MAKING MEANING OF OUR COLLECTIVE FASHION DESIRES
What can spandex bike shorts teach us about our dream future? A lot more than you might think. Become reacquainted with your deepest desires through an exploration of beauty.
Worn-in sweats. Perfectly molded Birkenstocks. The feeling of going braless.
When you think back on your life during the pandemic, like us, you were likely outfitted in something comfy. But what about what you hoped to wear? Even in the most dire moments of new waves, variants, and lockdowns, aspirational aesthetic trends appeared from our collective unconscious. These fashion artifacts are archived in our feeds, boards, saves, and likes. Looking back, we might wonder:
Why were oversized white nightgown dresses the dominant aesthetic in our first summer of the pandemic?
Why did black spandex bike shorts spill over from the spin studio to the first date?
Why was gingham suddenly rendered in muted browns and goldenrod tones, instead of the typical red and blue prints?
This 1.5 hour workshop will explore these questions, connecting you to a new way of understanding the deeper meaning behind your material desires.
Our point of reference is fashion. In its highest form, it’s wearable art—a true manifestation of desire. We can see aesthetic trends as invitations to engage more deeply with the kind of world we want to live in. The very things we find beautiful give us insight into our collective hopes and dreams. By exploring their deeper meanings, we can consciously choose gorgeous ways of meeting our yearnings beyond consumption (e.g., buying the item). And that’s the medicine we need right now.
You might be asking: Why the pandemic? I’m kind of over it. Well, the past three years have been defined by our unmet desires—what we couldn’t or shouldn’t do. We fantasized about how we’d live differently “on the other side” of the pandemic, once things were back to “normal". This is a chance to revisit your longings from a new vantage point, with the wisdom and clarity that comes with time.
We know your brains and bodies are full. This is not a session that’s meant to stuff you up with more information. Our hope is to create a gorgeous, spacious experience that helps you alchemize the mess, chaos, and emotional toll of the past few years. And, most of all, we hope to leave you more connected to a beautiful, better-feeling future. One that you can begin to embody today.
Session Details
Date/Time: Friday, November 4th from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT. For other live event times click here.
Location: Zoom
Recorded? Yes. The recording will be available for seven days after the live session.
Registration Fee: $30. If you want to participate but are unable to financially, please email hello@advancenotice.co for a complimentary session pass.
Refund Policy: There are no refunds after purchase.
Who This Is For: Everyone! Whether you’re on a personal journey or looking to apply this workshop to a passion project, this experience is for any individual who appreciates beauty and enjoys exploring new ideas.
Format: Workshop. Since Autumn brings cozy contemplation, we've designed this session as an inward journey (i.e., no breakout rooms, no requirement to speak, no need to be on video). We'll move between sharing insights and guiding you through activities.
Supplies? Yes. Please bring a journal/pen and whatever art supplies you have on hand—anything from a pencil and paper, to more whimsical tools if you wish. (We'll remind you again closer to the event date.)
About your Facilitator
Emily Empel is a spiritual futurist and the founder of Advance Notice. Emily's gift is her ability to pluck strange and ethereal wisdom from unexpected spaces and help bring it into material form. A Taurus Sun and Pisces Rising, Emily’s presentation style is warm and generative, dreamy and grounded. In this session, you’ll experience her energy as a gentle sled ride through a cosmic dreamscape. She’ll choose the most gorgeous, snow-kissed route, with so much goodness for you to take in along the way. After the first ride down the hill, you’ll be ready to run back up and do it all over again!
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Advance Notice is a community for individual seekers and organizations who hope to connect with the better future they want to fully embody, in all aspects of their lives. You can learn more about us on IG @advance.notice or by signing up for our community mailing list.
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While this presentation is designed for individual seekers, we offer an extended version of this session for working teams that includes organizational insights. We also provide “Aesthetic and Archetypal Guidance,” a customized research journey to explore how your organization’s dream future is speaking directly to your team through visible, tangible clues.
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5% of proceeds will be donated to IllumiNative, a Native woman-led racial and social justice organization dedicated to increasing the visibility of—and challenging the narrative about—Native peoples. IllumiNative’s mission is to utilize research, narrative and culture change strategies, movement-building, and organizing to disrupt the invisibility of Native peoples, re-educate Americans, and mobilize public support for key Native issues.
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For questions about Advance Notice, this session, or our offerings, please email hello@advancenotice.co
Image Credit: Terracotta gingham dress courtesy of Linenfox