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Post by Taylor Swift on Jan 10, 2012 6:09:48 GMT -5
 Listen, i'd love to go into a big spiel, but i have been busy keeping myself awake so i can harass people n what my new hair color should be, and staying up so i can bitch someoneout like they've never been bitched out before (that's right, i'm waiting for them to wake up. I'm nice) But the fact is, 50% of marriages in the united states end in divorce and seperation. The common misconception is that all of those marragaies were failed from the get go. They weren't in love, they didn't have the means, they didn't have the responsibilities of an adult down-pat before they attempted commitment, the list goes on.... But divorce is a lot more than a severing of uninions and who gets the allimony checks. It's a seperation of two people who have at some point shared their lives together so strongly where the lines between one begin and the other end blur. And in a divorce, even if those walls are put up and the finances split and the custody battled for and the lives seperated, if two people truely felt so closely and strongly, no matter ho differentthey are now or how much their lives have changed, parts of them are still connected. Mannerisms are retained, and even if that something left over isnt love, there is still a connection, and there will never stop being some form of emptiness or longing or a sense that somethings missing. And sometimes as the two live their own lives day by day, seperate and alone, they still unknowingly reconnect, for better of for worse. That was the aspect of divorce I tried to portray. The divorce rate is 50% and rising, and while its painted frequently as utter hatred between the 2 parties, while divorce is far more complex than that, and should be shown thin the ways it never is: a complex, often awkward, mostly severed connection between 2 individuals. |
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Post by Taylor Swift on Jan 10, 2012 14:06:03 GMT -5
Today I learned dark amber means bright ginger.....
Wrong thread
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Post by Emma Watson on Jan 10, 2012 14:23:52 GMT -5
Emma: I like this quite a bit. The theme is definitely there, and you really nailed the kind of awkward connection thing you were going for. The pose is good, the outfit and makeup are good, and overall it's quite nice. I really don't have much more to say, I'm afraid.
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Post by Émilie Simon on Jan 10, 2012 19:47:15 GMT -5
Émilie: It's a rather melancholy atmosphere which captures the essence of divorce quite well. Rather than the heart break and family tearing apart that's usually associated with the divorce thing, we are seeing the effects on the two individuals, and the heartbreak they are going through.
I love the styling, and I think this could easy work as an anti-divorce ad.
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Post by Amanda Kimmel on Jan 10, 2012 22:28:42 GMT -5
Amanda: I really love the concept here. You're lonely without each other, and the falling out caused the door to be put up, for you to be in two separate worlds that need to collide again. As someone who plans on marrying right the first time (a story which you know all too well), I can relate to that longing. It's an inventive shot, and for that I must give you props. There is one gripe I do have though - when I look at you, my eyes are immediately drawn to that ugly obnoxious thing on your head. It takes away from your face, and that's not what we want here. Aside from that, everything is great - the styling, your face, yes, and the setting. Good work!
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Post by Yoona Im on Jan 10, 2012 23:17:07 GMT -5
Yoona: I love that you addressed the Divorce issue because I think it's really important since a lot of people affected from the divorce. I love the set. The concept is very sad and it worked well with the issue here. I think this is a good week for you again, Taylor
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Post by Taylor Swift on Jan 11, 2012 1:05:58 GMT -5
Obnoxious thing being the heaadband? Lol, headbands are good when they serve a purpoose. They are also now the only way to keep,my hair out of my eyes so I am suddenly a big supporter
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Post by Amanda Kimmel on Jan 11, 2012 12:15:41 GMT -5
Obnoxious thing being the heaadband? Lol, headbands are good when they serve a purpoose. They are also now the only way to keep,my hair out of my eyes so I am suddenly a big supporter And here, where it pushes your bangs into your eyes, it doesn't serve a purpose other than to distract someone. Plus your hair is up so there is really no point to it... |
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Post by Taylor Swift on Jan 12, 2012 0:56:02 GMT -5
This is true. I meant irl. I cant tie my hair back anymore. I look like little orphan annie
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