#c/o 2025

[rhystaweekend]

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We are so excited to host the first official annual Rhysta Weekend! Join us in celebrating Rhysand and Nesta from January 17th through January 19th, 2025! Everyone is free to participate however they would like, whether that be by fanart, headcanons, mood boards, fanfictions, playlists—there is no limit to the creativity that you are able to offer to this event. However, we will not be engaging with any art utilizing AI.

This event will take place primarily on Tumblr and AO3, but if there is an increased desire to also host the event on Instagram, please let us know! The event hashtags will be #rhystaweekend and #rhystaweekend2025

Prompts and rules/guidelines will be posted in the next week, so be sure to keep an eye out on more information from our page! If anyone would like their Rhysta artwork, playlist, moodboards, et cetera., reposted on our page, please reach out via private message!

We are so excited to finally host this event and we hope that this will be an enjoyable experience for everyone!

[alphabetquest]

Welcome & Introduction

Welcome to the Alphabet Quest! A fun, creative challenge for writers, gif makers, artists, video editors, and aesthetic makers.

Each month, I will post nine (9) prompts for three letters of the alphabet, starting on September 1, 2024. Prompts will be a mixture of songs, dialogue, random words, tropes, scenarios, and quotes. 

Use the prompts to create something using the characters and fandoms listed below and post it whenever you are ready.

Characters/Fandoms: List will be updated intermittently so keep a close eye. Open to more fandoms just ASK.

Sign-up open NOW and will close on August 29, 2024.

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Schedule 

A B C - September 1, 2024.

D E F - October 1, 2024.

G H I - November 1, 2024

J K L - December 1, 2024

M N O - January 1, 2025

P Q R - February 1, 2025

S T U - March 1, 2025. 

V W X - April 1, 2025.

X Y - May 1, 2025.

Prize Draw - June 1, 2025.

Be sure to read the Guidelines/Rules and the FAQs before signing up.

Discord is not required to participate in the event, but it will be a good place to interact with other participants, bounce ideas, and ensure submissions are received.

[velvetsainz]

silly season predictions

(post-lewis to ferrari b/c no one saw that coming lmao)

[ confirmed, pretty sure, wild ass guess, "i have no clue & i had to put something", * dependent on retirement ]

by team:

- ferrari → charles leclerc, lewis hamilton - mercedes → george russell, fernando alonso - rbr → max verstappen, daniel ricciardo - aston martin → lance stroll, yuki tsunoda - mclaren → lando norris, oscar piastri - alpine → pierre gasly, esteban ocon - williams → kimi antonelli OR valtteri bottas, alex albon - haas → ollie bearman, kmag - vcarb → liam lawson, sergio perez OR jake dennis - sauber → carlos sainz, theo pourchaire

by driver:

- carlos → sauber (for transition to audi) - fernando → mercedes (the story writes itself + reports of his team in contact w/ toto already) - yuki → aston martin (for their transition to honda) - danny ric → rbr (they've been telegraphing this for awhile now) - liam → vcarb (or w/e it's called at that point) ((FINALLY)) - retirement or lose seat → valtteri*, nico, checo*, zhou (this hurts, but i doubt he'll keep his seat unless he blows us away & destroys vb) - newcomers → kimi*, ollie, theo, jake* - stay → pierre, este (at a minimum, one of the alpine boys stays), alex (i just don't see a great spot for him on the market other than merc), george (this has become very clear in recent days)

probably super wrong on at least a few of these, but there are a number that i don't think i'm too far off on! hopefully this will also mean more rookies on the grid rather than wasting on the vine.

plus! andretti cadillac may pursue legal avenues to get themselves on the grid in 2025 (b/c they should be on the grid), so that could change things as well (probably most for those w/o seats or floating retirement).

thoughts? comments? threats? outrage? let me know!

[markantonys]

wotseries did a little article about the south africa filming which apparently officially started today, and there's nothing crazy in it but i'm so desperate for crumbs that i'm bringing the little tidbits i found interesting to you all!

they speculate filming will last about 2 months

they speculate some tanchico scenes may be filmed here as well as aiel waste scenes

crew members spotted include people associated with all of the season's directors (block 1&4, block 2, and block 3). which might mean the waste scenes (and/or possibly tanchico scenes) start as early as 3x01/2 and/or span as late as 3x07/8 (the director for blocks 1&4 is the same, so we can't say for sure whether they're there for both blocks or just one of them). wotseries does specifically say they believe they may be filming for material as early as 3x02.

they are confident that rosamund pike, daniel henney, madeleine madden, ayoola smart, and josha stradowski are involved in the filming. (actually, they said they were confident about the first 4 and assumed josha was also there since rand yknow has to be there, but i'm 99.9999% sure josha mentioned being part of this filming in the december interviews, so i'm confident.) so it does sound like exclusively the waste crew right now, and thus i'll take the tanchico speculation with a grain of salt, although of course it could be that there are tanchico scenes that are scheduled for later in the shoot and those actors may arrive at a later date.

now for some of my mini musings! first, season filming length. this would put s3 filming at april 2023-april 2024. s2 filmed july 2021-may 2022 and started airing in september 2023. the s2 film end date-air date gap would put s3 at august 2025, while the s1-s2 air gap (1 year 10 months) would put s3 at july 2025. could be we're looking at summer 2025, or could be that amazon wants to alternate septembers with ROP and will put WOT s3 at september 2025, or could be they want and are able to start getting seasons out a bit more quickly and are hoping for spring 2025. who knows! i'll be very curious to learn ROP s2's release date and potentially get a sense whether alternating septembers is their plan or whether they're aiming to start having a fantasy season out every 8-10 months instead of every 12.

second, The Mat Question, given the recent rumor that mat will be part of the tanchico plotline. donal is starring in hadestown which is happening right now, so he's obviously not involved in this filming - at least yet. possibilities are:

a) most/all of the filming is for the waste, and mat is not part of that plotline at all

b) mat is part of the waste plotline in some capacity, but all his scenes were already filmed in the studio and donal doesn't need to participate in the south africa shoot

c) donal does need to participate in a portion of the south africa shoot and an understudy will take over his part in hadestown for a bit while he's doing that (i know nothing about how long-running theater productions work, so i have no idea whether or not it's likely that he would take a theater job or be hired for a theater job if he already knew he wouldn't be available for a chunk of its run)

i don't really have any guesses at all here. mat is destined to be the most mysterious and hard-to-predict character of every season!

third, i'm thrilled to have unofficial confirmation that madeleine is part of this filming and i hope to soon see an end to the "egwene will go back to the tower instead of accompanying rand & co straight to the waste from falme" nonsense haha

fourth, the potential timeframe of the waste plotline. that it spans episodes 3-6 is totally unsurprising, so it's the bookend blocks i'm most curious about. arriving at the waste in 3x02 makes sense to me - this would give them a whole episode with the gang together in falme, and then everyone can split up to head off on their trips. there's also a bit of a possibility that the suspected 3x02 material could be just the end of the episode, and rand's group spends most of the episode in a different place such as caemlyn (a theory i love very much and will hold onto as long as i possibly can!). i thiiiiiink previous leaks placed rand's rhuidean visions in block 2, and in the books the rhuidean trip is just about the first thing they do upon arriving in the waste, so it could be that their arrival is sorta like the 3x02 cliffhanger and then we dive into rhuidean and such in 3x03.

then for block 4. again, we don't know for sure whether this director is here for anything to do with block 4 or only for block 1, so this might be a moot point. but the potential block 4 i can think of for rand's plotline is either a) they're still in the waste all the way through 3x08 as in TSR, or b) they leave the waste sometime in 3x07/8 and go to either cairhien or tear for a big battle. option B would probably still involve some waste scenes in this block even if they ultimately end in a different location, so i don't even know why i'm bringing up anything to do with block 4 because we're no closer to guessing the location of rand's crew by the end of 3x08 than we were before!

