Really I think the issue at the root of this existential drama is less about figuring out who you are and how to dress that way – which you’re not supposed to solve; the idea of fashion and more crucially of style is to grant you access to endless experiments, personae and dreams – and more about changing your relationship to what you have and what... See more

There’s a modern phenomenon whereby personal style—on the body, in the home—is understood as a separate track of identity. It’s a mode of expression we’re meant to perfect through mimetic desire and buying the right stuff. I’m thinking, for instance, of dressing like a “coastal grandma,” without otherwise inhabiting the relevant lifestyle choices.... See more