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In this episode, we’re joined by legendary TikTok creator, Slushy Noobz creative director, and certified #SWAG Dadaism pioneer Chase Rutherford to further interrogate the ideas introduced in our previous episode. We discuss the freedom of default aesthetics and the legacy of normcore, the provocative power of readymades over a century after Fountain, how Kanye anchored the preppy misfit years of Chase’s youth, and how Chase resisted the siren song of LA influencer culture in favor of creative autonomy. We also discuss the art historical impact of Beyoncé and Jay-Z at the Louvre, how Sombr’s personal brand might still be salvaged, and the importance of reframing transient microtrends—from clout goggles to Brazil baby tee—as the significant cultural artifacts of our time. Links: Chase Rutherford on Instagram Chase Rutherford on TikTok Slushy Noobz on Patreon Slushy Noobz official merchandise This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the less-than-triumphant return of Euphoria and Sam Levinson’s pivot to everythingsplotation Western, Michael Jackson’s new hagiography and the grotesque legacy that transcends it, and recent fashioncore highlights from the literalism of the Met Gala to the nostalgia of The Devil Wears Prada 2. We also discuss the Substack truth nuke that rocked the indie music scene, Olivia Rodrigo’s coquette comeback, The Drama’s fresh take on the tribulations of female adolescence, and more. Links: Suga Free the Pimp on Instagram Pimp: The Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim “Why Is Everything So Ugly?” in Issue 44 of n+1 “Fashion Is Not Art (And That’s OK)” by Valerie Steele in Someone Else “See Every Look from the Met Gala 2026 Red Carpet” in Vogue Hudson Williams MUA Aika Flores Pinterest board leak Hudson Williams heading home at 7am following the Met Gala after party “Abnormals, Freaks, and Michael Jackson: Foucault, Baldwin, and the Truth of the Grotesque” by Brad Elliott Stone “Freaks and the American Ideal of Manhood (Here Be Dragons)” by James Baldwin, originally published in Playboy, January 1985 Rabelais and His World by Mikhail Bakhtin Michael Jackson describes his first sexual encounter with Tatum O’Neal (2003) Telephone Stories: The Trials of Michael Jackson on Spotify On Michael Jackson by Margo Jefferson “Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour on Power, Fashion, and Acting the Part” (April 2026 cover story) by Chloe Malle in Vogue Synopsis: Innocence by Kaija Saariaho from the Metropolitan Opera Olivia Rodrigo – drop dead (Official Music Video) Olivia Rodrigo – begged (Live) on Saturday Night Live “Fake Fans” by Eliza McLamb in words from eliza on Substack Nancy Pelosi Endorses Jack Schlossberg For Congress Acquired Style x Swan Beauty Viral Bachelorette Party This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we coin a new term for one of the most interesting creative impulses of our generation: #SWAG Dadaism. Like the original Dadaists responding to the whiplash of industrialization and WWI, a certain subset of young creatives are responding to the vertigo of global instability and breathless technological futurism through fashion assemblage, IP maximalism, and a fearless embrace of all things chopped and random. We conduct a historical survey from Clement Greenberg’s theory of kitsch and the avant-garde to the early days of meme culture to explore page fashion parodists of the past decade. We also get into Justin Bieber and Timothée Chalamet’s parallel #SWAG rebrands, the collapse of the secondhand market and its unexpected creative upside, and how #SWAG exists as the antithesis of refinement culture. Links: Image board Dada Manifesto by Tristan Tzara (1918) “Avant-Garde and Kitsch” by Clement Greenberg from The Partisan Review (1939) “The First Meme of 2026 Is About Not Explaining Yourself. And Buttons.” by Madison Malone Kircher for The New York Times Chase Rutherford on Instagram (referenced posts one, two, three) Chase Rutherford interview for Perfectly Imperfect @okniceok on Instagram @kalebphobic on TikTok re: digicore sampling Canal Street Research Association and Shanzhai Lyric on Instagram “Bags, Bootlegs and Art: A Quirky Communion on Canal Street” by Siddhartha Mitter in The New York Times Ava Nirui / @avanope interview in Office magazine (2017) “Meet Ava Nirui, The Creative Force Behind Marc Jacobs’ Heaven Line” by Eni Subair in Vogue (2020) “Go To The Thrift Store That’s Where The Heat Is” on Know Your Meme @harmonytividad “filet minion” post on Instagram Middle school boy bar crawl on TikTok Tung Tung Tung Sahur boxers outfit on TikTok @twylatoktok on TikTok (referenced posts one, two, three) @turtlewithhat_ / Izzy and Emma pink leggings outfits This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode, we’re joined by critical mastermind Caroline Cai (aka Clairolime) to unpack what we’re calling Catalan Chicslop, the downtempo, sophisticated, quietly freaky aesthetic championed by brands like Paloma Wool and Gimaguas. We discuss how this look evolved from avant-basic dopamine dressing, its influences from ‘90s minimalism to early 20th century experimental couture, Barcelona’s history as a modernist aura farm, post-Phoebe Philo feminist-lite brand mythos, and strategies to transcend the tyranny of chicness. We also analyze the aesthetic’s appeal to women across successive life stages, from 13-year-old Penelope Dissick to microinfluencer gallerinas to mysterious pregnant brunettes. Links: @clairolime on Instagram Image board Relevant brands: Paloma Wool, Gimaguas, Susmie’s Collection, Belle Anna, Deiji Studios, Buci, Geel, DémodéMODÉ “How Spain’s Indie Fashion Scene Nailed Global Growth” in Business of Fashion “These Brands are Putting Spanish Style on the Map” by Zoe Suen in W “Paloma Wool: From Cool to Basic and Back Again” by Yola Mzizi in The New York Times Paintings by Ramon Casas (Ex. 1, Ex. 2, Ex. 3, Ex. 4) Paloma Wool’s “San Sebastián 2025” campaign featuring Carlotta Baan “Studio Visit: Paloma Wool” in Sleek magazine (2023) “Where Are All the Women Designers?” by Emma Childs in Marie Claire Chicslop runoff examples from Miaou, Frankie’s Bikinis, Guizio, Jaded London, Revolve house brands Lioness and Lovers and Friends, With Jean, UNIFHAIM - Relationships (Official Music Video) Crumbs from Penelope Dissick’s deleted TikTok photo dump Emma Chamberlain’s “i got rid of (almost) everything” closet video “T-boy swag: Claiming space where trans people feel we don’t inherently belong” by Reanna Cruz in NPR Note from Alexi: I’m sorry I mispronounced Phoebe Philo omg put your chic pewter pitchforks down!! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this edition of Study Break, the girls review the latest cultural dispatches, including the newest wave of attention-seeking fashion week stunts (from Fakemink at Balenciaga to Bryan Johnson lurking at Matières Fécales), the Buffalo Bill realness of Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s Interview Magazine cover, Tyra Banks’s wacky legacy, Hillary Clinton’s bleach-and-tone, the rise of Wuthering Heights womanslop, and more! Links: Fakemink for Dazed Brian Johnson for Fecal Matter in Paris Robert Pattinson and Zendaya for Interview Magazine Jim Carrey Clone Allegations Alexis Stone Jim Carrey Prank Punch the Monkey This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode, we discuss Romantasy, the Franken-genre that has conquered the publishing world and defined the libidinal landscapes of a generation of women. We decode the genre’s DNA from dimestore bodice-rippers to high fantasy epics, examine the sociological profile of its authors and audiences, and explore how it’s mutated in the digital age via AI visualizers and high-budget audio erotica. We also talk about Renaissance faires, fujoshi discourse, the mirror image of male vs. female gooning in popular culture, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights as the BookTok movie of the century, and more. Links: Image board Sam’s Romantasy Spotify Playlist “Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Author Steal Another Writer’s Story?” by Katy Waldman in The New Yorker “She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Then She Ghosted It.” (r/MyBoyfriendIsAI profile) by Kashmir Hill in The New York Times “Gender difference in brain activation to audio-visual sexual stimulation” by Chung et. al. in PubMed “Sexual Scripts: Permanence and Change” by William Simon and John H. Gagnon in Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 15, No. 2 “How the Renaissance Fair became America’s favorite fantasy” by Kelly Faircloth in National Geographic r/AskAHistorian discussions about medievalism and high fantasy (one, two, three) The Oxford Handbook of Victorian Medievalism ed. Joanne Parker and Corinna Wagner Hard to Be a God (2013) dir. Aleksei German Candlelight Ecstasy Romance Guidelines c. 1980 Love Story magazine ed. Daisy Bacon (1921–1947) (see covers here) “The Uses of Reading Mass-Produced Romance Fiction” (Harlequin study) by Susan B. Neuman (1985) History of the “sex and shopping” genre by Pascal Tréguer “Girls Who Love Boys Who Love Boys” by E. Alex Jung in Vulture Interview with Quinn founder and CEO Caroline Spiegel in Refinery29 “Aural Fixation: Celebrity Audio Erotica Is 2025’s Answer to the Centerfold” by Hannah Jackson in Vogue “The Importance of Critical Thinking in a Zombiefied World” (Why romantasy is crucial to understanding Apple TV’s hit show Pluribus) by Maris Kreizman in The Atlantic “Liking Books is Not a Personality” by Hannah McGregor in Electric Literature @shauna_the_author on Instagram This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode, we’re joined by actress and generational internet phenomenon Ivy Wolk (Anora, The English Teacher) to discuss her sartorial origins from roller derby to riot grrl to rockabilly, the sorry state of the Theatre, the evolving identity of the character actor, the cult mystique of a volatile decade-long online presence, and why cultural curiosity may be the closest thing we have to world peace. Ivy also weighs in on the uncanny e-girl invasion of the latest Guess campaign and reflects on the spirit of authentic Angeleno style. Links: Ivy Wolk on Instagram Theatre and Film on Tape Archive at NYPL for the Performing Arts Mike Tyson’s “fat and nasty” MAHA Super Bowl ad Peloton’s Kendall Toole in viral “get ‘em banned” clip Guess girl Instagam campaign This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this edition of Study Break, we survey the triumph and tragedy of the 2026 Grammys and deliver our official assessment of the Momania (The Moment + Melania) double feature. The declaration of war on Sombr is formally expanded to include newcomer Olivia Dean, and the strange theater of Latino representation in Hollywood comes under review. Elsewhere, several urgent notes are issued to the pop music PR puppeteers who seem to have lost motor control of talents like Jelly Roll and Billie Eilish. We also unpack the honky tonk heartbreak of Bella Hadid and Adan Banuelos, Gaga’s McQueen resurrection, Justin Bieber’s soulful Captain Underpants realness, the newest wave of Windrush Generation excellence, and more! Links: Sacheen Littlefeather accepting an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando Adan Banuelos Arrested for Public Intoxication Bella Hadid dancing in a Honky Tonk with Adan Banuelos Theo Von on Jelly Roll Acceptance Speeches Zillennial Cozy Funk Wedding This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week's episode, we examine a specific brand of dark femininity that feels like a vestige of 2016, embodied through dramatic imagery of luxury accessories, cartoon vixens, and predatory wildlife, and expressed through a paradoxical strain of man-hating male centrism. We discuss this aesthetic’s positioning in opposition to the Clean Girl and how interpersonal dynamics popularized by sex work inform its understanding of power and money. We also investigate why the dark feminine resonates so deeply among women of the so-called “Latina belt,” drawing connections to chola culture and Arabic literary traditions to explore how this affect functions as a negotiation between patriarchal tradition and Western ideas about female sexuality and autonomy. Finally, we identify the aesthetic’s greatest arbiters and muses, from Helmut Newton and Riccardo Tisci to Maddy Perez and BLACKPINK’s Lisa.Links: Image board Examples on Instagram, TikTok Ralph Bakshi: A Forgotten Pioneer Rihanna - B***h Better Have My Money (Explicit) (Official Music Video) BbyMutha - RULES (Official Music Video) Why Men Love B*****s: From Doormat to Dreamgirl by Sherry Argov “How the Cholo Clown Became the Face of L.A.” by Frank Rojas for LA Times (“Smile Now, Cry Later” history) Viral Alexa Demie Yo Voy clip Ghazal History – Encyclopaedia Iranica BLACKPINK’s Lisa introduces “Vixi” @shopnou_ on Instagram “The Wild World of Chris von Wangenheim” by Daisy Woodward for AnOther Chris von Wanghenheim on TheFashionSpot “Pomellato Revives Helmut Newton’s Daring ’80s Campaigns in a New Show” by Annie Davidson Watson for W Ricardo Tisci by Donatella Versace for Interview Givenchy Fall 2011 Menswear on Vogue Runway Givenchy Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear on Vogue Runway Givenchy Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear on Vogue Runway This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In the first Study Break of the year, Biz and Sam survey the state of the world refracted through the prism of pop culture. They discuss Odessa A’Zion’s wig allegations, the hypernormal clownery of Nicolas Maduro’s kidnapping, Bella Hadid’s blonde hair omen, and the pop-princess perfection of Zara Larsson. Plus: a meditation on time in the second quarter of the 21st century, viewed through the anamorphic looking glass of Hollister’s 2016 anachronism, Cameron Winter’s Dorian Grey agelessness, and North West’s prodigious beat-making potential. Links: Hollister’s Tumblr Drop 2016 Revisionism Stateside + Zara Larsson by Pink Panthress North West’s Beatmaking Sample Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall Bella Hadid for Dazed MENA @shop_reallifeasliv Carnival Time, Hardness, and the Machines That Process Excess by Sachin on Substack Work-Hardened Archetypes by Sachin on Substack Venezuelan Oil Explainer in The Guardian Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Oil Company Pushback in The Guardian Who is Zach Bryan’s Wife? Rama Duwaji Profile in The Cut Previous Episodes Referenced: Ep. 76: Get Silly Ep. 24: The Snapocalypse Ep. 25: America (with Light Townsend Cummins) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we herald the coming of the Pastel Grunge Revival, a new wave of candy-colored femininity characterized by an eclectic and deliberately unsettling fusion of childlike innocence and overt sensuality. We discuss the style’s influences— soft grunge Tumblr imagery, cartoon nostalgia, Harajuku fashion, sex worker style, and more— and unpack the social functions of age regression, self-objectification, and homosocial fantasy that resonate with young women online. We also provide a brief overview of pastels in visual culture from the 1950s to present, and we explore the myriad reasons why this aesthetic emerged from Los Angeles in particular. Special thank you to Monica @finalformfemale for this episode idea!! Links: Image board Ashley Williams – Vogue Runway f5ve – I Choose You (Official MV) PGR It Girls and Creative Forces Masterlist: Mazzy Joya, Savannah Hudson, Miss Madeline and Chase Icon, Cannelle, ADÉLA, Manon Macasaet, Lexi Kingery, Kennedy Dechet, Natasha Somerville, Aerin Moreno Shopbluedream.us and @shopbluedream on Instagram for an inspired selection of PGR clothing Misc. PGR brands: Lovett, OGBFF, OMIGHTY, Poster Girl, I.AM.GIA, Poison Candy Apple, WeedSlut TikToks of girls posting their younger selves to sad songs Accidentally getting a job as a stripper in Japan TikTok storytime fakemink - Easter Pink (Prod Suzy Sheer) (Official MV) Rhode remakes Richard Avedon’s iconic Versace 1994 campaign OG Soft Grunge It Girls: Joanna Kuchta, Shelby Hamilton aka meowshelbs, Erika Kamano fka Erika Bowes Gwen Stefani and the Harajuku Girls (2005) Nicki Minaj explains Harajuku Barbie (2009) (+ Nicki’s iconic pastel necklaces by ONCH) Rapper CeeChynaa shows off her vintage doll collection This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