[retrogradepermaculture]

e s s e n t i a l d i g n i t y o b s e r v a t i o n s

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right now, jupiter may be acting REALLY weirdly...

jupiter is in it's detriment, which means it may be acting a *liiiittle* off. plus, it's mercury retrograde. THIS APPLIES FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR before jupiter transits into cancer in 2025...

c a k e b e c a u s e

i w a n t e d c a k e w h i l e m a k i n g t h i s ...

e n j o y !

🍰 jupiter transiting natal mars may make you feel blocked due to something stopping your natural fire

🍰 detriment jupiter transiting natal venus means you may have more time to manage your feelings and sort through them.

🍰 jupiter currently sitting in gemini - gemini sun may feel either like they are not getting enough attention. or, overwhelmed, they may feel like all eyes are on them, for better or for worse

🍰 gemini moon may feel the need to distract themselves, or may have too many feelings, but the plus side us this can lead to amazing deep conversations you may not otherwise have

🍰 gemini ascendant may be emboldened to make a move in risky public ventures such as a performance in business pitch

🍰 gemini lilith may experience mood swings but may also experience more inspiration and produce some of their best but also most unusual artistic work

🍰 gemini uranus may find that they have more energy than usual, are restless, and want to go out and do new things to get rid of their boredom. it's a great time for doing things you may be scared to do but be prepared for big consequences either way

🍰 gemini pluto may feel torn between different options in love, blocked by difficult emotions OR alternatively find emotions come very easily, may face strange and positive synchronicities and have heightened intuition in your interpersonal communications

Thank you!

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[qnewsau]

Josh Cavallo got engaged to his partner Leighton

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/josh-cavallo-got-engaged-to-his-partner-leighton/

Josh Cavallo got engaged to his partner Leighton

Adelaide United footballer Josh Cavallo has surprised his partner Leighton Morrell with a marriage proposal on the soccer field.

Josh posted photos to Instagram of the beautiful moment on the empty pitch at Coopers Stadium in Josh’s hometown of Adelaide.

The out soccer player wrote that he was “starting this year with my fiancee” and declared “Mr & Mr Coming soon”.

Josh also thanked his club Adelaide United for helping him “set up this surprise”.

He said his club’s “endless support has meant so much to me” since he came out as gay in 2021, in what was a huge moment for his sport.

“You have provided a safe space in football, one that I never in my dreams thought could ever be possible, and encouraged me to live everyday of my life authentically,” he said.

“It felt right to share this special moment on the pitch, where it all started.”

Congratulations, boys!

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We don’t know exactly how long the couple have been together. Josh made his relationship Insta-official in November, posting cuddly birthday pics with Leighton after he turned 24.

Leighton is a tradie and is a member of the Western Australian gay rugby club the Perth Rams.

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Josh Cavallo came out as gay in 2021

In 2021, Josh Cavallo came out as gay, and at the time was the only out pro top-flight footballer.

He wrote on social media that he was “ready to speak about something personal that I’m finally comfortable to talk about.”

“I’m a footballer and I’m gay,” he said in a video message at the time.

Josh later said the flood of messages of support he received continued for months after his big announcement.

The midfielder is signed to Adelaide United until 2025.

For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

[highkey-lowkey-as-hell]

actually u know whats interesting abt kate going to the olympics is that if we go with watt taking place in LA like pma says (i know fandom disagrees but shhh im a socal kid let me have this for a small tangent) and the canon (? idk if its canon)/assumed timeline of mattie being c/o 2025 then... yeah actually the olympics WILL be taking place in 2028 and kate could potentially have a front seat to it and all the shenanigans

okay so me personally, i’ve always kind of seen it as chess was supposed to compete in tokyo 2020 (in a world with no pandemic), so in the fic i’m working on rn kate is competing in paris 2024, so… right now, when she’s nineteen, but also yes! not to spoil anything but also yes she could potentially later compete in LA 2028! and like probably this fic could just take place in LA 2028 as opposed to paris 2024, especially since we know kate took a break from gymnastics, but also like. i want it to be 2024. so uh yeah-

[obsessedwithlarkin]

2025 NEW TGR CUBS:

•Adaline Rose ( Dance Universe)

• Adelynn McLeod ( Project 520 Dance)

• Alexa Paul ( ????)

• Arina Brizgunova ( Allegro Performing Arts Academy)

• Brayden Bane ( DC Dance Factory)

• Brennyn Bishop ( Dolce Dance Studio)

• Cambrie O' Haver ( Club Dance Studio)

• Charlie Nees ( Tiffany Dance Co.)

• Dylann Sebes ( Evolve Dance Complex)

• Evie Lacoste ( Modern Conceptions Of Dance)

• Grace Nunez ( Dance Unlimited Miami)

• Harlow Snow ( Dance Studio C)

• Haven Bryan ( Dance Deluxe)

• Isabella Fernandez ( DanceTown Miami)

• Lily Knopps ( Club Dance Studio)

• Lyla Lou Longo ( Dance Institute)

• Madison Luckman ( Studio X)

• Kenny Braga ( Stars Dance Studio)

• Mia McDowell ( Broadway South Dance)

• Nahlea Fay ( Yackel Dance Studio)

• Reagan Tannehill ( Club Dance Studio)

• Remi Frye ( CSPAS)

• Ruby Maxine ( Integrity Talent Project)

• Sadie Daniels ( Elite Classical Coaching)

• Sadler Williams ( Tuscaloosa Comunity Dancers)

• Willow Keating-Rendon ( DC Dance Factory)

• Chloe Todman ( BLA Dance Academy)

• Bronson Arrivillaga ( TheCREW)

• Neriah Karmann ( K2 Studios)

[anchesetuttinoino]

Che cosa la Cgil non ha capito del Jobs Act e del lavoro in Italia

I quesiti del referendum promosso da Landini e compagni, la lettura errata della realtà del paese da parte del sindacato “antagonista”, la battaglia radicalmente diversa della Cisl

Nella Gazzetta ufficiale del 13 aprile 2024 sono riportati i quattro annunci di richiesta di referendum abrogativi presentati dalla Cgil alla Suprema Corte di Cassazione.

Il quesito contro il Jobs Act

Il primo, diventato velocemente il simbolo comunicativo della campagna di raccolta firme attivata dal sindacato per proseguire l’iter di approvazione, concerne l’abrogazione del contratto a tutele crescenti regolato dal Jobs Act. Si tratta, indubbiamente, di una delle più rilevanti novità della riforma varata nel 2015 dal governo Renzi (che si compone di una legge delega, otto decreti delegati e diversi correttivi e collegati, quindi è ben più complessa): questa scelta ha perciò giustificato il ricorso allo slogan “referendum contro il Jobs Act”.

Più forzata la sintesi del “ritorno all’articolo 18”: invero si verificherebbe il ripristino per tutti i lavoratori impiegati in aziende con più di 15 dipendenti del regime sanzionatorio per i licenziamenti illegittimi previsti non dall’originale articolo 18 della legge 300 del 1970 (Statuto dei lavoratori), ma dalla versione modificata nel 2012 dalla riforma Fornero, ove è certamente più forte la tutela reintegratoria rispetto al Jobs Act, ma comunque non prevista per tutte le fattispecie di illegittimo licenziamento (per esempio non interviene in caso di licenziamento economico).

Il quesito sui licenziamenti illegittimi

Il secondo quesito interessa esclusivamente i lavoratori che operano nelle imprese al di sotto dei quindici dipendenti: la Cgil propone l’eliminazione del tetto massimo delle sei mensilità e del tetto alle maggiorazioni per i lavoratori con una certa anzianità in caso di licenziamenti illegittimi, lasciando perciò maggiore libertà al giudice nella individuazione della indennità.

Il quesito sui contratti a termine

La terza proposta intende impedire di stipulare un contratto a termine acausale superiore a dodici mesi, nonché estende l’ambito applicativo del regime di causalità anche alle ipotesi di rinnovo o proroga del contratto a termine che implicano una durata complessiva inferiore o uguale a un anno. È a questo quesito che si riferisce la Cgil quando sui media parla (assai forzatamente) di “superamento della precarietà”.

