ethos

a “cultured lifestyle” filled with not just fashion but also movies, books, and experiences.

it’s a way of carrying oneself that values style over fashion and intention over optimization

The idea of this persuasive fluency of speech as something constructed, something striven for and achieved

a person acquires such a halo of enchantment not by way of money, fame, or power but through cultivating knowledge and life experience—creating one’s own codes by way of research, repetition, and relentless curiosity.

Instead of being a passive consumer of the web, I begin to feel as though the internet is molding itself around my intentions, transforming from a distraction machine into a precision instrument for creativity.

Glamour is about creating a story to tell, even if it’s just to yourself

Glamour is unnatural and unordinary. It’s a decadent breakfast or a long stroll. It’s a rejection of the tedium of everyday life and the status quo.