Blogs - Algemeen

[Laurens]

Op mijn privéschool was het of een Sub of een Breitling.

[guest45]

cool

[carpe diem]

Wat gaat ethan Newton ( die dikke met baard) vd Armoury doen? Gaat weg daar lees ik

[Fedor]

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http://hello-fedor.tumblr.com/archive

Ik ben het niet iig

[guest45]

: )

[Clay]

It's summer, and it's, like, really hot out. But it's also the time of year when society is constantly pressuring you to be outside. So you're going to be a sweaty, miserable mess at least some of the time, that much is inevitable. In your search to find clothing that will be easy, breezy, and beautiful, you head to a store and reach for the clothing that you've been taught is the go-to for warm weather. Your whole life you've been lead to believe that this will deliver you from the depths of hell to the cool ocean breeze. As expected, you buy something made of linen. You are gravely mistaken.

How linen rose to the top of the summer fabrics food chain is beyond me. Who the hell decided that this wrinkly, translucent and kind of scratchy fabric deserved to be worn at all? Ancient Egyptians? Dudes, they didn't even have the Internet. I tend to blame what people in the field of psychology call "groupthink", or when people all decide they're going to believe something and reinforce this (often wrong) opinion by continually agreeing with one another. A more colloquial term for this is "circlejerk", which is kind of what's been happening in the case of our pal linen. No one is brave enough to stand up to this tyrannical, hot garbage of a cloth, but the propaganda has gone on long enough.

Linen probably has the worst drape of any fabric on the planet of all time, ever. Even the Wikipedia page for the cloth says straight up, "The fibers do not stretch." Whereas other, nicer fabrics form to a person's body, linen kind of just does it's own thing like a total asshole. Oh, you have broad shoulders? That's too bad. Got a slim waist? Sorry bro, linen isn't feeling it today. Linen is essentially the Bobby Valentine of the fabric community, always going rogue, but without the talent to back up all that smack talk.

See how much you like linen after washing your favorite shirt. Oh, you were expecting it to look the same way it did when you put it in the laundry? To even slightly resemble the shape of the shirt you were just wearing yesterday? No chance, man. Putting a linen shirt into a washing machine is like sending it off to get a lobotomy. It may kind of look the same afterwards, but it's just a shell of what it used to be. Sure, you could take your linens to the cleaners, but are you really going to allow this sub-par fabric to give you extra chores? And bills?

Don't even get me started on linen pants. Okay fine, get me started on linen pants because they're a god-damned atrocity. Never has a person in the history of humanity looked halfway decent in linen pants. If you wear linen pants, I would venture to say you're looking at a litigious divorce at some point in your life, or at least have a girlfriend that's way too young for you. Anyone who's ever worn them knows that they quickly morph from a flowy pair of trousers into a disgusting sweaty mess. You think that wearing linen pants will make you look like a Viagra ad, but after a few hours you just look like you're wearing a used diaper. Again, let's turn to our friends at Wikipedia, who note that, "Mildew, perspiration, and bleach can also damage the fabric." Oh, so you mean the fabric I'm supposed to wear when I know I'm going to be sweaty is actually ruined by sweat? Eternal face palm.

You're likely thinking, "So what's your big genius alternative, Mr. Writer Man?" It's this really dope material called cotton. It's awesome and can be made just as light and airy as linen (note: madras) without all the baggage. Furthermore, in most cases, cotton is cheaper than linen, and comes in a myriad of different weights, textures, and qualities. Show me a person who doesn't like cotton and I'll show you a person who isn't a person. Most of all, cotton isn't seasonal. It is not bound to a time or place. It is the fabric of the people. It is, as those Zooey Deschanel commericals say, the "Fabric of Our Lives". So the next time you're shopping for P.Diddy's yacht party or going on vacation, do the smart thing, do the right thing, and tell linen to fuck off. Your style, your body and your wallet can thank me later.

http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2014/07/style-rant-linen-is-overrated.html

[Avvocato]

Ancient Egyptians? Dudes, they didn't even have the Internet.

Moest ik hardop om lachen

[carpe diem]

mooi stukje 


weer even preppy plaatjes kijken: http://summersinnewport.tumblr.com/

[Ramone]

Mooi stukje idd. Ik ben het volledig met hem eens ook; linnen is zwaar overrated.

[Mikey Fuoco]

http://hmdynasty.tumblr.com/

Bam. Is al eens eerder gepost, maar vind dit toch wel een van de fijnste tumblertjes.

[guest45]

Deze al gepost?
http://thegiftsoflife.tumblr.com/

[Velponi]

Ik snap die blogs met een ratjetoe van gelikte maar zielloze lifestyle-, natuur- en lekkerewijvenplaatjes nooit zo. Moet ik daardoor geïnspireerd raken, of wat is de bedoeling?

[Emilio]

^ +1

Heb ook een hekel aan instagrammers die enkel regrammen..

[Mikey Fuoco]

Ik snap die blogs met een ratjetoe van gelikte maar zielloze lifestyle-, natuur- en lekkerewijvenplaatjes nooit zo. Moet ik daardoor geïnspireerd raken, of wat is de bedoeling?

Het is toch allemaal copy/paste? Kies de copy/paster die je het meeste aanspreekt.

[Velponi]

Het gaat mij niet zozeer om copy/paste (een beetje wel misschien) maar om de selectie, de onderwerpen, en dat het vaak van die nietszeggende plaatjes zijn. Wat wil de blogger eigenlijk zeggen? Dat de wereld en het leven mooi zijn? En daarvan moet ik overtuigd raken door middel van derdehands gephotoshopte Ikea-posters? Ik mis vast iets.