Il quesito su sicurezza e subappalti

L’ultima proposta concerne la sicurezza sul lavoro negli appalti e prevede la responsabilità diretta del committente ultimo anche in caso di subappalto, di modo che sia più accurata la scelta dei fornitori.

Prossimi obiettivi e scadenze

Perché i quesiti possano essere effettivamente rivolti agli elettori, la Cgil dovrà raccogliere 500 mila firme certificate entro 3 mesi dalla prima vidima, quindi pressappoco entro la metà di luglio. Non c’è ragione di credere che l’obiettivo non sia raggiunto e superato. Entro il 30 settembre le firme dovranno essere consegnate in Corte di Cassazione, che avrà a disposizione massimo tre mesi per la verifica e la vidima. A quel punto sarà la Corte costituzionale a convocare entro il 20 gennaio 2025 l’udienza sul giudizio di ammissibilità dei quesiti e ad esprimersi a questo riguardo entro il 10 febbraio 2025. Se i quesiti saranno confermati (non è scontato: nel 2017 non tutti quelli presentati dalla stessa Cgil furono accettati), la consultazione popolare si svolgerà nella primavera del 2025.

Il falso problema della “quantità” di lavoro

Accanto alla fredda cronaca tecnica, si permettano alcune valutazioni di merito.

La prima concerne la coerenza “storica” dei quesiti, la loro capacità di leggere le difficoltà del diritto del lavoro. Come chiarito da tutti gli osservatori statistici nazionali e internazionali (si veda, solo perché più recente, il Rapporto Istat 2024), in Italia oggi non c’è alcun problema di occupazione e disoccupazione, ossia di “quantità” del lavoro. Mai nella sua storia si erano conteggiati nel nostro paese quasi 24 milioni di occupati. Il Jobs Act, quindi, non ha determinato un impoverimento delle opportunità di lavoro. Allorquando, per ragioni politiche o giuridiche, non si volesse assegnargli meriti particolari, comunque non si potrebbe rivolgergli particolari colpe in termini di quantità del lavoro. Paradossalmente la Cgil fa lo stesso errore del governo: entrambi si concentrano sull’incremento della occupazione (la prima negli slogan associati al referendum, il secondo con il generoso pacchetto di incentivi a tempo previsti nel cosiddetto decreto Primo Maggio), quando questa non è oggi il problema del mercato del lavoro italiano.

L’equivoco della precarietà

Il quesito sul contratto a termine, invece, mette al centro dell’azione sindacale la “qualità del lavoro”, sempre e solo intesa come una dimensione che dipende dalla tipologia contrattuale utilizzata. Ebbene, i dati Istat certificano che la crescita dell’occupazione degli ultimi anni non è spinta dall’incremento dei contratti a termine e dei part-time, entrambi in costante diminuzione e in media con le percentuali europee. Anche in questo caso, quindi, è fuori bersaglio la proposta tecnica (può invece raggiungere lo scopo la strategia politica, ma è tutt’altro discorso).

Il nodo dei salari poveri e come scioglierlo

Quel che invece è segnalato dai numeri come il problema di oggi è la (scarsa) ricchezza dei salari, che in Italia sono cresciuti negli anni assai meno che nel resto d’Europa, troppo poco rispetto alla crescita del costo della vita. Per alzare le retribuzioni medie e mediane (cosa ben diversa dall’intervento di legge sul salario minimo, altra infatuazione recente della Cgil) occorrono innovazione (politica industriale e sostegno alle imprese), competenze sempre più evolute dei lavoratori e degli imprenditori (centralità della formazione) e, soprattutto, maggiore forza della contrattazione a livello aziendale, dove la ricchezza viene prodotta e, a quanto pare guardando i numeri, troppo poco redistribuita a chi ha partecipato al suo conseguimento.

Per questo la Cisl ha scommesso tutto sulla “partecipazione”: partecipazione dei lavoratori alle decisioni in azienda perché la competitività non sia a scapito dei lavoratori; partecipazione diretta ai risultati aziendali mediante la distribuzione degli utili o di quote di capitale; partecipazione organizzativa per il miglioramento di prodotti e processi al fine di incrementare i margini da spartire; partecipazione consultiva obbligatoria perché siano noti i dati sulle performance dell’azienda e nessuno possa nascondere eventuali “extra-profitti”.

La differenza tra Cgil e Cisl

Ecco allora la seconda osservazione, che concerne la differenza di concezione e di azione tra Cgil e Cisl. Entrambe hanno deciso di chiedere ai cittadini italiani di sottoscrivere le proprie proposte: prima la Cisl con la raccolta di oltre 400 mila firme utili alla presentazione della legge di iniziativa popolare in materia di partecipazione che entro l’estate sarà discussa e votata alla Camera dei deputati; poi la Cgil, che conta di superare le 500 mila firme necessarie perché possano essere votati nella prossima primavera i quattro quesiti abrogativi proposti.

La prima azione è construens: la Cisl, che non a caso è figlia di una tradizione di riformismo cattolico, non intende regolare i conti del passato, ma proporre qualcosa per il futuro, coerente con una chiave di lettura del presente (la necessità di alzare i salari medi dei lavoratori). La seconda azione è invece destruens: la Cgil, che per statuto è sindacato antagonista e politico, propone un ritorno al passato, sfidando una legge approvata dieci anni prima del referendum che intende abrogarla, in tutt’altra epoca storica (pre-Covid, pre-inflazione, pre-governo di centrodestra, eccetera).

Sono entrambe azioni legittime, utili a dimostrare che il sindacato non è morto, ma è anzi uno dei corpi sociali ancora più attivi e popolari (quale partito raccoglierebbe questo numero di firme in pochi mesi?). Ciò detto, è molto diverso provare a progettare un futuro nuovo o combattere per la restaurazione del passato.

[abr]

Il fenomeno in Norvegia è talmente diffuso che esiste una parola per definirlo: «rekkevideangst» ovvero l'angoscia che l’auto elettrica si scarichi all’improvviso e ti lasci a piedi tra i fiordi.

via https://www.corriere.it/economia/consumi/23_febbraio_05/auto-elettrica-cos-la-rekkevideangst-7da76948-a3aa-11ed-b0d7-d610d07ab781.shtml

Fubini parte bene senza volerlo, raccontando della nuova FOBIA INDOTTA nell'automobilista novegese che è avanti rispetto a tutto il mondo. Poi invece narra che va tutto bene madama la marchesa e noi che scemotti di Ztl non siamo, di seguito qui debunkiamo.

Il freddo intenso può ridurre l’autonomia delle batterie (...), il problema è serio. (...). (U)n gelo di circa -10°C riduce l’autonomia di circa un terzo (...), uno intenso (-20°C o più) fino alla metà; conservando l’auto in un garage caldo, questo fenomeno può essere in qualche modo mitigato.(...)

Ma questo non impedisce alla Norvegia di essere la prima per diffusione di veicoli elettrici. Nel 2022 è stato registrato un record: quattro auto nuove su cinque (79%) erano a batteria. Il Paese, pur essendo un grande produttore di petrolio, abbandonerà il motore a combustione interna nel 2025, con dieci anni di anticipo rispetto all’Unione europea.

[Cioè (a) se nel 2025 cioè domani saran solo auto elettriche, i norvegesi fanno i virtuosi per forza più che per amore, come del resto piace ai benecomunisti; inoltre (b) ai produttori di petrolio importa sega dei trasporti, tanto ci sono da fare le plastiche e da alimentare le centrali per produrre sempre più energia elettrica, ndr].

Per evitare brutte sorprese gli automobilisti norvegesi sono abituati a pianificare i loro percorsi prima di lunghi viaggi, le app e la vasta rete norvegese di oltre 5.600 stazioni di ricarica superveloce rendono tutto più semplice.

[Fatevi noiosi nordici pianificatori seriali, o ci pensi prima o stai a casa e viva la libertà; ah, e che si fa per le emergenze improvvise? ndr].

L’anno scorso le auto elettriche hanno rappresentato il 54% delle nuove immatricolazioni nel Finnmark, la regione norvegese più settentrionale dell’Artico, dove le temperature a volte scendono fino a -51°C. Il che dimostra che il freddo non rappresenta un ostacolo insormontabile.