After a brief hiatus, the Nymphies are BACK!! In this annual ceremony, we honor 2025’s greatest achievements in fashion and culture with awards from us at the Nymphet Alumni Academy of Arts and Sciences, including categories such as Best and Worst Rebrand, Outfit of the Year, Best Sillyboy, and Best Brainrot Trend, featuring exclusive access to our careful deliberation process. We lay to rest dearly departed aesthetics of years past, and we end the evening by announcing the winner of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, immortalizing one true legend in the Nymphet Alumni canon. For the first time, we’ve also tallied up your votes for the Reader’s Choice Awards! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we’re joined (again!!) by Avery Trufelman, the grand dame of fashion podcasting, to discuss the latest installment of her podcast, Articles of Interest, titled Gear. In this meticulously researched series, Avery dives deep into the history of tactical/outdoor fashion and the ways in which the United States Military and the world of high-tech performance wear continuously influence each other. She answers our pressing questions about American frontier cosplay, the symbolism of the modern field jacket, the innovations behind lightweight tech, and why gear has reemerged as a major fashion language. We also touch on the future of patriotism ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary and the rise of meme-ified military archetypes among Gen Z. Links: Articles of Interest on Substack This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the return of press tour psychodrama surrounding Wicked: For Good, the concerning midwittery of the Met Gala’s recent theme announcement, DLlegations in the highest office of the nation, and profiles in infidelity and iMessage confessionalism featuring Olivia Nuzzi and Lily Allen. We also review Vanity Fair’s latest Hollywood issue while reflecting on the bygone golden age of Hollywood ensemble editorials, and we launch a counteroffensive against Sombr in his war on 25-year-olds. Links: Vanity Fair’s 2026 Hollywood Issue: “Let’s Hear It For the Boys” Twilight cast for Vanity Fair December 2008 “Hollywood’s Next Wave” in Vanity Fair August 2008 (feat. Kristen Stewart, Amanda Seyfried) “It’s Raining Teens” in Vanity Fair July 2003 Druski + Timothee Chalamet hold auditions for Coulda Been Records in Brooklyn Viral Sombr concert review on TikTok + Sombr’s response PyjamaMann (Johnson Wen) Anime cardboard cutouts kid (Tobyn Jacobs) Bob Army – Saturday Night Live sketch on YouTube Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Spring 2026 Press Release – “Costume Art” Ken Burns | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #615 “I Left My Home” US Army Cadence on TikTok Cassius Thundercock on KnowYourMeme Nicki Minaj speaks at the United Nations on behalf of the Trump administration “Postscript to an Open Marriage: On Lily Allen’s West End Girl” by Jean Garnett – The Paris Review “Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love” by Jacob Bernstein – The New York Times Ryan Lizza on Substack Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun Ice Spice - Big Guy (from The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants) on YouTube This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode, we develop a theory of Scientifica, a fashion aesthetic that borrows from the visual language of science, with influences ranging from Victorian taxonomy to Utopian Scholastic nostalgia to legacy science-fiction world-building. We examine recent manifestations of this impulse—runway shows that feel like scientific exhibitions or presentations, references to astronomical phenomena and archival display, and couture idealization of intellegentsia femininity—and question what it means when the fashion world aligns with objective inquiry and institutional knowledge in the face of epistemological crisis. Links: “The Universe According to Timothée” by Mattie Kahn, shot by Annie Leibovitz – Vogue (December 2025 cover story) Chanel Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear by Matthieu Blazy “The pioneering ‘great men’ of Victorian science were once attacked for being unmanly” by Heather Ellis – The Conversation “Victorian Egyptomania: How a 19th Century Fetish for Pharaohs Turned Seriously Spooky” – History Answers Utopian Scholastic – Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute “Understanding the Japanese Influences Behind Star Wars” by Ollie Barder – Forbes Overview of Pseudoarchaeology “The Complicating Role of the Private Sector in Space” by Victoria Samson – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists “Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle” by Natasha Singer – The New York Times College Board Research Brief on U.S. High School Students’ Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence “Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science” by William J. Broad – The New York Times Protecting Freedom of Science and Preventing Distortion of Scientific Truth: A Statement of Concern from the Catholic Church’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences Tech oligarch freakshow: Elon Musk says AI is more dangerous than nukes, Peter Thiel’s creepy ahh lectures on the Antichrist, Sam Altman creepy ahh references to an AI kill switch Vogue Paris December 1998/January 1999 Discussion – TheFashionSpot The Price of Illusion: A Memoir by Joan Juliet Buck Prada’s spacesuit design for Axiom Space, “the world’s first commercial space station” “As Prada Pairs With NASA, a Look at the Best Space-Inspired Looks From the Runway” by Laird Borrelli-Persson – Vogue “Was Timothée Chalamet’s Vogue Cover Really So Out of This World?” by Jacob Gallagher – The New York Times “Michelle Obama Is the Perfect Partner in Matthieu Blazy’s Modern Chanel Suiting” – Vogue Venice W. Spring–Summer 2026: Sparkling Sea (Symposium) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we are honored to be joined by pop princess and fashion icon Kim Petras to discuss the world of inspiration behind her newest project, especially the Fashioncore anthem heard around the world, “I Like Ur Look.” Kim walks us through her formative fashion memories, from aspirational MTV programming to inaugural designer grails, and tells us about her latest archival obsessions, including her special connection to Marc Jacobs-era Louis Vuitton. We also discuss the tension between authenticity and reinvention, the heritage of electronic music in Europe, our proposal for party reform, and more. Links: Kim Petras on Instagram Kim Petras HQ Kim Petras - I Like Ur Look (Official Music Video) Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (dir. Loïc Prigent) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the ragebait spectacle of Paris Fashion Week, darksided news from Hollywood featuring Tilly Norwood and D4vd, lives of showgirls everywhere from Taylor Swift’s possible schizophrenia diagnosis to Addison Rae’s vintage scream queen moment to Zara Larsson’s sublime vocal talent, and the cultural warfare fallout of Bad Bunny’s road to the Super Bowl. Sam also reviews Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and we discuss the curious case of Chase Infiniti. Links: Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2026 by Duran Lantink Cardi B “she was so happy to look a mess” Tweet (Gypsy Sport Spring 2016) Balenciaga Spring 2026 by Pierpaolo Piccioli Maison Margiela Spring 2026 by Glenn Martens “When Did New York Fashion Week Get So Boring?” by Rachel Seville Tashjian for The Washington Post Ben Doctor Spring 2026 Keith Urban and Maggie Baugh affair rumors amid Nicole Kidman split Tilly Norwood Official Website “Hollywood is Already Falling Behind on AI Video” by Lucas Shaw for Bloomberg “Everything We Know About D4VD” – Billboard Chase Infiniti’s K-pop dance cover of “OMG” by NewJeans Addison Rae’s performance in Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story Addison Rae performs “Diet Pepsi / New York” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Taylor Swift explains her song “Actually Romantic” “Irony and Proverb Comprehension in Schizophrenia: Do Female Patients ‘Dislike’ Ironic Remarks?” in Schizophrenia Research and Treatment Zara Larsson on Sweden’s Got Talent in 2008 El Chavo Del Ocho (English Version) - Saturday Night Live starring Bad Bunny This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week on Nymphet Alumni, Biz is joined by journalist and author Marisa Meltzer to talk about her new book It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin — the first comprehensive biography of the actress, singer and myth-muse. The two get into the making of Birkin’s image and the unseen real life behind it, plus how aging, style and selfhood intersect. Also discussed: the horrors of Serge Gainsbourg’s man-cave, Timothee Chalamet as inheritor of the Jane B legacy, and why swag might just come from getting older. Links: It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin by Marisa Meltzer (Out now!) Soft Power by Marisa Meltzer Marisa Meltzer This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, Alexi is joined by writer, editor, and dear friend Olivia Kan-Sperling to discuss the aesthetic universe of her brand new novel, Little Pink Book, a lyrical and decadent romantic tragedy set in Shanghai. In unpacking her wide range of influences, we explore shabby chic Orientalism, avant garde florists, Chinese romantasy web novels, baroque bespoke beverages, the emerging field of Wasian studies, the triggering qualities of Clairo’s “Pretty Girl” music video, the possibility of Labubu as a literary format, and much more. Links: Image board Little Pink Book by Olivia Kan-Sperling from Simon and Schuster Olivia’s website Olivia on Instagram @dianadiagram Alexi’s interview with Olivia in Interview magazine Diane Severin Nguyen: In Her Time (Iris’s Version) Empire of Signs by Roland Barthes Molly Tea’s domineering CEO romance receipt promo via Dr. Candise Lin The Architecture of Taste by Pierre Hermé - Lecture to the Harvard Graduate School of Design (2013) Julian Castronovo review of Little Pink Book in BOMB magazine Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese by Byung-Chul Han This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we welcome back none other than the “Freud of Fashion” herself, Dr. Valerie Steele, to discuss the Museum at FIT’s latest exhibition, Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis. Dr. Steele walks us through central theories on mirrors, masquerade, and eroticism, exploring the deep-seated fears and fantasies that drive what we wear. We dissect how the theories of Lacan and Freud play out on the bodies dressed by Schiaparelli, McQueen, Versace, and many more fashion history greats. Links: Visit Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis at the Museum at FIT (up until January 4, 2026)! Register for the Fashion and Psychoanalysis Symposium at the Museum at FIT, Friday November 14th! Audio Analysis for Dress, Dreams, and Desire (four items) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this emergency roundtable report, we discuss how clownery has become a dominant mode of aesthetic and ideological expression, perhaps symbolizing the defeat of authenticity. Recent carnivalesque incidents include the chaotic spectacle of this year’s VMAs, the meteoric rise of the Savannah Bananas, Jay Guapo’s Italian Brainrot Block Party, the political role reversal of the troll and the triggered, Audrey Hobert’s debut album Who’s the Clown, and more. Links: Top Clown Town outfits at the VMAs: Conan Gray in Erik Charlotte, Megan Stalter as hot dog vendor, Doja Cat in Balmain, Ariana Grande’s outfit changes, Sabrina Carpenter in Valentino Sabrina Carpenter Performs “Tears” | 2025 Video Music Awards “I need to see you spin first, sista” from Sex and the City S4 E18 Chappell Roan Performs “Pink Pony Club” (Live From The 67th Grammy Awards) “Chappell Roan on the Queer Origins of her Signature Makeup Look” – Gay Times Flash Mob! The Savannah Bananas Crash The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon “As Savannah Bananas ursue ‘a billion fans,’ are they real competition for MLB?” – The New York Times Jay Guapo’s Brainrot Block Party Tyler Robinson’s bullet casing inscription breakdown – PBS News Hour The story behind FBI Director Kash Patel’s seemingly random ‘Valhalla’ reference Trump’s presidential portraits from 2017 to 2025 “What Is ‘Dark Woke’?” – The New York Times “Why has Gavin Newsom gone ‘dark woke’?” – BBC Mexican influencer Marian Izaguerre dies after posting goodbye video in clown makeup Audrey Hobert Who’s the Clown interview in Teen Vogue “The Clown at Midnight: Coulrophobia, Counterculture, and the Decadent Pierrot Mask” by Samuel Love – Sequitur Passages from Mikhail Bakhtin on the grotesque body and the carnivalesque sense of the world This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we discuss the glamorous world of the Magazine Girl, dissecting the real and fictional lives of women who worked at glossy magazines during their heyday. Through profiles of icons including Diana Vreeland, Anna Wintour, Franca Sozzani, Carine Roitfeld, and Plum Sykes, we distill the shared qualities that made these women so foundational to high fashion media. Inspired by Anna Wintour’s recent resignation and the buzz around The Devil Wears Prada sequel, we also ponder who, if anyone, carries on the Magazine Girl legacy today. Links: Image board “The Divine Mrs. V” by Eleanor Dwight for New York “Who is Plum Sykes?” by Taylore Scarabelli for Interview “The Plum and Lucy Show” by Bob Morris for The New York Times The Price of Illusion: A Memoir by Joan Juliet Buck Assorted costumes from The Devil Wear Prada 2 in Dazed “Anna Wintour: Behind the Shades” interview for CBS Controversial Plum Sykes clip Carine Roitfeld interview for The Guardian “Could You Have Landed a Job at Vogue in the ‘90s?” Quiz in The New York Times Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell Interview with Anna Wintour biographer Amy Odell in Hunger A Dash of Daring: Carmel Snow and Her Life In Fashion, Art, and Letters by Penelope Rowlands Excerpts from Diana Vreeland’s Why Don’t You column in British Vogue Franca Sozzani obituary in Vogue “The Condé Empire Was One Big Beautiful Grift” by Emilia Petrarca on Substack This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the suspiciously overblown controversy of Sydney Sweeney’s AE ad spot, our box office takes on Ari Aster’s Black Lives Matter COVID Western and the new Superman, fascinating late night musical debuts from Pinkpantheress and Jessie Murph, the summer of female sexual aggression, our love of senior dating and romance, and more. Links: Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans – American Eagle Brooke Shields Calvin Klein Jeans Commercial (1980) Biz on the genes/jeans of it all Sydney Sweeney as Lacanian super predator tweet @default_friend on AE’s busted copy “The Disembodied Body of Marilyn Monroe” by Wendy Lesser There You Are: Brad Pitt for Chanel No. 5 Commercial Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson editorial for You magazine Liam Neeson racism backlash “Sex After 60 in Sag Harbor” by Candace Bushnell for New York magazine A24’s Eddington dir. Ari Aster – Official Trailer “Everyone Wants a Piece of Pedro Pascal” – Vanity Fair cover story “Can David Corenswet Save Superman?” – GQ cover story Ryan Murphy Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy styling backlash “Golden” from K-Pop Demon Hunters hits No. 1 on Billboard PinkPantheress: Illegal/Girl Like Me/Tonight Medley on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Rhythm Heaven music edits by @therealstoinkle Jessie Murph: 1965 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Chappell Roan - The Subway (Official Music Video) Sabrina Carpenter brings out Earth, Wind & Fire at Lollapalooza Manon and Lara of KATSEYE lez out on stage at Lollapalooza Rachel Zegler’s gratitude surge at Evita curtain call RFK Jr. launches federal crackdown on 7-OH Lola Young - One Thing (Official Music Video) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com This week on Nymphet Alumni, Biz interviews New York newsletter phenom and Feed Me founder Emily Sundberg. They discuss the West Village-ification of America, the curious case of Hamptons face and what’s aspirational to young people in New York in 2025. Plus, Emily shares her advice on how to find your voice and how to protect your digital soul.

