Cool Stuff
Cool stuff in popular culture is an aesthetic of comportment, demeanor, motion, physical appearance and style. Bell bottoms are trousers that become wider from the knees downwards. It is believed that bell-bottom pants were introduced in 1817 to sailors working on deck. The flare at the end of the pant leg allowed them to be rolled up more easily than normal straight-legged pants. The bell-shaped leg also made the pants easier to remove in a hurry when forced to abandon ship or when washed overboard. The pants may also be knotted at the legs to be used as a life preserver. Absurdly wide hems became fashionable in the 1960s, both for men and women.
Cool stuff is also a term of social distinction. Tie-dye is a method of dyeing clothing originally popularized by members of the hippie subculture. Clothes are tied, either with string or rubber bands into some sort of pattern. Then the clothes are dyed, either by submerging them or by squirting dye solution onto them. Where the fabric is tied, some areas do not absorb dye, forming a pattern. This is known as a resist technique (the areas that are tied resist dyeing). Because of cool stuff varied and changing connotations, as well as its subjective nature, cool stuff is impossible to define singly. It can be defined variously as: "fearless self-possession in the face of danger"[1] imperturbable [2] fashionable [3] nonchalant demeanor [4] "fashionable and attractive at the time"; "skilled and socially adept" [5] "charismatic authority" - Max Weber[6] "all right, acceptable,...does not present a problem." - Cool stuff is the sort of thing that can be difficult to maintain. As times change, it can fluctuate. Now days, the weblog seems to be what is hip. And this one may last a while.
