Goose Feathers
An everything-inspiration-blog for Danielle M. Martin.
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Part I
I’ve always been a huge fan of Dockers. So when they wanted me to take a couple pictures in their Alpha Khaki series and show them to you guys, I politely answered “YES”.
Dillon also politely answered and ended up with two of the same colors as I did. So we decided to kick the Summer off with some camo and questions:
What’s different about Dockers Alpha Khaki?
Dillon: Comfort, cut, cost. I’m normally stuttin’ in stiff denim or canvas and find myself regularly avoiding chinos/khakis - because of lack of colors, difficulty finding a decent fit and simple fear of change. The Alpha Khaki kind of blew me away, after ripping open the package they were soft - like, actually soft. Still study & with a bit of stretch. The Alpha slid on and was comfortable from minute one (even during my new-pants jumping jacks) narrow in the correct spots. and the price is right. At $59 the alpha khaki doesnt make you give up snowcones all Summer.
Jace: The big difference that I noticed is how comfortable they are. There’s no breaking in process, you just wear them.
I also really like the tapered bottoms. It makes them easy to wear with shoes and boots. None of that bootcut shit. Slim and fitting all they way down.
Oh, and the orange buttons. Real hunting season-esque.
How did you choose to style the Camo Alpha Khaki?
Dillon: This pair really stretched me - camo is tough and wasnt something I’d normally wear so I decided to break a few of my own rules and play around with it. Although camo is meant to blend in, it definitely attracts the eye. So I let it. It’s the focus and you’re the “guy in camo pants” no matter what. I didn’t want anything else on me fighting for attention. The color really is true camo & the pattern is nicely balanced so you can easily play to any of the tones. And it’s great for - you know, hiding in the woods & stuff.
Jace: People can over think a pattern when it’s really all you need. I paired it with a plain t and a pair of espadrilles.
Some wrist noise.
Sunglasses.
And I’m good.
How would you wear these during the Summer?
Dillon: Camo apparel has really been making a splash in the past few seasons and as a relatively lightweight pant these might be nice to toss on this summer when the sunsets. Stand out with a ‘blend in’ pattern amongst a sea of boat shoes and nantucket reds. Also: flip flops on everything.
Jace: I would roll these up past my calves (if they weren’t so big) and just enjoy that Summer weather. The Alpha is light enough to wear in some heat and not so tight that it’s tough to sit 3rd grade indian style in the grass. Anything lightweight is where I’m at this Summer.
Loose t’s and khakis all the way.
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Photos by the lovely: SWF
Find Dillon’s post at: Thread&Salt
I approve.
Sitting in a coffee shop waiting for 9:50am so I can leave to start my shift at work. Having an iced coffee and a breakfast sandwich. Relaxing morning. It’s taking care of myself like this that makes all the difference.
Not waking up 45 minutes before my shift, not dwelling on silly unimportant things, not letting myself get caught up in moods and 10-second emotional swings, not isolating myself.
Being around people. Being around mah girls. Being around dudes but for nothing other than platonic companionship. Making people smile, joking around. That’s what I need.
(Source: goose-feathers)
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→ 29 May 12 at 9 am
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EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS.
Depression is not a synonym for being sad or having a bad day/bad week.
It’s not a PHASE. It’s not a CHOICE. It’s not LAZINESS.
(via general-grievous)
I’m beginning to understand that true recovery only begins when you internalize these truths completely.
You cannot even hope to heal unless you truly believe that depression is a disease.
(via anedumacation)
This is really really important! Everyone better read it.
Forever reblog.
(via daddysdirtymartini)
This is important.
(via story-dj)
Just have to keep on moving. Loving yourself is harder than hell when you hate your own guts for no reason at all.
(via wesmc)
(Source: sherunsfromdarkness, via mantelpieces)
"Depression is humiliating. It turns intelligent, kind people into zombies who can’t wash a dish or change their socks. It affects the ability to think clearly, to feel anything, to ascribe value to your children, your lifelong passions, your relative good fortune. It scoops out your normal healthy ability to cope with bad days and bad news, and replaces it with an unrecognizable sludge that finds no pleasure, no delight, no point in anything outside of bed. You alienate your friends because you can’t comport yourself socially, you risk your job because you can’t concentrate, you live in moderate squalor because you have no energy to stand up, let alone take out the garbage. You become pathetic and you know it. And you have no capacity to stop the downward plunge. You have no perspective, no emotional reserves, no faith that it will get better. So you feel guilty and ashamed of your inability to deal with life like a regular human, which exacerbates the depression and the isolation. If you’ve never been depressed, thank your lucky stars and back off the folks who take a pill so they can make eye contact with the grocery store cashier. No one on earth would choose the nightmare of depression over an averagely turbulent normal life.
It’s not an incapacity to cope with day to day living in the modern world. It’s an incapacity to function. At all. If you and your loved ones have been spared, every blessing to you. If depression has taken root in you or your loved ones, every blessing to you, too. No one chooses it. No one deserves it. It runs in families, it ruins families. You cannot imagine what it takes to feign normalcy, to show up to work, to make a dentist appointment, to pay bills, to walk your dog, to return library books on time, to keep enough toilet paper on hand, when you are exerting most of your capacity on trying not to kill yourself. Depression is real. Just because you’ve never had it doesn’t make it imaginary. Compassion is also real. And a depressed person may cling desperately to it until they are out of the woods and they may remember your compassion for the rest of their lives as a force greater than their depression. Have a heart. Judge not lest ye be judged."