In this week’s episode, we explore the cryptic and chaotic world of Opium, the record label founded by Playboi Carti in 2019 that has since evolved into a full-blown subculture of chronically online and fashionably darksided super-fans. From botched merch capsules and vampire cosplay to early TikTok dances and baby mama drama, we descend the Opium iceberg and trawl the Cartinese dark web in attempt to understand the Chrome-bejeweled and Rick-adorned figures shaping youth culture in their image. Links: Image board r/playboicarti on Reddit Opium (Record Label) on KnowYourMeme “Playboi Carti Against His Own Game” by Nolan Kelly – Spike Art Magazine “Playboi Carti and His Offspring Ponder Life After Rage-Rap” by Jon Caramanica – The New York Times Is Playboi Carti Rap’s Next—or Last—Rap Superstar? – Popcast “The Rowdy World of Rap’s New Underground” by Jon Caramanica – The New York Times [PHOTOS] Misc. video essays on YouTube: * The Opium Aesthetic Explained * The Rise of Opium: Playboi Carti's Unstoppable Label * The Opium Iceberg Explained “Will Playboi Carti Ever Drop His New Album?” – Rolling Stone NEVEREVER by Ken Carson kitten videos on TikTok “The History of Playboi Carti’s Baby Voice” by Greg Gaffney – Complex Ranking Playboi Carti Ad-Libs “Playboi Carti Emoji Combos “Playboi Carti on His Cut-and-Sew Fashion Line ‘Narcissist’” – Paper Magazine “5 Things You Should Know About VLONE” – NSS Magazine Biz on 2hollis This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the mass psychosis of Love Island USA, major couture debuts at Dior and Celine, the sauceless hypergamy parable of Celine Song’s Materialists, Cate Blanchett’s chilling epilogue cameo in Squid Game, and current Latina affairs from Katseye’s “Gabriela” to the Sanchez-Bezos midlife nuptial extravaganza. We also review Addison’s stadium debut at Wembley and report on courtroom happenings including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Min Hee-jin. Love Island USA Hearts on Fire Challenge – Teaser on YouTube Cierra Ortega apology video on YouTube @loveislandusastyle on Instagram “Cierra & Vanna & Ethics & Vanity” – The Review of Beauty by Jessica DeFino Bad tattoos on Love Island USA The New York Times on the Sean “Diddy” Combs Verdict Tiny Harris reacts to the Diddy verdict on Instagram Dior Homme Spring 2026 Menswear (J. W. Anderson debut) – Vogue Runway Celine Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear (Michael Rider debut) – Vogue Runway Marc Jacobs Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear – Vogue Runway “Materialists Costume Designer Talks About Style Symbolism” – The Zoe Report Cate Blanchett cameo in Squid Game finale on YouTube KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "Gabriela" Official MV on YouTube The Daytona Wind Acting Challenge from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 on YouTube Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos Wedding Exclusive – Vogue Addison Rae opens for Lana del Rey at Wembley NewJeans / HYBE / ADOR / Min Hee-Jin Megathread on Reddit This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this edition of Study Break, in which we subtly celebrate Sam’s birthday, we discuss a variety of women’s issues: the discourse meltdown brought on by Sabrina Carpenter’s chauvinist comeback and her aesthetic shift from pastels and pin-ups to Helmut Newton and Halston; the mass crisis of female reproductive unwellness; Addison Rae’s kaleidoscopic showgirl debut; and the upsetting regression of Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater hustle. We also discuss some boy issues: Luigi Mangione’s lovably centrist birthday dispatch from prison, putting the Guy Fawkes mask on and embracing Redditism, Trump and Elon’s toxic yaoi best friend breakup, and more. To stay subscribed to exclusive episodes and all the glamour of our premium content, head to https://www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe and add your payment info Links: “How Sabrina Carpenter Dream-Come-True'd Her Whole Life” – Rolling Stone Sabrina Carpenter Man’s Best Friend album cover J. G. Ballard on Helmut Newton in The Art Newspaper, 1999 Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild (Official Video) Sports betting based on period cycles Recent PCOS/PMDD celebrity press: Lorde, Bella Hadid, Miley Cyrus Nadya Okamoto/August on TikTok Addison Rae – Addison Pitchfork Review (8.0) Addison Rae Interview: From $20 TikToks to Pop’s Most Promising Prospect – Popcast Addison Rae with superstar vocal coach Eric Vetro Addison Rae – Times Like These (Official Video) (feat. Gio the line cook!) Luigi Mangione’s gratitude-pilled birthday letter from MDC Alex Cooper Accuses Her College Soccer Coach of Sexual Harassment – Vanity Fair Martin Lawrence on The Jennifer Hudson Show (interview flop) Sydney’s Bathwater Bliss by Dr. Squatch Sydney Sweeney W Magazine cover story Belle Delphine bathwater PayPal controversy – Business Insider This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com In this episode, we oscillate between antebellum steamboat grifters and prosperity gospel televangelists to unpack the archetype of the American con man: a self-made myth-maker cloaked in charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. We discuss itinerant preachers, LA hypebeast cyber-apostles, Herman Melville, identity theft, April Fool’s Day, man-on-the-street content creators, jewelry dropshippers, and more, tracing the legacy of scammers through primary sources from 1850s op-eds to influencer snark pages. Links:

This week on Nymphet Alumni, Alexi interviews Angel Money, New York nightlife darling and visionary of beauty and commerce. Over the course of more than two hours, we discuss her past life as a Tumblr-famous pale grunge blogger, her balance between New Age spirituality and hedonistic abundance, her intimate knowledge of custom Chinese manufacturing, her fashion controversies from cultural appropriation to exotic animal pelts, mad scientist gray market beauty treatments, the implicit influence of trans aesthetics on 21st century femininity, the mental and physical architecture of transsexuality, and much more. Angel also shares her exclusive recipes for a perfect night out—including her precise methodology for a 48-hour glam—and her high-fantasy vision for the ultimate immersive nightlife experience. Links: Listen to Money Talks with Angel Money Angel’s Share – Document Journal Angel Money on Instagram Angel Money on Twitter This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we’re joined by the legendary Emily Segal: writer, artist, cultural clairvoyant, and co-founder of K-HOLE and Nemesis. We talk about her brand-conscious NYC upbringing and art school education-by-osmosis, AI and telepathy, the collapse of unified worldviews, and what it means to be a creative director when every pair of jeans is trending at once. Emily also unearths the lost downtown dream of Chumbo and unpacks for us the group polarization and identity negotiation of contemporary parenting culture. Links: NEMESIS on Substack K-HOLE Emily Segal on Instagram The Generational Triennial: Younger Than Jesus at The New Museum Wolff Olins Matan Even on YouTube Mother Media: Hot and Cool Parenting in the Twentieth Century by Hannah Zeavin IDEO This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we introduce the concept of whimsimod to explain the recent trend of pattern-printed and adorably tailored fashion among sensitive indie starlets and Instagram baddies alike. In the process of unpacking this polished yet playful re-envisioning of femininity, we discuss the aesthetic shift from “kiki” to “bouba” over the past year, the history of girly youth diffusion lines like RED Valentino and Blugirl, the current hemline crisis and the accompanying novelty hosiery movement, seminal lady designers including Carolina Herrera and Kate Spade, and more. We also provide a forensic cultural history of the polka dot throughout the decades. Links: Image board “The Power Of Two Claires: Miss Claire Sullivan Talks Designing Clairo’s Grammys Look” — Nylon “Reflections of Clairo” by Clairo — Byline beabadoobee — “Beaches” Jimmy Kimmel Live performance on YouTube beabadoobee slayful Getty Image Patternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage, & Other Graphic Patterns by Jude Stewart “The Polka Dot’s Past Is Weirder Than You Think” by Nancy MacDonell — The Wall Street Journal Blondita, Lauren Perrin, Ben Doctor, Lucila Safdie TJ Maxx psychosis monologue TikTok (?) Miu Miu Fall 2023 Ready-to-Wear Collection — Vogue Runway Addison Rae’s polka dot catsuit by Miss Claire Sullivan at Coachella Addison Rae Vogue France cover story Disney Channel’s Former Costume Designer Doesn’t Get the Y2K Resurgence Either — Vogue Paloma Sandoval on Instagram “That’s So ’80s:” Wes Gordon Finds Treasures in a Scrapbook From Herrera’s Past — Interview “Carolina Herrera: Portrait of a Lady” by Anamaria Wilson — Harper’s Bazaar Lynn Wyatt's Glamorous Life: Celebrities, Couture, and Castles | Paper Trail on YouTube @chloyorkcity’s 80’s Excess series on TikTok Surrey glasses on EyeBuyDirect “The Enduring Legacy of Kate Spade’s Witty, Misunderstood Life” by Rory Satran — The Wall Street Journal Vogue’s extremely belated trend report on statement socks and tights at NYFW “1960s-Style Tights Are Back. How to Wear Them in 2022.” by Nancy MacDonell — The Wall Street Journal Cero Magazine Issue 9 — Kiko Kostadinov Special Edition featuring our interview with Laura and Deanna Fanning! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the emancipatory joy of Justin Bieber’s public glow-down, shocking displays of tactical romantic psychosis by girls online, the despair wrought by the all-female Blue Origin space flight, the self-titled musical bonanza of Addison and Jonatan, the subversive pots-and-pans earworm Gnarly by Katseye, reflections on Californian millennialism from HAIM to Meghan Markle, our field trip to Pope Francis’s memorial mass, and more. To stay subscribed to exclusive episodes and all the glamour of our premium content, head to https://www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe and add your payment info Links:“Hailey Bieber’s Dangerous Decade-Long Obsession [Reupload]” on YouTube Justin Bieber e-bike bong photoshoot “I’m Dating A Fan” by Caspar Lee on YouTube (and his gf’s viral TikTok) Benny Blanco reveals Selena Gomez used to wait outside his house for 30 minutes before dates Alexandra French’s “First Glam Ever in Space” Instagram post Katy Perry Sings in Space, Reveals “Lifetimes” Set List Levi Coralynn by Elizaveta Porodina for Alla Carta “The Untold Story Of America's Southern Chinese” (Mississippi Delta Chinese population documentary) on YouTube Addison Rae’s Elle April 2025 cover story KATSEYE (캣츠아이) “Gnarly” Official Music Video dearALICE by SM Entertainment (boy group whose name i couldn’t remember lol) PSYCHIC FEVER “Just Like Dat” Official Music Video Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship) by Pope Francis Michelle Obama on the Shocking Cost of Living in the White House Meghan Markle Netflix snarking on YouTube This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com In this solo debut episode, Sam introduces us to her fantastically anachronistic obsession: dinosaurs and their recurring impact on fashion and culture. From the “Bone Wars” of the Gilded Age to the fossilized postwar fantasy of The Flintstones to the mass Dinomania surrounding the release of 1993’s Jurassic Park, Sam explores paleontological and prehistoric aesthetics as a reflection of cultural anxieties and technological advancements. She also walks us through major fashion moments including Jeremy Scott’s electroclash cavewomen (S/S 2010) and Gucci’s retro roadside dinosaur encounter (F/W 2017).

In this very special video episode of Nymphet Alumni, we convene in Hell’s Kitchen to perform our first-ever mukbang. Filmed the evening after our tiki-themed Substack launch party, we attempt to recover with 30 Chick-fil-A nuggets, two Cokes, two large fries, one chicken sandwich, and six Crumbl cookies. Along the way, we unpack the economics of fast food franchising, explore the theological divide between Protestant and Mormon desserts, debate the integrity of Chick-fil-A’s pickle batter and more. Bon appétit! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, superstar model-actress-writer and certified Tumblr icon Hari Nef joins us to discuss the electric energy of the mid-2010s New York fashion scene— VFILES, Hood by Air, Eckhaus Latta, and more— and the collision of early online content and the fashion industry that birthed some of the most brilliant creative personae of our generation. We learn about Hari’s cutthroat electioneering of the Dazed 100, her double life of uptown collegiate excellence and downtown nightlife chaos, street casting in SoHo and shitposting on the main grid, reflections on a decade of woke ideology, and so much more. We also get exclusive scoop on Hari’s upcoming Candy Darling biopic! Links: Image board Hood By Air – FW 2014 Runway Hood By Air – FW 2013 Runway Kalifa (fka Le1f) profile in The Washington Post Venus X on the origins of GHE20G0TH1K, a club night that shaped the 2010s – Dazed VFILES Model Files Episode 5: Nodels (Not Models) on YouTube VFILES Model Files Season 2 Episode 1: Save SoSo on Youtube “Where Fashion Blogging Began” (Fashin F*gs profile) in The New York Times Blythe Marks on Instagram i-D Meets: Hari Nef on YouTube Hari Nef for the Dazed 100 Hari’s scarily spot-on gay identity prediction tweet from 2014 Enigma (dir. Zackary Drucker) in Variety @FilmUpdates announces the upcoming Candy Darling biopic Hari Nef’s Hottest Fashion Opinions – The Run-Through with Vogue @marcitlali’s legendary amish b***h Tumblr post This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com In our first exclusive episode on Substack (yay!), we discuss the Ibiza fashion craze, unpacking the sparkling, sunset-hued resortwear fantasy that looms over the coming summer. Using our revolutionary theory of “trickle-down Ibizanomics,” we leave no sequin unturned, from the couture treasure trove of Annie’s Ibiza to the injection-molded accessories of Amazon influencer storefronts. We analyze the aesthetic’s cultural context through the Balearic club scene’s seedy history, 2000s rom-com costuming, White Lotus hypergamy discourse, EDM tourism, traditional Indian fashion, the moodboard-to-stimboard-to-vision board pipeline, and more.

In this week's episode, we take a deep dive into Grisch, the fascinating niche style gaining traction among Sweden's affluent youth. Drawing on our listeners' firsthand accounts and a century of Scandinavian cultural history, we dissect its surprisingly long lineage— from fin-de-siècle dandies and Eurotrash dudebros to gangster rappers and old money influencers—all culminating in a high-stakes world of designer denim, puffer vests, and luxury low-profile sneakers. We ponder how the complex relationship between class, age, nationalism, and masculinity embodied by Grisch might result in its global domination. Special thanks to Charles, Elsa, Justine, Iman, Matilda, Ebba, and Jesper for their insights!  Links: Image board Selected TikToks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Chris Heyn Jr. on TikTok eric_roth2 on TikTok Marcus Rolf on TikTok Your Ultimate Guide to Scandinavian Fashion by The Daily Scandinavian About Us – Garde Grisch De Vet Du – Sture P (Music Video)  Peder Fogstrand aka Greven "The Law of Jante" (on Janteloven) by Michael Booth for The Paris Review The Murder of Einar (Swedish rap legend) – YouTube Azealia Banks announces her move to Stockholm in Swedish radio interview Yung Lean @subwaytakes Interview Consumers that are middle and upper class in Nordic countries 2024 – Statista This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, journalistic superstar Ezra Marcus joins us to chronicle his journey from the ashes of millennial digital media to the frontlines of today's most exciting investigative reporting. We extol his epic track record—the Sarah Lawrence sex cult, the culinary horror story of Horses, the galaxy gas epidemic, and more— and discover what draws him to the shady fraudster kingpins that personify online hustle culture. We also discuss the true crime documentary slop machine, moonlighting as a party-pumping DJ, the idea that men are the new women, and what it means to stand at the brink of the Chinese century. Links: Ezra Marcus's Website  Ezra Marcus on Instagram Some of Ezra's greatest hits: The Next Drug Epidemic is Blue Raspberry Flavored  The Package King of Miami The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence The Cat Who Could Kill Horses The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans How Do You Make a Weed Empire? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the Hollyweirdness of the Oscars (notably that James Bond humiliation ritual), Pretty Little Thing's rebrand from Love Island resortwear to halal clean girl prison clothes, the Losercore undertones of Prada's FW 2025 show, the abjection of the Shrek 5 trailer and the gravity of Shrek's highbrow legacy, the revolt against millennial burger joints and craft breweries, plus Biz makes a special announcement. Links: James Bond Musical Tribute at the 97th Oscars (Lisa, Doja Cat, Raye) Pretty Little Thing Featured PLT monstrosities: sage tailored cropped blazer/dress, burgundy soft rib two piece set, grey bardot ruched dress PLT founder Umar Kamani on their rebrand – Drapers Boohoo/PLT/Nasty Gal class action settlement Prada Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Vogue Runway Shrek 5 Official Trailer on YouTube Euphoria Season 3's "Silver Slipper" strip club Kyle Gordon's "We Will Never Die" on TikTok Millennial burger spot roast on TikTok Tate McRae – Revolving door (Official Music Video) Flew out to Atlanta TikTok storytime (Girl's POV) Flew out to Atlanta TikTok storytime (Boy's POV) Appalachian hair texture discourse on TikTok Stephanie Soo/Rotten Mango Ash Trevino Deep Dive on YouTube

