“the Flower That blooms In adversity”

They/them 23+ MDNI

[random-brushstrokes]

Victor Abeloos - Girl at the Mirror (1920)

[jvstinxstudio]

fka twigs in eusexua afterglow's HARD music video

[kttn]

中野梓 Azusa Nakano > ·̫ <

[tierras]

'lucky you' engraved trinket box with horseshoe and four leaf clover

[selfcarereminder]

rest is part of the process, not a prize you get when you’ve finished everything. you don’t have to earn it first

[oldschool-lolita-archive]

Candy wears Baby’s hem scallop skirt in pink.

[pnglove]

STAINED GLASS LAMPS ♡˚₊⟡‧₊

[kurhanchyk]

Ukrainian carpet from Helmyaziv, Cherkasy region, late 19th century.

[shock]

accepting that you’re objectively weird & owning it is infinitely better than being constantly desperate to appear normal to people who don’t even matter to you

[frostedmagnolias]

Evening Dress

c. 1910

by Paul Poiret

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

[drexmwomxn]

[frostedmagnolias]

Blue Silk Satin Bodice

c. 1891

Augusta Auctions

[thememedaddy]

[veryverytemporary]

Portland, Oregon No Kings. Alex Baumhardt

[themiumiubarbie]

[petaltexturedskies]

Mary Oliver, Evidence: Poems

[handweavers]

the dichotomy between the "immigrant" (someone from the global south who moves to the north) and the "expat" (someone from the global north who moves to the south) makes me feel fucking crazy. a white person who moves to asia is an expat but an asian who moves to the west is an immigrant. & how those terms are politicized and assigned class statuses, like the word "immigrant" tends to imply a blue collar worker (even if that isn't the case) while "expat" implies a white collar worker. the associations with "expat neighbourhoods" in asian countries is very very different from those of "immigrant neighbourhoods" in western nations. also how "immigrants" who dont assimilate are seen as "failing" and bad, lower class, a burden on society, etc. whereas "expats" not assimilating into local culture is expected and viewed as a sign of their higher status. the double standards are so insane