Nymphet Alumni: Recent Episodes
Nymphet Alumni
A podcast about culture and fashion brought to you by three opportunistic one-time nymphets.
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Alexi @alexineutron Biz @markfisherquotes Sam @bloodgobbler
This week on Nymphet Alumni, Biz is joined by journalist and author Marisa Meltzer to talk about her new book It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin — the first comprehensive biography of the actress, singer and myth-muse. The two get into the making of Birkin’s image and the unseen real life behind it, plus how aging, style and selfhood intersect. Also discussed: the horrors of Serge Gainsbourg’s man-cave, Timothee Chalamet as inheritor of the Jane B legacy, and why swag might just come from getting older.
Links:
It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin by Marisa Meltzer (Out now!)
Soft Power by Marisa Meltzer
Marisa Meltzer
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In this episode, Alexi is joined by writer, editor, and dear friend Olivia Kan-Sperling to discuss the aesthetic universe of her brand new novel, Little Pink Book, a lyrical and decadent romantic tragedy set in Shanghai. In unpacking her wide range of influences, we explore shabby chic Orientalism, avant garde florists, Chinese romantasy web novels, baroque bespoke beverages, the emerging field of Wasian studies, the triggering qualities of Clairo’s “Pretty Girl” music video, the possibility of Labubu as a literary format, and much more.
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Little Pink Book by Olivia Kan-Sperling fromSimon and Schuster
Olivia’s website
Olivia on Instagram @dianadiagram
Alexi’s interview with Olivia in Interview magazine
Diane Severin Nguyen: In Her Time (Iris’s Version)
Empire of Signs by Roland Barthes
Molly Tea’s domineering CEO romance receipt promo via Dr. Candise Lin
The Architecture of Taste by Pierre Hermé - Lecture to the Harvard Graduate School of Design (2013)
Julian Castronovo review of Little Pink Book in BOMB magazine
Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese by Byung-Chul Han
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In this episode, we welcome back none other than the “Freud of Fashion” herself, Dr. Valerie Steele, to discuss the Museum at FIT’s latest exhibition, Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis. Dr. Steele walks us through central theories on mirrors, masquerade, and eroticism, exploring the deep-seated fears and fantasies that drive what we wear. We dissect how the theories of Lacan and Freud play out on the bodies dressed by Schiaparelli, McQueen, Versace, and many more fashion history greats. Links: Visit Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis at the Museum at FIT (up until January 4, 2026)!
Register for the Fashion and Psychoanalysis Symposium at the Museum at FIT, Friday November 14th!
Audio Analysis for Dress, Dreams, and Desire (four items)
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In this emergency roundtable report, we discuss how clownery has become a dominant mode of aesthetic and ideological expression, perhaps symbolizing the defeat of authenticity. Recent carnivalesque incidents include the chaotic spectacle of this year’s VMAs, the meteoric rise of the Savannah Bananas, Jay Guapo’s Italian Brainrot Block Party, the political role reversal of the troll and the triggered, Audrey Hobert’s debut album Who’s the Clown, and more.
Links:
Top Clown Town outfits at the VMAs: Conan Gray in Erik Charlotte, Megan Stalter as hot dog vendor, Doja Cat in Balmain, Ariana Grande’s outfit changes, Sabrina Carpenter in Valentino
Sabrina Carpenter Performs “Tears” | 2025 Video Music Awards
“I need to see you spin first, sista” from Sex and the City S4 E18
Chappell Roan Performs “Pink Pony Club” (Live From The 67th Grammy Awards)
“Chappell Roan on the Queer Origins of her Signature Makeup Look” – Gay Times
Flash Mob! The Savannah Bananas Crash The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
“As Savannah Bananas ursue ‘a billion fans,’ are they real competition for MLB?” – The New York Times
Jay Guapo’s Brainrot Block Party
Tyler Robinson’s bullet casing inscription breakdown – PBS News Hour
The story behind FBI Director Kash Patel’s seemingly random ‘Valhalla’ reference
Trump’s presidential portraits from 2017 to 2025
“What Is ‘Dark Woke’?” – The New York Times
“Why has Gavin Newsom gone ‘dark woke’?” – BBC
Mexican influencer Marian Izaguerre dies after posting goodbye video in clown makeup
Audrey Hobert Who’s the Clown interview in Teen Vogue
“The Clown at Midnight: Coulrophobia, Counterculture, and the Decadent Pierrot Mask” by Samuel Love – Sequitur
Passages from Mikhail Bakhtin on the grotesque body and the carnivalesque sense of the world
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This week, we discuss the glamorous world of the Magazine Girl, dissecting the real and fictional lives of women who worked at glossy magazines during their heyday. Through profiles of icons including Diana Vreeland, Anna Wintour, Franca Sozzani, Carine Roitfeld, and Plum Sykes, we distill the shared qualities that made these women so foundational to high fashion media. Inspired by Anna Wintour’s recent resignation and the buzz around The Devil Wears Prada sequel, we also ponder who, if anyone, carries on the Magazine Girl legacy today.
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“The Divine Mrs. V” by Eleanor Dwight for New York
“Who is Plum Sykes?” by Taylore Scarabelli for Interview
“The Plum and Lucy Show” by Bob Morris for The New York Times
The Price of Illusion: A Memoir by Joan Juliet Buck
Assorted costumes from The Devil Wear Prada 2 in Dazed
“Anna Wintour: Behind the Shades” interview for CBS
Controversial Plum Sykes clip
Carine Roitfeld interview for The Guardian
“Could You Have Landed a Job at Vogue in the ‘90s?” Quiz in The New York Times
Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell
Interview with Anna Wintour biographer Amy Odell in Hunger
A Dash of Daring: Carmel Snow and Her Life In Fashion, Art, and Letters by Penelope Rowlands
Excerpts from Diana Vreeland’s Why Don’t You column in British Vogue
Franca Sozzani obituary in Vogue
“The Condé Empire Was One Big Beautiful Grift” by Emilia Petrarca on Substack
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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the suspiciously overblown controversy of Sydney Sweeney’s AE ad spot, our box office takes on Ari Aster’s Black Lives Matter COVID Western and the new Superman, fascinating late night musical debuts from Pinkpantheress and Jessie Murph, the summer of female sexual aggression, our love of senior dating and romance, and more.
Links:
Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans – American Eagle
Brooke Shields Calvin Klein Jeans Commercial (1980)
Biz on the genes/jeans of it all
Sydney Sweeney as Lacanian super predator tweet
@default_friend on AE’s busted copy
“The Disembodied Body of Marilyn Monroe” by Wendy Lesser
There You Are: Brad Pitt for Chanel No. 5 Commercial
Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson editorial for You magazine
Liam Neeson racism backlash
“Sex After 60 in Sag Harbor” by Candace Bushnell for New York magazine
A24’s Eddington dir. Ari Aster – Official Trailer
“Everyone Wants a Piece of Pedro Pascal” – Vanity Fair cover story
“Can David Corenswet Save Superman?” – GQ cover story
Ryan Murphy Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy styling backlash
“Golden” from K-Pop Demon Hunters hits No. 1 on Billboard
PinkPantheress: Illegal/Girl Like Me/Tonight Medley on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Rhythm Heaven music edits by @therealstoinkle
Jessie Murph: 1965 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Chappell Roan - The Subway (Official Music Video)
Sabrina Carpenter brings out Earth, Wind & Fire at Lollapalooza
Manon and Lara of KATSEYE lez out on stage at Lollapalooza
Rachel Zegler’s gratitude surge at Evita curtain call
RFK Jr. launches federal crackdown on 7-OH
Lola Young - One Thing (Official Music Video)
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This week on Nymphet Alumni, Biz interviews New York newsletter phenom and Feed Me founder Emily Sundberg. They discuss the West Village-ification of America, the curious case of Hamptons face and what’s aspirational to young people in New York in 2025. Plus, Emily shares her advice on how to find your voice and how to protect your digital soul.
In this week’s episode, we explore the cryptic and chaotic world of Opium, the record label founded by Playboi Carti in 2019 that has since evolved into a full-blown subculture of chronically online and fashionably darksided super-fans. From botched merch capsules and vampire cosplay to early TikTok dances and baby mama drama, we descend the Opium iceberg and trawl the Cartinese dark web in attempt to understand the Chrome-bejeweled and Rick-adorned figures shaping youth culture in their image. Links:
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r/playboicarti on Reddit
Opium (Record Label) on KnowYourMeme
“Playboi Carti Against His Own Game” by Nolan Kelly – Spike Art Magazine
“Playboi Carti and His Offspring Ponder Life After Rage-Rap” by Jon Caramanica – The New York Times
Is Playboi Carti Rap’s Next—or Last—Rap Superstar? – Popcast
“The Rowdy World of Rap’s New Underground” by Jon Caramanica – The New York Times[PHOTOS]
Misc. video essays on YouTube:
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The Opium Aesthetic Explained
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The Rise of Opium: Playboi Carti's Unstoppable Label
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The Opium Iceberg Explained
“Will Playboi Carti Ever Drop His New Album?” – Rolling Stone
NEVEREVER by Ken Carson kitten videos on TikTok
“The History of Playboi Carti’s Baby Voice” by Greg Gaffney – Complex
Ranking Playboi Carti Ad-Libs
“Playboi Carti Emoji Combos
“Playboi Carti on His Cut-and-Sew Fashion Line ‘Narcissist’” – Paper Magazine
“5 Things You Should Know About VLONE” – NSS Magazine
Biz on 2hollis
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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the mass psychosis of Love Island USA, major couture debuts at Dior and Celine, the sauceless hypergamy parable of Celine Song’s Materialists, Cate Blanchett’s chilling epilogue cameo in Squid Game, and current Latina affairs from Katseye’s “Gabriela” to the Sanchez-Bezos midlife nuptial extravaganza. We also review Addison’s stadium debut at Wembley and report on courtroom happenings including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Min Hee-jin.