In this week's episode, we discuss the legacy of Losercore, an aesthetic of the late 90s and early 2000s that celebrated the awkwardness of young adulthood and the sartorial idiosyncrasies of social outcasts, from orthodontia and ill-fitting gym uniforms to wire-frame glasses and dishwater-blond hair. We analyze the socioeconomic conditions that led to this period of loser glorification, identify key players (Todd Solondz, Paul Dano), cinematic touchstones (Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine), and generational anthems ("Teenage Dirtbag," "Buddy Holly"), and reflect on how the Internet has transformed today's young losers into threats to themselves and others. Links: Image board "The Birth—and Maybe Death—of Yuppiedom" by Walter Shapiro for Time "Loser: The Hero of the 1990s" by Grunge Included on Substack The Trap by Adam Curtis The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman @yungkombucha420 on TikTok "Americans Need to Party More" by Ellen Cushing for The Atlantic "The Anti-Social Century" by Derek Thompson for The Atlantic Loser Generated Content: From Participation to Exploitation by Soren Mork Petersen Billie Eilish on having no friends Celebrity with no friends blind item ("not Jessica Chastain") Emma Chamberlain closet video Bed rot talking stage TikTok /  "Love in the Time of Bed Rotting" by Isabel Unhinged on Substack "The Story Behind The Song: Beck and the crowning of the ‘Loser’ generation" – Far Out Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus (Offical Music Video) Buddy Holly – Weezer (Official Music Video) Losercore TikTok boys: Slushy Noobz, Thomathy, Ben Awad, William Conrad Marc Jacobs, Circa 2003: Long Hair, Neck Brace & Sweaty (PHOTO) Prada Spring/Summer 1996 Marc Jacobs Spring 1999 Marc Jacobs Fall 1999 Vetements Fall 2019 Menswear Balenciaga Pre-Fall 2021  "Gucci's Beautiful Losers Hit New York" – Business of Fashion "The Book of Gucci According to Alessandro Michele" – 032c "Student Teaches Teacher" aka Jeff Bliss aka Friggin Packet Yo (Original YouTube Video) "Who's Afraid of Hasan Piker?" – Slate "Still Life (Betamale)" by Jon Rafman Party in their Blood – Cloudy Heart (Official Music Video) Bully (formerly @bully.incel.simp.hero)  Duane Hanson – Saatchi Gallery Dadsgiving by Chris Maggio This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we are joined by special guest Evan Collins — architect, design archivist, and cofounder of Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute — for a conversation about the Institute's pioneering work in coining and defining the most fascinating aesthetics of the past half-century, including Indie Sleaze, Frutiger Aero, McBling, Whimsigothic, Shoe Diva, and many more. We discuss his foundational research into the Y2K aesthetic, the consumer incorporation of subculture, the challenges of community-based digital archiving, the benefit of researching ugly and unfashionable visual culture, and more. Links: Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute Official Website CARI on Are.na Evan Collins on Are.na Evan Collins on Patreon (access to 700+ books and magazines!) Art Deco of the 20s and 30s by Bevis Hillier Blobjects and Beyond: The New Fluidity in Design by Steven Skov Holt and Mara Holt Skov This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the TikTok ban fakeout, Andrea Dworkin's Right-Wing Women, the inauguration party coverage heard around the world, the consequences of Trumpism on critical beauty studies, the true meaning of Eusexua in a post-Brat society, and more. Also, Sam finally reviews Emilia Perez. Links: Watch Vica's New Atlas Reels on Instagram Johanne Sacrebleu (Emilia Perez parody) Zoe Saldaña - La Vaginoplastia (From Emilia Perez) Karla Sofía Gascón's crazy tweet archive Right-Wing Women by Andrea Dworkin Candace Owens on Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni Dr. Natalya (Natalya Toryanski) on TikTok "The Cruel Kids Table" by Brock Colyar for New York magazine Michelle Santiago Cortés on the Pursuit of Hotness Sean Monahan on the Boom Boom Aesthetic Tate McCrae ordering drinks behind the scenes of "Sports Car" Tate McCrae – Sports Car (Official Music Video) Listen to exclusive episodes here 3

In this week's episode, we investigate the rise of what we're calling Geometrica, the edgy, STEM-influenced design trend that ruled the 2000s and 2010s. We talk about the iconic looks of Lady Gaga's The Fame, triangle-induced Illuminati hysteria, Obama-era techno-optimism, second-generation k-pop music videos, Alexander McQueen's historic Plato's Atlantis collection, and much more. Links: Image boardCubism and Fashion – Met Gala 1998 Press ReleaseCubsim and Fashion by Richard MartinAlexander McQueen Spring 2010 (Plato's Atlantis) – Vogue RunwaySHOWstudio: Plato's Atlantis by Alexander McQueen (archived livestream)The McQueen Show that Changed the Future of Fashion – DAZEDEssay: Nick Knight on "Plato's Atlantis" – SHOWstudioTop by @perlaz0ne on InstagramImogen Heap's MiMU GlovesIris Van Herpen Spring 2010 (Crystallized)Mary Katrantzou Spring 2009 (Graduate Collection)Mary Katrantzou Fall 2011Basso & Brooke Fall 2009Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness for V Magazine (2015)Daphne Guinness / Nick Knight / Noritaka Tatehana: Floating World – SHOWstudio2NE1 - 내가 제일 잘 나가(I AM THE BEST) M/VPSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/VBIGBANG - FANTASTIC BABY M/VGirls' Generation 소녀시대 'I GOT A BOY' MVAsians Wear Clothes on the Internet by Minh-Ha T. Pham20 Years of Issey Miyake's Bao Bao Bag – The GuardianSaudi Arabia asks Hans Zimmer to rework national anthem – The GuardianComme des Garçons Fall 2012La Maison GagaSpecial thank you to Telle from our Discord for this episode idea! Listen to exclusive episodes here www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Recorded in the twilight days of the Biden administration, we gathered round to discuss a dizzying variety of cultural phenomena in this edition of Study Break, including the Freakmas double feature of Babygirl and Nosferatu, the troubling rise of Galaxy Gas and other flavor-blasted/cartoonified smoke shop abominations, the vestigial parallels between Lily-Rose Depp and Timothée Chalamet, the resonance of face-tatted country artists, the passing of national Pastel Protestant Grandfather, Jimmy Carter, and much more.  Links: The Next Drug Epidemic is Blue Raspberry Flavored – Ezra Marcus for New York The 1830s Gothic Fashion of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu – Focus Features on YouTube Timothée Chalamet | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #551 Timothée Chalamet Instagram Complete Livestream Jimmy Carter’s Grandson Honors 39th President's Life, Legacy in Eulogy T.O.P Breaks Silence on Controversial Return to Acting in Squid Game Season 2 – Korea Times Chloe Forero on TikTok re: Latino influencers Ethel Cain's Tumblr post on the irony epidemic Hawk Tuah and the Zynternet – Max Read on Substack Special thanks to our sponsor Croissant! Download the Croissant App here to easily add the Safari extension to your mobile browser: shop with a guaranteed resale price and unlock an effortless resale experience. Learn more about Croissant on their website! Listen to exclusive episodes here 3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In our first episode of 2025, we're joined by the inimitable Mel Ottenberg— longtime muse, generational style mastermind, Editor in Chief of Interview magazine, and Nymphet Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award recipient— to discuss controversial figures (Natalia Grace, Blake Lively, Luigi Mangione), the current status of normcore (Brandy Melville, classic menswear, tighty whities), his incredible fashion legacy (styling Rihanna, conceiving Lana's iconic cover, channeling the Warholian spirit), and much more.* *This episode was recorded before the tragic California wildfires— our hearts go out to everyone affected! Find ways you can help locally or from afar at the links below: Friends of Forever — LA Fire Support & Resources Mutual Aid LA Network Fire & Wind Storm Resources Resource Masterlist from Interview Links: Interview magazine Mel Ottenberg on Instagram Ralph Lauren Recieves the Presidential Medal of Freedom Justin Baldoni/Blake Lively exposé in the New York Times Luigi Mangione's courtroom fashion in WWD Haliey Welch shot by Alyssa Kazew for Interview Rihanna for Esquire UK, 2014 Sway House shot by Eli Russell Linnetz for Interview Joan Rivers interviewed by Mel for Interview in 2010 Special thanks to our sponsor Croissant! Download the Croissant App here to easily add the Safari extension to your mobile browser: shop with a guaranteed resale price and unlock an effortless resale experience. Learn more about Croissant on their website! Listen to exclusive episodes here 3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In our last episode of the year, we're joined by superstar musician Harrison Patrick Smith, aka The Dare, to discuss his stylistic evolution and fashion predictions for 2025. As he ties up the album cycle for his hit LP What's Wrong with New York?, we revisit his male art hoe days as Turtlenecked, ponder his notorious black-and-white suit, and anticipate the necklines, color schemes, and pants widths that will define his next era. Harrison tells us about eating kangaroo, his genealogical tree, living in an Industrial Business Zone, the paradise/warzone of his DMs, all things electroclash, bloghouse, and indie sleaze, and more. Links: The Dare Special thanks to our sponsor Croissant! Download the Croissant App here to easily add the Safari extension to your mobile browser: shop with a guaranteed resale price and unlock an effortless resale experience.   Learn more about Croissant on their website! Listen to exclusive episodes here 3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com In this week's episode, we journey into a World of Pure Imagination to discuss fantasy, fairytales, and the endless revisitation of children's media. We investigate the historical influences of the fantasy genre, from classic feudalism to Victorian industrialization, and unpack common motifs from talking animals to hopecore orphans. We also discuss the turn to live-action realistic fairytales, the consequences of this aesthetic and conceptual darkening, the effects of AI on the storytelling and creativity, and more. Links: Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes by John Cotton (1656) The Golden Age of Children's Literature – The Literary Encyclopedia The Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index of Folktale Types Under the Influence: Anna Biller on Donkey Skin – Criterion "Chapter 31: Fairy Tales" from All Things Considered by G. K. Chesterton  "Out of Kansas: Revisiting the Wizard of Oz" by Salman Rushdie for The New Yorker How Wicked Built Immersive Real-Life Sets, From Shiz To Emerald City – Architectural Digest  Willy's Chocolate Experience (Glasgow, Scotland Scam Willy Wonka Event) Script Pinnochio: A True Story (2022) Trailer

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the rise of celebrity lookalike contests, YSL's Proustian fantasy films, recent literary scoop on Cormac McCarthy, the extension of Brat into the deep dark winter, and all things Wicked from the uncanny Hollyweird sapphism of its press tour to the inescapability of its garish color scheme in consumer products. Links: Saint Laurent – AS TIME GOES BY Marc Jacobs reading selfies Emma Chamberlain for Warby Parker Celebrity lookalike contests in CNN "Aquarius" from Hair (movie adaptation) Wicked costume design breakdown – InStyle Gwyneth Paltrow wins Best Actress – 1999 Oscars Mr. Golightly's "Who Sang It Best" YouTube playlist "Cormac McCarthy’s Secret Muse Breaks Her Silence After Half a Century" by Vincenzo Barney – Vanity Fair Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik – Interview Charli xcx Opening Monologue – Saturday Night Live Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson post-fight speech Miley Cyrus on her upcoming album Something Beautiful – Harper's Bazaar This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week's episode, we are honored to talk with dancer Lexee Smith, one of the most captivating and quietly influential figures in contemporary pop culture. Fresh off the heels of her crazy month of newly released projects, including Addison Rae's "Aquamarine" and Lady Gaga's "Disease," Lexee joins us to discuss her approach to dance, performance, and style. We talk about showgirls, video vixens, Clarice Lispector, Dance Moms, Parisian elegance, unhinged warmups, the Age of Aquarius, insane asylums, and much more. Links: Image board @lexeesmith on Instagram Damiano David – Born With a Broken Heart (Music Video)  "You Were Meant for Me" from Singing in the Rain  Lady Gaga – Disease (Music Video) Addison Rae – Aquamarine (Music Video)  Addison Rae – Aquamarine (Behind the Scenes)  "The American Modern Dancer: Loïe Fuller and Isadora Duncan"  Martha Graham – Lamentation (1943)  All His Jazz: The Life and Death of Bob Fosse by Martin Gottfried A Look at Halston’s Historic Costumes for Martha Graham Dance Company – Vogue My Boyfriend's Back – Molly Long Choreography Massive Attack, Young Fathers – Voodoo in My Blood (Music Video)  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the double-release of Addison Rae’s “Aquamarine” and Lady Gaga’s “Disease,” Lexee Smith as Hollywood’s body double Rasputin, the “Dirty Cash” effect, the pros and cons of Gay Halloween, the triumph of the Dodgers, Slavic Dolls versus Brazilian Bombshells, and more. Links:  Lady Gaga - Disease (Official Music Video) Addison Rae - Aquamarine (Official Music Video) Dirty Cash (Money Talks) videos on TikTok  Shawn Mendes opens up about his sexuality, in a way Shawn Mendes Interview feature ian - Sh*t Sad (Feat. Chief Keef) (Official Music Video) Barack Obama on DeepCut with VicBlends Slavic Dolls vs. Brazilian Bombshells videos on TikTok Saturday Night Live TikTok skit Young Posse (영파씨) - Ate That (Official Music Video)

In this Halloween centennial special, we have the sublime honor of being joined by one of our all-time heroes Valerie Steele, fashion studies trailblazer and director of the Museum at FIT, to discuss all things Gothic, inspired by her seminal book Gothic: Dark Glamour. We explore the aesthetic’s medieval origins and trace its cultural evolution through literature, art, and architecture all the way to the rise of the Goth subculture in the 1970s and beyond, covering Victorian dandies, sexy vampires, McQueen skull scarves, Japanese couturiers, and more.  Thanks so much to Valerie for joining us!  Links:  Image board The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology Gothic: Dark Glamour by Valerie Steele and Jennifer Park Gothic: Dark Glamour exhibition at MFIT on Google Arts & Culture Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu Goth Talk: Christina Ricci - Saturday Night Live “Very Mad, Very Maudlin, Very Macabre: It’s Showtime for the Goth Revival” by Tish Weinstock for Vogue How to Be a Goth: Notes on Undead Style by Tish Weinstock This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week's episode, we're joined by the inimitable Emma Glenn Baker, NYC personal trainer and host of the podcast STARGIRL, to discuss all things body and the cultural status of fitness as it relates to body, brand, and spirit. We discuss activewear power players from Gymshark to Lululemon to Skims, the rise of the erotic fitness-inspired editorials, the sublime embodiment of Gen Z sweethearts Livvy Dunne and Addison Rae, the spiritual consequences of a life lived in stretchy clothes, and more.  Listen to STARGIRL, join the Patreon, and follow Emma on IG! Links:  “Athleisure, barre, and kale: the tyranny of the ideal woman” by Jia Tolentino in The Guardian Toxic gym motivation trend on TikTok  “Make Yourself a Gift” by Emma Glenn Baker in Real Life Equinox “Want It All” ad campaign The Official Gymshark Story “Musclebound” in A Dedicated Follower of Fashion by Holly Brubach This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week's episode, we define the Pastel Protestant Grandmother aesthetic, a cozy visual universe recognizable to anyone belonging to the American Middle Class, or anyone who's ever been to an antique store in America. We discuss the hypnotic sedation of low-definition media, nostalgia-based commodities from Precious Moments figurines to dusty dollhouses, anti-intellectualism and sentimentality in American culture, the social history of craft, Christian kitsch and camp, the dark side of elderly matriarchs, and more.   Links Image board Pastel Protestant Grandma – Our Official Playlist!  Anti-Intellectualism in American Life – Richard Hofstadter Red Hat Society ”The Forgotten Everyday Origins of ‘Craft’” – Sarah Archer  Cræft: An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts – Alexander Langlands Hobbies: Leisure and the Culture of Work in America – Steven M. Gelber “Do Protestants Have a ‘Low’ Aesthetic?” – Front Porch Republic “A Defense of Christian Kitsch” – Paul Griffiths Gaither Music on TikTok Listen to exclusive episodes here 3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com In this edition of Study Break, we discuss Mel Ottenberg's new denim line and its adjacent clean boy creepshot visuals, the two-pronged cultural force of the Sweat/Short 'n' Sweet tours, our prediction for Disney adult chic following Coperni's S/S '25 show, Lady Gaga's disastrous Harlequin styling and Ryan Murphy's indelible impact, Dark Brainrot and weirdcore developments, recent cinematic triumphs including Megalopolis and The Substance, and more. Links: Club Mel – Mel by RE/DONE TikTok King Bach Buquen is Hot, Viral, and French – Interview Sabrina Carpenter's Short 'n' Sweet Tour – Rolling Stone  Gracie ABramS Coperni Spring/Summer 2025 at Disneyland Paris Coperni Vinted Disney merch controversy Chloé Spring/Summer 2025 Joker Folie à Deux x Louvre – Lady Gaga, Mona Lisa    Francis Ford Coppola explains the origin behind "Wow Platinum" Aubrey Plaza vs. Patti Lupone – Hot Ones Versus Smartschoolboy9 – An Internet Rabbit Hole Mr. Prada Murder Trial At New York Fashion Week, Designers Search for America – AnOther Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts: North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund One SC Fund UNC Asheville Disaster Relief