[L'aritmetica non è una opinione: se in tutta la Norvegia "4 auto nuove su 5 sono elettriche", chi sa fare le percento ne ricava che nel freddo nord si vende un terzo % IN MENO di elettriche rispetto al resto del Paese: là molti sperano ancora nel rinsavimento, ndr].

Inoltre sono sempre di più le nuove auto elettriche con sistemi di preriscaldamento delle batterie - che consentono di avere una maggiore autonomia e rappresentano una soluzione molto intelligente perché se l’auto è riscaldata prima della ricarica, si ricarica anche più velocemente.

[Qui niente preoccupazioni sui consumi di energia come in Svizzera, qui si va addirittura di preriscaldamento elettrico. La chiave è che la Norvegia è , testuale, "un grande produttore di petrolio", quindi di nuovo, nessun problema a produrre col petrolio l'energia elettrica in centrale, ndr]

(...). Se fa davvero molto freddo (...) a volte le auto con motore diesel non riescono a partire, mentre con le auto elettriche questo non succede.

[vi stan vendendo la fontana di Trevi: in Norvegia da decenni i parcheggi hanno la presa elettrica per il preriscaldamento del motore d'avviamento, la stessa che ora preriscalda le batterie, ndr].

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Mid-year Fashion Update for 2024 in (Mostly) A-Z Format: RTW, Pre-fall, & a Little Haute Couture Plus my Top 25 (Part 3)

-clockwise l-r: Petar Petrov RTW F/W24, Pressiat “, Private Policy “, Puppets and Puppets “-

-top to bottom: Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini RTW F/W24, Prada “, Preen by “, Thornton Bregazzi “-

-clockwise l-r: Plan C RTW F/W24, R13 “, Rahul Mishra haute couture S/S24, RTW F/W24, Rave Review “-

-top to bottom: Prabal Gurung RTW F/W24, Atelier Prabal Gurung RTW F/W24-

-top to bottom: Proenza Schouler RTW F/W24, Rabanne “, Retrofête “-

-clockwise l-r: Ralph Lauren RTW F/W24, Renaissance Renaissance “, Self-Portrait pre-fall 2024, RTW F/W24, STAND STUDIO “, Simon Miller “, Regina Pyo “-

-clockwise l-r: Reem Acra RTW F/W24, Reverie by Caroline Hú “, Rick Owens “, Rochas “-

-clockwise l-r: Richard Quinn RTW F/W24, Roberto Cavalli “, Rokh “-

-clockwise l-r: Róisín Pierce RTW F/W24, Roksanda “, Roland Mouret “, Rui Built “-

-top to bottom: Sacai pre-fall 2024, RTW F/W24, Sandy Liang “-

-clockwise l-r: Saks Potts RTW F/W24, Sea “, Shuting Qiu “, Schiaparelli haute couture S/S24, RTW F/W24, Sinéad O'Dwyer “-

-top to bottom: Shiatzy Chen RTW F/W24, Simone Rocha “, Sportmax “-

-clockwise l-r: Steve O Smith RTW F/W24, Stine Goya “, Sunnei “, The Row resort 2025, Theory RTW F/W24, TIME “, The Garment “, Supriya Lele “-

-top to bottom: Thom Browne RTW F/W24, Tom Ford “, Tommy Hilfiger “-

-clockwise l-r: TOGA RTW F/W24, Tokyo James “, Tolu Coker “, Uma Wang “-

-clockwise l-r: Susan Fang RTW F/W24, Talia Byre “, Tamara Ralph haute couture S/S24, Samuel Guì Yang RTW F/W24, ShuShu/Tong “, Tanya Taylor “-

-top to bottom: Tory Burch RTW F/W24, Ulla Johnson “, Versace “-

-Valentino RTW F/W24-

-clockwise l-r: Valentino haute coutre S/S24, Undercover RTW F/W24, Vaquera “-

-top to bottom: Vetements RTW F/W24, Victoria Beckham “, Florentina Leitner “ (saved image under Victoria not Florentina…oops) -

-top to bottom: Vivetta RTW F/W24, Vivienne Tam “, Y/Project “-

-clockwise l-r: Vivienne Westwood RTW F/W24, Viviano “, Weinsanto “, Yirantian “, Wiederhoeft “, Viktor & Rolf “-

-clockwise l-r: XULY.Bët RTW F/W24, Windowsen “, Yohei Ohno “, Zimmerman “, Zuhair Murad “, Yohji Yamamoto “-

-clockwise l-r: Saint Laurent RTW F/W24, Yuhan Wang “, Ujoh “, William Fan “-

The Best of the Year (So Far)

So…this is the second time I’ve included a brief quick summary of my top 25 collections in one of these posts. I used to write my thoughts on everrryyy single collection and the whole process took me a fucking millennia every time, to the point that once I finally got round to posting, 2 seasons worth of collections had come out in the meantime. Sticking entirely to photo posts feels kind of pointless to me because these end up feeling completely impersonal. Like yeah, I only pick my favourite looks from a collection for the final post but there seems to be sooOooO many bloody brands out there these days that including brief notes to emphasise my faves throughout would be like dropping needles in a haystack and expecting them to catch somebody’s eye.

To round off the posts with my top 25 feels like a good middle ground to plant my roots in, so I guess this is going to be tradition from now on? On which note, in no particular order, let’s get into my 25 standout collections of 2024 thus far:-)

I promise I will ACTUALLY make it snappy. Mostly, anyway.

-clockwise l-r: Gucci RTW F/W24, MarkGong “, Armani Privè Haute Couture S/S24, Rokh RTW F/W24-

1. Gucci RTW F/W24, creative dir. Sabato De Sarno: Every and I mean every Gucci collection that has, and will be, debuted over the next couple of years counts rn. We get it, you hero worship Alessandro Michele, I hear anybody who has had the patience to sit through any of my previous fashion posts crying. But regardless of whether I was an Alessandro devotee or not, the first couple of years following the departure of a well-established and imo! Visionary! creative director is crucial for their successor, as it establishes the direction they’ll be taking the brand going forwards.

The first Gucci collection we saw under de Sarno had me worried, I can’t lie. It was such a stark departure from what I’d come to expect from Gucci that I thought, well, that’s it folks. Gucci’s done. It was safe, minimalistic, yeah expensive looking, but ultimately just really bloody boring. All that being said, with the benefit of hindsight, I suppose I see that debut show as de Sarno’s way of signalling Gucci’s renewed commercial viability. Bland looks are nothing if not versatile, and versatility of course increases the widespread appeal of a brand. Some of Alessandro’s looks were out there, which I can imagine made it exciting for the detached onlooker (myself), but probably not great for the brand’s shareholders. After all, the goal is to make money. Yep, it’s the worst isn’t it? How profit so often is prioritised at the cost of art! 

I think what this collection showed me is that just because de Sarno seems on a mission to promote the brand’s accessibility, essentially one of toning things down in favour of broadening the target market, that doesn’t mean all I’ve loved about Gucci over the last decade is lost.

Far from de Sarno’s S/S24 collection, there were a number of similarities between this one and the Gucci I came to know and love under Alessandro. Though it still lacks Alessandro’s eclecticism, it is reassuring that even in these early days, more of the character the former creative director infused is beginning to shine through. 

I can’t fully say Gucci is BACK! But what I will say is that PARTS of what I love about Alessandro’s Gucci is back. All I wanted from the last collection was a bit of EDGE for Christ’s sake, OPULENCE, dark romanticism, gothic touches. Ultimately, S/S24 lacked a sense of power, like the quiet ferocity and intimidating, yet mystical presence that defined the best looks we saw on Alessandro’s runway; in my mind, this signalled the character he brought to the brand was being forced back into the box. On the contrary, de Sarno’s F/W24 collection played homage to the legend in many ways. The inclusion of deathly platform heels, black lace and faux leather, for example, indicates de Sarno is more inspired by Alessandro’s abandonment of the “quiet luxury” ideal, a bigger admirer of his carefully curated undercurrent of danger and disruption, than I previously thought. To say de Sarno fully leaned into the witchy glamour Alessandro brought to the table is a stretch but this collection did have hints of that aura, with the opulent jewell toned fabrics, snake print and sequins littered throughout a promising acknowledgement of that other-worldly, underground cabaret vibe Alessandro channelled when he was at his best.