Love Island USA Hearts on Fire Challenge – Teaser on YouTube
Cierra Ortega apology video on YouTube
@loveislandusastyle on Instagram
“Cierra & Vanna & Ethics & Vanity” – The Review of Beauty by Jessica DeFino
Bad tattoos on Love Island USA
The New York Times on the Sean “Diddy” Combs Verdict
Tiny Harris reacts to the Diddy verdict on Instagram
Dior Homme Spring 2026 Menswear (J. W. Anderson debut) – Vogue Runway
Celine Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear (Michael Rider debut) – Vogue Runway
Marc Jacobs Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear – Vogue Runway
“Materialists Costume Designer Talks About Style Symbolism” – The Zoe Report
Cate Blanchett cameo in Squid Game finale on YouTube
KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "Gabriela" Official MV on YouTube
The Daytona Wind Acting Challenge from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 on YouTube
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos Wedding Exclusive – Vogue
Addison Rae opens for Lana del Rey at Wembley
NewJeans / HYBE / ADOR / Min Hee-Jin Megathread on Reddit
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In this edition of Study Break, in which we subtly celebrate Sam’s birthday, we discuss a variety of women’s issues: the discourse meltdown brought on by Sabrina Carpenter’s chauvinist comeback and her aesthetic shift from pastels and pin-ups to Helmut Newton and Halston; the mass crisis of female reproductive unwellness; Addison Rae’s kaleidoscopic showgirl debut; and the upsetting regression of Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater hustle. We also discuss some boy issues: Luigi Mangione’s lovably centrist birthday dispatch from prison, putting the Guy Fawkes mask on and embracing Redditism, Trump and Elon’s toxic yaoi best friend breakup, and more.
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Links:
“How Sabrina Carpenter Dream-Come-True'd Her Whole Life” – Rolling Stone
Sabrina Carpenter Man’s Best Friend album cover
J. G. Ballard on Helmut Newton in The Art Newspaper, 1999
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild (Official Video)
Sports betting based on period cycles
Recent PCOS/PMDD celebrity press: Lorde, Bella Hadid, Miley Cyrus
Nadya Okamoto/August on TikTok
Addison Rae – Addison Pitchfork Review (8.0)
Addison Rae Interview: From $20 TikToks to Pop’s Most Promising Prospect – Popcast
Addison Rae with superstar vocal coach Eric Vetro
Addison Rae – Times Like These (Official Video) (feat. Gio the line cook!)
Luigi Mangione’s gratitude-pilled birthday letter from MDC
Alex Cooper Accuses Her College Soccer Coach of Sexual Harassment – Vanity Fair
Martin Lawrence on The Jennifer Hudson Show (interview flop)
Sydney’s Bathwater Bliss by Dr. Squatch
Sydney Sweeney W Magazine cover story
Belle Delphine bathwater PayPal controversy – Business Insider
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In this episode, we oscillate between antebellum steamboat grifters and prosperity gospel televangelists to unpack the archetype of the American con man: a self-made myth-maker cloaked in charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. We discuss itinerant preachers, LA hypebeast cyber-apostles, Herman Melville, identity theft, April Fool’s Day, man-on-the-street content creators, jewelry dropshippers, and more, tracing the legacy of scammers through primary sources from 1850s op-eds to influencer snark pages.
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This week on Nymphet Alumni, Alexi interviews Angel Money, New York nightlife darling and visionary of beauty and commerce. Over the course of more than two hours, we discuss her past life as a Tumblr-famous pale grunge blogger, her balance between New Age spirituality and hedonistic abundance, her intimate knowledge of custom Chinese manufacturing, her fashion controversies from cultural appropriation to exotic animal pelts, mad scientist gray market beauty treatments, the implicit influence of trans aesthetics on 21st century femininity, the mental and physical architecture of transsexuality, and much more. Angel also shares her exclusive recipes for a perfect night out—including her precise methodology for a 48-hour glam—and her high-fantasy vision for the ultimate immersive nightlife experience.
Links:
Listen to Money Talks with Angel Money
Angel’s Share – Document Journal
Angel Money on Instagram
Angel Money on Twitter
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In this episode, we’re joined by the legendary Emily Segal: writer, artist, cultural clairvoyant, and co-founder of K-HOLE and Nemesis. We talk about her brand-conscious NYC upbringing and art school education-by-osmosis, AI and telepathy, the collapse of unified worldviews, and what it means to be a creative director when every pair of jeans is trending at once. Emily also unearths the lost downtown dream of Chumbo and unpacks for us the group polarization and identity negotiation of contemporary parenting culture.
Links:
NEMESIS on Substack
K-HOLE
Emily Segal on Instagram
The Generational Triennial: Younger Than Jesus at The New Museum
Wolff Olins
Matan Even on YouTube
Mother Media: Hot and Cool Parenting in the Twentieth Century by Hannah Zeavin
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In this episode, we introduce the concept of whimsimod to explain the recent trend of pattern-printed and adorably tailored fashion among sensitive indie starlets and Instagram baddies alike. In the process of unpacking this polished yet playful re-envisioning of femininity, we discuss the aesthetic shift from “kiki” to “bouba” over the past year, the history of girly youth diffusion lines like RED Valentino and Blugirl, the current hemline crisis and the accompanying novelty hosiery movement, seminal lady designers including Carolina Herrera and Kate Spade, and more. We also provide a forensic cultural history of the polka dot throughout the decades.
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“The Power Of Two Claires: Miss Claire Sullivan Talks Designing Clairo’s Grammys Look” — Nylon
“Reflections of Clairo” by Clairo — Byline
beabadoobee — “Beaches” Jimmy Kimmel Live performance on YouTube
beabadoobee slayful Getty Image
Patternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage, & Other Graphic Patterns by Jude Stewart
“The Polka Dot’s Past Is Weirder Than You Think” by Nancy MacDonell — The Wall Street Journal
Blondita, Lauren Perrin, Ben Doctor, Lucila Safdie
TJ Maxx psychosis monologue TikTok (?)
Miu Miu Fall 2023 Ready-to-Wear Collection — Vogue Runway
Addison Rae’s polka dot catsuit by Miss Claire Sullivan at Coachella
Addison Rae Vogue France cover story
Disney Channel’s Former Costume Designer Doesn’t Get the Y2K Resurgence Either — Vogue
Paloma Sandoval on Instagram
“That’s So ’80s:” Wes Gordon Finds Treasures in a Scrapbook From Herrera’s Past — Interview
“Carolina Herrera: Portrait of a Lady” by Anamaria Wilson — Harper’s Bazaar
Lynn Wyatt's Glamorous Life: Celebrities, Couture, and Castles | Paper Trail on YouTube
@chloyorkcity’s 80’s Excess series on TikTok
Surrey glasses on EyeBuyDirect
“The Enduring Legacy of Kate Spade’s Witty, Misunderstood Life” by Rory Satran — The Wall Street Journal
Vogue’s extremely belated trend report on statement socks and tights at NYFW
“1960s-Style Tights Are Back. How to Wear Them in 2022.” by Nancy MacDonell — The Wall Street Journal
Cero Magazine Issue 9 — Kiko Kostadinov Special Edition featuring our interview with Laura and Deanna Fanning!
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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the emancipatory joy of Justin Bieber’s public glow-down, shocking displays of tactical romantic psychosis by girls online, the despair wrought by the all-female Blue Origin space flight, the self-titled musical bonanza of Addison and Jonatan, the subversive pots-and-pans earworm Gnarly by Katseye, reflections on Californian millennialism from HAIM to Meghan Markle, our field trip to Pope Francis’s memorial mass, and more.
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Links:“Hailey Bieber’s Dangerous Decade-Long Obsession [Reupload]” on YouTube
Justin Bieber e-bike bong photoshoot
“I’m Dating A Fan” by Caspar Lee on YouTube (and his gf’s viral TikTok)
Benny Blanco reveals Selena Gomez used to wait outside his house for 30 minutes before dates
Alexandra French’s “First Glam Ever in Space” Instagram post
Katy Perry Sings in Space, Reveals “Lifetimes” Set List
Levi Coralynn by Elizaveta Porodina for Alla Carta
“The Untold Story Of America's Southern Chinese” (Mississippi Delta Chinese population documentary) on YouTube
Addison Rae’s Elle April 2025 cover story
KATSEYE (캣츠아이) “Gnarly” Official Music Video
dearALICE by SM Entertainment (boy group whose name i couldn’t remember lol)
PSYCHIC FEVER “Just Like Dat” Official Music Video
Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship) by Pope Francis
Michelle Obama on the Shocking Cost of Living in the White House
Meghan Markle Netflix snarking on YouTube
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In this solo debut episode, Sam introduces us to her fantastically anachronistic obsession: dinosaurs and their recurring impact on fashion and culture. From the “Bone Wars” of the Gilded Age to the fossilized postwar fantasy of The Flintstones to the mass Dinomania surrounding the release of 1993’s Jurassic Park, Sam explores paleontological and prehistoric aesthetics as a reflection of cultural anxieties and technological advancements. She also walks us through major fashion moments including Jeremy Scott’s electroclash cavewomen (S/S 2010) and Gucci’s retro roadside dinosaur encounter (F/W 2017).
In this very special video episode of Nymphet Alumni, we convene in Hell’s Kitchen to perform our first-ever mukbang. Filmed the evening after our tiki-themed Substack launch party, we attempt to recover with 30 Chick-fil-A nuggets, two Cokes, two large fries, one chicken sandwich, and six Crumbl cookies. Along the way, we unpack the economics of fast food franchising, explore the theological divide between Protestant and Mormon desserts, debate the integrity of Chick-fil-A’s pickle batter and more. Bon appétit!
