Internet Aesthetic

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming because we're really good at content planning. We wanted to put out this episode on Fast Fashion vs Slow Fashion and what it means to be a sustainable and stylish consumer this Earth Day! Fashion Revolution Week is also happening this week, so check them out at fashionrevolution.org to learn more about who makes your fabric and what you can do to spread awareness!

Ultra-Fast Fashion is Eating the World - The Atlantic

If Gen Z Killed Fast Fashion, Why is Fast Fashion Still Booming? - Dazed

Gen Z on the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of Sustainable Fashion - Refinery 29

Is Everlane Actually Ethical and Sustainable? - Imperfect Idealist

Break Up with Fast Fashion - The Daily Californian

5 Ways to Ditch Fast Fashion and Cultivate a Sustainable Closet - NPR

Mending is the Next (Radical and Accessible) Movement in Sustainable Fashion - Nylon

Is your workplace toxic? Probably. In this two-parter episode, we're talking about toxic workplaces, how common they are, and the structures of power that create them. In Part One, we break down the problems that caused Bon Appetit's fall in June 2020, exposing the ways staff of color were devalued, and how it took down the podcast, Reply All, that tried to cover it half a year later for the same problems. Then we take a look at two examples of more direct racism that can occur in the workplace through Everlane and Ellen DeGeneres. 

As a palate cleanser, do you know what "Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shrimp Tails Guy Gets Milkshake Duck'd" means? Find out with Isa at the end of the episode! 

And make sure to check back next week for Part Two where we talk about the examples of racism in Glossier, sexism AND racism in Pinterest, and harassment in ThirdLove and Away. We'll also discuss the signs of a toxic workplace, the effects of the pandemic on the workplace for better or for worse, and how to endure your workplace if it is toxic. OOF. 

Further Reading:

Bon Appetit

Reply All

Everlane's Convenient Transparency

Ellen Degeneres 

The Aesthetics Wiki page is a treasure trove of aesthetics trending online. In this episode, we dive deep into the subcategory of Foodcores: applecore, buttercore, honeycore, jamcore, bubblegum bitch, milk, mushroomcore. Cottagecore who? We'll cover what these aesthetics mean and how you can incorporate them into your internet aesthetic.

Two zillennials discuss the millennial aesthetic and the co-opting of that aesthetic into the branding (or blanding) of current products and companies that are being sold to us, the resulting backlash to those blands (and re-blands), and guess how brand design will evolve for the next generation. 

Further Reading:  

The Tyranny of Terrazzo - Will The Millenial Aesthetic Ever End? - The Cut 

Welcome to Your Bland New World - Bloomberg 

Don’t Worry, These Gangly-armed Cartoons Are Here to Protect You From Big Tech - AIGA Eye on Design 

Is It Time to Move on From Big Tech’s Colorful Corporate Mascots? - AIGA Eye on Design 

Graphic Designers Have Always Loved Minimalism. But At What Cost? - AIGA Eye on Design

Millennial Pink is Dead: Unpacking Gen Z's Imperfect, Bright and Unapologetic Aesthetic - Glossy

We discuss the rise of astrology in the internet age, how much truth horoscopes hold, and how we think astrology could be useful.

We're back for Season 2! In our first episode, we talk about our thoughts on House of Ho's first episode and the entire season of Bling Empire (spoiler alerts, obviously) and how we feel about Asian Americans being represented on reality shows. We also get into the quality of the representation we've been getting and the ways our stories are told in media. Most of all, we're so excited to have more and more stories coming out featuring characters that look and feel like us and the people we know. But representation doesn't necessarily translate into equality as we've seen with the rise in violence against the AAPI community. We need to speak up and fight back against the structures of power that keep white supremacy in place and harm all POC. 

Here's a compilation of resources and organizations to donate to and ways to support the AAPI community by Twitter user @sasponella

This episode was recorded 2/20/2021

We reflect on our journey, progress, and future. Making this pod wasn't easy! Stay tuned for Season 2...

Our penultimate episode is here! We're talking about the Youtubers that we like to watch across different genres - beauty, fashion, commentary and video essays, etc - and discussing how far Youtube channels have come since the early days of the internet. Let us know your favorite Youtube channels on Instagram @net.aesthetic

Lisa shares this article on Muhammed Sajid's Mental Health Illustrations: https://abduzeedo.com/mental-health-illustrations-muhammed-sajid

Which begged the question: why has becoming a plant parent become a replacement for taking care of our mental health? We touch on the coping mechanisms we employ because we can't (or won't?) go to therapy.