Finding Ekaterina’s flickr in my bookmarks felt like striking gold. Her simple, often monochromatic photographs are everything I have been craving aesthetically recently, and they just feel so effortlessly cool. She mostly captured excursions with friends and fashion shoot BTS snaps, and while she’s no longer active on the site, you can keep up with her designs on her instagram. See some of my favorite photos of hers below:
If the words “blackmilk,” “romwe,” or “galaxy print legging” give you a visceral reaction, please proceed carefully. Purpleasme.tumblr.com showcases many a 2010’s fashion crime, ranging from random crosses to skeleton bodysuits to, yes, the infamous black milk galaxy leggings.
It’s basically impossible to exaggerate the degree to which every tumblr-obsessed girl I knew wanted to dress like her. Her OOTDs, simply put, epitomize 2011 tumblr style.
Scrolling through her blog archive, I can’t help but wonder if galaxy print is going to come back. I mean, Dior did send it down the runway in 2022, but I feel like it’s so heavily associated with the early 2010’s that most gen-zers would be put off by it (unless worn ironically). But perhaps gen alpha has fonder memories of seeing older kids sporting starry shirts and upside-down crosses and would be inclined to revive it. I’ll be honest though, I do have a soft spot for the galaxy trend—it just feels sooo internet-y to me that I can’t help but be a fan.