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In this episode, superstar model-actress-writer and certified Tumblr icon Hari Nef joins us to discuss the electric energy of the mid-2010s New York fashion scene— VFILES, Hood by Air, Eckhaus Latta, and more— and the collision of early online content and the fashion industry that birthed some of the most brilliant creative personae of our generation. We learn about Hari’s cutthroat electioneering of the Dazed 100, her double life of uptown collegiate excellence and downtown nightlife chaos, street casting in SoHo and shitposting on the main grid, reflections on a decade of woke ideology, and so much more. We also get exclusive scoop on Hari’s upcoming Candy Darling biopic!
Links:
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Hood By Air – FW 2014 Runway
Hood By Air – FW 2013 Runway
Kalifa (fka Le1f) profile in The Washington Post
Venus X on the origins of GHE20G0TH1K, a club night that shaped the 2010s – Dazed
VFILES Model Files Episode 5: Nodels (Not Models) on YouTube
VFILES Model Files Season 2 Episode 1: Save SoSo on Youtube
“Where Fashion Blogging Began” (Fashin Fgs profile) in The New York Times*
Blythe Marks on Instagram
i-D Meets: Hari Nef on YouTube
Hari Nef for the Dazed 100
Hari’s scarily spot-on gay identity prediction tweet from 2014
Enigma (dir. Zackary Drucker) in Variety
@FilmUpdates announces the upcoming Candy Darling biopic
Hari Nef’s Hottest Fashion Opinions – The Run-Through with Vogue
@marcitlali’s legendary amish b***h Tumblr post
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In our first exclusive episode on Substack (yay!), we discuss the Ibiza fashion craze, unpacking the sparkling, sunset-hued resortwear fantasy that looms over the coming summer. Using our revolutionary theory of “trickle-down Ibizanomics,” we leave no sequin unturned, from the couture treasure trove of Annie’s Ibiza to the injection-molded accessories of Amazon influencer storefronts. We analyze the aesthetic’s cultural context through the Balearic club scene’s seedy history, 2000s rom-com costuming, White Lotus hypergamy discourse, EDM tourism, traditional Indian fashion, the moodboard-to-stimboard-to-vision board pipeline, and more.
In this week's episode, we take a deep dive into Grisch, the fascinating niche style gaining traction among Sweden's affluent youth. Drawing on our listeners' firsthand accounts and a century of Scandinavian cultural history, we dissect its surprisingly long lineage— from fin-de-siècle dandies and Eurotrash dudebros to gangster rappers and old money influencers—all culminating in a high-stakes world of designer denim, puffer vests, and luxury low-profile sneakers. We ponder how the complex relationship between class, age, nationalism, and masculinity embodied by Grisch might result in its global domination.
Special thanks to Charles, Elsa, Justine, Iman, Matilda, Ebba, and Jesper for their insights!
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Selected TikToks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Chris Heyn Jr. on TikTok
eric_roth2 on TikTok
Marcus Rolf on TikTok
Your Ultimate Guide to Scandinavian Fashion by The Daily ScandinavianAbout Us – Garde Grisch
De Vet Du – Sture P (Music Video)
Peder Fogstrand aka Greven
"The Law of Jante" (on Janteloven) by Michael Booth for The Paris ReviewThe Murder of Einar (Swedish rap legend) – YouTube
Azealia Banks announces her move to Stockholm in Swedish radio interview
Yung Lean @subwaytakes InterviewConsumers that are middle and upper class in Nordic countries 2024 – Statista
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In this episode, journalistic superstar Ezra Marcus joins us to chronicle his journey from the ashes of millennial digital media to the frontlines of today's most exciting investigative reporting. We extol his epic track record—the Sarah Lawrence sex cult, the culinary horror story of Horses, the galaxy gas epidemic, and more— and discover what draws him to the shady fraudster kingpins that personify online hustle culture. We also discuss the true crime documentary slop machine, moonlighting as a party-pumping DJ, the idea that men are the new women, and what it means to stand at the brink of the Chinese century.
Links:
Ezra Marcus's Website
Ezra Marcus on Instagram
Some of Ezra's greatest hits:
The Next Drug Epidemic is Blue Raspberry Flavored
The Package King of Miami
The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence
The Cat Who Could Kill Horses
The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans
How Do You Make a Weed Empire?
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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the Hollyweirdness of the Oscars (notably that James Bond humiliation ritual), Pretty Little Thing's rebrand from Love Island resortwear to halal clean girl prison clothes, the Losercore undertones of Prada's FW 2025 show, the abjection of the Shrek 5 trailer and the gravity of Shrek's highbrow legacy, the revolt against millennial burger joints and craft breweries, plus Biz makes a special announcement.
Links:
James Bond Musical Tribute at the 97th Oscars (Lisa, Doja Cat, Raye)
Pretty Little Thing
Featured PLT monstrosities: sage tailored cropped blazer/dress, burgundy soft rib two piece set, grey bardot ruched dress
PLT founder Umar Kamani on their rebrand – DrapersBoohoo/PLT/Nasty Gal class action settlement
Prada Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Vogue RunwayShrek 5 Official Trailer on YouTube
Euphoria Season 3's "Silver Slipper" strip club
Kyle Gordon's "We Will Never Die" on TikTok
Millennial burger spot roast on TikTok
Tate McRae – Revolving door (Official Music Video)Flew out to Atlanta TikTok storytime (Girl's POV)
Flew out to Atlanta TikTok storytime (Boy's POV)
Appalachian hair texture discourse on TikTok
Stephanie Soo/Rotten Mango Ash Trevino Deep Dive on YouTube
In this week's episode, we discuss the legacy of Losercore, an aesthetic of the late 90s and early 2000s that celebrated the awkwardness of young adulthood and the sartorial idiosyncrasies of social outcasts, from orthodontia and ill-fitting gym uniforms to wire-frame glasses and dishwater-blond hair. We analyze the socioeconomic conditions that led to this period of loser glorification, identify key players (Todd Solondz, Paul Dano), cinematic touchstones (Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine), and generational anthems ("Teenage Dirtbag," "Buddy Holly"), and reflect on how the Internet has transformed today's young losers into threats to themselves and others.
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"The Birth—and Maybe Death—of Yuppiedom" by Walter Shapiro for Time"Loser: The Hero of the 1990s" by Grunge Included on SubstackThe Trap by Adam Curtis
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
@yungkombucha420 on TikTok
"Americans Need to Party More" by Ellen Cushing for The Atlantic"The Anti-Social Century" by Derek Thompson for The AtlanticLoser Generated Content: From Participation to Exploitation by Soren Mork PetersenBillie Eilish on having no friends
Celebrity with no friends blind item ("not Jessica Chastain")
Emma Chamberlain closet video
Bed rot talking stage TikTok /
"Love in the Time of Bed Rotting" by Isabel Unhinged on Substack
"The Story Behind The Song: Beck and the crowning of the ‘Loser’ generation" – Far OutTeenage Dirtbag – Wheatus (Offical Music Video)
Buddy Holly – Weezer (Official Music Video)
Losercore TikTok boys: Slushy Noobz, Thomathy, Ben Awad, William Conrad
Marc Jacobs, Circa 2003: Long Hair, Neck Brace & Sweaty (PHOTO)
Prada Spring/Summer 1996
Marc Jacobs Spring 1999
Marc Jacobs Fall 1999
Vetements Fall 2019 Menswear
Balenciaga Pre-Fall 2021
"Gucci's Beautiful Losers Hit New York" – Business of Fashion
"The Book of Gucci According to Alessandro Michele" – 032c
"Student Teaches Teacher" aka Jeff Bliss aka Friggin Packet Yo (Original YouTube Video)
"Who's Afraid of Hasan Piker?" – Slate"Still Life (Betamale)" by Jon Rafman
Party in their Blood – Cloudy Heart (Official Music Video)
Bully (formerly @bully.incel.simp.hero)
Duane Hanson – Saatchi Gallery
Dadsgiving by Chris Maggio
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This week, we are joined by special guest Evan Collins — architect, design archivist, and cofounder of Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute — for a conversation about the Institute's pioneering work in coining and defining the most fascinating aesthetics of the past half-century, including Indie Sleaze, Frutiger Aero, McBling, Whimsigothic, Shoe Diva, and many more. We discuss his foundational research into the Y2K aesthetic, the consumer incorporation of subculture, the challenges of community-based digital archiving, the benefit of researching ugly and unfashionable visual culture, and more.
Links:
Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute Official Website
CARI on Are.na
Evan Collins on Are.na
Evan Collins on Patreon (access to 700+ books and magazines!)
Art Deco of the 20s and 30s by Bevis Hillier
Blobjects and Beyond: The New Fluidity in Design by Steven Skov Holt and Mara Holt Skov
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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the TikTok ban fakeout, Andrea Dworkin's Right-Wing Women, the inauguration party coverage heard around the world, the consequences of Trumpism on critical beauty studies, the true meaning of Eusexua in a post-Brat society, and more. Also, Sam finally reviews Emilia Perez.Links:
Watch Vica's New Atlas Reels on Instagram
Johanne Sacrebleu (Emilia Perez parody)
Zoe Saldaña - La Vaginoplastia (From Emilia Perez)
Karla Sofía Gascón's crazy tweet archive
Right-Wing Women by Andrea Dworkin
Candace Owens on Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni
Dr. Natalya (Natalya Toryanski) on TikTok
"The Cruel Kids Table" by Brock Colyar for New York magazine
Michelle Santiago Cortés on the Pursuit of Hotness
Sean Monahan on the Boom Boom Aesthetic
Tate McCrae ordering drinks behind the scenes of "Sports Car"
Tate McCrae – Sports Car (Official Music Video)
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In this week's episode, we investigate the rise of what we're calling Geometrica, the edgy, STEM-influenced design trend that ruled the 2000s and 2010s. We talk about the iconic looks of Lady Gaga's The Fame, triangle-induced Illuminati hysteria, Obama-era techno-optimism, second-generation k-pop music videos, Alexander McQueen's historic Plato's Atlantis collection, and much more.