In this week's episode, we ascend the great champagne tower of history and proclaim the existence of Continental Luxury, an evocative aspirational aesthetic that has bewitched the palates of tastemakers across generations. We discuss the history of luxury hotels, the evolution of the boutique hospitality industry, Old World cuisine and interiors as status symbols, and we summon a cast of characters including Anthony Bourdain, Nancy Drew, and Keith McNally to unpack the oyster-laden, gold-trimmed, cherry-garnished lifestyle of our collective dreams. Links: Image board Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class by Luke Barr "Towards a Political Geography of Hotels" by Ruth Craggs "A Legend as Big as the Ritz" – Vanity Fair César Ritz: Life and Work by Chastonay, Adalbert The History of Tourism: Structures on the Path to Modernity – Institute of European History The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class by Dean MacCannell “The Social and Material Life of Colonial Hotels" by Maurizio Peleggio  Hotel: An American History by A. K. Sandoval-Strausz Home on the Rails: Women, the Railroad, and the Rise of Public Domesticity by Amy G. Richter The romantic journey; the story of Thomas Cook and Victorian travel Travel influencer rice farm controversy in The Daily Mail "The World's Revolt Against 'Bad Tourists'" – BBC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we investigate the cultural landscape of the 1990s with the help of a most legendary guest: NYT pop music critic and Popcast host Jon Caramanica. We discuss slackerism and authenticity discourse, the rise of alternative and independent media, the intricacies of subcultural style, the twin flames of rock and hip-hop, the surprising parallels between Gen X and Gen Z, white rappers, child rappers, Tommy Hilfiger grails, and much more. Links: Listen to Popcast Jon on Instagram Lady Gaga on the Doritos #BoldStage at SXSW, 2014 How SoundScan Changed Music Charts – Billboard Pop Music's Middle Class by Shaad D'Souza – New York Times Ice Spice vs. Cleopatra Drama Explained – Rolling Stone  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the most pressing topics facing fashion and culture, featuring analysis of Sabrina Carpenter’s grindhouse pinup comeback, Addison Rae's arthouse cult single "Diet Pepsi," reflection on Simon Porte Jacquemus's legacy (and speculation on his rise to the Chanel throne), Hollister nostalgia-baiting, global fashion updates from the UK and Mexico, and more. Links: Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet – Video Playlist "Diet Pepsi" by Addison Rae (dir. Sean Price Williams) "Breakaway" by Bruce Connor The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter Chanel's New Kaiser – Lauren Sherman for Puck News Hollister long-sleeve babydoll tops on TikTok "Archive" Hollister tops from 2022 on TikTok Halley Kate v. Sophia La Corte drama summary Tribal trend in Mexico (some TikTok examples) Intentalo by 3ballMTY This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we embark upon a swashbuckling anthropological journey into one of the most mysterious aesthetics of the menswear universe: Male Pirate Dressing, a style beloved by prestige actors and aging rockstars alike. Along with our two expert witnesses, James Harris and Lawrence Schlossman of the Throwing Fits Podcast, we ask some of life’s most difficult questions: Why is midlife crisis boho such a prevalent phenomenon? Are indie sleaze icons destined (or doomed) to succumb to over-accesorized fashion piracy in the years to come? Do men know about John Galliano? Tune in to find out! Links: Image Board  Alexander McQueen Spring 2003 Ready-to-Wear Heidi Slimane Wearable Pirate Uniform The Trouble with Johnny Depp – Rolling Stone Were Pirates Foes of the Modern Order, or Its Secret Sharers? – The New Yorker Throwing Fits on Substack Throwing Fits on Instagram  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In the third installment of our Study Break series, we turn our attention to the world of sport, analyzing the Broquette SKIMS campaign and all things Olympics, including Ralph Lauren boater costumes, the radical European uncoolness of the Opening Ceremony, and our own creative styling concepts for Olympic athletes. We also discuss Mark Zuckerberg's rebrand, "Brat hangovers," and Kamala Harris's Loewe tomato girl potential. (Disclaimer: this episode was recorded July 28!) Special thanks to our sponsor Croissant! Download the Croissant App here to easily add the Safari extension to your mobile browser: shop with a guaranteed resale price and unlock an effortless resale experience. Learn more about Croissant on their website! LINKS:  SKIMS Summer Uniform Campaign Nicola Coughlan for SKIMS Soft Lounge Campaign 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony How Team USA's 2024 Olympic Outfits Were Made By Ralph Lauren Mark Zuckerberg personally fuels the rumors of his Supreme takeover J. W. Anderson Gucci rumors Alexi's Kamala-core Pinterest board  Adam Lambert, ‘Moana’ Star Auli’i Cravalho Taking Over Lead Roles in Broadway’s ‘Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club’ Fragrances by Sabrina Carpenter This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week's episode, we revisit the '90s does '60s phenomenon and discuss the parallels between the two decades—swinging youth culture and nightlife, technological optimism, design innovation—while also finding surprising similarities to our contemporary moment. We highlight the Austin Powers trilogy as this sensation's most brilliant high-camp cultural artifact, unpacking its satire of free love, modern masculinity, and British cheekiness. We explore Space Age fashion, the British Invasion(s), pop environmentalism, Volkswagen Beetles, iMac G3s, the Powerpuff Girls, and much more. Special thanks to our sponsor Croissant! Download the Croissant app here to easily add the Safari extension to your mobile browser: shop with a guaranteed resale price and unlock an effortless resale experience. Learn more about Croissant on their website! Links: https://pin.it/tXaQphpiE Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute's "Groovival" Are.na Board "Austin Powers-core" musical subgenre Tweet Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery – fashion photography montage Obituary of Pierre Cardin – The New York Times Industrial designer Karim Rashid "BBC" by Ming Tea – Official Music Video Dressed to Regress: Interview with Austin Powers costume designer Deena Appel (1999) – LA Times Deena Appel interview – From Tailors With Love The Peacock Revolution: 1960s Menswear – Victoria & Albert Museum Peter Bogdanovich on the lasting influence of Austin Powers in Goldmember – The New Yorker ‘A real stroke of genius.’ How Apple’s iMac G3 became an object of desire – CNN AWOLTrends on Blobjects Prada's spacesuits for NASA's 2025 Moon mission – Forbes The Low Earth Orbit Economy – NASA "Bye Bye Sixties" – Nancy Sinatra, Goldie Hawn, and Ruth Buzzi (1969) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we dive into the history of pin-up and rockabilly fashion to analyze this aesthetic's continuous deployment in the 21st century pop landscape. We discuss the exaggerated gender dimorphism of the 1950s, the striking similarities between pin-up girls of the '40s and Instagram starlets of today, rockabilly's morbid legacy and the Overton window of obscenity, the decadence of Americana foodstuffs, and the raunchy, feminine stylings of Amy Winehouse, Katy Perry, and, most recently, Sabrina Carpenter. Links: Image board Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly (2001) Rockin': The Rockabilly Scene by Andrew Shaylor Rockabilly: The Twang Heard 'Round the World by Michael Dregni  Dave Hickey on Rockabilly in Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy   Sabrina Carpenter "Nonsense" Outros Compilation "What Happens When a Pop Star Isn't That Popular?" by Shaad D'Souza – New York Times Sabrina's custom "Espresso" swimsuit vs. Marilyn Monroe's in How to Marry a Millionaire Katy Perry performing "One of the Boys" in 2008 Rolling Stone on the backstory behind Katy's Teenage Dream cover Rolling Stone review of Teenage Dream upon release in 2010 TASCHEN's The Art of Pin-up by Dian Hanson Alexander Thompson's photographs of Mexican-American Rockabillies Property from the Life and Career of Amy Winehouse – Auction Catalog "A Sly Wink to Pinups of the Past" by Ruth La Ferla – New York Times (2012) Caroline Gnagy's Work* *Full interview with Caroline Gnagy will be available here on Patreon! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we link up in Hell's Kitchen and transform into experimental theater critics in order to provide an unbridled review and aesthetic analysis following our patronage of the new Broadway revival of Cabaret, a musical with a captivating history and a surprising relevance to many of our favorite themes and subjects. We talk about the century-long meme of Berlin debauchery, Sally Bowles as a feminine archetype in her many iterations, Eddie Redmayne's viral Emcee performance (and its chilling implications), and the wildly imaginative costume design work of Tom Scutt, from sleazy boudoir ensembles to fascistic menswear. Links Go see Cabaret on Broadway! Cabaret – "Wilkommen" performance at the 77th Annual Tony Awards Cabaret (1972) starring Liza Minelli Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood March Vogue profile on the 2024 revival, feat. interviews with Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin How a Broadway Theater was Remade Into a Queer Cabaret (interactive NYT article) Playbill interview with set and costume designer Tom Scutt, featuring costume sketches! Cabaret (2024) review in the LA Times Cabaret (2024) review in the New York Times Previous iconic Sally Bowles moments: Liza Minelli's "Mein Herr" and Jane Horrocks' "Cabaret" Biz's essay "2016, 2017" Find exclusive episodes here 3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week's episode, we don our polarized hippie glasses and go back in time to investigate the cultural legacy of the Grateful Dead and all that they represent: psychedelia, Pied Piper figures and their cult-like followings, cross-country motor travel, bootleg merchandising, musical improvisation, and more. We analyze the parallels between the infamous Summer of Love and the summer now upon us, with a special focus on the darksided undercurrents lurking through both. Links: Finding Authenticity in a T-Shirt – The New Yorker (on Online Ceramics)  Owsley Stanley's website — The Bear Story Owsley Stanley: The King of LSD – Rolling Stone The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe, 1968 (full PDF!) Grateful Dead 2015 Chacos collab The End of Merch – GQ Will the Grateful Dead Live Forever ... Through Merch? – Billboard A Guide to Grateful Dead Iconography How Fashion Became Obsessed with the Grateful Dead – WSJ  Why, in 2018, is Fashion Obsessed with the Grateful Dead Aesthetic? – Fashionista The Disembodied Body of Marilyn Monroe – Wendy Lesser Find exclusive episodes here 3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, the hosts are joined by our favorite fashion theorist and Rick Owens collector, Rian Phin, to analyze the recent rise of post-apocalyptic desert drip, inspired by the release of Dune 2. We discuss the different factions of Rick Owens wearers, the influence of Middle Eastern fashion, climate absurdism, exoskeletons, and hero worship in uncertain times. With the insight of our honored guest, we speculate on the battle for fashion futurism and the legacy of the Rick Owens house. Links: Image board Interview with Dune costume designer Jacqueline West — Vogue Luca Maxim worldbuilding wiki Luca Maxim on TikTok Coperni Futurism — Vogue Rian Phin on Youtube Rian Phin on Twitter Rian Phin on Instagram Rian Phin on TikTok  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we conduct a meeting of the minds with brilliant wordsmith and beauty industry critic Jessica Defino. Together with Jessica, we embark on an impossible journey of cosmetic ethical dilemmas, unpacking the undulating discourses of makeup and skincare. Tune in as we ask questions that keep us up at night: are Sephora Tweens canaries in the coal mine of disintegrating self-esteem? Can the age of the multi-hyphenate sustain the explosion of celebrity beauty brands? Is self-actualization possible in a minefield of appearance optimization? Why is there such a thing as baby skincare?  Read Jessica’s Work: Jessica’s Website The Unpublishable – Substack Ask Ugly – The Guardian Links: Sephora Tweens ISAMAYA  2016 Makeup Nostalgia  Tarte Brand Trip Controversy   A Guide to Every Celebrity Beauty Brand This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we address the critical levels of silliness we've detected in today's culture, from the debut of Drake's adorable alter ego Anita Max Wynn to the rise of cute-forward hypewear. We theorize as to why silly ass white boys are suddenly doing dances in crews, rediscover the influence of mid-2000s ringtone rap, and canonize a new generation of digital Merry Pranksters, including Joeyy, the Laundry Day boys, Sexyy Red, and others. Links: Image board The birth of Anita Max Wynn EvanDaGreat, Maxevasi0n, Laundry Day JerseyyJoe, Hugo Hilaire, That's My Dawg Zack Bia and Yeat getting silly White guys dancing to afrobeats Chief Keef style on TikTok: one, two, three, four, five, six "Narcofashion" Polo trend in Mexico Playboi Carti Is in His Hello Kitty Era on “EvilJ0rdan” – Hypebeast Anonymous Club by Shayne Oliver Resort 2024 – Vogue Runway Creature World BustaMove Store Kerwin Frost x McDonalds Merch TisaKorean silly merch also McDonalds Sprite song and Soulja Boy tribute? Dirty Decade: Rap Music and the U.S. South 1997–2007 – Matt Miller in Southern Spaces 'Laffy Taffy': So Light, So Sugary, So Downloadable – New York Times, 2006 Rondell Conway snap rap cover story for Vibe magazine, June 2006 Hurrikane on TikTok, Y2K Dallas style in Brazil, Dallas boogie style (2009)  9 ways Soulja Boy revolutionized today's hip hop culture – Revolt Nettspend on Know Your Meme Timothee Chalamet's digital footprint Glorb – The Bottom 2 (Official Music Video) (SpongeBob AI rap?) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we open up the yellow Kanken of history and unpack one of the most influential archetypes of the 2010s: the art hoe. We rediscover the work of the Art Hoe Collective, revisit the Tumblr art historical canon from Matisse's cutouts to Van Gogh's sunflowers, and trace the aesthetic's propagation through musicians like Mac Demarco and Tyler the Creator. We also discuss the forms in which art hoeism lives on today, from TikTok's indie teens to zillennial art world professionals.  Links: Image board Art Hoe Collective in the Dazed 100 #Arthoe: the teens who kickstarted a feminist art movement – The Guardian Amandla Stenberg: Don't Cash Crop on my Cornrows Rex Orange County - Loving is Easy [Official Video] Claud - Wish You Were Gay [Official Video] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we investigate the recent destigmatization of theater kid energy and its resurgence in mass culture, from musical-movie adaptations to the irresistible charms of improv-trained comedians. We discuss the peak of the NBC fandom, the timelessness of "difficult" leading ladies, star factories such as SNL and NYU Tisch, the ineffability of theatrical sexuality, the rise of craft and tryhardism, and more.  Links: Image board Renee Rapp on Call Her Daddy SNL 1975 (upcoming SNL movie) Ariana Grande - yes, and? (Official Music Video)  Audio-Visual Cocktail Party by Steven Phillips-Horst for Spike Magazine (on late night shows) Paloma Diamond is Winning Awards Season – Vulture Power Bottoms: The NYU classmates behind the year’s most delightfully dumb comedy – Vulture NYU brainstorming sesh for Bottoms Tina Fey clip that came out after we recorded this episode?!  Find exclusive episodes here 3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

