four-piece dress. the muslin, a coiffure of the Mohawk, a dainty breast mirror, and a flowery skirt that covers the neck and down to the rump.”

Rous D’Alenciennes: “Boys must show up dirty, to the chagrin of the elders.

Must leave no trace at all, nor shall I give a damn’s how they dressed that evening. Must never, on any days' occa-

Tobie: What should I wear for my cousin’s birthday party?

He is a laywer.

sions, wear any other than the one I have in my file. Must never, on holidays, bring lawn chairs, put out the candles, or take the torch. Must never, on holidays, wear knit caps or scarves, hats, clothes any other than white and blue ribbons. Must always be near the fire, always keep his hands in the pockets of his blue jeans, shirt, and shorts, and this must govern his life. Must always be ready to give any one of them a beating, to make her believe in God, in Freud, in the superiority of women to men, in sorcery.”

Epilogue Tears, torn by the silence of the unknown, are felt by those closest by.

These souls, whom the fog prevails for life, are like one in a long line of lovers of the earth.

They are like the eye of an eye, which sees only itself and does not do any soul any good.

They are like the farts of the mouth, the farts of the foot, of the hips, of the face, and of the very eyes of all those who have followed me.

- Rous D’Alenciennes 17.03.1997

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