Links: Image boardCubism and Fashion – Met Gala 1998 Press ReleaseCubsim and Fashion by Richard MartinAlexander McQueen Spring 2010 (Plato's Atlantis) – Vogue RunwaySHOWstudio: Plato's Atlantis by Alexander McQueen (archived livestream)The McQueen Show that Changed the Future of Fashion – DAZEDEssay: Nick Knight on "Plato's Atlantis" – SHOWstudioTop by @perlaz0ne on InstagramImogen Heap's MiMU GlovesIris Van Herpen Spring 2010 (Crystallized)Mary Katrantzou Spring 2009 (Graduate Collection)Mary Katrantzou Fall 2011Basso & Brooke Fall 2009Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness for V Magazine (2015)Daphne Guinness / Nick Knight / Noritaka Tatehana: Floating World – SHOWstudio2NE1 - 내가 제일 잘 나가(I AM THE BEST) M/VPSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/VBIGBANG - FANTASTIC BABY M/VGirls' Generation 소녀시대 'I GOT A BOY' MVAsians Wear Clothes on the Internet by Minh-Ha T. Pham20 Years of Issey Miyake's Bao Bao Bag – The GuardianSaudi Arabia asks Hans Zimmer to rework national anthem – The GuardianComme des Garçons Fall 2012La Maison GagaSpecial thank you to Telle from our Discord for this episode idea!
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Recorded in the twilight days of the Biden administration, we gathered round to discuss a dizzying variety of cultural phenomena in this edition of Study Break, including the Freakmas double feature of Babygirl and Nosferatu, the troubling rise of Galaxy Gas and other flavor-blasted/cartoonified smoke shop abominations, the vestigial parallels between Lily-Rose Depp and Timothée Chalamet, the resonance of face-tatted country artists, the passing of national Pastel Protestant Grandfather, Jimmy Carter, and much more.
Links:
The Next Drug Epidemic is Blue Raspberry Flavored – Ezra Marcus for New YorkThe 1830s Gothic Fashion of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu – Focus Features on YouTube
Timothée Chalamet | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #551
Timothée Chalamet Instagram Complete Livestream
Jimmy Carter’s Grandson Honors 39th President's Life, Legacy in Eulogy
T.O.P Breaks Silence on Controversial Return to Acting in Squid Game Season 2 – Korea TimesChloe Forero on TikTok re: Latino influencersEthel Cain's Tumblr post on the irony epidemic
Hawk Tuah and the Zynternet – Max Read on Substack
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In our first episode of 2025, we're joined by the inimitable Mel Ottenberg— longtime muse, generational style mastermind, Editor in Chief of Interview magazine, and Nymphet Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award recipient— to discuss controversial figures (Natalia Grace, Blake Lively, Luigi Mangione), the current status of normcore (Brandy Melville, classic menswear, tighty whities), his incredible fashion legacy (styling Rihanna, conceiving Lana's iconic cover, channeling the Warholian spirit), and much more.*
*This episode was recorded before the tragic California wildfires— our hearts go out to everyone affected! Find ways you can help locally or from afar at the links below:
Friends of Forever — LA Fire Support & Resources
Mutual Aid LA Network Fire & Wind Storm Resources
Resource Masterlist from Interview
Links:
Interview magazine
Mel Ottenberg on Instagram
Ralph Lauren Recieves the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Justin Baldoni/Blake Lively exposé in the New York TimesLuigi Mangione's courtroom fashion in WWDHaliey Welch shot by Alyssa Kazew for Interview
Rihanna for Esquire UK, 2014
Sway House shot by Eli Russell Linnetz for Interview
Joan Rivers interviewed by Mel for Interview in 2010
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In our last episode of the year, we're joined by superstar musician Harrison Patrick Smith, aka The Dare, to discuss his stylistic evolution and fashion predictions for 2025. As he ties up the album cycle for his hit LP What's Wrong with New York?, we revisit his male art hoe days as Turtlenecked, ponder his notorious black-and-white suit, and anticipate the necklines, color schemes, and pants widths that will define his next era. Harrison tells us about eating kangaroo, his genealogical tree, living in an Industrial Business Zone, the paradise/warzone of his DMs, all things electroclash, bloghouse, and indie sleaze, and more.
Links:
The Dare
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In this week's episode, we journey into a World of Pure Imagination to discuss fantasy, fairytales, and the endless revisitation of children's media. We investigate the historical influences of the fantasy genre, from classic feudalism to Victorian industrialization, and unpack common motifs from talking animals to hopecore orphans. We also discuss the turn to live-action realistic fairytales, the consequences of this aesthetic and conceptual darkening, the effects of AI on the storytelling and creativity, and more.
Links:
Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes by John Cotton (1656)
The Golden Age of Children's Literature – The Literary Encyclopedia
The Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index of Folktale Types
Under the Influence: Anna Biller on Donkey Skin – Criterion
"Chapter 31: Fairy Tales" from All Things Considered by G. K. Chesterton
"Out of Kansas: Revisiting the Wizard of Oz" by Salman Rushdie for The New YorkerHow Wicked Built Immersive Real-Life Sets, From Shiz To Emerald City – Architectural Digest
Willy's Chocolate Experience (Glasgow, Scotland Scam Willy Wonka Event) Script
Pinnochio: A True Story (2022) Trailer
In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the rise of celebrity lookalike contests, YSL's Proustian fantasy films, recent literary scoop on Cormac McCarthy, the extension of Brat into the deep dark winter, and all things Wicked from the uncanny Hollyweird sapphism of its press tour to the inescapability of its garish color scheme in consumer products.
Links:
Saint Laurent – AS TIME GOES BY
Marc Jacobs reading selfies
Emma Chamberlain for Warby Parker
Celebrity lookalike contests in CNN
"Aquarius" from Hair (movie adaptation)
Wicked costume design breakdown – InStyle
Gwyneth Paltrow wins Best Actress – 1999 Oscars
Mr. Golightly's "Who Sang It Best" YouTube playlist
"Cormac McCarthy’s Secret Muse Breaks Her Silence After Half a Century" by Vincenzo Barney – Vanity FairDidion & Babitz by Lili Anolik – InterviewCharli xcx Opening Monologue – Saturday Night LiveJake Paul vs. Mike Tyson post-fight speech
Miley Cyrus on her upcoming album Something Beautiful – Harper's Bazaar
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In this week's episode, we are honored to talk with dancer Lexee Smith, one of the most captivating and quietly influential figures in contemporary pop culture. Fresh off the heels of her crazy month of newly released projects, including Addison Rae's "Aquamarine" and Lady Gaga's "Disease," Lexee joins us to discuss her approach to dance, performance, and style. We talk about showgirls, video vixens, Clarice Lispector, Dance Moms, Parisian elegance, unhinged warmups, the Age of Aquarius, insane asylums, and much more.
Links:
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@lexeesmith on Instagram
Damiano David – Born With a Broken Heart (Music Video)
"You Were Meant for Me" from Singing in the Rain Lady Gaga – Disease (Music Video)
Addison Rae – Aquamarine (Music Video)
Addison Rae – Aquamarine (Behind the Scenes)
"The American Modern Dancer: Loïe Fuller and Isadora Duncan"
Martha Graham – Lamentation (1943)
All His Jazz: The Life and Death of Bob Fosse by Martin Gottfried
A Look at Halston’s Historic Costumes for Martha Graham Dance Company – VogueMy Boyfriend's Back – Molly Long Choreography
Massive Attack, Young Fathers – Voodoo in My Blood (Music Video)
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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the double-release of Addison Rae’s “Aquamarine” and Lady Gaga’s “Disease,” Lexee Smith as Hollywood’s body double Rasputin, the “Dirty Cash” effect, the pros and cons of Gay Halloween, the triumph of the Dodgers, Slavic Dolls versus Brazilian Bombshells, and more.
Links:
Lady Gaga - Disease (Official Music Video)
Addison Rae - Aquamarine (Official Music Video)
Dirty Cash (Money Talks) videos on TikTok
Shawn Mendes opens up about his sexuality, in a way
Shawn Mendes Interview feature
ian - Sh*t Sad (Feat. Chief Keef) (Official Music Video)
Barack Obama on DeepCut with VicBlends
Slavic Dolls vs. Brazilian Bombshells videos on TikTok
Saturday Night Live TikTok skit
Young Posse (영파씨) - Ate That (Official Music Video)
In this Halloween centennial special, we have the sublime honor of being joined by one of our all-time heroes Valerie Steele, fashion studies trailblazer and director of the Museum at FIT, to discuss all things Gothic, inspired by her seminal book Gothic: Dark Glamour. We explore the aesthetic’s medieval origins and trace its cultural evolution through literature, art, and architecture all the way to the rise of the Goth subculture in the 1970s and beyond, covering Victorian dandies, sexy vampires, McQueen skull scarves, Japanese couturiers, and more.
Thanks so much to Valerie for joining us!
Links:
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The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
Gothic: Dark Glamour by Valerie Steele and Jennifer Park
Gothic: Dark Glamour exhibition at MFIT on Google Arts & Culture
Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu
Goth Talk: Christina Ricci - Saturday Night Live
“Very Mad, Very Maudlin, Very Macabre: It’s Showtime for the Goth Revival” by Tish Weinstock for Vogue
How to Be a Goth: Notes on Undead Style by Tish Weinstock
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In this week's episode, we're joined by the inimitable Emma Glenn Baker, NYC personal trainer and host of the podcast STARGIRL, to discuss all things body and the cultural status of fitness as it relates to body, brand, and spirit. We discuss activewear power players from Gymshark to Lululemon to Skims, the rise of the erotic fitness-inspired editorials, the sublime embodiment of Gen Z sweethearts Livvy Dunne and Addison Rae, the spiritual consequences of a life lived in stretchy clothes, and more.