To mog, or not to mog ... This week, we take a trip to the Mogwarts School of Profound Self-Improvement to check in on the next generation of looksmaxxers and their charismatic leader, Kareem Shami. We discuss key figures of the male beauty pantheon—male models Jordan Barrett, Chico Lachowski, and Sean O'Pry— and discover what they represent to young men today. We also dive into the dark history of looksmaxxing, from the Legend of Zyzz to the alleged crimes of orthotropic madman Dr. Mike Mew. Links: Image board Young Men Seek Answers to an Age-Old Question: How to Be Hot – New York Times Mogwarts Official Website Kareem Shami aka @syrianpsycho on TikTok Inside Jordan Barrett And Fernando Casablancas’s Celebration Of Love In Ibiza – Vogue Dr. Mike Mew Tribunal – The Guardian More Dr. Mew evidence – BBC Mikhaila Peterson interview with Dr. Mike Mew Weston A. Price research overview (see "Our Children" section) The Legend of Zyzz video essay "full looksmaxxing playist" on YouTube This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In our first episode of the new year, we discuss the infiltration of Mormon culture into the online mainstream, from the highly engaging TikToks of Nara Smith to the reign of the Stanley Cup and the alchemical innovations that fill them. Why are there so many Mormon influencers? Since when do Mormons have kind of cool style? How is Lucky Blue Smith eating so much every day? We dive into snarky subreddits, genealogical archives, and obscure theological sources to bring you the answers; Sam also introduces her Class to Crass spectrum to make sense of Mormon content.  Links: Image board Nara Smith on TikTok Taylor Frankie Paul on TikTok Why So Many of Your Favorite Beauty Personalities Are Mormon – Allure Influencer culture and LDS theology – The Christian Century Polygamy Chic Tumblr FLDS Hair Tutorial Polygamist Hair – Huffington Post Ex-Mormon Subreddit Identify pioneer principles, apply them in modern times – LDS Church News Pioneer Principles: Your Heritage – Latter-Day Soprano Mormon history in the pioneer age: the mob assassination of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Wars, Brigham Young's wagon train Mormonism and the color white – LDSLiving The Granite Mountain Records Vault in Salt Lake City Building Mormonism: History and Controversy in the Architecture of the Latter-day Saints – Art in America Mormonism, Empathy, and Aesthetics – Beholding the Body Toward a Mormon Aesthetic – Brigham Young University Rational Faiths: Keeping Mormonism Weird This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we investigate the emergence of TikTok Shop, exploring its bizarre interface and offerings as representative of a new era of e-commerce and consumer psychology. We discuss the redefinition of the “small business,” the vulgarity of commerce as content, and strategies of pathological guerilla marketing. We also take a stroll through the Shop ourselves to observe the “gyatt pajamas,” chamoy pickle kits, and pheromone oils that are sweeping the nation. TikTok’s official Shop press release TikTok Shop in the New York Times Chamoy pickle kit explainer Dr. Candice Lin on Zheng Xiangxiang FV Makeup foundation videos China Too Cool: Vernacular Innovations and Aesthetic Discontinuity of China – Yijing Zhou UX in China: More Is More, Super Apps, and Community - Yuan Qing Lim (Config 2022) Livestream Shopping Is Not Going to Take Over E-Commerce – Forbes Twitter as a Payment Processor – Financial Times Indonesia’s TikTok Shop Ban – Financial Times Teens Selling on TikTok Shop – NBC, Financial Times TikTok Shop’s Snail Mucin Dupe Problem – Wired  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Ho ho ho!! We Three Queens arrive to you with our hearts full of cheer and our sleigh stocked with the greatest gift of all … knowledge!! In our very first Christmas special, we discuss the visual language of the holiday season, from the scourge of minimalist Christmas decor to the history of department store spectacles. Joined by ghosts of Christmas Past, including the original Coca-Cola-sanctioned Santa Claus, Thomas Kinkade, and Jack Skellington, we also make our predictions for theoretical Christmas aesthetics to come. Image board Kim Kardashian’s Minimalist Christmas Decor Minimalist Nativity Sets Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Art Joan Didion on Thomas Kinkade A History of the Department Store – BBC History of Christmas Catalogs Santa’s New York Roots – NYPL Christmas Drawings for the Human Race (1890) – Thomas Nast Haddon Sundblom and the Coca-Cola Santas Why Hollywood films, Christmas music and jazz are so intertwined – Jazz FM Brenda Lee’s Comeback – New York Times Vogue’s Christmas Archive This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we snap into our intellectual spring-lock suits and analyze the phenomenon of creepycore internet media, discussing digital horrors that have us shaking in our boots. Tune in to hear how FNAF falls into the tradition of Victorian storytelling, what creepypastas tell us about the participation gap, how iceberg-style consumption has changed the media landscape, and more! Links: “The Troubles of the Automaton” by Clementine Black The Participation Gap Creepypasta Wiki  The Laws of Lorecore by Shumar Basar Kid’s Stuff in Contemporary Horror The Uncanny Valley by Marisho Mori Perpetual Mismatch Theory Configural Processing Theory Uncanny Valley Makeup Trend Serbian Dancing Lady Trend Opposite Features Makeup TikTok This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we expand on the edgy, high-octane aesthetic of the Harley Davidson Harlot. From the checkerboard-and-flames motif of the 2010s to the 2020 revival of Diesel under Glenn Martens to Kylie Jenner's new clothing venture Khy, we chronicle fashion's obsession with all things moto-inspired ... and evaluate the dystopian implications of this petrochemical path. On this journey, we encounter Che Guevera and Julia Fox, uniform fetishism, the BP oil spill, Global South cyberpunk, and much more. Links: Image board Khy by Kylie Jenner Betsy Johnson's Khy callout posts Motorbike culture in the Global South: Vietnam, Brazil, Kenya The Importance of the African Motorcycle in Art Kim Kardashian in Chrome Hearts How Glenn Martens Saved Diesel from its Midlife Crisis Diesel's Daily African print campaign (2001) An Incomplete History of the Akira Bike Slide Apple's Mother Nature report starring Octavia Spencer Azealia Banks' Yeezy Modular Survival Kit Prix Workshop This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In the second installment of this two-part episode special, we set about the path of high cotton heaven, tracing the waves of country influence upon the modern. We discuss Bella Hadid’s rough-handed cow-beau, Gram Parson’s trustafarian tragedy, the poetics of agricultural science, Lucchesse’s Sufjan Stephens moment, and more! Plus: we expand our red-dirt horizons with the help of two world-renowned country music experts, Kevin Fontenot and Caroline Gnangy, wrapping up the episode with a special dispatch from the Texas Overture HQ. Listen to our playlist here 3 Extended interview with Kevin and Caroline is available on our Patreon 3 Image Board Links: Texas Overture Caroline Gnagy’s Website Goin’ Hillbilly Nuts: Fashion Culture and Visual Style in Country Music by Caroline Gnagy (are.na link) Louisianna Women by Kevin Fontenot Accordions, Fiddles, Two Step & Swing: A Cajun Music Reader by Kevin Fontenot Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’ by Bill C. Malone How the West Was Worn by Holly George Warren The Mind of the South by WJ Cash The Battle for the Heart of the Great American Nudie Suit | GQ FFA Tik Tok Poor Little Rich Boy - Chicago Reader Jody Rosen on the Rise of Bro Country This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week's episode, we ring in the upcoming Thanksgiving season and its assorted fashion implications, from the domestic humiliation of living room glam to the mercantile hysteria of Black Friday shopping. Does the donning of brown leather subliminally evoke the turkey and/or football? How does Thanksgiving day become a social minefield of gendered and generational tensions? We also reflect on the visual monoculture of Thanksgiving Americana— Charlie Brown, Norman Rockwell, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade— and the genealogy of the boot known as the "Pilgrim Stepper." Links: Image board The Pilgrim Stepper meme Iconic Macy's Thansgiving Parade moments Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade wiki Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation Eli Roth's Thanksgiving trailer (2023) Eli Roth's fake Thanksgiving trailer (2017) Pilgrim style on the runway – Vogue Find exclusive episodes here 3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we celebrate one of the great and glamorous muses of the early 21st century: the Shoe Diva! We discuss the importance of being 40, the ineffable poetry of Hallmark greeting cards, the death of suburban representation, and the boozy decadence of American motherhood. We conclude that you should never resist the urge to put cucumbers on your eyes, make the crosswalk your runway with ten shopping bags in arm, "ACK!" like Cathy, and have "a naughty little treat" etc. Image Board Links: Shoe Diva, Aesthetics Wiki “The Cheeky ‘Wine Mom’ Trope Isn’t Just Dumb. It’s Dangerous”, Washington Post  Sass Gallery by Alece Birnbach Cathy by Cathy Guisewite Shoe Diva Aesthetic Facebook Page James Cerne’s Brilliant Ode to Shoe Divas Enter Helen: The Invention of Helen Gurley Brown and the Rise of the Modern Single Woman by Brooke Hauser Chick Lit Cari.Institute This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this very special episode, we meet the doyenne of fashion podcasting, the honorable Avery Trufelman, and discuss the rise of fashion history and analysis as content. We talk about brands as journalistic outlets, World's Fair modernism, the abundance mentality of the Internet, the slutty librarian look, and more! Articles of Interest by Avery Trufleman Terry Nguyen on "thought-fluencing" for Vox The Meaning of Ryanair – Dublin Review of Books Gem.App Victorian Hair Jewelry Louis Armstrong House Virtual Exhibit On Photography by Susan Sontag The Fashion System by Rolan Barthes Every Company is a Media Company by Tom Foremski Special thanks to Max @windy.500 for producing this episode! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we discuss the great mascot of modernism and one of our personal favorite archetypes: the dandy. We reflect on dandy theory from Baudelaire to Baudrillard and investigate the roots of dandyism as a reaction to “the great masculine renunciation” of the Age of Revolutions. We mourn tragic dandies past and honor their self-sacrifices at the altar of decadence, and we speculate on 21st century dandyism and its expressions online— and Sam shares her michelada recipe! Links: The Dandy, from The Painter of Modern Life by Charles Baudelaire In Praise of Cosmetics, from The Painter of Modern Life by Charles Baudelaire Simulacra and Simulations by Jean Baudrillard The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt by Albert Camus Beau Brummel and English Dandymania – National Geographic Great Moments in Dandyism – The Cut Paris Fashion: A Cultural History by Valerie Steele Dandyism and women’s fashion in the 1980s – The Guardian Edward Preble on Tik Tok Ethan Wong on Instagram Mexican street corn devilled eggs Instagram recipe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we’re bopping our heads through the last weeks of summer— to the tune of Eurodance! We reflect on the high BPM European dance music that soundtracked the ‘90s and 2000s, from hits like “Barbie Girl” and “I’m Blue” to CGI-characters-turned-chart-toppers like Gummibär and Crazy Frog. We discuss the controversy around Sweden’s supremacy in music production, Eurodance aesthetics as a blueprint for Mass Bushwick, the Euro-exoticism of Albanian pop stars, and more. Links: Image board 'Why Don't We All Go Bonkers?' – The Rise and Fall of Happy Hardcore SNAP! – Rhythm is a Dancer  Albanian pop star conspiracy Twitter thread Green Day’s Anti-Sweden billboard Flat Pack Pop: Sweden’s Music Miracle – BBC  Why Backstreet Boys 'I Want It That Way' Lyrics Are so Confusing The Soviet Spy Who Invented the First Major Electronic Instrument – Smithsonian Magazine Planet of the Bass Official Music Video The Eurodance Encyclopedia Freestyle Disco Dancing Championship This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Following the passing of icon of effortlessness and honorary Frenchwoman Jane Birkin, we examine the mythology of the French girl — from the culture of chic aphorisms that surround her (Don’t be afraid of aging! Wear a black bra under your white blouse!), her philosophy as a form of IDGAF-ism, and how the most beloved representatives of French style aren't even French at all. Plús, we discuss Franco-American relations, the French girl digital media microeconomy, the subtle art of the basket bag and... le goûter!! Links: Image board How to be Parisian Wherever You Are (full book!) Alexa Chung's farewell to Jane Birkin Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: Why We Love France But Not the French Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (NYT review) Seducing the French: The Dilemma of Americanization by Richard Kuisel The French Way: How France Embraced and Rejected American Values and Power by Richard Kuisel Jane Birkin Vogue France interview (2018)  Language policy in France "Fashion Foreplay" by Holly Brubach (NYT on French dating profiles in 1995) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week’s episode, we three devise a plot to revive one of the most iconic female archetypes in Western culture: the Bond Girl! We discuss the merits of a tropical, action-packed lifestyle, debate the gendered impact of the James Bond franchise, and unpack the taxonomy of the bikini marketplace, all while conferring with actual Bond Girl Caroline Munro (The Spy Who Loved Me) and her lovely daughter Iona Munro.  Links: Caroline Munro’s Filmography Bond Girls: Body, Fashion, and Gender by Monica Germana Daddy, or The Death of Fantasy by Sam Kriss Femininity, Seriality, and Collectivity: Rethinking the Bond Girl Growing up a Bond Girl  Follow Iona on Instagram! Image Board: https://pin.it/2farTIr This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this ambitious follow-up to last year's viral Blokette episode, we hereby announce the second coming of sporty-cute style: Broquette, an All-American, booze-soaked celebration of athleticism, youth, and hedonism. We chart the rise and fall of Bro culture and explain how Bros invented the media landscape of the Internet as we know it. Through discussions of white rappers, boat shoes, Greek life, and more, we predict that sleaze is on the decline and raunch is on its way back up. Links: Thousands of College Kids Paid to Work for a Viral Party Kingpin. What Could Go Wrong? - The New York Times How to trick people into thinking you're good looking - Jenna Marbles I Love College - Asher Roth Jordan Belfort - Wes Walker feat. Dyl Dude, Here's My Book - The New York Times The Four Basic Aspects of Being a Bro - NPR All ERL Collections - Vogue Runway The Label Giving Prep a Saucy Makeover - Vogue (Raimundo Langlois profile) The Rise of the Portmanbro - Oxford Dictionaries This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

What do skinny vanilla lattes, cheese cubes, and dodgy tattoos of Chanel logos have in common? They’re all fashioncore, darling! For the 50th episode of Nymphet Alumni, we summon the spirit of fashion itself — 𝓯𝓪𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓬𝓸𝓻𝓮 — first coined by none other than Megsuperstarprincess during her 2021 podcast appearance. Armed with a lifetime of vocal fry and metaphorical martinis with extra olives, we discuss the impact of fashion media from America’s Next Top Model to Audrey Hepburn’s Funny Face. Topics du jour include fashioncore disciples as the last of those bound to dutifully slay, fashioncore as the cure to the false promise of quiet luxury, Sasha Baron Cohen as the fashioncore voice of a generation, and more! Image Board: Pinterest Links: Elena Velez’s NYT Style profile Too Funky by George Michael Bruno “That is so pre 9/11” ANTM Compilation SATC Compilation Rian Phin Fashioncore Take Support Megsuperstarprincess for more Fashioncore: The F List Le Hipster Portal This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this special episode, we're joined by longtime friendo'thepod Liam Hall aka grandma. A veritable rockstar fresh off the heels of a North American tour, he consults with us on the mysteries of masculinity as we attempt to unpack the aesthetic universe that young men navigate today. We discuss skinny jeans, fluffy hair, self-care thirst traps and other forms of visual rizz, and our predictions for a post-softboy society. Subscribe to our Patreon 3 Pinterest Board Links: Liam / grandma 3 Website Apple Music Spotify Instagram Before and after skinny jeans videos (one, two, three, four) Bell bottoms thirst traps (one, two, three, four) Self-care thirst traps (one, two) Rockstar thirst trap, lumberjack thirst trap Impossible beauty standards for young men by @thestyleturnernyc @syrianpsycho on TikTok @un.ermite on TikTok @samstailor on TikTok Everybody Wants a Piece of The Dare by Samuel Hine for GQ Trauma dump beach YouTuber negative rizz ??  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Wake up shabby heads! To mark the return of flowering blooms and the internet’s reckoning with Magnolia Pearl, we’re drawing back the aged lace curtains on your mom’s favorite aesthetic: shabby chic! We investigate shabby chic’s Old World origins, its popularization by Portobello Road elite Rachel Ashwell, and its various contemporary forms — from TJ Maxx faux-distressed decor to New Orleans crust-twees. Plus, we reflect on Galliano’s homeless-inspired collection, stealth wealth and recessioncore, and Grimes sailing down the Mississippi in a DIY houseboat. Wishing you all a shabby chic summer! Pinterest board Magnolia Pearl Official Website Magnolia Pearl Mom TikTok Rachel Ashwell’s Shabby Chic (1996) Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic TV episode on Roses (2000) Liberties; Haute Homeless via The New York Times Subscribe to our Patreon 3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

