#stealthespotlight

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sometimes i’m struck by the sheer basicness of the outfits people put together and these are the people i choose to follow. like, yes, you can pair a beige turtleneck with jeans. did someone need to see a vid of you doing that to think of it? ... maybe but not me. but it’s totally on me that i don’t unsub from some of these folks, and sometimes i’m subbed basically because of the energy or inertia more than anything else.

anyway these days there are relatively few of my fashion/thrifting youtubers who actually put together interesting pieces in creative ways:

well-loved

steal the spotlight

twinelle

mariel/dress relief

dress me up scotty

and then i’m cut off on embedded videos, but Salinda Nichols does some very Rachel Maksy-esque looks (and yes obviously I do still get inspo on the rare occasion that Rachel Maksy or TheClosetHistorian do a vid that’s more outfit than sewing).

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sulker

[http-numbah5]

okay so what is a thing that you knew had a very slim chance of happening but then when the very slim chance of it happening closed off, you took it personally?

for me? Dame Vivienne Westwood's passing. I knew I probably wouldn't meet her but the fact that she was alive felt like I could??

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Totally Spies babes in some iconic y2k fits ! which one is ur fav?

outfits inspired by StealtheSpotlight's fashion vid

[beautifulsnake2162020]

Rambling fangirl thoughts on the Parakiss anime and live action movie

So while there was a lull in my life I discovered Paradise Kiss because of StealTheSpotlight's video on how to dress like an Ai Yazawa character . I haven't personally watched any animes based on her work although I have seen how stylish both the manga and anime were. Out of all the three IPs discussed I was most drawn to Paradise Kiss because of the tall Victorian lady who I would later learn would be Isabella Yamamoto. She's like the version of me that I wish I could afford to dress up as more frequently.

I found myself binging all 12 episodes (I was surprised it was that short) in one day and I watched the live action version with english subs yesterday (or more specifically yesternight). And my gosh I am so glad I discovered it now while I'm in my 20s and not when I was in my teens otherwise I wouldn't have appreciated the ending as much.

Speaking of endings I found an article detailing the differences between the anime and the manga and how the anime and the live action adaptations are just not as good as how the last events in the manga took place. Now while I haven't read the manga yet, I will admit that this article peaked my curiosity into checking out the live action movie version.

The next section is just me rambling on the differences between the anime and the live action film and why I believe their respective endings work for each adaptation. There will be no reference to the manga because I haven't read it yet, but once I have the money to buy a hard copy of it I will.

Due to the differences in media there is inevitably going to be changes to how the story is told.

1.) The anime having the benefit of telling more longer stories could afford to be more nuanced was able to show why despite George and Yukari loving each other, they also weren't made to end up together. They helped each other grow and they definitely made an impact on each other but they were also not good for each other. George while helping Yukari become more independent and mature more, is emotionally unavailable and does tend to play games with her emotions whether it was intentional or not (or more importantly whether there was malicious intent or not). And Yukari is also quick to jump into conclusions and can be judgmental and hypocritical sometimes which is something that we see her eventually grow out of. By the time we get to the end wherein they broke up to pursuit their dreams, its bittersweet because we know it is necessary for both of them to grow and yet it is still painful. This break up was the start of them maturing into becoming a man and a woman. While they may not be a couple anymore there is a lingering sense that they are both grateful for the time they had with each other. Yukari has moved on and is engaged to Hiroyuki who is better for her than George was. And yet we also can't deny that it's because of her mistakes and experiences with George that Yukari has grown from the girl we saw in the beginning.