If everything I’ve said about this collection so far sounds critical, it’s only because I’m holding de Sarno’s early work, upon which I’m sure the burden of ensuring commercial viability weighs heavy, to Alessandro. We’re talking someone who had been creative director for long enough to likely be entrusted with far greater creative license. So comparison aside, in a vacuum, I can say I do adore this collection. Gucci RTW F/W24 has been a major relief because it seems the new team spearheading the brand don’t intend to abandon Alessandro’s vision completely.

2. MarkGong RTW F/W24, creative dir. Mark Gong: obviously, I had a lot to say about Gucci, I’m highly invested, but I can sum up why I was so fond of most of the other collections on this list much more succinctly, don’t worry, lmao. When it comes to MarkGong for example, it kind of felt like a manifestation of how y2k would interpret the 90s (as was the case in actuality with the 2000’s ‘70s resurgence), with the best elements taken from both and combined in one collection. Though the ‘90s grunge influences, reminiscent in many ways of Marc Jacobs’ famous Perry Ellis collection, were more obvious, I like how a bit of the old y2k sleaze was brought into the picture too. It kinda felt like a tour through the wardrobe of a Cali from the Valley party girl who’s going through her rebellious phase, iygm. Either way, I get me, and that’s why MarkGong is on this list because yeah, it’s a cute collection.

3. Armani Privè Haute Couture S/S24, creative dir. Giorgio Armani: I never thought I’d see the day an Armani collection in any form would make it onto this list, because my general feeling is that more often than not, I find it a little saccharine, aggressively prim and proper, you know. The stying usually has those models looking like a cross between a 2000’s era Barbie doll and the kind of outfit your rich grandma would try to force you into. I mean, with context of Giorgio being an 89 year old man, it makes sense. So I’ve got to say it, I was truly taken aback by how much this collection actually worked for me. It’s not like it was jarringly different to what I’d expect, the head to toe looks are still, for the most part, youthful and girlish, it’s more that they fully committed to the dress-up fantasy, consequently, this feels a lot less uptight than the image I’ve come to associate with the brand. Instead of pedestrianising the princess look, Armani leaned in, to a dreamy, candy coated effect.

4. Rokh RTW F/W24, creative dir. Rok Hwang: Rokh is a firm fixture in my seasonal favourites list by now, and whilst this collection stayed true to Hwang’s formulaic balance between elegance and edge, I really appreciate the subtle bohemian touches, and the nomadic feel this collection has. It broaches into new territory for the designer, and one I find quite mesmerising at that. Whilst Hwang’s collections typically feel sleek, distinctly modern, this one is more free-spirited and earthy. Though I get a bit of a Pride and Prejudice vibe, the modern day tailoring and signature deconstructed feel of the looks, along with current street style rooted silhouettes, ensure this collection, whilst a departure from the expected, remains true to the brand’s identity.

-clockwise l-r: Dilara Fındıkoğlu RTW F/W24, Courrèges “, Khaite “, Vivetta “-

5. Dilara Fındıkoğlu RTW F/W24, creative dir.“: Dilara stayed true to form with her F/W24 collection. As ever, her designs give the wearer an imposing, battle-worn aura, without ever compromising the ethereal, other-worldly beauty of the garments. The end result is that this particular collection felt like a darkly mesmerising visual tale of a kind of fallen angel on earth, who excels so highly at navigating the depravity of a Victorian era criminal underworld she ends up in that even once she descends to hell to reign as the Bella Hadid adjacent it-girl of the underworld, her fleeting, vampiric presence on earth spawns many an urban legend in her wake. If that isn’t an excellent proposition for a new Netflix original series (since I know they seem to love throwing money around left, right and centre at new shows these days), I don’t know what is. I would like to state for the record here that if Netflix want to take me up on that offer I’ll forgive them for prematurely cancelling Mindhunter whilst continually renewing Riverdale and subjecting us to Cole Sprouse as a result:-) 

6. Courrèges RTW F/W24, creative dir. Nicolas Di Felice: I’m not usually a minimalism girl but Courrèges does it in a way which feels uniquely futuristic. Like if the Tesla man had half the brain cells he thinks he does and managed to actually do something significant in space, head-to-toe Courrèges would be an incredible outfit choice for the rope cutting of an intergalactic nightclub. Unfortunately, even if Teslatubby wasn’t so full of shit, and actually possessed the level of genius he wants to convince us of, he is clearly too busy fine tuning the Twitter algorithm into subconsciously red pilling everyone to be building bars in space. As a sad result, Courrèges can wait, I say, as if I can afford their stuff anyway…as if the 75% increase in the price of a large bag of Cadbury’s chocolate buttons in less than 2 years doesn’t have me in a tailspin.

7. Khaite RTW F/W24, creative dir. Catherine Holstein: I don’t have all that much to say about Khaite except that I think it’s very cool, lol. A very lame descriptor, ik. I know I trash minimalism all the time and it could be argued that Khaite’s collections are pretty stripped back but I think in this instance, I like that, because it feels like it hasn’t come straight from a drawing board of neutrals, rather an exercise in restraint of the darker, grungier aesthetic. Rather than going down the deconstructed, oft-unfinished look you’d typically associate with that style, Khaite seems a re-imagining of trends under the alternative umbrella in line with the tailoring, simplicity and functionality associated with prestige fashion houses. Whilst working for a hedge fund management company in London sounds like a fucking nightmare, in this parallel universe where I do end up in one of those nonsense jobs, Khaite would be right up my alley. Not only in terms of what I’d look to for inspiration if I had to don the uniform of a rush hour briefcase wanker, lol, but also because I’d definitely reach for their designs, being the staple pieces they are, on a low-key day too. In true British fashion, I did of course mentally envision the corresponding briefcase wanker Inbetweeners scene as I typed those words. Forgive me, the appreciation for that show is just one of a very limited number of things which unites Britain as a country.

8. Vivetta RTW F/W24, creative dir. Vivetta Ponti: Vivetta’s F/W24 is giving “I’m not a regular crazy cat lady, I’m that bitch kind of a crazy cat lady”. So, you know, in other words, it’s kinda twee, but also kinda provocative, and the balance feels correct. Not to celebrate adultery in any way but this for me, is all girl-next-door, Jess from new girl vibes on the surface, with a undercurrent of this bitch could steal your menzes running strong underneath. The whole collection feels like something Marina would have worn during her Electra Heart era.

-top to bottom: David Koma pre-fall 2024, RTW F/W24-

9. David Koma pre-fall 2024, creative dir.”: so, although I’ve included David’s RTW collection, my adoration goes to his divine pre-fall collection this year. I just included 4 looks from his RTW collection as my new tradition dictates is the protocol when I’m listing my top 25, which is to include 4 of my favourites looks from every collection listed. If I do a whole 8, I’m just repeating what I’ve already done when I originally included said brand in the post, ygm? Anyways, what I’m trying to say is that I was unexpectedly disappointed in Koma’s RTW collection, a rare occurrence mind you, so I just chose 4 of the best looks from it for continuity to go along with pre-fall. On that note, let’s talk about this pre-fall collection: it was perfection! There’s a lot of references to the hyper-girlish coquette and ballet-core aesthetics we’ve seen become widespread fashion crazes, but whereas the trend (ordinarily, I suppose it depends on how you style the pierces) is ordinarily quite demure, casual, and semi-virginal at times, Koma adds high glamour and sex appeal. There are plenty of bows, whites and pastels, but the loose linen, cheesecloth, and babydoll silhouettes are gone and replaced with svelte body-con dresses, plunging necklines and daring cut outs, as well as plenty of black and bold reds throughout. I can’t work out if it all leans more into a dominatrix vibe or it’s giving me Dita Von Teese, but what I do know is this collection has SPICE. It’s seems fit for the same fallen angel type I just wrote about Dilara’s collection reminding me of, with the difference being that in this scenario, god (…or his angels…or whoever it is that takes care of the banishing from heaven stuff if you’re so inclined to that way of thinking) drops her into a crowd of Y2K party girls rather than 19th century Britain. I am hyper aware of how niche my analogy is here, so I apologise that I need to be this pretentious and self-referential, but…I’m just fully aware I’m not capable of holding anybody’s attention for long enough for them to otherwise know what I’m going on about, lol! A vivid, easily stimulated imagination is a blessing and a curse, play your tiny violins for me:-)

-clockwise l-r: Chloé RTW F/W24, Tom Ford “, Burberry “, Oude Waag “-

10. Chloé RTW F/W24, creative dir. Chemena Kamali: This collection was SOOOO GORGEOUS, I HAVE NO WORDS. This is the wardrobe of modernised 70s goddess come to life-soft, decadent, ethereal, just ARGH! Perfection in every way. I am so excited for everything Chemena Kamali is going to do with Chloé if this is anything to go by.

