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Adversarial attacks on machine learning models have seen increasing interest in the past years. By making only subtle changes to the input of a convolutional neural network, the output of the network can be swayed to output a completely different result. The first attacks did this by changing pixel values of an input image slightly to fool a classifier to output the wrong class.

The look’s trademark layering and pattern clashing draws inspiration from Harajuku street style, and there’s an undercurrent of Y2K nostalgia and Gilded Age femininity. It feels comfortably out of time, mashing together eras and ideas in a sort of trend-proof abandon.

This eye-catching clothing style was popular in Japan’s Harajuku district during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Tokyo has long been noted for its expressive and cartoonish aesthetics, with Harajuku district serving as a meeting spot for the most flamboyant and eclectic youth groups.