#James Coward

[grrl-beetle]

James Coward

[fuckyeahgirlsinmenswear]

[punkysdilemma-blog]

HAUTE SKATE RAT:

There is a look bubbling up all over fashion at the moment that I like to call Haute Skate Rat. I was a skater through my teens and early 20s in the 00′s and I keep seeing these classic signifiers of that period reimagined as refined premium staples. 

The look is sort of Dickies as done by The Row, or Lemaire doing streetwear. The classic work pant becomes Yohji-fied by James Coward in English twill, staple sweats we would have got from Champion or Russell (still made in the USA back then, and bulletproof) have been paired back, washed soft and reimagined by Lady White Co., Danish minimalists like Jan Machenhauer and Berner Kühl are doing late 90s slacker gear in premium double face nylon and Japanese poplin. The L.A. based jeweller Sophie Buhai has done a tough but refined take on the sort of chains that were standard at the time (though similar ones can be copped on the cheap from places like the vintage showroom) 

When it comes to shoes though, despite many attempts, no one is doing it better than vans LX so stick with the original in that case. Do not attempt this look with anything other than thick white sports socks. 

I haven’t included possibly the originator of this look, skater turned pattern maker and designer Evan Kinori but just about everything he makes fits the bill.

1. Berner Kühl Beste Dev. Two Double Sport 009 jacket black $1,625 2. Lady White Co. Textured Full-zip Solid Grey $220 3. Jan Machenhauer Fred shirt $225 4. James Coward straightforward stitch pant $330 5. Sophie Buhai Harvey sterling silver bracelet $1,275 6. Vans Vault Slip On Authentic LX $75

[acewitch-writes]

I love Canon Remus and all of his flaws. Enough of this "Casanova of Gryffindor Tower" BS, Remus is the cowardly lion of Gryffindor tower. He values bravery because it is something that he lacks and yet still strives to be. He has an ingrained sense of shame and self-loathing and an inferiority complex that stems from society's contempt and marginalization towards Lycanthropy, a condition he was cursed with from a very young age. He wasn't a leader, he was a follower. A blind follower who believed to his core that he was unworthy of love and respect because of what he was.

Which opens the door to what I believe to be Remus' greatest flaw: His unwavering, unquestioning devotion to Albus Dumbledore.

I think Remus saw Dumbledore as the perfect encapsulation of Good. He was everything that Remus desperately wanted to be, everything that society was determined to believe a werewolf could never be. And maybe, if Remus could earn (and cling to) Dumbledore's favor and make him proud, he would prove to the world and himself that he is Good, too, in spite of his lifelong curse.

Remus felt that he owed Dumbledore a debt he could never hope to repay for allowing this chronically ill little boy into his school when no werewolf before him had ever been given such an opportunity. So many of Remus' choices in canon stem directly from this imagined debt that he had dedicated his life to paying. Hell, he didn't even hold a grudge against Snape for OUTING HIM to the entire wizarding world simply because Dumbledore trusted him.

Remus trusted Dumbledore wholeheartedly. And Dumbledore personally saw to Harry's placement with the Dursleys. Why should Remus have considered, for even a moment, that Harry wasn't safe? Certainly far safer than he would have been with a monster in close proximity, as Remus believed himself to be. In his mind, staying away from Harry was what was best for Harry. Until Dumbledore needed a favor, that is.

It's reductive to suggest that Remus failed Harry (and by extension, James) for putting his trust in Dumbledore to do right by Harry. James and Sirius trusted Dumbledore, too. They all did. Stripping away all of the nuance and blaming the abuse Harry suffered on Remus is simply unfair. NO ONE helped Harry, not even those who were fully equipped to do so, and Remus was the farthest thing from being equipped to take that on, what with being an impoverished werewolf living in a society that reviles his very existence. The only person who could have saved Harry from the abuse was the very man that placed him in that home, the very man that Remus revered with blind conviction.

[witchwives]

the very special autism episode of house is undeniably awful but can we just talk about how funny it is that it’s the same episode where house vehemently refuses to work in his office because cuddy replaced his old blood-stained carpet and it gets to the point where wilson suggests that house is on the spectrum himself

[kizzyedgelll]

westerns + scenery ↳ the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford (2007) dir. andrew dominik

@pscentral event 27: scenery

[etoilesombre]

The age difference between Silver and Flint came up earlier, and now I'm thinking about it.