11. Tom Ford RTW F/W24, creative dir. Peter Hawkings: I’ve never really expected anything from Tom Ford. Like when I think of Tom Ford, I usually think of perfume? Expensive perfume but perfume, nonetheless. But you know what, this kind of ate? IDK what was in the water with these designers when RTW F/W24 collections were being put to paper, but once again, this collection was very reminiscent of the Studio 54 era. It seems a minimalist yet luxuriant kind of modern spin on the colours, shapes and fabrics of late 70s bohemian rock, only in a way where the end results are tailored towards the competitors at every decadent invitation-only party’s unspoken best dressed contest. If the brief is expensive, eye-catching, bold, something which moulds the wearer into being the “you either want to be her or be with her” cliche then any number of the pieces from this Tom Ford collection would hit all the criteria.

12. Burberry RTW F/W24, creative dir. Daniel Lee: Burberry is so hit or miss for me, but this was a dramatic yet practical, luxurious, at-times punk influenced hit. Am I saying that because there’s a bit of tartan? Perhaps. But what I am sure of is that I would commit crimes for some of these coats honestly. Speaking of, I might be way off but the fur pieces are a bit mob-wife if my understanding of that vibe is anywhere near accurate. I feel increasingly out of touch with the internet so I don’t actually know, but if I’m right, this is the kind of thing I’d be alright with mafia money paying for. Reassuringly, when envisioning what I’d wear with a knock-off outerwear piece inspired by this Burberry collection, I did not once start to feel like I was veering into the RHONJ cast cosplay zone so I feel like despite the excess, these hopefully faux (though probably not) furs pass the sophistication test. Regardless, it’s okay, I’m not getting anywhere near purchasing the real thing anyway, lol.

13. Oude Waag RTW F/W24, creative dir. Jingwei Yin: Courrèges with a sprinkle of ‘90s grunge and a hint of Morticia Adams. That is to say that I loved the Courrèges F/W24 collection but I love this even more.

-clockwise l-r: Cecilie Bahnsen RTW F/W24, Marni “ Ottolinger “, Moncler Grenoble “-

14. Cecilie Bahnsen RTW F/W24, creative dir.”: a somewhat utilitarian repurposing of her signature dainty, whimsical approach to womenswear, Cecilie’s F/W collection found itself in alignment with the widespread appreciation of softness, delicacy, and innocence that’s been a prominent theme of this year’s F/W24 collections. But this is no case of Cecilie jumping on the bandwagon. Cecilie has excelled at this kind of thing for years, and I’ve pretty much always a fan of her vision. She’s never aggressively chaste or child like in her designs, and does it in a way that’s subtle enough to set her apart from the many, many designers who tried their hand at going all cottagecore this year. Mostly, Cecilie relies on gentle silhouettes and playful yet elegant fabrics to evoke a sense of both fragility and mischief fuelled allure, which in turn creates a sprite-like feel to her looks. All that being said, her work is multidimensional, equally grounded in and hardened by reality, suitable for a jaded 21st century woman. In this sense, as much as I see Cecilie’s collection is not dissimilar from a lot of the others that debuted this season, it is also quietly confident that the pivot towards this wistful, semi-angelic vibe is best when it’s done in a low-key way, and balanced out by a sullen sartorial armour of grungy utilitarianism: I like to follow the guidance of my Google image archive of Courtney Love 90’s style when I envision an outfit, so when it comes to Cecilie’s instinct to finish off a tulle dress with a clunky shoe as RTW F/W proved she knows how and when to do with tact, my appreciation for her work each time feels driven by a force of habit.

15. Marni RTW F/W24, creative dir. Francesco Risso: The FUR COATS!!! Yeah that’s ART.

16. Ottolinger RTW F/W24, creative dir(s). Christa Bösch and Cosima Gadient:  Impromptu after-hours metal concert at the corporate office? Wild end of financial quarter orgy? Apocalypse hits the Conde Nast HQ? The stealth wealth Pinterest girlies find themselves contestants in a Battle Royale type situation? We’ll never know exactly what the starting point was for this Ottolinger collection but it feels like the visual devolution of the high-powered professional, a deconstruction of that idea of what’s tasteful, sophisticated, intelligent, into something that’s liberated, futuristic, a lot more punk, and generally much more suited to joining a biker gang than sitting in a boardroom negotiating the value of a 2 page Dior (bleurgh) spread. It’s a very hot and very cool collection, I know that much anyway!

17. Moncler Grenoble RTW F/W24, creative dir. Reno Ruffini: Cosy but cunty? Yeah, I’m on board. And I say this despite the probability of me ever going on the kind of holiday which necessitates I own anything like this being slim to none. Not only because such trips are the kind of things that I can only see the appeal of to rich people, who get to go on so many “vacations” a year they don’t see a skiing trip as sacrifice of what could’ve been a week spent spent sun soaking by the pool in an all-inclusive Spanish resort (because I’m not hitting the necessary vitamin D threshold any time soon without this kind of get away, let’s be real) but also because I find skateboarding difficult enough without adding snow into the mix and the risk of death for some as inherently incapable of keeping my balance for more than about 20 seconds at a time as I am is very high.

-clockwise l-r: Alaïa RTW F/W24, Alberta Ferretti “, Alexis Mabille Haute Couture S/S24, Yuhan Wang RTW F/W24, Etro “, Roberto Cavalli “, Zimmerman “, Altuzarra “-

18. Alaïa RTW F/W24, creative dir. Pieter Mulier: Now having my expectations set high by Cher Horowitz spending her potential last moments at the hands of a dangerous criminal pleading her Alaïa dress be spared like a mother would her firstborn child, when the brand returned to being a fashion week fixture, I was disappointed. It was nice but nothing breathtaking. This collection, though? Stunnnnning. I too would take affront at a mugger’s rough-handedness with my clothing more so than the mugging in itself if these pieces were collateral damage. Would kinda feel like at work when people fill up our baskets with wine and run out. Like you want to steal, I’m laissez-faire on the matter, but how dare you take our baskets in the process? Bring a tote bag, losers!

19. Alberta Feretti RTW F/W24, creative dir.“: not sure exactly why but Alberta Feretti is often interchangeable with Ermanno Scervino for me. Maybe it’s because they both have names I would sound like a FOOL pronouncing, but they also have a similar aesthetic. Neither are out here shaking the status quo but I always love their collections. This year Alberta edged it for me. Not unlike Scervino, the choice of an earthy, subdued colour palette for the season felt like an intentional choice to contextualise the F/W24 collection’s existence as a companion to the S/S24 line, with rich, moody hues positioning the garments as the sensual night time follow up to the daywear collection.  It is clear where Ferretti going with the S/S garments; they captured the essence of what I imagine an idyllic summer spent lovestruck in Lake Como would be perfectly, and there were some divine pieces. The F/W collection, however, had a lot more drama to it, going beyond the free-flowing, ornate style Ferretti is known for and adding a little androgyny, and at times gothic mystery. If the S/S24 collection was giving me a bit of a goddess off-duty in the human realm vibe, the F/W24 outfits bounced between signalling an effortless yet imposing sophistication in the face of a unexpectedly harsh winter in the city, and a plethora of dresses which would be just the right choice for a moonlight red carpet against the backdrop of the Italian lakes. In both instances, the clothes lend themselves to a wearer who catches every eye on the room but remains aloof, unattainable, like they have much more important places to be. I almost wrote that the dresses would be a good fit for the Cannes film festival before I remembered that Cannes is in the South of France, which doesn’t speak to the distinctly Mediterranean feel I get from a lot of this collection. I can see a lot of the casual looks in Paris, for sure, and I am perhaps making my judgement based on the prominence of the olive tones throughout the collection, lol, but I just don’t feel like the deep Jewell tones and the silks are fit for a city which I’ve always known to be pretty much climatically similar to London. The dresses which closed this collection need SHIMMER and SUNLIGHT, overcast would kill the magic. It’s not just the olives!

