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On the Male influencer theory, Balenciaga new fragrance collection, the Flip-Flop core rise, and The end of Trends

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Filip Jakab
Sep 17, 2025
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Forgiveness is the scent the violet releases upon the heel that has crushed it.
—Mark Twain

PAT BATEMAN, THE PRE-INFLUENCER?

Recently, NTS’s @amarediriwira released BLUE SCREEN W/ AMAR: PATRICK BATEMAN'S WALKMAN. An eerily seductive, goosebumps-y playlist includes dialogues from American Psycho (2000) collaged with Yazoo, Genesis and Pat’s full-on, insane, yet tranquillized self-confessing monologues. The film is based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis. I wonder what Bret would think of the playlist if he ever heard it…

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