I think we are supposed to see Silver as somewhere in his mid 20s. Flint is at least 10, and probably more like 15 or 20, years older, and has been one of the most famous and feared pirates for the past 10 years. And I'm just thinking about how we make fun of Silver for thinking such crazy things about Flint, but, assuming Silver had been in or familiar with the American colonies or the West Indies, he would have been hearing stories about Flint since his adolescence. He very possibly *thinks* of Flint as a competent adult to his child, even if that is no longer the case. Is it really such a stretch to think that he controls the weather? Literal legend.

[desire-mona]

alright ill say it. i fully side eye anyone who only finds s1 wilson hot

[k-llforme]

Lily Evan is a Witch.

Now most of you will be like: Duh.

What I mean is that she is exactly what a witch is supposed to be. I think that that's what she was born to be in every universe.

In a lot of fanfic they make her too rigid. Too caged in some sense.

My Lily is free. She is Nature and Strength.

She is your witchy neighbour that knows a bit too much. She is a little chaotic babe when you get to know her.

And if we have to compare her to someone to let you understand: while Pandora is energy, raw-fucking pure-witchcraft, Lily is the best vessel for Magic, almost one with it. Not in its raw state like Pandora, more refined but still almost pure.

[apk02]

All fic writers writing Sirius and James needing help from Lupin for passing exams and making the charmed mirrors and every other achievement S & J did should just tag their fics as OOC and be done with it.

Sirius and James were incredibly intelligent and accomplished individuals and this shit of wrong tagging and ooc characters is getting really annoying now.

[solarisburns]

james potter was not always the man that people would want to tell fond stories of. there were years where he was a boy. He was not yet an auror, a hero, a legend, just a boy. He was spoiled and would look down on others who he did not understand. He was cruel in the name of humor, and his pranks could be considered bullying and hateful. He was obnoxious and half of his classmates bordered on punching him in the face if he didn't shut up soon. He didn't understand why Lily did not fancy him, let me be clear he did not harass her, but he would try to make himself seem cooler and end up more of an ass. He would try and gain her affection in the wrong ways. He was loud and mean and stupid and a dumb boy.

but he grew. he may not have lived a long enough life to be a true adult but he grew. He realized that what he was doing was not funny but mean and he would apologize. He would be more respectful in class and understand he and his friends were not the only people who matter in the room. James would listen and learn from those who were not the same as him. the stories of the asshole from school grew into of james who would tell stories to the first years. to james whose pranks were funny and no longer cruel, well a little cruel when the war found itself in hogwarts halls and potter was fighting the only way any of them knew how. to james was passionate and wanted others to succeed. to james the go to if you needed help with transfiguration. to james no longer the bully but the one who would stand up for others. To james who would make mistakes and would apologise, or he wouldn't because he was human. He was not perfect but he was funny and kind and he would be missed.

[grrl-beetle]

James Coward

[hotvintagepoll]

i have temporarily left the vents and i'm currently cowering in my living room in fear because there was a massive fuckoff spider on my bedroom wall that i had to defeat with expired raid and a terrified kick to the face.

please keep an eye on jimmy and laurence for me while i experience every single negative emotion known to man for the next six hours ｡⁠:ﾟ⁠(⁠;⁠´⁠∩⁠`⁠;⁠)ﾟ⁠:｡⁠༼⁠;⁠´⁠༎ຶ⁠ ⁠۝ ⁠༎ຶ⁠༽

NOOOO WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T THEY KILL IT FOR YOU

[katherynefromphilly]

I had a dream last night that Bradley James and Colin Morgan were cast as the leads in a romcom, and in the “friends-to-lovers” scene, they quoted poetry to each other, one starting the poem and the other finishing it, until they finally kissed at the end.

Someone needs to make this happen. Someone needs to at least CAST THEM TOGETHER AGAIN. Kiss or no kiss. Friends or brothers or rivals or whatever. Just CAST THEM TOGETHER YOU COWARDS. Such great chemistry and talent.

[universetopieces]

They’re envious of us up there, Marisa... the Angels. Our flesh, our blood, our short, vital lives. They’ve none of it.

[boanerges20]

John McGuinness | James Hillier | Jamie Coward Isle Of Man T.T. Photo: Mark Sidebottom // 2023