20. Alexis Mabille Haute Couture S/S24, creative dir.”: there’s always going to be at least one pretty dress collection in my top 25, and this Alexis Mabille Haute Couture offering is this year’s offering of choice. It’s very modern Disney Princess I think!

21. Yuhan Wang RTW F/W24, creative dir.”: since the day I first stumbled on a Yuhan Wang collection, each one that’s followed has been consistently flawless. It’s almost like seeing the fully-realised version of my personal style, in this reality where I could afford it ofc, come to life. It’s that magical balance of cutesy, feminine and flirtatious with a dark, slightly gothic force which toughens the former up and adds just the right amount of messiness to hint at a streak of rebellion and dare I say it (because it’s a phrase a LOT of people are probably sick to death of, understandably so since Taylor Swift used it to characterise Reputation for FUCK’S sake) but…female rage? I’M SORRY. It’s a little bit punk, but just…punk for the girly girls, you know!

22. Etro RTW F/W24 creative dir. Marco De Vincenzo: As is likely the case for many of the brands I’ve listed in my top 25, it’s highly unexciting of me to include Etro, one of my fail safes in this again. For that same reason, I feel like a fraudulent fan for not even realising Marco De Vincenzo took over the creative director position in 2022. That makes a LOT of sense to me now, because the vibe HAS changed a little bit over the past few years. I think I mentioned before how I’d noticed Etro becoming increasingly explicit with their branding in the last couple of collections, and though it’s easy to say I’m drawing the comparison because both use a crocodile in their logo, I really did think it was looking a bit…Lacoste? A lot safer, more laid-back, bright, breezy, if you get me. But this collection felt like a promising return to form!

23. Roberto Cavalli RTW F/W24, creative dir. Fausto Puglisi: Was this collection a bit tacky at times? Totally. But at its best it felt like a meeting of the early 2000’s socialite look (I’m talking about the stumbling out of the club dresses, obviously), Coachella fashion at the height of its significance in the mid 2010s, and a Studio 54 vibe. When you’ve got such great ingredients, you can never fuck up THAT badly and when you succeed, you get this deliciousness. 

24. Zimmerman RTW F/W24, creative dir. Nicky Zimmerman: Super predictable of me to include Zimmerman in my top 25 but this collection was as elegant, romantic, and catered to the free-spirits amongst us as I’ve come to expect Nicky Zimmerman’s work to be to be.

25. Altuzarra RTW F/W24, creative dir. Joseph Altuzarra: Altuzarra’s F/W24 collection was stamped in my memory for all the right reasons. It was a playfully, modern take on classic silhouettes and tailoring, with a vibrancy about it emerging from a quality beyond the relatively subdued colour palette. Whether it stems from the checkerboard prints, the whimsical head wear, or dramatic ruffles, there’s wit and a lightness of spirit about the collection, which is neutralised by by oversized, androgynous silhouettes and harsh graphic prints. I think for me, Altuzarra’s RTW F/W collection was a great example of how to pull off ditsy, childlike details in a way that transcends the innocence and naivety underlying a kid’s choice of clothing, instead evoking confidence and maturity without losing touch with the charm and nostalgia associated with childhood.

So that’s it’s for now girlies:-)

But on a serious note…I know I previously stated I wanted to start every post by driving home what the Israeli government are continuing to do in Gaza, which in plain terms is nothing short of ethnic cleansing, but for the format of this post, it didn’t fit to do that until now, so I want to reiterate it here: THIS IS STILL. FUCKING. HAPPENING. WHAT. THE. FUCK.

A couple of days ago, the IDF again struck the supposed “safe zone” of Rafah, which they had claimed was a haven for refugees. Their actions continue to be as morally abhorrent as ever. Let us PLEASE not buy Israel’s clear-as-day BULLSHIT explanation of this being a “tragic” accident. You do NOT FUCKING “ACCIDENTALLY” bomb a refugee camp, AN ENTIRE REGION. THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. I cannot BELIEVE this is still occurring, and that President Joe Biden, in amongst a chorus of Israel’s other defenders, is only now beginning to make vague mentions of a ceasefire. A CEASEFIRE IS NOT FUCKING GOOD ENOUGH. A “TWO STATE SOLUTION” IS NOT FUCKING GOOD ENOUGH. Let’s be clear Hamas have been proposing ceasefires since this entire IDF campaign started. All they have asked for is that Israel stop the attacks, and that they will give up Israeli hostages in return. Netanyahu has TURNED THIS DOWN, because he has no intention of stopping in forcing Palestinians out of the region all together, be it through their slaughter or permanent displacement. The Israeli hostages mean NOTHING to him.

Palestinians deserve to return to their homes, they deserve Israel and every other complicit nation’s investment in rebuilding their communities, reparations, self-determination, and reclamation of the ancestral homelands they have been  continually forced out of for the last 50 years. Maybe we have turned a corner and a ceasefire might finally come but it has NOTHING to do with the Israeli government’s cooperation, and it’s not a just resolution to the damage, destruction and slaughter Israelis and their allies have encouraged and facilitated in any way.

The death toll today, by conservative estimations, nears the 40,000 mark. A report conducted by Euro-Med Monitor, published on reliefweb.int proposes this number exceeds that. According to this source: “The Israeli army has killed 42,510 Palestinians over the course of its 200-day attack, 38,621 of whom were civilians, including 10,091 women and 15,780 children. The bodies of several thousand are still stuck under the rubble, while thousands remain missing and are presumed dead. These statistics include the killing of 137 journalists, 356 medical personnel, and 42 civil defence personnel.” Numbers only do so much, and fail to convey the horror of what every one of those individuals and their families have suffered through. Palestinians are being murdered at a rate of roughly 250 citizens per day, according to a report published by Oxfam in January of this year. If, and when, a ceasefire comes, this isn’t enough, and should be just the start of a push to hold Israel responsible for the destruction of Palestinian people and their culture. That’s what we ought to be reiterating now that these “ceasefire” talks are beginning, as well as the fact that these talks have absolutely NOTHING to do with Israeli leaders developing a conscience. All I can speculate is that as the US presidential election looms, Biden is realising how detrimental his revolting apathy to Palestinian suffering could be to voters. He cannot get away with this half-arsed U-turn nor can any of the ministers who have backed and facilitated Israel’s genocide over the last 8 months. WE HAVE A GENERAL ELECTION APPROACHING IN THE UK! And though it seems likely the Conservatives will be out, Labour do NOT deserve a sweep. The best outcome we can hope for is they end up as the minority governing party, so that even if they win, they know many of us are equally disgusted with their actions.

THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO TONE DOWN OUR DISSENT. Politicians careers are on the line right now, and the incentive for them to listen to what we will not stand for going forward I’m sure weighs more heavy on their consciences (if they have them) than EVER.

AROUND 40,000 PALESTINIANS ARE DEAD. THEIR HOMELAND HAS BEEN DESTROYED. WE NEED TO KEEP THE FUCKING MOMENTUM GOING. KEEP BOYCOTTING, PROTESTING, POSTING, THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT YOUR VOTE. WE DO NOT HAVE A 2 PARTY SYSTEM HOWEVER MUCH STARMER, SUNAK, AND THE TABLOIDS WANT US TO THINK. LOCAL POLITICS REALLY FUCKING MATTER RIGHT NOW!

