THE FASHION ARCHIVES

amelie stanescu

you’re the average TFA listener if you gaf about fashion culture in a way that makes your peers uncomfortable around you. let me make you a clear example: if you once bought an unshaped uncut dirty-looking old piece of fabric for hundreds of bucks and your friends were like WHO THE F**K IS MARGIELA then I am talking about you. hosted by amelie stanescu, the wannabe julian casablancas of this industry (read: @minorbutmajor) the show treats fashion the way early mtv treated youth culture. it sounds pretentious I know but trust me give it a minute and you will see what i mean.

  1. 09/07/2025

    ep 61 - fall fashion 2025 things I am buying

    things i still want to buy in 2025 fewer pieces, stronger ones is the overall approach: usable, worn hard, quietly rare; a slight avant-garde tilt. written like a confession and that starts to feel like a real plan to me. rick, finallyyyyy: the prong topi (here it is) I finally put my hands on the prong top. immediate posture shift. stretch-jersey that locks without strangling (IMPORTANT); a ruched core that pulls the eye to the bust; that unmistakable “prong” geometry up front so clean, almost architectural, held by internal structure so it doesn’t wilt after two wears xddddd matte surface. ive been into matte anything matte nails matte lips matte fabrics. anyways this top reads like minimal armor under a leather jacket or blazer - you choose - and becomes the whole thesis with a long skirt and boots JADOREEEE on the other hand my personal bag agenda is blurry: i’m still deciding between “forever workhorse” and “beautiful problem.” three directions keep looping. givenchy pandora: the bag that refuses to sit up straight. (here) introduced in 2009 under riccardo tisci, the pandora arrived when everything was boxy BUT polite; it chose to slouch on purpose. a cuboid that collapses—diagonal double zip, top handle, long strap—you carry it like you mean it. anatomical in the best way: seams where a body bends, leather that looks better beat-up. i want the medium in lived-in black (wrinkled), the kind that already speaks in past tense. it holds a day. it holds a camera. does it hold my computer tho?? comment below if you have nay experience with it whatsoever.prada, nappa + fringe (name a better combo) (here) movement is the point. prada’s nappa fringe lives where discipline meets drama (where miu miu meets prada almost - the who parts of miuccia's heart) the mid-2000s gave full-fringe top handles that turned cult, and the language keeps resurfacing: fringe slipping onto structured frames, fringe reprogramming “polite” shapes into something kinetic.celine phantom remembered + revised: the phantom (here) is a memory with wings. phoebe’s 2011 icon (well, one of them) with michael rider steering celine, certain codes feel re-tuned. early peeks suggest a phantom proportion-checked for now—cleaner, cooler, less noise, more presence. i’m hunting a sharp vintage phantom while i watch the refresh land. heritage in motion WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW perfume is part of the fitscent is styling. the air around you is part of the silhouette. i’m leaning darker this year: incense, lacquered wood, cold stone after rain. filippo sorcinelli keeps circling back: sacred craft translated to skin. loewe perfumes are an easy bet ALWAYS: the two I am mixing at the moment are the solo elixir (here) and agua (here) the open tab section: it’s admin. tabs, screenshots, notes: i dm sellers for corner photos—corners tell the truth. i check weight because my shoulder complains. i watch how it slumps on a chair. i look at zipper teeth, lining wear, hardware wobble. measurements count more than you think. if it solves the “i have nothing to wear” eight times out of ten, it stays; if it doesn’t, close tab and move on. FIND ME HERE https://www.instagram.com/chez.amelie also here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJyYw8NRueo&t=557s

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you’re the average TFA listener if you gaf about fashion culture in a way that makes your peers uncomfortable around you. let me make you a clear example: if you once bought an unshaped uncut dirty-looking old piece of fabric for hundreds of bucks and your friends were like WHO THE F**K IS MARGIELA then I am talking about you. hosted by amelie stanescu, the wannabe julian casablancas of this industry (read: @minorbutmajor) the show treats fashion the way early mtv treated youth culture. it sounds pretentious I know but trust me give it a minute and you will see what i mean.

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