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with all the fascinating topics being brought up regarding Trent's lyrics and existentialism and the insightful posts of angrysniper and nineinchnerd, I feel the need to bring this topic up and discuss Trent's clothing style over the years and how it pertains to his emotional mindset
PHM era- Trent wore a lot of tank tops and leather jackets with NIN logos and even cut off shorts. In a way this showed his youthful naivete, his innocence, so to speak
1991 Lollapalooza era- by Trent cutting his hair short, this was in essence, Trent shaving off the innocence and thusly entering a new darker era
Broken/TDS era--ah the bondage gear, leather pants, boots, fishnet shirts. where to begin. Our Trent was full into a new dark world, and his wardrobe displayed it. homo-eroticism, self loathing, anger, rage, self destruction. a full embrace of the gothic wardrobe stylings showing the emotional disarray TR was in at this time
Fragile era--short hair again, no more fishnets, no more bondage gear. Our dear boy was all grown up and "maturing". This was Trents embracing of "adulthood"..but you see, underneath there was another story to tell....Fragile era was all about Trent displaying to the world he was over his demons, but inside those demons still lurked. It was also displayed in his wardrobe. Sometimes he would wear casual clothing, to display this new found maturity, but on occasions, you would see the "all black" clothing", or black t shirts, thusly showing the demons were still inside
I could write another thesis for post 2000 wardrobe, but will save that for a rainy day
In closing, Trent has always had a knack for showing his emotions on his sleeve. Literally
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Originally Posted by Wolfkiller
