Travis A.

🦣, Jazz, Cougs, Utes, F1, land use, education.

[Travis A. @tallred7]

@FrshBakedDisney it was a great place to have mom pull over and get glamour shots

[Travis A. @tallred7]

@Tjonesonthenba good piece

[Travis A. @tallred7]

@FrshBakedDisney This and little mermaid - ruined wait times with LL

[Travis A. @tallred7]

Also this

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

A few things to keep in mind during Met Gala discourse:

— The Met Gala is a fundraising event that supports the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute.

— The Costume Institute preserves historical garments, curates public exhibitions, and educates people on how clothing reflects and shapes culture.

— At a time when federal arts funding is being cut, private fundraising like this becomes even more important.

— Many cause-driven organizations hold galas, including those focused on the arts, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental justice, and medical research.

— This year’s theme centers on Black dandyism, inspired by Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. The book explores how Black men transformed a style once imposed upon them into a tool for self-expression, resistance, and dignity.

— The Met Gala raises money through ticket sales. Major fashion houses often purchase entire tables and then invite guests to attend wearing their designs. This is money that would otherwise be spent on private marketing—but here, it goes toward a public cultural institution.

— Not all clothing is meant to be practical or "presentable" by conventional standards. Some garments are made as artistic statements. Even if you wouldn’t wear something to the office, you can still appreciate the creativity and technical mastery behind it.

— Events like this provide work for countless tailors, embroiderers, textile specialists, and artisans—many of whom produce garments entirely by hand. Such artisans also help you appreciate other forms of art, such as theatre and movies, which require costuming.

[Travis A. @tallred7]

Why I twitter today

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

Some of my favorite looks from the Met Gala:

— Colman Domingo in Valentino. The outfit appears to be a tribute to the late, great André Leon Talley. Hard to see here, but he's also wearing a really interesting jewelry piece around his ear.

— Janelle Monae in Thom Browne. Just masterful pattern drafting in that second photo. Such a great, creative look.

— Jeremy O. Harris in an outfit that pays tribute to New Orleans Black dandies. One of the city's earliest Black parading organization was called the Beau Brummels, hence this specific outfit (thanks to @saintjudejones for the tip). The ring features a custom enamel portrait by Benjamin Hawkins, encased in a setting that evokes a Fabergé egg.

— Zendaya's all white outfit, which reminds me of Bianca Jagger. In the 1970s, Jagger went to Nutters of Savile Row, a revolutionary bespoke tailoring shop run by Tommy Nutter and Edward Sexton, who combined fashion forward design with traditional craft. Nutters of Savile Row dressed rock royalty, such as The Beatles and Diana Ross.

[Travis A. @tallred7]

@JacobYLow I’ve found myself not listening to the dialogue and just admiring what everyone’s wearing

[Travis A. @tallred7]

@thvxariana Um …

[Travis A. @tallred7]

@JennaWilliamsUT Thank you for your devotion to Utah’s kids. You’ll never know where your influence ends!

Best of luck in Boston!!

[Delta Center @deltacenter]

Happy Birthday, @utahhockeyclub! To celebrate, we’re giving away a signed Logan Cooley jersey 🏒

To enter:
1️⃣Follow @deltacenter
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*The winner will be DM’d on 4/23.

The prize must be picked up in person at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus.

[Travis A. @tallred7]

@JennaWilliamsUT I couldn’t support my family on a teacher’s salary.

I miss teaching dearly.

[Travis A. @tallred7]

@wanderingdave fair point - I'm imagining right downtown.
If businesses large and small were able to 'right-size' parking for their own needs on their property, rather than having govt. mandate it, I'd view that as a step in the right direction

[Travis A. @tallred7]

Would LOVE to see this come to SLC

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

This is the way.

[Travis A. @tallred7]

While I remain optimistic, downtown daybreak renderings are getting less and less ‘downtown.’ Praying these lots are temporary while other things are on line to get built

[Travis A. @tallred7]

Had a hard time getting behind remakes, They're more craven and empty than the already watered-down originals.

"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed." ~G.K. Chesterton

[Travis A. @tallred7]

I'll never stop saying it

[Hemā Heimuli Jr. @x_hems]

Coach Kevin Young appreciation post -
This man:
• CHOSE BYU over the NBA
• With no time, reorganized a broken up MBB team
• Brought BACK key players: Dallin, Richie and Trev, etc
• Created FIRST NBA-style college coach staff
• SIGNED the #1 recruit from HS
• Finished 3rd in Big12
• Sent BYU to the Sweet 16
• Proudly reps the institution/mission of BYU

It’s way past time…
LET THE MAN HAVE A DAMN BEARD

[Travis A. @tallred7]

this one's hard for me. A couple students died on this road while I worked at Hillcrest.

[Heidi Hatch KUTV @tvheidihatch]

17-year-old Hillcrest High School student dies in vehicle crash 💔 https://t.co/UvzeqiotqP

[Travis A. @tallred7]

@BYUCougars @danielrainge @jimmerfredette when taysom hill is the blurry one in the foreground, and Gifford Nielsen is the blurry one in the background, cuz you've got two POYs in focus, that's wild

[Travis A. @tallred7]

with the win to boot

[BYU Cougars @BYUCougars]

What's better than having one National Player of the Year in the house?

Having two.

[Honestly with Bari Weiss @thehonestlypod]

“You are not the party of working families if the places you govern are not places working families can afford to live.

If you have the lawn sign that ‘kindness is everything’ and ‘no human being is illegal’ in front of a house in an area zoned for single families, then no, you do not actually believe any of that. You just like the lawn sign.

Your politics are symbolic but not operational.”

@EzraKlein on the liberal hypocrisy that so often surrounds the affordable housing crisis in progressive cities—and how to fix it.

[Travis A. @tallred7]

@unseriousliz