For part one of our Met Gala special, we paint a psychosexual portrait of Karl Lagerfeld through an assemblage of fascinating anecdotes. We theorize on his self-emojification, the influence of his German heritage, his paraphilic idiosyncrasies, and his infamous rivalry with Yves Saint Laurent. We also present “fashioncore” as a framework for understanding Karl and Chanel and offer our pre-Gala predictions. Links: Baroque and Bildung in the Creative Practice and Personal Style of Karl Lagerfeld by Michael A. Langkjær Karl Lagerfeld didn’t have a signature design — but he invented a new kind of designer – The Washington Post Karl Lagerfeld, a man possessed — by possessions | Financial Times Anna Wintour Breaks Down 13 Karl Lagerfeld Chanel Looks – Vogue Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent's Rivalry Changed Fashion Forever – W Mag The Private Provocations of Karl Lagerfeld – W Mag Supermodel Amber Valletta Breaks Down 15 Looks From 1993 to Now – Vogue The Chiffon Trenches by André Leon Talley The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris by Alicia Drake The Cut: Who Even Was Karl Lagerfeld? on Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we dive head first into America’s most beloved national tradition: PROM!! We discuss the discreet charm of the bedazzled Sherri Hill prom dress, the tomfoolery of mid century teens, the history of Drake as prom chaperone, Chik Fil A themed promposals, and more!  Pinterest Board Links: Kate Upton, Will You Go To Prom With Me? Good on Kate Upton for Not Going to Prom With a Nerd via The Cut  NPR piece on prom send-offs Coming of age at the High School dance via Fashion Institute of Technology The History of Prom via Bustle This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we consider the lasting impact of Takashi Murakami's Superflat art movement on the chaotic visual landscape of the 21st century. The youthful funkiness of "Frutiger Metro," the punk orientalism of Tokidoki, and the dystopian cheekiness of Gorillaz all epitomize the hybridization of cultural symbols between East and West and the flattening of art and consumer culture. We reflect on the Y2K revival of Atompunk, nostalgia for the utopian promise of Microsoft Windows, and the importance of lime green in a girl’s bid for independence. Pinterest Board Links: Tokidoki: Cute and Sexy Fantasies between East and West  Tragedy and the Superflat by Daniel Moldoveanu for Spike What is Frutiger Aero? by Laura Holliday for Dazed Superflat Pop via CARI Institute Frank Ocean's Homer vs Kareem Rashid's Digipop Happy99 NEW YORK - night n day album art Tokidoki Character Guide Tokidoki Healthy Besties Blindbox This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week's episode, we discuss the legacy of Frou-Frou in fashion, from its Belle Époque origins to the (New) Romantic taffeta explosion of the 1980s to the coquettish hyper-femininity of today's thotwear and couture alike. Over the course of over 150 years of fashion history, we weave together the can-can harlots of the Moulin Rouge, Princess Di's flounced and frilled wedding party, and the subversive stylings of Cafe Forgot.    Links: Fashion History Timeline: 1860s Le Frou-Frou magazine covers Down with Frou Frou by Elizabeth Taylor and Lou Wilson John Duka on Reaganite fashion in the NYT The Vogue History of 20th Century Fashion: 1981 "Setting Free the Frou Frou" by Barbara Ehrenreich and Jane O'Reilly The Laura Ashley Collab Universe Fanci Club's Lethal Roses collection Fabian Kis-Juhasz Sophia Dowling on The Return of 1980s Decadence  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we take a stroll through time to discuss the legacy of historical costume in today’s trending fashion, from the high camp historicism of iconic ‘90s runway shows to the horrors of fast fashion corsetry and Netflix-sponsored “regencycore.” We also discuss ancestral divination via TikTok, Austen heroine beauty, fashion history “edutainment” at large, and musical influences from Celtic Woman to Caroline Polachek. Links: Javali’s “pov you’re immortal” The Ancestor Trend on TikTok via Mashable Image Board: https://pin.it/7kIN0Sg This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we demystify the correlation between bimbos and the esoteric realm. Why do so many of our most surged-up, hard-bodied sex symbols undergo New Age-y spiritual transformations? Which path will you choose: bottle-blonde crystal healer, or the dark-sided occultism of succubus chic? We discuss The Secret, breast implants, the new Pamela Anderson documentary, the cult of Oprah’s Book Club, flea market jewelry, and more! Links: Barbara Ehrenreich’s Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America Anatomy of a Bimbo Image Board: https://pin.it/7lyvj0x This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Pack your gear and get your slut strands out ... the mountains are calling! Inspired by a recent nepo baby pilgrimage to Aspen, we discuss fashion's love affair with ski glam through the decades. Blinded by the reflection of sunlight on snow, and moonlight on "snow" *sniff sniff* ... We explore Aspen's transformation from countercultural ski bum sanctuary to billionaire resort town and discuss our personal compatibilities with Eileen Gu, Hunter S. Thompson, and Shaun White.  ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿ Links: “The Aspenization of Telluride: Coming of Age and Mythologizing Change in Ski Country” by E. Duke Richey  "The Ski: Its History and Historiography" by Leroy Dresbeck Ski rave baby  Miu Miu FW 2021 collection Gucci x Adidas FW 2022 après ski Article on middle class Aspen in The New York Times   Shaun White Mountain Dew clapback This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we herald the arrival of a new Lost Generation: shaggy-haired, slouchy-clothed, plagued by malaise and anachronistic sensitivity, and soundtracked by 80s British synth-pop. Armed with an impressive library of cultural references—the films of Whit Stillman and John Hughes, the novels of Donna Tartt and Bret Easton Ellis, the music of the Second British Invasion— we discuss the legacy of the Global North Bildungsroman and its adjacent timeless aesthetic. ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Links: Image board: https://pin.it/5mj7m0w American Ivy by Articles of Interest: https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/p/american-ivy-chapter-1 Justin Murphy's "Caviar Cope": https://www.otherlife.co/signs91/ NPR's Dark Academia and The Secret History special: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1142788023 "A New Wavelet of British Drab" in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1984/04/15/the-smiths-icicle-works-and-the-the-a-new-wavelet-of-british-drab/aa1dd244-2b4f-4967-8e4c-b87dddaf421d/ Scarlet Foxes on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scarlet.foxes?lang=en Music in John Hughes Films in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/nov/10/the-power-of-music-in-john-hughes-films-when-you-hear-those-songs-you-see-those-moments This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In our final episode of 2022, we unpack the wave of Global South media overtaking (and possibly decolonizing) our social media feeds. We discuss Bella Hadid’s epic pilgrimages to the Middle East, Brazilian child dance battles, M.I.A.‘s groundbreaking globalist maximalism, ethnic fan fictions of the modern day, and more. Happy New Year ... We are the world!! ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿ Links: -Image board: https://pin.it/7nOXTQu -"Galang" by M.I.A. music video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=DCL1RpgYxRM&ab_channel=MIAVEVO -Orientalismby Edward Said: https://monoskop.org/images/4/4e/Said_Edward_Orientalism_1979.pdf -i-D on M.I.A. and indie sleaze: https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/5d3bxb/mia-style -"Warm Heart of Africa" by Ezra Koenig music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDYTkdVT8M&ab_channel=ADA -Bella Hadid's Vogueprofile: https://www.vogue.com/article/bella-hadid-cover-april-2022 -Bella Hadid and Ramy Youssef for GQ: https://www.gq.com/story/bella-hadid-ramy-youssef-friendship This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we discuss the malignant malevolence of the year’s most sensational pop culture scandals. From Baal-en-ciaga’s Satanic photoshoots, to Travis Scott’s mysterious Astroworld tragedy, we peruse the rising sense of moral panic in public discourse while clutching our rosary beads against creeping threats of misinformation surrounding these tabloid torrents.  ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿ Links: -Image board: https://pin.it/7x0WrL7 -Dust Magazine “fashiongate” thread:  https://mobile.twitter.com/Scrumdiddly1988/status/1597375870553198592 -Unhinged thread:  https://mobile.twitter.com/eyeswide0pen__/status/159712241437442457 *original account @curioslight that originally posted about this got deleted -“The Death of Irony” by Federico Sargentone: https://1moq.com/premium/the-death-of-irony -Lil Nas X shoes with human blood: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/nike-sues-over-lil-nas-x-satan-shoes-human-blood-n1262406 -Ivy Getty Wedding Conspiracy: https://vigilantcitizen.com/vigilantreport/the-wedding-of-billionaire-heir-ivy-getty-was-a-show-elite-power-and-symbolism/  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we tackle a topic that doubles as a prerequisite at Nymphet Alumni University: beauty psuedosciences, from Kibbe body typing to color seasons and seduction archetypes. We consider beauty as capital, how the rising popularity of these systems on social media represents a reaction to body positivity, and the dangers of masculine and feminine energy discourse on TikTok. ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Links: Image board (includes some relevant TikToks!): https://pin.it/12A4Aze Carole Jackson's Color Me Beautiful (1980): https://archive.org/details/colormebeautiful00jack/page/n1/mode/2up David Kibbe's unhinged website: http://davidkibbe.co/ NYT on Kibbe Body Types: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/style/kibbe-body-types.html  Robert Greene's seduction archetypes overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Seduction  QOVES Studio on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/QOVESStudio @claaaarke on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@claaaarke?lang=en This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we put the spotlight on contemporary Hollywood's current love affair with Old Hollywood. We spelunk into the hole at the center of the Marilyn/Norma Jean enigma and unpack the symptoms of female movie star pathology and "I'm a star!" hysterics. We also discuss the security of artifice and the timeless allure of Golden Age red carpet styling. This very cinephilic episode features dialogues on recent hits such as Blonde and Pearl, upcoming titles like Babylon and Barbarella, and classics such as Spartacus and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Links: Image board: https://pin.it/2xfrbOF NPG on the history of actresses: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/the-first-actresses/first_actresses_exhibition/first-actresses-explore Wendy Lesser's "The Disembodied Body of Marilyn Monroe": https://www.are.na/share/rRqEuiE Joyce Carol Oates on Blonde: https://twitter.com/joycecaroloates/status/1575953895163015168?s=12&t=DH6lGA8gtHNZtSWjP-jOhQ R.D. Laing's "The Divided Self": http://www.centrebombe.org/Ronald.D.Laing-The.Divided.Self.(1960).pdf This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this week’s cheeky episode, we bring into existence the concept of the “blokette” (bloke + coquette) aesthetic, a fascinating new look which draws combines sporty tomboyish swag with whimsical femininity. We discuss Bella Bots, Cool Britannia, the Beautiful Game, and the heritage of sportswear in fashion. ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Links: Image board: https://pin.it/4gvMuCF Casuals subculture: https://museumofyouthculture.com/casuals/ RUN-DMC - My Adidas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNua1lFDuDI&ab_channel=CXII This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

*bubble noises* For a special end of summer episode, we dive into tiki culture. Sit back, relax, grab a Mai Tai, and listen to the tale of tiki's rise and fall (and rise again) in the American imagination ... its mythic figures and legendary rivalries ... the psychological hold it's had on Elvis, the creators of SpongeBob, and the Nymphet Alumni girls  ... and much more ... ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Links:   Pasifika Project's Decolonizing Tiki Reading List https://www.pasifikaproject.com/tiki The Cultures of Tiki by Scott A. Lukas https://www.academia.edu/30777117/The_Cultures_of_Tiki  Reclaiming the Tiki Bar from NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/business/tiki-bar-history.html Tiki Pop by Sven A. Kirsten https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/popculture/all/47708/facts.tiki_pop.htm Essay on 1950s revival in the '90s https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/mar/02/90s-america-trying-so-hard-to-recreate-its/ Elvis Presley's Abandoned Tiki Paradise https://www.messynessychic.com/2014/01/23/elvis-presleys-abandoned-tiki-paradise/ The Rise and Fall of the Tiki Bar https://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-bizarre-rise-and-fall-of-the-tiki-bar-in-american-culture/ Don the Beachcomber Menu http://menus.nypl.org/menu_pages/47171/explore  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this special report, we dive into the dark heart of New York Fashion Week, exposing its sussy past, astral projecting into Vogue World, and discussing the highs and lows of the Spring 2023 season.  ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Sam's Assigned Reading: http://mason.gmu.edu/~rnanian/Wilde-Preface.html Links: The Cut's Article https://www.thecut.com/2022/09/tiktok-helped-people-scam-their-way-into-fashion-week.html Vogue World https://www.vogue.com/tag/event/vogue-world Barragan https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2023-ready-to-wear/barragan Willy Chavarria https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2023-menswear/willy-chavarria/slideshow/collection#1 Mirror Palais https://www.vraimagazine.com/mirror-palais-ss23-at-nyfw/ Telfar x Rainbow https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/style/telfar-rainbow-bag.html This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Ciao, Bellas! We wrap up the summer with a hop across the pond, taking a detailed look at the land of eternal cities. We talk voluptuous women, Aperol Spritzes, billowing linens, Drake in Ibiza, melting Cadbury chocolates, and more! ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Links: Image Board: https://pin.it/2Xy2GJm European Heat Wave: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/europes-power-system-feels-heat-cooling-demand-soars-2022-07-21/ The Grand Tour: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/may/04/cargo-culture-grand-tour-unpacked Sophia Loren Quotes: https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/10-of-sophia-lorens-best-quotes-about-eating-loving-and-living-well#:~:text=On%20eating%20well,see%20I%20owe%20to%20spaghetti.%E2%80%9D Melting Cadbury Chocolates: https://twitter.com/ladbible/status/1549356961396826117 The decline of British seaside towns: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/17/i-do-like-to-be-beside-the-seaside-many-of-our-coastal-towns-need-more-love#:~:text=The%20British%20seaside%20is%20tragically,in%20the%20north%20worst%20affected. Banky's Dismaland: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/aug/20/banksy-dismaland-amusements-anarchism-weston-super-mare https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/41049/1/three-years-legacy-of-banksy-dismaland-weston-super-mare-england-tropicana British all inclusive culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benidorm_(British_TV_series) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we offer opinion from various theological camps and congregations, and our own hearts and souls, on the outrage that's followed Addison Rae's decision to wear a Holy Trinity bikini on Instagram.  ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Cover photo by @stolenbesos Links: Addison's now deleted Praying x adidas campaign photo: https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/56715/1/fundamentalist-christians-twitter-addison-rae-tik-tok-praying-bikini-outrage Praying: https://prayingg.com/  https://www.instagram.com/praying/ Brittany Dawn's response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKuLJpK7CAg Biz's related essays: https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/g5b4d9/catholicism-alt-fashion-trend-think-piece https://various-artists.com/godposting/ Da pillory Praying photo...: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7t9l0PFMG/?hl=en The Syntax of Salvation: Being Known by God: https://strangetriumph.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/the-syntax-of-salvation-being-known-by-god/  Nicole Williams Ruiz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nwilliams030  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we have a go at the mythological invention that is "That Girl" and ponder why everyone wants to become her. We discuss bullet journaling, Olaplex buns, waking up at dawn, and personal care routines executed with Patrick Bateman-level precision. We also consider what it means to be a young woman entering today's evolving workforce, and the unique influence of the claw-clip-wearing, hybrid-work-model zillennial ... In a moment of anti-productive ecstasy, Biz gets taken out by London transit strikers mid-episode.  ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Links: Image Board: https://pin.it/xVUHoFC Da Classic That Girl Content: https://www.tiktok.com/@emalygisell/video/7076510880564858158?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450 https://www.tiktok.com/@simplyebs/video/6990560745322859778?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450 Da Amazon That Girl Finds: https://www.tiktok.com/@kaelimaee/video/7109905827493858606?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450 https://www.tiktok.com/@kaelimaee/video/7116991472053947694?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450 Da That Girl Blow-out: https://www.tiktok.com/@delaneychilds/video/7033863907383086382?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450 Da Olaplex Bun Tutorial: https://www.tiktok.com/@naomifullmer/video/7059542516462488878?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7110236308802897450 Da Emily Mariko Effect: https://mashable.com/article/emily-mariko-viral-tiktok-food-influencer This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In honor of July 4th, we pay tribute to the boldest stripes, the brightest stars, and the bravest hearts of our Great Republic (?). From Realtree and Lana Del Rey to Kapital and William Bradford, we wander the vast spectrum of Americana in our contemporary culture. Official Texas state historian Light Townsend Cummins unpacks the archetype of the cowboy for Sam, Alexi announces her political candidacy, Biz destigmatizes the hot dog, and much, much more! ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Image board:  https://pin.it/6OIv11U Links:  -GQ on the Rise of Realtree https://www.gq.com/story/rise-of-realtree- -"Homos on the Range"  https://truewestmagazine.com/old-west-homosexuality-homos-on-the-range/ -Vanity Fair on the New Right  https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets  -Books by Light Townsend Cummins https://www.amazon.com/History-Light-Townsend-Cummins-Books/s?rh=n%3A9%2Cp_27%3ALight+Townsend+Cummins This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, the mischievous Snapchat ghost comes to haunt us, resurfacing memories of Kylie Lip Kits, Gucci flip flops, and steering wheel selfies. It was the end of the 2010s, the late 2010s, and everyone was so happy: shameless clickbait, globalist pop music, multicultural baddies, and athleisure fetishism ruled supreme. We go straight to the source of the impeccable vibes that paved the way for the Internet as we know it today.  ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Image board:  https://pin.it/rXdkIFZ Links:  -"It was the end of the 60s" TikToks  https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdnvQVut/ -Pre-order "Non-Things" by Byung Chul-Han  https://www.amazon.com/Non-things-Upheaval-Lifeworld-Byung-Chul-Han/dp/1509551700 -"The Age of Instagram Face" by Jia Tolentino https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face -DJ Khaled gets lost at sea  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMHCW1RIqBk  -"The Social Photo" by Nathan Jurgenson https://www.amazon.com/Social-Photo-Photography-Media/dp/1786635445/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ULU51RDZI9KW&keywords=the+social+photo&qid=1653608431&s=books&sprefix=the+social+photo%2Cstripbooks%2C109&sr=1-1 Our YouTube playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCWuRssGx4uEnApRjiukYpT-8uWpAB4j7 Special shoutout to TikTok user @soggywwaffles who never ceases to inspire us! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week’s episode dissects the formidable cultural impact of music festivals. We discuss the rise and fall of flower crowns, the anglophone influence on boho-chic, the mournful trajectory of Vanessa Hudgens’s life, all culminating in a heated debate about shoe shining and Sugar Bear Hair gummies.  ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Image Board: https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-23-coachella/ Links: Bye Sister https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbMcq3VXmG0 Sleeveless https://www.amazon.com/Sleeveless-Fashion-2011-2019-Semiotext-Native/dp/1635900964 Harmony Korine interviewed by Mark Kelly http://www.harmony-korine.com/paper/int/hk/kelley.html Wikipedia article on Boho-chic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boho-chic This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, we reflect on our days at warehouse raves, zine fairs, and house shows to bring you a categorical history of Mass Bushwick, a cultural movement that has expanded far beyond its namesake locale. We chronicle its infectious rise through avant-pop stars, meme pages, and fashion editorials; we discuss the methodology of "turning looks" and the high stakes of club kid nightlife; and we offer our advice to those undergoing the transformative effects of the bleached brow/mullet combo.   ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Image Board: https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-22-mass-bushwick/  Links:  Rihanna's 2017 PAPER cover shoot: https://www.papermag.com/rihanna-paper-2293524292.html?rebelltitem=6#rebelltitem6 Luke Blovad's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lukeblovad?lang=en Spinal Fluid Fits: https://www.instagram.com/spinalfluid.fits/ Biz's blog post on turning looks: https://sherbert.biz/2016-2017 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this episode, prompted by Julia Fox's vocal fry soundbite heard around the world, we question what it really means to be a muse. We reflect on the concept's history – recurring characters include toxic gay besties, troubled aristocrat party-girls, and poetic simps of the 19th century – and ponder the future of creative relationships and divine inspiration.  ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Links: Image board: https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-21-the-nymphet-alumni-muse-ical/  Biz's i-D essay on the fashion archetype: https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dbgpk/gen-z-fashion-muse-trend  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Broadcasting live from the Island of the Lost Boys, we bring to you (with humble hearts) a definitive history of the Xandemic period of the 2010s. We discuss the dark underbelly of suburban adolescent malaise, the goblin-hooliganism of Odd Future, the masculine pathologies portrayed in HBO's "Euphoria," and the Benzodiazepinite foundations on which the American suburbs were built... all while dodging real-life bullets in a mysterious Austin parking lot.  ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Links: Complex Investigates the Whereabouts of Earl Sweatshirt: https://www.complex.com/music/2011/04/complex-exclusive-we-found-earl-sweatshirt Special Immersive Recommended Listening Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCWuRssGx4uFyKfdg8PNqoewE2HKCOB_I Image Board: https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-20-dark-suburbia-and-the-xandemic/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