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Links:
“Athleisure, barre, and kale: the tyranny of the ideal woman” by Jia Tolentino in The Guardian
Toxic gym motivation trend on TikTok
“Make Yourself a Gift” by Emma Glenn Baker in Real Life
Equinox “Want It All” ad campaign
The Official Gymshark Story
“Musclebound” in A Dedicated Follower of Fashion by Holly Brubach
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In this week's episode, we define the Pastel Protestant Grandmother aesthetic, a cozy visual universe recognizable to anyone belonging to the American Middle Class, or anyone who's ever been to an antique store in America. We discuss the hypnotic sedation of low-definition media, nostalgia-based commodities from Precious Moments figurines to dusty dollhouses, anti-intellectualism and sentimentality in American culture, the social history of craft, Christian kitsch and camp, the dark side of elderly matriarchs, and more.
Links
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Pastel Protestant Grandma – Our Official Playlist!
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life – Richard Hofstadter
Red Hat Society
”The Forgotten Everyday Origins of ‘Craft’” – Sarah Archer
Cræft: An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts – Alexander Langlands
Hobbies: Leisure and the Culture of Work in America – Steven M. Gelber
“Do Protestants Have a ‘Low’ Aesthetic?” – Front Porch Republic
“A Defense of Christian Kitsch” – Paul Griffiths
Gaither Music on TikTok
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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss Mel Ottenberg's new denim line and its adjacent clean boy creepshot visuals, the two-pronged cultural force of the Sweat/Short 'n' Sweet tours, our prediction for Disney adult chic following Coperni's S/S '25 show, Lady Gaga's disastrous Harlequin styling and Ryan Murphy's indelible impact, Dark Brainrot and weirdcore developments, recent cinematic triumphs including Megalopolis and The Substance, and more.
Links:
Club Mel – Mel by RE/DONE
TikTok King Bach Buquen is Hot, Viral, and French – InterviewSabrina Carpenter's Short 'n' Sweet Tour – Rolling Stone
Gracie ABramS
Coperni Spring/Summer 2025 at Disneyland Paris
Coperni Vinted Disney merch controversy
Chloé Spring/Summer 2025
Joker Folie à Deux x Louvre – Lady Gaga, Mona Lisa
Francis Ford Coppola explains the origin behind "Wow Platinum"
Aubrey Plaza vs. Patti Lupone – Hot Ones Versus
Smartschoolboy9 – An Internet Rabbit Hole
Mr. Prada Murder Trial
At New York Fashion Week, Designers Search for America – AnOtherHurricane Helene Relief Efforts:
- North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund
- One SC Fund
- UNC Asheville Disaster Relief
In this week's episode, we ascend the great champagne tower of history and proclaim the existence of Continental Luxury, an evocative aspirational aesthetic that has bewitched the palates of tastemakers across generations. We discuss the history of luxury hotels, the evolution of the boutique hospitality industry, Old World cuisine and interiors as status symbols, and we summon a cast of characters including Anthony Bourdain, Nancy Drew, and Keith McNally to unpack the oyster-laden, gold-trimmed, cherry-garnished lifestyle of our collective dreams.
Links:
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Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class by Luke Barr
"Towards a Political Geography of Hotels" by Ruth Craggs
"A Legend as Big as the Ritz" – Vanity FairCésar Ritz: Life and Work by Chastonay, Adalbert
The History of Tourism: Structures on the Path to Modernity – Institute of European History
The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class by Dean MacCannell
“The Social and Material Life of Colonial Hotels" by Maurizio Peleggio
Hotel: An American History by A. K. Sandoval-Strausz
Home on the Rails: Women, the Railroad, and the Rise of Public Domesticity by Amy G. Richter
The romantic journey; the story of Thomas Cook and Victorian travelTravel influencer rice farm controversy in The Daily Mail"The World's Revolt Against 'Bad Tourists'" – BBC
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In this episode, we investigate the cultural landscape of the 1990s with the help of a most legendary guest: NYT pop music critic and Popcast host Jon Caramanica. We discuss slackerism and authenticity discourse, the rise of alternative and independent media, the intricacies of subcultural style, the twin flames of rock and hip-hop, the surprising parallels between Gen X and Gen Z, white rappers, child rappers, Tommy Hilfiger grails, and much more.
Links:
Listen to Popcast
Jon on Instagram
Lady Gaga on the Doritos #BoldStage at SXSW, 2014
How SoundScan Changed Music Charts – BillboardPop Music's Middle Class by Shaad D'Souza – New York TimesIce Spice vs. Cleopatra Drama Explained – Rolling Stone
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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the most pressing topics facing fashion and culture, featuring analysis of Sabrina Carpenter’s grindhouse pinup comeback, Addison Rae's arthouse cult single "Diet Pepsi," reflection on Simon Porte Jacquemus's legacy (and speculation on his rise to the Chanel throne), Hollister nostalgia-baiting, global fashion updates from the UK and Mexico, and more.
Links:
Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet – Video Playlist
"Diet Pepsi" by Addison Rae (dir. Sean Price Williams)
"Breakaway" by Bruce Connor
The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter
Chanel's New Kaiser – Lauren Sherman for Puck News
Hollister long-sleeve babydoll tops on TikTok
"Archive" Hollister tops from 2022 on TikTok
Halley Kate v. Sophia La Corte drama summary
Tribal trend in Mexico (some TikTok examples)
Intentalo by 3ballMTY
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This week, we discuss the great mascot of modernism and one of our personal favorite archetypes: the dandy. We reflect on dandy theory from Baudelaire to Baudrillard and investigate the roots of dandyism as a reaction to “the great masculine renunciation” of the Age of Revolutions. We mourn tragic dandies past and honor their self-sacrifices at the altar of decadence, and we speculate on 21st century dandyism and its expressions online— and Sam shares her michelada recipe!
Links:
The Dandy, from The Painter of Modern Life by Charles Baudelaire
In Praise of Cosmetics, from The Painter of Modern Life by Charles Baudelaire
Simulacra and Simulations by Jean Baudrillard
The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt by Albert Camus
Beau Brummel and English Dandymania – National Geographic
Great Moments in Dandyism – The Cut
Paris Fashion: A Cultural History by Valerie Steele
Dandyism and women’s fashion in the 1980s – The Guardian
Edward Preble on Tik Tok
Ethan Wong on Instagram
Mexican street corn devilled eggs Instagram recipe
This week, we’re bopping our heads through the last weeks of summer— to the tune of Eurodance! We reflect on the high BPM European dance music that soundtracked the ‘90s and 2000s, from hits like “Barbie Girl” and “I’m Blue” to CGI-characters-turned-chart-toppers like Gummibär and Crazy Frog. We discuss the controversy around Sweden’s supremacy in music production, Eurodance aesthetics as a blueprint for Mass Bushwick, the Euro-exoticism of Albanian pop stars, and more.
Links:
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'Why Don't We All Go Bonkers?' – The Rise and Fall of Happy Hardcore
SNAP! – Rhythm is a Dancer
Albanian pop star conspiracy Twitter thread
Green Day’s Anti-Sweden billboard
Flat Pack Pop: Sweden’s Music Miracle – BBC
Why Backstreet Boys 'I Want It That Way' Lyrics Are so Confusing
The Soviet Spy Who Invented the First Major Electronic Instrument – Smithsonian Magazine
Planet of the Bass Official Music Video
The Eurodance Encyclopedia
Freestyle Disco Dancing Championship
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In this episode, we discuss the past, present, and future of one timeless category of T-shirt design: the BOLD STATEMENT TEE. From Katharine Hamnett and House of Holland to Ana Bolina and Jaded London, we decode the social and political bygones permanently etched onto masses of XL blanks. We talk human billboards, wearing your Instagram caption on your sleeve, truism thirst traps, dropshipping scandals, and more!
Links:
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Katharine Hamnett profile - The Guardian
Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go MV
Queen’s 1985 Rock in Rio performance
Anna Bolina Interview - i-D
Anna Bolina knockoffs callout
stomach of your dead soulmate
House of Holland’s 10th Anniversary - Harper’s Bazaar
Henry Holland’s DIY Tutorial - Teen Vogue
Jaded London Tik Tok ad
Jaded London’s graphic tees
OGBFF profile - Fashionista
Following the passing of icon of effortlessness and honorary Frenchwoman Jane Birkin, we examine the mythology of the French girl — from the culture of chic aphorisms that surround her (Don’t be afraid of aging! Wear a black bra under your white blouse!), her philosophy as a form of IDGAF-ism, and how the most beloved representatives of French style aren't even French at all. Plús, we discuss Franco-American relations, the French girl digital media microeconomy, the subtle art of the basket bag and... le goûter!!
Links:
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How to be Parisian Wherever You Are (full book!)
Alexa Chung's farewell to Jane Birkin
Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: Why We Love France But Not the FrenchBringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting(NYT review)
Seducing the French: The Dilemma of Americanization by Richard Kuisel
The French Way: How France Embraced and Rejected American Values and Powerby Richard Kuisel
Jane Birkin Vogue France interview (2018)
Language policy in France
"Fashion Foreplay" by Holly Brubach (NYT on French dating profiles in 1995)
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In this week’s episode, we three devise a plot to revive one of the most iconic female archetypes in Western culture: the Bond Girl! We discuss the merits of a tropical, action-packed lifestyle, debate the gendered impact of the James Bond franchise, and unpack the taxonomy of the bikini marketplace, all while conferring with actual Bond Girl Caroline Munro (The Spy Who Loved Me) and her lovely daughter Iona Munro.
Links:
Caroline Munro’s Filmography
Bond Girls: Body, Fashion, and Gender by Monica Germana
Daddy, or The Death of Fantasy by Sam Kriss
Femininity, Seriality, and Collectivity: Rethinking the Bond Girl
Growing up a Bond Girl
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The Broquette saga continues as we enlist the help of world-renowned Broquette expert and veritable style icon Naomi. We discuss Barbour lifetime guarantees as a metaphor for privilege, joggers as the death of Southern frat boy culture, and viral PowerPoint presentations about sorority girl sexcapades, all while Naomi recounts her Greek life experiences at Duke University during the dog days of Bro culture.
