True style isn’t worn; it’s lived. Fashion isn’t what we wear, but the grace with which we exist
True style isn’t worn; it’s lived. Fashion isn’t what we wear, but the grace with which we exist
a little daring. What you see is self-definition rather than trendiness. Style is the intersection of what you wear with who you are.”
Sarah B. Breathnach • Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort & Joy
The Gift of Style has little to do with our popular interpretation of this word — it has more to do with following your own unique rebellious spirit out into the world. True style cannot be measured by materialistic trappings nor can it be faked. It is the natural flowering of your individuality. To find your own style is to be yourself without con
... See moreRichard Rudd • The Gene Keys: Embracing Your Higher Purpose
This was what personal style was to me in 2008: a cipher for something much broader, a glimpse into the lives of others.
Dirt • Dirt | Substack
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This isn’t just a clothing company or an online magazine; it’s more than that. It’s a ‘lifestyle project.’”
Bobby Hundreds • This Is Not a T-Shirt
If your style is meant to help you express your priorities, and your priorities exclusively concern being stylish, what does your style express? Can clothes express...clothes?
Haley Nahman • #176: Accounting for taste
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The Lifestyle era was not about creating culture; it was about attaching brands onto existing cultural contexts. It was not about shaping people; it was about sorting consumer demographics into niche categories.
Toby Shorin • Life After Lifestyle
"Remember that buying s**t is not the same as having swag. Remember that having cool interests beyond cool clothes, and doing good deeds besides putting together sick outfits (which, to be clear, is a good deed), will make your clothes look better on you"
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