2.) The live action while still a wonderful adaptation in my opinion has the limitation of having to tell the entire story within two hours. Because of this I assume that the changes made here to make the story work within 2 hours are even more drastic than what the anime has chosen to cut. However having said that the changes that were made for the live action version totally works and even makes the ending wherein George and Yukari end up together worth it. In the live action, while there has been flirting and eye staring between them, they never officially became a couple. Heck it's most likely that in this version they didn't even sleep together unlike in the anime. And that changes a lot of things. Because they were at most, two people who are attracted to each other but they weren't a couple yet, George being emotionally unavailable could be excused as being focused on his graduation dress project and Yukari slowly learning not to brush off the hard work and passions of fashion design students, even if she may not share their passion for fashion designing. The stakes for the graduation fashion show are higher because in the movie their brand, Parakiss, failed to sell any clothes and the blue dress will also symbolize the last dress the team makes together before going their separate ways. It is only after her first runway walk that George allows himself to genuinely kiss her and she returns it unlike the first time he takes her into a hotel wherein she was really clear that she wasn't interested in being his sexual partner or a girlfriend. And over the course of the entire movie we see her falling in love with him even though she may not want to admit it yet. And it is because they weren't a couple yet and we don't know them as a couple during this time that makes the ending worth it. After their heart breaking separation and three years later we learn that she has rejected Hiroyuki and decided to focus on her career as a model. She has become a top model that International clients wants her to model for them which is how she ends up in New York and discovers that George is now a costume designer and Isabella gives her the address to his studio. Their reunion and them sharing a kiss and becoming a couple for the first time in this version of Parakiss is so satisfying because at this point they are both no longer teenagers but more certain adults who have both found their place in the world and found who they are. There's an optimism that in this version of their story, things may work out because both have grown. Which is why them ending up together only works in the live action version of the story but would be horrible in the anime version.

Overall I am glad both versions of this story exist. The anime being more realistic and bittersweet shows how not all people you love are meant to stay with you forever. This nevertheless does not invalidate the love shared or the impact that love has on a person's growth. While the live action shows a story of how sometimes you need to work on your dreams, your identity, and other parts of yourself before being ready to love someone else. And sometimes when the Universe knows you're ready, they'll send love your way.

I can't wait to pass the bar exam next year so that I could finally read the manga.

[beccasfashioncorner]

About to steal the spotlight...

Fashion Creator Talk #1

Hello my beautiful readers, Today I would like to introduce you to one of my favorite Fashion Creators: @stealthespotlight aka Katie. I've been following her channels for about 3 years now. She makes great context around fashion, anime and K-Pop. She always comes up with great outfits that the community is involved in from time to time. Katie shoots little hauls of her shopping trips abroad, mini-blogs and much around the topic of fashion. In addition, she always gives good tips on smaller stores or interesting products.

I have picked out some pictures of their, in my opinion, best outfits. So see for yourself:

Katie's style is colorful, loud and very cheerful. She follows a more is more approach and conjures up grandiose maximalist outfits. For all those who already wear this style themselves and need a little inspiration check it out.

So it's worth checking out her Instagram sometime: @stealthespotlight by Katie O.

Her mood boards and style inspo is to find here: https://www.pinterest.de/stealthespotlight/

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no one asked, but if you’re curious about my personal style, these are people on Instagram who inspire me:

Carlita Landrum

Arielle Sidney

Berenice (benulus)

Anna Golka-Yepez

Yuan (house.ofcuriosity)

David Ross Lawn

Sara Camposarcone (my absolute fave style icon)

Kristen Bateman

Mei Pang (makeup art inspiration)

Jazmine Rogers

Rui Gao

Olivia (themetalromantic)

the dress fiend

Megan McSherry

Eve-Lily cp

Audrey Stratton

Wisdom Kaye

Dana (spacewitchix)

Esther Linda (estherxlinda)

Katie O (stealthespotlight)

Alexa Sunshine83

Sararoudbari

Ariel (b4rfbrain)

Hannah Ruth Zander

Mina Le

Shuang Bright (xiaolongbby)

posh_heat (you may have seen a tiktok of his circulating on tumblr; he’s a male plus size fashion icon)

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[unstyleable]

katie’s 23 outfits for 2023 have been my fave so far

[newjenns]

do you have any fashion/thrifting/clothing yters that you like to watch? recently ive been watching drew joiner, madeyoulooks, stealthespotlight, and icharly but i always love recs for more channels to watch <3

nooo not really … most of the fashion girlies i watch are on tiktok but i don’t even follow them i just like and hope that the algorithm will bring them back to me….

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