Links:
Karen Owen Sex Scandal
Karen Owen PowerPoint
Korean “High Teen” aesthetic
Sorority Freak-Out Email
Americancore
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In this ambitious follow-up to last year's viral Blokette episode, we hereby announce the second coming of sporty-cute style: Broquette, an All-American, booze-soaked celebration of athleticism, youth, and hedonism. We chart the rise and fall of Bro culture and explain how Bros invented the media landscape of the Internet as we know it. Through discussions of white rappers, boat shoes, Greek life, and more, we predict that sleaze is on the decline and raunch is on its way back up.
Links:
Thousands of College Kids Paid to Work for a Viral Party Kingpin. What Could Go Wrong? - The New York Times
How to trick people into thinking you're good looking - Jenna Marbles
I Love College - Asher Roth
Jordan Belfort - Wes Walker feat. Dyl
Dude, Here's My Book - The New York Times
The Four Basic Aspects of Being a Bro - NPR
All ERL Collections - Vogue Runway
The Label Giving Prep a Saucy Makeover - Vogue (Raimundo Langlois profile)
The Rise of the Portmanbro - Oxford Dictionaries
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What do skinny vanilla lattes, cheese cubes, and dodgy tattoos of Chanel logos have in common? They’re all fashioncore, darling! For the 50th episode of Nymphet Alumni, we summon the spirit of fashion itself — 𝓯𝓪𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓬𝓸𝓻𝓮 — first coined by none other than Megsuperstarprincess during her 2021 podcast appearance. Armed with a lifetime of vocal fry and metaphorical martinis with extra olives, we discuss the impact of fashion media from America’s Next Top Model to Audrey Hepburn’s Funny Face. Topics du jour include fashioncore disciples as the last of those bound to dutifully slay, fashioncore as the cure to the false promise of quiet luxury, Sasha Baron Cohen as the fashioncore voice of a generation, and more!
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Links:
Elena Velez’s NYT Style profile
Too Funky by George Michael
Bruno “That is so pre 9/11”
ANTM Compilation
SATC Compilation
Rian Phin Fashioncore Take
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What do skinny vanilla lattes, cheese cubes, and dodgy tattoos of Chanel logos have in common? They’re all fashioncore, darling! For the 50th episode of Nymphet Alumni, we summon the spirit of fashion itself — 𝓯𝓪𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓬𝓸𝓻𝓮 — first coined by none other than Megsuperstarprincess during her 2021 podcast appearance. Armed with a lifetime of vocal fry and metaphorical martinis with extra olives, we discuss the impact of fashion media from America’s Next Top Model to Audrey Hepburn’s Funny Face. Topics du jour include fashioncore disciples as the last of those bound to dutifully slay, fashioncore as the cure to the false promise of quiet luxury, Sasha Baron Cohen as the fashioncore voice of a generation, and more!
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Elena Velez’s NYT Style profile
Too Funky by George Michael
Bruno “That is so pre 9/11”
ANTM Compilation
SATC Compilation
Rian Phin Fashioncore Take
In this special episode, we're joined by longtime friendo'thepod Liam Hall aka grandma. A veritable rockstar fresh off the heels of a North American tour, he consults with us on the mysteries of masculinity as we attempt to unpack the aesthetic universe that young men navigate today. We discuss skinny jeans, fluffy hair, self-care thirst traps and other forms of visual rizz, and our predictions for a post-softboy society.
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Liam / grandma <3
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Apple Music
Spotify
Instagram
Before and after skinny jeans videos (one, two, three, four)
Bell bottoms thirst traps (one, two, three, four)
Self-care thirst traps (one, two)
Rockstar thirst trap, lumberjack thirst trap
Impossible beauty standards for young men by @thestyleturnernyc
@syrianpsycho on TikTok
@un.ermite on TikTok
@samstailor on TikTok
Everybody Wants a Piece of The Dare by Samuel Hine for GQ
Trauma dump beach YouTuber negative rizz ??
This week, we tackle a topic that doubles as a prerequisite at Nymphet Alumni University: beauty psuedosciences, from Kibby body typing to color seasons and seduction archetypes. We consider beauty as capital, how the rising popularity of these systems on social media represents a reaction to body positivity, and the dangers of masculine and feminine energy discourse on TikTok.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Links:
Image board (includes some relevant TikToks!): https://pin.it/12A4Aze
Carole Jackson's Color Me Beautiful (1980): https://archive.org/details/colormebeautiful00jack/page/n1/mode/2up
David Kibbe's unhinged website: http://davidkibbe.co/
NYT on Kibbe Body Types: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/style/kibbe-body-types.html
Robert Greene's seduction archetypes overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Seduction
QOVES Studio on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/QOVESStudio
@claaaarke on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@claaaarke?lang=en
This week, we put the spotlight on contemporary Hollywood's current love affair with Old Hollywood. We spelunk into the hole at the center of the Marilyn/Norma Jean enigma and unpack the symptoms of female movie star pathology and "I'm a star!" hysterics. We also discuss the security of artifice and the timeless allure of Golden Age red carpet styling. This very cinephilic episode features dialogues on recent hits such as Blonde and Pearl, upcoming titles like Babylon and Barbarella, and classics such as Spartacus and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Links:
Image board: https://pin.it/2xfrbOF
NPG on the history of actresses: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/the-first-actresses/first_actresses_exhibition/first-actresses-explore
Wendy Lesser's "The Disembodied Body of Marilyn Monroe": https://www.are.na/share/rRqEuiE
Joyce Carol Oates on Blonde: https://twitter.com/joycecaroloates/status/1575953895163015168?s=12&t=DH6lGA8gtHNZtSWjP-jOhQ
R.D. Laing's "The Divided Self": http://www.centrebombe.org/Ronald.D.Laing-The.Divided.Self.(1960).pdf
In this week’s cheeky episode, we bring into existence the concept of the “blokette” (bloke + coquette) aesthetic, a fascinating new look which draws combines sporty tomboyish swag with whimsical femininity. We discuss Bella Bots, Cool Britannia, the Beautiful Game, and the heritage of sportswear in fashion.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Links:
Image board: https://pin.it/4gvMuCF
Casuals subculture: https://museumofyouthculture.com/casuals/
RUN-DMC - My Adidas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNua1lFDuDI&ab_channel=CXII
bubble noises For a special end of summer episode, we dive into tiki culture. Sit back, relax, grab a Mai Tai, and listen to the tale of tiki's rise and fall (and rise again) in the American imagination ... its mythic figures and legendary rivalries ... the psychological hold it's had on Elvis, the creators of SpongeBob, and the Nymphet Alumni girls ... and much more ...
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Links:
Pasifika Project's Decolonizing Tiki Reading List
https://www.pasifikaproject.com/tiki
The Cultures of Tiki by Scott A. Lukas
https://www.academia.edu/30777117/The_Cultures_of_Tiki
Reclaiming the Tiki Bar from NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/business/tiki-bar-history.html
Tiki Pop by Sven A. Kirsten
https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/popculture/all/47708/facts.tiki_pop.htm
Essay on 1950s revival in the '90s
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/mar/02/90s-america-trying-so-hard-to-recreate-its/
Elvis Presley's Abandoned Tiki Paradise
https://www.messynessychic.com/2014/01/23/elvis-presleys-abandoned-tiki-paradise/
The Rise and Fall of the Tiki Bar
https://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-bizarre-rise-and-fall-of-the-tiki-bar-in-american-culture/
Don the Beachcomber Menu
http://menus.nypl.org/menu_pages/47171/explore
In this special report, we dive into the dark heart of New York Fashion Week, exposing its sussy past, astral projecting into Vogue World, and discussing the highs and lows of the Spring 2023 season.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Sam's Assigned Reading: http://mason.gmu.edu/~rnanian/Wilde-Preface.html
Links:
The Cut's Article
https://www.thecut.com/2022/09/tiktok-helped-people-scam-their-way-into-fashion-week.html
Vogue World
https://www.vogue.com/tag/event/vogue-world
Barragan
https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2023-ready-to-wear/barragan
Willy Chavarria
https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2023-menswear/willy-chavarria/slideshow/collection#1
Mirror Palais
https://www.vraimagazine.com/mirror-palais-ss23-at-nyfw/
Telfar x Rainbow
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/style/telfar-rainbow-bag.html
Ciao, Bellas! We wrap up the summer with a hop across the pond, taking a detailed look at the land of eternal cities. We talk voluptuous women, Aperol Spritzes, billowing linens, Drake in Ibiza, melting Cadbury chocolates, and more!
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Links:
Image Board: https://pin.it/2Xy2GJm
European Heat Wave: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/europes-power-system-feels-heat-cooling-demand-soars-2022-07-21/
The Grand Tour: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/may/04/cargo-culture-grand-tour-unpacked
Sophia Loren Quotes: https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/10-of-sophia-lorens-best-quotes-about-eating-loving-and-living-well#:~:text=On%20eating%20well,see%20I%20owe%20to%20spaghetti.%E2%80%9D
Melting Cadbury Chocolates: https://twitter.com/ladbible/status/1549356961396826117
The decline of British seaside towns: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/17/i-do-like-to-be-beside-the-seaside-many-of-our-coastal-towns-need-more-love#:~:text=The%20British%20seaside%20is%20tragically,in%20the%20north%20worst%20affected.