On the first episode of this grand and blessed New Year, we reflect on the Twee phenomenon and its controversial yet adorkable revival. We discuss the everlasting omnipresence of the Twee lifestyle, the aesthetic’s anachronistic child-grandma garb, the pursuit of education for leisure, and the benefits of fetishizing physical media. ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Image board: https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-19-twee/ Links: Twee: The Gentle Revolution by Marc Spizy https://archive.org/details/tweegentlerevolu0000spit/mode/1up?view=theater Zooey Deschanel's Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zooeydeschanel This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

In this special holiday episode, we put on our rose-colored glasses and evoke the shopping malls of our youth to identify a saccharine, age-regressive genus of commodity fetishism hereby known as Sugar Cookie Consumerism. Strolling with a metaphorical Cinnabon in hand, we discuss pre-Stories Instagram, the epidemic of teen pregnancy in the 2000s — 2010s, dessert-scented bath and body products, financial illiteracy, One Direction-era Anglophilia, and Victoria’s Secret PINK as the ultimate girlhood brand.  Happy holidays and thank you for an amazing year!! 3 le Nymphet Alumni ♡(つˊ̥̥̥̥̥ ³ ˋ̥̥̥̥̥)つ⊂( ͡ᵔ ྌ ͡ᵔ ⊂)♡ ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿ Links Image board: https://pin.it/7gSQUxY The Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin: https://monoskop.org/images/e/e4/Benjamin_Walter_The_Arcades_Project.pdf Moar examples Pinterest documenting 2010s aesthetics: https://pin.it/V82xx6G TikToks: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd62x6jo/ https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd62fHca/ https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd62PLSn/ https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd625mv8/ https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd62BGkg/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week’s episode is dedicated to the Russian Bimbocore aesthetic. We talk spicy white mob wives, hypergamous living dolls, the eternal multiplicity of ushanka hats, and the wintery liminality of Eastern Europe in the Western imagination. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・ Links:  https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-17-russian-bimbocore/ https://www.miumiu.com/ww/en/miumiu-club/fashion-shows/fw21-fashion-show.html https://wwd.com/runway/pre-fall-2010/milan/miu-miu/review/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

On this week’s episode, we discuss the social media spectacle of Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s whirlwind romance. We analyze the Spiritual Bimbo archetype, dabble in feminism as we reflect on the misogyny of 2000s Hollywood, and consider the timeless appeal of dating a boy in a band. Biz comes out as a burnt out Megan Fox truther, we psychoanalyze Megan’s outfits, and together we phone in a request to get ‘dickmatized’ included in the DSM-5. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・ Links: Image references for this episode (essential viewing!!!): https://pin.it/adAWRaU Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly profile in GQ: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/megan-fox-machine-gun-kelly-interview Transformers crew open letter to Megan: https://deadline.com/2009/09/transformers-crew-talk-back-to-megan-fox-15879/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Happy Fall, y’all! On today’s episode, we discuss the impact of the divisive American female archetype-turned-meme: Christian Girl Autumn. We dive into the domestic coziness of mommy blogging, Target’s neo-hearth-and-home merchandising, growing up in proximity to youth group sex cults, and the infallible glam of crypto-Mormon influencers. Following our spiritual tithes to the reigning queens of fall The Pioneer Woman and Miss Christian Girl Autumn herself, Caitlin Covington, we wage war against Phoebe Bridgers and the notion of ‘spooky season,’ question the efficacy of ‘chosen families,’ forecast Protestant work ethic-chic as the next esoteric aesthetic, and doxx our Starbucks orders. . ⋅ ˚̣- : ✧ : – ⭒ ⊹ ⭒ – : ✧ : -˚̣⋅ .. ⋅ ˚̣- : ✧ : – ⭒ ⊹ ⭒ – : ✧ : -˚̣⋅ .. ⋅ ˚̣- : ✧ : – ⭒ ⊹ ⭒ – : ✧ : -˚̣⋅ . Links: Image references for this episode (essential viewing!!!): https://www.pinterest.com/nymphetalumni/ep-15-christian-girl-autumn/ Domestic Cozy by Venkatesh Rao: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/series/domestic-cozy/ Christian Girl Autumn meme explainer: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/8/14/20804030/christian-girl-autumn-meme-hot-girl-summer-explained Biz’s essays on alt-trad fashion and Godposting: https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/g5b4d9/catholicism-alt-fashion-trend-think-piece https://various-artists.com/godposting/ Caitlin Covington’s blog: https://www.southerncurlsandpearls.com/  The Pioneer Woman: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/ (she’s on tour rn...) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Surprise nymplets!! Following our exegesis on nepotism babies, we remained haunted by a few unanswered questions… so we decided to seek an expert’s opinion. On today’s episode, we welcome our first ever boy guest: renowned nepo model expert, notorious casting director, and all-around silly rabbit, Walter Pearce! ʕ≧ᴥ≦ʔ Walter helps us get to the bottom of the My Year of Rest and Relaxation waif nepo model Twitter complex once and for all. We also discuss Walt’s accidental journey into thinspo Pinterest, the contemporary history of the nepo model, socialism and the Sad Clown Girl-phenotype, and whether models are actually less hot than they were a few decades ago (Walter admits he may have something to do with this ಠ_ಠ). .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・ You can find Walter wherever thin beautiful women are located and also... Wet Brain podcast: https://www.patreon.com/wetbrain/ Substack: https://walterpearce.substack.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/walterpearce?utm_medium=copy_link Twitter: https://twitter.com/walt_knows_best?s=21 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

On today’s episode, we discuss the phenomenal appeal of nepotism. Are Tim Burton vibes so strong that they spiritually transferred themselves onto the Depp family genetic code? Why is Bella Hadid’s botched Aphex Twin realness so transcendently beautiful? Is the biohacked former ugly duckling (Kylie) more resilient than the low-maintenance white girl (Kendall)? These are just a few of the hard-hitting questions we ask during this exegesis of the reluctantly glamorous nepo baby. Episode image board: https://pin.it/4NnJz0R (Warning: contains many nepo baby pix) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

On this week’s episode, we discuss legendary Tumblr-era thot brand OMIGHTY and the twisted world of text post and t-shirt feminism. We also explore the legacy of seapunk and the scene girl diaspora, the nihilism of 2010s music festival culture, and the cultural gluttony of millennial humor. We reflect on the implications of clothing yourself in your digital life, and wrap things up with a wellness check on Baddie Winkle. Links: Image references for everything we talk about: https://pin.it/4YjcuQh Vice Seapunk feature: https://www.vice.com/en/article/r795xr/seapunk-washes-up Portrait we talk about at the end: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_a_Lady_(van_der_Weyden) This episode was requested by one of our epic listeners, who changed their Instagram handle and so now we can’t find them, but this one goes out to you 3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Following the Great Nymphet Alumni Hiatus of July 2021, we consider the vampire gf, examining why everyone’s dressing like characters from Twilight and The Vampire Diaries. We discuss how this trend signals a new era of modesty and the end of the eternally exposed midriff, classify the symptoms of Unremarkable Brunette Protagonist Syndrome, and wax poetic about the power of Converse, camisoles and sweater paws. We also break down the forces behind the revival of late aughts fashion and reveal ourselves to be long torso fetishists in the lineage of Ingres and Alexander McQueen.  Thanks so much Sarah Y for the episode request 3 Links: Twilight / Bella Swan outfits:  https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKq3rb4/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKqoyvJ/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKbdYGq/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKqTr3G/ The Vampire Diaries / Elena Gilbert outfits:  https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKbj2Tv/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKbFs1v/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKq3tw2/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKbSAXs/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKqEHq6/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Despite being debilitated by their recent BBL surgeries, Alexi, Biz, and Sam apply their expert analysis to the phenomenon known as The BBL Effect. They discuss the characteristics of e-thottie fashion, parse through the BBL's alarming medical risks, and dread their upcoming recovery process. Brands discussed: Inamorata: https://www.instagram.com/inamoratawoman/?hl=en I AM GIA: https://www.instagram.com/iamgia/?hl=en Di Petsa: https://www.instagram.com/dipetsa/?hl=en Kim K in Mugler: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a27387049/kim-kardashian-mugler-met-gala-2019/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

On this week’s episode, we discuss the new age of Internet girl physiognomy as exemplified by TikTok star/US Navy veteran Bella Poarch. We break down the success of TikTok’s most beautiful and babyfaced, examine cuteness as the next source of geopolitical power, and speculate on Bella’s past (and potential future) as a global military asset. We also discuss... jiggle physics.. Special thanks to bestie of the pod @default_friend for requesting this episode! Check out her writing below. Links: Bella Poarch: https://www.tiktok.com/@bellapoarch Build A B*tch - Bella Poarch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLGCGc7sAUw Bad Blood - Taylor Swift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcIy9NiNbmo Hannah Owo: https://www.instagram.com/aestheticallyhannah/ Neekolul: https://www.instagram.com/neekolul/?hl=en Readings: Default Friend on the coming wave of sex negativity: https://defaultfriend.substack.com/p/72-the-coming-wave-of-sex-negativity/comments Cute Studies: https://www.cutestudies.org/ The Cuteness of the Avant-Garde: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/444516 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

On today's episode, 3 Harvard sociologists discuss state-mandated pop album "Sour" and Olivia Rodrigo's diplomatic reign as wasian princess of the universe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

On this week's episode, we discuss Hot Girl Summer culture and its new reactionary counterpart: Blob Girl Summer... We consider the pros and cons of pandemic-era glow-up culture, call for a revived veneration of homely women in STEM, and give the listeners a look into the fascinating world of Reddit looksmaxxing! Blob Girl Summer essay: https://www.businessinsider.com/get-ready-for-blob-girl-summer-2021-4  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

This week, we host an emergency summit discussing the shocking milf-ification of alt-queen Billie Eilish. We discuss her British Vogue cover as the nail in the coffin for the corset trend, express concerns over the accelerated schoolgirl-to-milf pipeline, and reflect on the sterility of pop-cultural fertility icons. Links: https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/billie-eilish-vogue-interview https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Through-Clothes-Anne-Hollander/dp/0520082311 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

On this week's episode, we analyze the rise of preppy fashion in alternative culture. We track the history of prep from its origin on Ivy League campuses, discuss its varying cultural significance throughout the decades (The Kennedys! Vivienne Westwood! Vampire Weekend! Brandy Melville!), and unpack why a sweater vest and tennis skirt has become the go-to look for Gen Z baddies ... Links: The Official Preppy Handbook: https://issuu.com/fiyero109/docs/toph Vivienne Westwood Fall 1988 (not Harris Tweed collection but similar): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPiJOtyxho  NYT Lo Lifes feature: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/fashion/lo-lifes-fashion-hip-hop.html Additional reading on Ivy Style: http://sites.fitnyc.edu/depts/museum/Ivy_Style/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Megsuperstarprincess, fashion blogger and self-proclaimed Audrey Hepburn of the Lower East Side, joins Nymphet Alumni to discuss her life as an It Girl with a smashed Android and how she's breathing life into the musty corpse of fashion writing. We consider the golden age of fashion blogging, the sacredness of hipster style philosophy (chunky platforms are out, bloody ballet flats are in), and Meg tells us about the time she accidentally called Alexa Chung a poser. Plus, Meg answers questions from le fans. Bisous! Read Meg's blog! https://lehipsterportal.blogspot.com/ Meg's links: https://www.instagram.com/megsuperstarprincess/ https://www.tiktok.com/@megsuperstarprincess This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

On this week's episode, we discuss the legendary online publication and twee teenage nightmare, Rookie magazine. Founded by ordained gifted kid Tavi Gevinson in 2011, Rookie radicalized a generation of Tumblr-addicted young women into free-bleeding their way through lives, physically and emotionally. We share stories from our self-imposed suffering as misguided teen feminists, discuss the neoliberal obsession with pubescent saviors, speculate on the potential pleasure of trauma, and do recon to figure out whether or not /my sister's boyfriend Fox on his last day of high school/ is still trade. https://www.rookiemag.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

For part 2 of our American Apparel series, we forensically* investigate founder and former CEO Dov Charney’s wealth of sexual harassment lawsuits and discuss how they ultimately led to the company’s chaotic implosion in 2015. We consider how this controversy relates to contemporary sexual dynamics and finally answer the question that’s been weighing on our nation’s psyche for over 15 years: Is Dov Charney a schizophrenic genius or a libertarian pervert? Further reading material… Claudine Ko’s 2004 profile of Dov (the infamous masturbation interview): http://www.claudineko.com/storiesamericanapparel.html Claudine Ko’s follow up profile a year later: https://www.claudineko.com/storiesAA2.html American Apparel’s alleged conspiracy to force Dov out: https://www.businessinsider.com/dov-charney-forced-out-of-american-apparel-2015-8 Sex and Suits by Anne Hollander: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sex_and_Suits/06kgDAAAQBAJ?hl=en *We are not lawyers or investigative journalists. We are just 3 girls who spent a lot of time looking up “Dov Charney sexual harassment allegations.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

For the international debut of Nymphet Alumni, we discuss American Apparel's epic rise and fall, why it's making a comeback in 2021, Dov Charney's existential horniness, and whether or not we're all massive perverts for being obsessed with tennis skirts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe