True style isn’t worn; it’s lived. Fashion isn’t what we wear, but the grace with which we exist

Style is a set of constraints that you stick to.

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