Banky's Dismaland: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/aug/20/banksy-dismaland-amusements-anarchism-weston-super-mare
https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/41049/1/three-years-legacy-of-banksy-dismaland-weston-super-mare-england-tropicana
British all inclusive culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benidorm_(British_TV_series)
This week, we offer opinion from various theological camps and congregations, and our own hearts and souls, on the outrage that's followed Addison Rae's decision to wear a Holy Trinity bikini on Instagram.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Links:
Addison's now deleted Praying x adidas campaign photo: https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/56715/1/fundamentalist-christians-twitter-addison-rae-tik-tok-praying-bikini-outrage
Praying: https://prayingg.com/
https://www.instagram.com/praying/
Brittany Dawn's response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKuLJpK7CAg
Biz's related essays: https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/g5b4d9/catholicism-alt-fashion-trend-think-piece
https://various-artists.com/godposting/
Da pillory Praying photo...: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7t9l0PFMG/?hl=en
The Syntax of Salvation: Being Known by God: https://strangetriumph.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/the-syntax-of-salvation-being-known-by-god/
Nicole Williams Ruiz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nwilliams030
In this episode, we have a go at the mythological invention that is "That Girl" and ponder why everyone wants to become her. We discuss bullet journaling, Olaplex buns, waking up at dawn, and personal care routines executed with Patrick Bateman-level precision. We also consider what it means to be a young woman entering today's evolving workforce, and the unique influence of the claw-clip-wearing, hybrid-work-model zillennial ... In a moment of anti-productive ecstasy, Biz gets taken out by London transit strikers mid-episode.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Links:
Image Board: https://pin.it/xVUHoFC
Da Classic That Girl Content: https://www.tiktok.com/@emalygisell/video/7076510880564858158?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450
https://www.tiktok.com/@simplyebs/video/6990560745322859778?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450
Da Amazon That Girl Finds: https://www.tiktok.com/@kaelimaee/video/7109905827493858606?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450
https://www.tiktok.com/@kaelimaee/video/7116991472053947694?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450
Da That Girl Blow-out: https://www.tiktok.com/@delaneychilds/video/7033863907383086382?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450
Da Olaplex Bun Tutorial: https://www.tiktok.com/@naomifullmer/video/7059542516462488878?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450
Da Emily Mariko Effect: https://mashable.com/article/emily-mariko-viral-tiktok-food-influencer
In honor of July 4th, we pay tribute to the boldest stripes, the brightest stars, and the bravest hearts of our Great Republic (?). From Realtree and Lana Del Rey to Kapital and William Bradford, we wander the vast spectrum of Americana in our contemporary culture. Official Texas state historian Light Townsend Cummins unpacks the archetype of the cowboy for Sam, Alexi announces her political candidacy, Biz destigmatizes the hot dog, and much, much more!
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Image board:
https://pin.it/6OIv11U
Links:
-GQ on the Rise of Realtree
https://www.gq.com/story/rise-of-realtree-
-"Homos on the Range"
https://truewestmagazine.com/old-west-homosexuality-homos-on-the-range/
-Vanity Fair on the New Right
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets
-Books by Light Townsend Cummins
https://www.amazon.com/History-Light-Townsend-Cummins-Books/s?rh=n%3A9%2Cp_27%3ALight+Townsend+Cummins
In this episode, the mischievous Snapchat ghost comes to haunt us, resurfacing memories of Kylie Lip Kits, Gucci flip flops, and steering wheel selfies. It was the end of the 2010s, the late 2010s, and everyone was so happy: shameless clickbait, globalist pop music, multicultural baddies, and athleisure fetishism ruled supreme. We go straight to the source of the impeccable vibes that paved the way for the Internet as we know it today.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Image board:
https://pin.it/rXdkIFZ
Links:
-"It was the end of the 60s" TikToks
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdnvQVut/
-Pre-order "Non-Things" by Byung Chul-Han
https://www.amazon.com/Non-things-Upheaval-Lifeworld-Byung-Chul-Han/dp/1509551700
-"The Age of Instagram Face" by Jia Tolentino
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face
-DJ Khaled gets lost at sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMHCW1RIqBk
-"The Social Photo" by Nathan Jurgenson
https://www.amazon.com/Social-Photo-Photography-Media/dp/1786635445/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ULU51RDZI9KW&keywords=the+social+photo&qid=1653608431&s=books&sprefix=the+social+photo%2Cstripbooks%2C109&sr=1-1
Our YouTube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCWuRssGx4uEnApRjiukYpT-8uWpAB4j7
Special shoutout to TikTok user @soggywwaffles who never ceases to inspire us!
This week’s episode dissects the formidable cultural impact of music festivals. We discuss the rise and fall of flower crowns, the anglophone influence on boho-chic, the mournful trajectory of Vanessa Hudgens’s life, all culminating in a heated debate about shoe shining and Sugar Bear Hair gummies.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Image Board:
https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-23-coachella/
Links:
Bye Sister
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbMcq3VXmG0
Sleeveless
https://www.amazon.com/Sleeveless-Fashion-2011-2019-Semiotext-Native/dp/1635900964
Harmony Korine interviewed by Mark Kelly
http://www.harmony-korine.com/paper/int/hk/kelley.html
Wikipedia article on Boho-chic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boho-chic
In this episode, we reflect on our days at warehouse raves, zine fairs, and house shows to bring you a categorical history of Mass Bushwick, a cultural movement that has expanded far beyond its namesake locale. We chronicle its infectious rise through avant-pop stars, meme pages, and fashion editorials; we discuss the methodology of "turning looks" and the high stakes of club kid nightlife; and we offer our advice to those undergoing the transformative effects of the bleached brow/mullet combo.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Image Board:
https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-22-mass-bushwick/
Links:
Rihanna's 2017 PAPER cover shoot: https://www.papermag.com/rihanna-paper-2293524292.html?rebelltitem=6#rebelltitem6
Luke Blovad's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lukeblovad?lang=en
Spinal Fluid Fits: https://www.instagram.com/spinalfluid.fits/
Biz's blog post on turning looks: https://sherbert.biz/2016-2017
In this episode, prompted by Julia Fox's vocal fry soundbite heard around the world, we question what it really means to be a muse. We reflect on the concept's history – recurring characters include toxic gay besties, troubled aristocrat party-girls, and poetic simps of the 19th century – and ponder the future of creative relationships and divine inspiration.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Links:
Image board:
https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-21-the-nymphet-alumni-muse-ical/
Biz's i-D essay on the fashion archetype:
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dbgpk/gen-z-fashion-muse-trend
Broadcasting live from the Island of the Lost Boys, we bring to you (with humble hearts) a definitive history of the Xandemic period of the 2010s. We discuss the dark underbelly of suburban adolescent malaise, the goblin-hooliganism of Odd Future, the masculine pathologies portrayed in HBO's "Euphoria," and the Benzodiazepinite foundations on which the American suburbs were built... all while dodging real-life bullets in a mysterious Austin parking lot.
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Links:
Complex Investigates the Whereabouts of Earl Sweatshirt:
https://www.complex.com/music/2011/04/complex-exclusive-we-found-earl-sweatshirt
Special Immersive Recommended Listening Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCWuRssGx4uFyKfdg8PNqoewE2HKCOB_I
Image Board:
https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-20-dark-suburbia-and-the-xandemic/
On the first episode of this grand and blessed New Year, we reflect on the Twee phenomenon and its controversial yet adorkable revival. We discuss the everlasting omnipresence of the Twee lifestyle, the aesthetic’s anachronistic child-grandma garb, the pursuit of education for leisure, and the benefits of fetishizing physical media.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Image board:
https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-19-twee/
Links:
Twee: The Gentle Revolution by Marc Spizy https://archive.org/details/tweegentlerevolu0000spit/mode/1up?view=theater
Zooey Deschanel's Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zooeydeschanel
In this special holiday episode, we put on our rose-colored glasses and evoke the shopping malls of our youth to identify a saccharine, age-regressive genus of commodity fetishism hereby known as Sugar Cookie Consumerism. Strolling with a metaphorical Cinnabon in hand, we discuss pre-Stories Instagram, the epidemic of teen pregnancy in the 2000s — 2010s, dessert-scented bath and body products, financial illiteracy, One Direction-era Anglophilia, and Victoria’s Secret PINK as the ultimate girlhood brand.
Happy holidays and thank you for an amazing year!! <3 le Nymphet Alumni ♡(つˊ̥̥̥̥̥ ³ ˋ̥̥̥̥̥)つ⊂( ͡ᵔ ྌ ͡ᵔ ⊂)♡
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿
Links
Image board: https://pin.it/7gSQUxY
The Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin: https://monoskop.org/images/e/e4/Benjamin_Walter_The_Arcades_Project.pdf
Moar examples
Pinterest documenting 2010s aesthetics: https://pin.it/V82xx6G
TikToks:
https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd62x6jo/
https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd62fHca/
https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd62PLSn/
https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd625mv8/
https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd62BGkg/
This week’s episode is dedicated to the Russian Bimbocore aesthetic. We talk spicy white mob wives, hypergamous living dolls, the eternal multiplicity of ushanka hats, and the wintery liminality of Eastern Europe in the Western imagination.
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Links:
https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-17-russian-bimbocore/
https://www.miumiu.com/ww/en/miumiu-club/fashion-shows/fw21-fashion-show.html
https://wwd.com/runway/pre-fall-2010/milan/miu-miu/review/
On this week’s episode, we discuss the social media spectacle of Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s whirlwind romance. We analyze the Spiritual Bimbo archetype, dabble in feminism as we reflect on the misogyny of 2000s Hollywood, and consider the timeless appeal of dating a boy in a band. Biz comes out as a burnt out Megan Fox truther, we psychoanalyze Megan’s outfits, and together we phone in a request to get ‘dickmatized’ included in the DSM-5.
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Links:
Image references for this episode (essential viewing!!!): https://pin.it/adAWRaU
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly profile in GQ: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/megan-fox-machine-gun-kelly-interview
Transformers crew open letter to Megan: https://deadline.com/2009/09/transformers-crew-talk-back-to-megan-fox-15879/
Happy Fall, y’all! On today’s episode, we discuss the impact of the divisive American female archetype-turned-meme: Christian Girl Autumn. We dive into the domestic coziness of mommy blogging, Target’s neo-hearth-and-home merchandising, growing up in proximity to youth group sex cults, and the infallible glam of crypto-Mormon influencers. Following our spiritual tithes to the reigning queens of fall The Pioneer Woman and Miss Christian Girl Autumn herself, Caitlin Covington, we wage war against Phoebe Bridgers and the notion of ‘spooky season,’ question the efficacy of ‘chosen families,’ forecast Protestant work ethic-chic as the next esoteric aesthetic, and doxx our Starbucks orders.
. ⋅ ˚̣- : ✧ : – ⭒ ⊹ ⭒ – : ✧ : -˚̣⋅ .. ⋅ ˚̣- : ✧ : – ⭒ ⊹ ⭒ – : ✧ : -˚̣⋅ .. ⋅ ˚̣- : ✧ : – ⭒ ⊹ ⭒ – : ✧ : -˚̣⋅ .
Links:
Image references for this episode (essential viewing!!!): https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-15-christian-girl-autumn/
Domestic Cozy by Venkatesh Rao: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/series/domestic-cozy/
Christian Girl Autumn meme explainer: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/8/14/20804030/christian-girl-autumn-meme-hot-girl-summer-explained
Biz’s essays on alt-trad fashion and Godposting:
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/g5b4d9/catholicism-alt-fashion-trend-think-piece
https://various-artists.com/godposting/
Caitlin Covington’s blog: https://www.southerncurlsandpearls.com/
The Pioneer Woman: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/ (she’s on tour rn...)
Surprise nymplets!! Following our exegesis on nepotism babies, we remained haunted by a few unanswered questions… so we decided to seek an expert’s opinion. On today’s episode, we welcome our first ever boy guest: renowned nepo model expert, notorious casting director, and all-around silly rabbit, Walter Pearce! ʕ≧ᴥ≦ʔ
Walter helps us get to the bottom of the My Year of Rest and Relaxation waif nepo model Twitter complex once and for all. We also discuss Walt’s accidental journey into thinspo Pinterest, the contemporary history of the nepo model, socialism and the Sad Clown Girl-phenotype, and whether models are actually less hot than they were a few decades ago (Walter admits he may have something to do with this ಠ_ಠ).
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You can find Walter wherever thin beautiful women are located and also...
Wet Brain podcast: https://www.patreon.com/wetbrain/
Substack: https://walterpearce.substack.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/walterpearce?utm_medium=copy_link
Twitter: https://twitter.com/walt_knows_best?s=21
On today’s episode, we discuss the phenomenal appeal of nepotism. Are Tim Burton vibes so strong that they spiritually transferred themselves onto the Depp family genetic code? Why is Bella Hadid’s botched Aphex Twin realness so transcendently beautiful? Is the biohacked former ugly duckling (Kylie) more resilient than the low-maintenance white girl (Kendall)? These are just a few of the hard-hitting questions we ask during this exegesis of the reluctantly glamorous nepo baby.
Episode image board: https://pin.it/4NnJz0R (Warning: contains many nepo baby pix)
On this week’s episode, we discuss legendary Tumblr-era thot brand OMIGHTY and the twisted world of text post and t-shirt feminism. We also explore the legacy of seapunk and the scene girl diaspora, the nihilism of 2010s music festival culture, and the cultural gluttony of millennial humor. We reflect on the implications of clothing yourself in your digital life, and wrap things up with a wellness check on Baddie Winkle.
Links:
Image references for everything we talk about: https://pin.it/4YjcuQh
Vice Seapunk feature: https://www.vice.com/en/article/r795xr/seapunk-washes-up
Portrait we talk about at the end: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_a_Lady_(van_der_Weyden)
This episode was requested by one of our epic listeners, who changed their Instagram handle and so now we can’t find them, but this one goes out to you <3
Following the Great Nymphet Alumni Hiatus of July 2021, we consider the vampire gf, examining why everyone’s dressing like characters from Twilight and The Vampire Diaries. We discuss how this trend signals a new era of modesty and the end of the eternally exposed midriff, classify the symptoms of Unremarkable Brunette Protagonist Syndrome, and wax poetic about the power of Converse, camisoles and sweater paws. We also break down the forces behind the revival of late aughts fashion and reveal ourselves to be long torso fetishists in the lineage of Ingres and Alexander McQueen.
Thanks so much Sarah Y for the episode request <3
Links:
Twilight / Bella Swan outfits:
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKq3rb4/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKqoyvJ/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKbdYGq/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKqTr3G/
The Vampire Diaries / Elena Gilbert outfits:
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKbj2Tv/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKbFs1v/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKq3tw2/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKbSAXs/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKqEHq6/
Despite being debilitated by their recent BBL surgeries, Alexi, Biz, and Sam apply their expert analysis to the phenomenon known as The BBL Effect. They discuss the characteristics of e-thottie fashion, parse through the BBL's alarming medical risks, and dread their upcoming recovery process.
Brands discussed:
Inamorata: https://www.instagram.com/inamoratawoman/?hl=en
I AM GIA: https://www.instagram.com/iamgia/?hl=en
Di Petsa: https://www.instagram.com/dipetsa/?hl=en
Kim K in Mugler: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a27387049/kim-kardashian-mugler-met-gala-2019/
On this week’s episode, we discuss the new age of Internet girl physiognomy as exemplified by TikTok star/US Navy veteran Bella Poarch. We break down the success of TikTok’s most beautiful and babyfaced, examine cuteness as the next source of geopolitical power, and speculate on Bella’s past (and potential future) as a global military asset. We also discuss... jiggle physics..
Special thanks to bestie of the pod @default_friend for requesting this episode! Check out her writing below.
Links:
Bella Poarch: https://www.tiktok.com/@bellapoarch
Build A B*tch - Bella Poarch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLGCGc7sAUw
Bad Blood - Taylor Swift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcIy9NiNbmo
Hannah Owo: https://www.instagram.com/aestheticallyhannah/
Neekolul: https://www.instagram.com/neekolul/?hl=en
Readings:
Default Friend on the coming wave of sex negativity: https://defaultfriend.substack.com/p/72-the-coming-wave-of-sex-negativity/comments
Cute Studies: https://www.cutestudies.org/
The Cuteness of the Avant-Garde: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/444516
On today's episode, 3 Harvard sociologists discuss state-mandated pop album "Sour" and Olivia Rodrigo's diplomatic reign as wasian princess of the universe
On this week's episode, we discuss Hot Girl Summer culture and its new reactionary counterpart: Blob Girl Summer... We consider the pros and cons of pandemic-era glow-up culture, call for a revived veneration of homely women in STEM, and give the listeners a look into the fascinating world of Reddit looksmaxxing!
Blob Girl Summer essay: https://www.businessinsider.com/get-ready-for-blob-girl-summer-2021-4
This week, we host an emergency summit discussing the shocking milf-ification of alt-queen Billie Eilish. We discuss her British Vogue cover as the nail in the coffin for the corset trend, express concerns over the accelerated schoolgirl-to-milf pipeline, and reflect on the sterility of pop-cultural fertility icons.
Links:
https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/billie-eilish-vogue-interview
https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Through-Clothes-Anne-Hollander/dp/0520082311
On this week's episode, we analyze the rise of preppy fashion in alternative culture. We track the history of prep from its origin on Ivy League campuses, discuss its varying cultural significance throughout the decades (The Kennedys! Vivienne Westwood! Vampire Weekend! Brandy Melville!), and unpack why a sweater vest and tennis skirt has become the go-to look for Gen Z baddies ...
Links:
The Official Preppy Handbook: https://issuu.com/fiyero109/docs/toph
Vivienne Westwood Fall 1988 (not Harris Tweed collection but similar): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPiJOtyxho
NYT Lo Lifes feature: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/fashion/lo-lifes-fashion-hip-hop.html
Additional reading on Ivy Style: http://sites.fitnyc.edu/depts/museum/Ivy_Style/
Megsuperstarprincess, fashion blogger and self-proclaimed Audrey Hepburn of the Lower East Side, joins Nymphet Alumni to discuss her life as an It Girl with a smashed Android and how she's breathing life into the musty corpse of fashion writing. We consider the golden age of fashion blogging, the sacredness of hipster style philosophy (chunky platforms are out, bloody ballet flats are in), and Meg tells us about the time she accidentally called Alexa Chung a poser. Plus, Meg answers questions from le fans. Bisous!
Read Meg's blog!
https://lehipsterportal.blogspot.com/
Meg's links:
https://www.instagram.com/megsuperstarprincess/
https://www.tiktok.com/@megsuperstarprincess
On this week's episode, we discuss the legendary online publication and twee teenage nightmare, Rookie magazine. Founded by ordained gifted kid Tavi Gevinson in 2011, Rookie radicalized a generation of Tumblr-addicted young women into free-bleeding their way through lives, physically and emotionally. We share stories from our self-imposed suffering as misguided teen feminists, discuss the neoliberal obsession with pubescent saviors, speculate on the potential pleasure of trauma, and do recon to figure out whether or not /my sister's boyfriend Fox on his last day of high school/ is still trade.
https://www.rookiemag.com/
For part 2 of our American Apparel series, we forensically* investigate founder and former CEO Dov Charney’s wealth of sexual harassment lawsuits and discuss how they ultimately led to the company’s chaotic implosion in 2015. We consider how this controversy relates to contemporary sexual dynamics and finally answer the question that’s been weighing on our nation’s psyche for over 15 years: Is Dov Charney a schizophrenic genius or a libertarian pervert?
Further reading material…
Claudine Ko’s 2004 profile of Dov (the infamous masturbation interview): http://www.claudineko.com/storiesamericanapparel.html
Claudine Ko’s follow up profile a year later: https://www.claudineko.com/storiesAA2.html
American Apparel’s alleged conspiracy to force Dov out: https://www.businessinsider.com/dov-charney-forced-out-of-american-apparel-2015-8
Sex and Suits by Anne Hollander: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sex_and_Suits/06kgDAAAQBAJ?hl=en
*We are not lawyers or investigative journalists. We are just 3 girls who spent a lot of time looking up “Dov Charney sexual harassment allegations.”
For the international debut of Nymphet Alumni, we discuss American Apparel's epic rise and fall, why it's making a comeback in 2021, Dov Charney's existential horniness, and whether or not we're all massive perverts for being obsessed with tennis skirts.