The fashion is fun and all, but I couldn’t finish this post without reiterating where we’re at right now when it comes to the most pressing concerns we ought to be focussing on. 

With all that being said, thanks for reading if you did! On the mid-year fashion update front, it’s over and out from me! Hope this was somewhat enjoyable, and if nothing else, you enjoyed the pretty pictures-and fingers crossed, I’m echoing the common sentiment with what I included about Palestine.

ONCE MORE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK: FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE.

Lauren x

[noisuwa]

21 de julio, 2025 — página web de una revista inglesa

" 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘳í𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘶𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘻 𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢ñ𝘰𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘪 𝘣𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘢, 𝘕𝘰𝘪! 𝘚𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘰 𝘭𝘢 𝘦𝘴𝘵á𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘥𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘰, 𝘭𝘶𝘷, 𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰! "

21 de julio, 2025 — publicación en instagram de una influencer suiza

21 de julio de 2025 — página web de cumpleaños de famosos

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F E L I Z C U M P L E A Ñ O S , N O I !

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[alphabetquest]

Schedule

Sign-up opens - May 29, 2024

Sign-up closes - August 29, 2024

A B C - September 1, 2024.

D E F - October 1, 2024.

G H I - November 1, 2024

J K L - December 1, 2024

M N O - January 1, 2025

P Q R - February 1, 2025

S T U - March 1, 2025. 

V W X - April 1, 2025.

X Y - May 1, 2025.

Prize Draw - June 1, 2025.

[identity-library]

Disability (Films)

A:

All Together Now (2020)

Chad (Wheelchair User)

Ricky (Autistic)

A Quiet Place (2018)

Regan Abbott (Deaf)

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Kashekim Nedakh (Blind)

Avengers: Civil War (2016)

James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Paralyzed, Wheelchair User)

B:

Big Hero 6 (2014)

The Ringleader (Partially Blind)

Brave (2012)

King Fergus (Amputee)

C:

Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)

Lola (Autistic)

Children of a Lesser God (1986)

Sarah Norman (Deaf)

Christmas Ever After (2020)

Izzi Simmons (Wheelchair User)

CODA (2021)

Frank Rossi (Deaf)

Jackie Rossi (Deaf)

Leo Rossi (Deaf)

Cyrano (2021)

Cyrano de Bergerac (Dwarfism)

D:

Dumbo (2019)

Holt Farrier (Amputee)

E:

Eastrail 177 (Trilogy)

Elijah Price/Dr. Glass (Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Cane/Wheelchair User)

Elio (2025)

Elio Solis (Partially Blind)

Eternals (2021)

Makkari (Deaf)

F:

Feel the Beat (2020)

Zuzu (Deaf)

Finding Dory (2016)

Destiny (Low Vision)

Dory (Short-Term Memory Loss)

Sheldon (Allergies)

Finding Nemo (2003)

Dory (Short-Term Memory Loss)

Nemo (Underdeveloped Fin)

Sheldon (Allergies)

Forgive Us Our Trespasses (2022)

Paul (Limb Difference)

Forrest Gump (1994)

Daniel Taylor (Amputee)

Forrest Gump (Unspecified Intellectual Disability)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

David (Deaf)

G:

H:

Home on the Range (2004)

Lucky Jack (Amputee)

How to Train Your Dragon (Franchise)

Gobber the Belch (Amputee)

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock ||| (Amputee)

Toothless (Amputee)

I:

Inside I'm Dancing (2004)

Michael Connolly (Cerebral Palsy, Wheelchair User)

Rory O'Shea (Muscular Dystrophy, Wheelchair User)

Inspector Gadget (Franchise)

Sanford "Dr. Claw" Scolex (Amputee)

J:

James and the Giant Peach (1996)

Earthworm (Blind)

Glowworm (Partially Deaf)

K:

Keep the Change (2017)

David Cohen (Autistic)

Sarah Silverstein (Autistic)

L:

Lemonade Mouth (2011)

Alex (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

Love & Other Drugs (2010)

Maggie Murdock (Parkinson's Disease)

Luca (2021)

Massimo Marcovaldo (One Arm)

M:

Margarita with a Straw (2014)

Laila Kapoor (Cerebral Palsy, Wheelchair User)

Marvel (Franchise)

James "Bucky" Barnes (Amputee)

Nebula (Amputee)

Nick Fury (Partially Blind)

Odin Borson (Partially Blind)

Phil Coulson (Amputee)

Stephen Strange (Nerve Damage)

Thor (Amputee, Partially Blind)

Maya and the Three (2021)

Zatz (Partially Blind)

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

Blind Pew (Blind)

Long John Silver (Amputee)

N:

Newsies (1992)

Crutchy (Limited Mobility, Crutch User)

Nimona (2023)

Ballister Boldheart (Amputee, Prosthetic User)

O:

P:

Peter Pan (1953)

Captain Hook (Amputee)

Pinocchio (1940)

Gideon (Mute)

Pinocchio (2022)

Fabiana (Unspecified Disability, Limp)

Pirates of the Caribbean (Franchise)

Mistress Ching (Blind)

Q:

R:

Rogue One (2016)

Chirrut Îmwe (Blind)

Run (2020)

Chloe Sherman (Asthma, Diabetes, Heart Condition, Paralyzed, Wheelchair User)

S:

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Razor Fist (Amputee)

Sharp Stick (2022)

Zach (Down Syndrome)

Shazam! (2019)

Frederick "Freddy" Freeman (Limited Mobility)

Ship of Fools (1965)

Carl Glocken (Dwarfism)

Sound of Metal (2019)

Joe (Deafened)

Ruben Stone (Hard of Hearing)

Spies in Disguise (2019)

Killian (Amputee)

Star Wars (Franchise)

Darth Maul (Multi-Limb Amputee)

Luke Skywalker (Amputee)

Strange World (2022)

Legend (Amputee)

T:

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Homer Parish (Multi-Limb Amputee)

The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)

Trevor (Muscular Dystrophy)

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

Fidget the Bat (Amputee)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Quasimodo (Hunchback)

The Lone Ranger (2013)

Red Harrington (Amputee)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Dr. Finkelstein (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

Zak (Down Syndrome)

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Mama Odie (Blind)

The Three Musketeers (1993)

Captain Rochefort (Partially Blind)

The Village (2004)

Ivy Walker (Blind)

Noah Percy (Unspecified Developmental Disability)

Tinkerbell (Franchise)

Lord Milori (Amputee, Limited Mobility)

Rani (Amputee, Limited Mobility)

Treasure Island (1950)

Long John Silver (Amputee, Crutch User)

Treasure Planet (2002)

John Silver (Multi-Limb Amputee)

U:

V:

W:

Wish (2023)

Dahlia (Unspecified Disability, Crutch User)

Wonder (2017)

Auggie Pullman (Facial Difference)

X:

Y:

Z:

#:

101 Dalmatians (1996)

Mr. Skinner (Mute)

[sucede-es]

2025 Mercedes-AMG GT 43 Coupe

En el otoño pasado debutó el nuevo Mercedes-AMG GT coupé con los modelos GT 55 y GT 63, y ahora se ha anunciado un modelo de nivel de entrada con el GT 43.

Disponible solo en configuración de tracción trasera, el GT 43 cuenta con un motor turboalimentado de cuatro cilindros y 2.0 litros que produce 416 caballos de fuerza, junto con un sistema híbrido suave de 48 voltios. Mercedes asegura un tiempo de 0 a 100 km/h de 4.5 segundos, más lento que el sedán C 43, pero posiblemente más divertido.

Un sistema de aerodinámica activa cierra las compuertas en la fascia delantera para reducir la resistencia al aire o las abre cuando se necesita refrigeración. En la parte trasera, un alerón activo de cinco posiciones se extiende y retrae según sea necesario. Los modelos Mercedes AMG GT 55 y GT 63 llegarán en primavera, mientras que el GT 43 se lanzará más adelante este año como modelo 2025.