And that is exactly why I will totally be able to justify spending $200 on this jacket when I finish my PhD and go on the job market:
http://marimachobk.com/product/the-brooklyn-blazer/
I will totally look, feel, and act like a professor in that jacket (Iâll even have a (bubble) pipe, if that helps). Pair it with a white oxford, a cool skirt, and my docs and I am so getting a tenure track job. How donât care how bad the job market is⌠EDITED to add: Bow tie! Donât forget a bow tie!!!
Kleider machen Leute.
Interesting when applied to piercings, tattoos, cosplay⌠Basically people have the ability to define their personality through their costumes. Which is why while itâs tempting to go out in pajamas itâs probably not a good idea.
That actually sounds kind of hot. (Am I a bad person for thinking that?) Also, back in my youthiness I picked up from Robert Anton Wilson that clothing was first invented not to keep us warm, but to alter perceptions, in other words magic. Clothing could turn me into a cop or a priest, and very few people could tell the difference.
This should not be news to anyone whoâs ever dressed up nice (nice meaning stylish and good-looking, not an ill-fitting rented tux,) or conversely found themselves dressed way inappropriately for an occasion. (You can pull off the latter, but it requires an unusual degree of self-confidence.)
Brilliant! What is that from?
Do I get a say in thisâŚ
The Wire. I canât remember if itâs season 1 or 3, but the rival drug crime bosses sponsor some local basketball games, and Barksdaleâs crew is razzing their rival, who was emulating the dress of a college or pro coach. the way Iâm explaining it is corny, but when you see it, itâs actually pitch-perfect and awesome.
Well, It does make me feel a bit weird⌠After all, Iâm not going for the âsexy prof fetishâ here, but for scholar and authority in a college level class roomâI have no interest in setting a sense of sex appeal on the job market or in the classroom. Given the horrible job market for academia right now, standing out matters and being able to convey that Iâm an authority on my topic and in my fields matters even more. This is especially true not only in job talks, but in the classroom as well. Iâm in front of young men and women, who think they are on top of the world and they know EVERYTHING, so why should they listen to some five-foot-tall woman, cause sheâs just a woman, WTF does she know anyway. I also look younger than my years⌠Does that make sense? But no, that doesnât make you a bad person. Not in the least.
I think youâre right about the RAW idea. All one needs is a convincing costume and the ability to act like you know what you are doing.
I still havenât seen that show.
I donât know how compatible starting to watch The Wire is with working on a PhD. It is dense, thought consuming, and time consuming. but itâs the fucking best, though.
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(I say this as someone who loves clothing)
And the Wireâs not that bad either. HEY-oh!
This makes me wonder how Prince Harry felt at that costume party.
Remember that âDress for Successâ stuff? I used it to increase 2 peopleâs incomes by over 30% in one year.
But now Iâm retired, and I donât care what the corporate think is any more. HmmmâŚbikini? Or ballgown? I canât decide if I want to feel more like Iâm at the beach, or a fancy ball⌠I just want to save the hassle of actually going anywhere.
