As a fellow European, I enjoyed the harsher articles as well :) I think we all go to different places and limiting discourse to just the positives is part of the reason social media can become toxic - while honesty is much harder to find. I personally truly appreciate your courage and openness.
Thank you so much for this. Toxic positivity of a certain type of social media is definitely an issue. I believe that we need people to be opinionated and to take a stand... but it comes with a big responsibility, and I'm not always sure if I want to take that on. The recent conversation surrounding the latest Emily Sundberg piece is a great example: a lot of people are losing their minds over one writer's well-formulated and thoroughly argued opinion. I have a bunch of drafts about topics that are probably a little bit controversial and I've chosen to not publish them (yet, anyway) because I'm not sure I want to deal with a potential aftermath and I don't want to actively hurt people's feelings. (As I'm writing this, I'm telling myself that I probably just need to develop thicker skin, because the type of writing I enjoy the most is always a little bit controversial, even if I don't agree with it.)
Hi friend. Thank you for this. Ok, I love your husband. So there's that. First of all I deeply appreciate your honesty and authenticity always. It's interesting to me that you look at these older women and what they wear as a kind of place to rest. And you also talk about just wearing clothes and that maybe we give clothes too much power in relationship to self. Yet your comfort -- looking at these women, who are very much in the expression of self through clothes. You are drawn to them, I think, not wearing "just clothes." And one day you and I will be them (I hope). You love clothes and style and fashion, I think, and so you can't just opt out and deem things unimportant. At 53+, I am in this weird place of realization that the "little things" are life. Smiling at a crossing card in the sun. A really hot cup of coffee. The right place to put your keys in the evening. And yes, feeling right in what you wear. At 25 they are forgotten nothings and you can afford to get them wrong. At my age now I feel each one is something to ponder, to love, to try and get just right. Seeking pleasure and warmth and beauty makes a life. This is it, maybe, and it's fleeting. Maybe you are talking yourself out of clothes. There's a lot that sucks about it (honestly I have looked at you and thought, you can wear anything when you're that beautiful, damn it!), but I think you also love it. Anyway, it is impossible to feel it's all b.s. when it's where we found each other! XO.
"You love clothes and style and fashion, I think, and so you can't just opt out and deem things unimportant." -- I feel this very strongly! It's definitely not all b.s., but just a different perspective. After this summer of not having photographed my outfits I recognize that I can love and appreciate my clothes without having them be seen in a photo, or by others. You know, it's like a "when a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound" type of situation. I can really enjoy my clothes by just living in them. Not thinking of my clothes as tools or outfits, but "just clothes" and that's something that feels profound and meaningful. So I guess I mean that I'm not talking myself out of clothes, but talking myself really into them, on a more physical, tangible level?
I dunno, it's kind of like you wrote recently, about vacillating? Sometimes you need to lean heavily into the other direction to figure out where you are? Clearly this is something I will have to investigate further! Anyway, I always appreciate your point of view on these things!
sorry you’re struggling. none of your letters have seemed overly harsh to me at all (i’m a new yorker… grain of salt). you are articulating what many of us are feeling, and doing so while sharing your incredible wealth of knowledge. thank you for your posts!
I never comment on anything, but I felt compelled to leave a note here: I'm not a fashion person (strictly speaking), just a humanities professor and writer who likes your pov. I want to hear more about massive work shirts you discovered and hating trends and going really deep into trying to understand why appearance matters. Have you read the writer Osamu Dazai on clothes? Maybe there is something there for you. A piece of advice handed to me this summer as I was flailing in my own personal sense of failure (won't go into this here) was to remember that I am driving the car. While the combustion engine isn't my favorite, the metaphor worked—the practice of going back to actions that are concerted choices, letting other thoughts go. Along these lines: I've admired the way you foreground the contemplative aspects of your relationship to clothing. I know that doesn't pay the bills, but please know there are people out here receiving your words and feeling inspired <3
Thank you so much for leaving a comment! I always love hearing from lurkers (I'm using the term lovingly).
I haven't read Osamu Dazai -- thank you for the recommendation. I really appreciate your wise words and encouragement. "the practice of going back to actions that are concerted choices, letting other thoughts go" -- this is very close to what Subrina Heyink told me in the spring when I told her about my shop situation. It felt significant then, and it feels significant now. Letting go of fear is hard though!
The fear aspect of it is tricky, I agree. I don't know if this sounds preachy (or lurk-y?) however one thing I have found helpful is to imagine that the fear is three-dimensional and then "walk" around it, observing. It can be hard to observe anything at all, but sometimes I manage a little glimpse of something or other :)
Making life decisions always is hard, especially when the alternatives aren't clear. It's a pity about Your shop. (Now I cannot visit it in the future). As You love fashion, vintage and quality, it seem so to me, I think You can't talk yourself out of clothing, even if it seems the easiest way atm to make thoughts clear. When I quit blogging about 10 years ago I continued dressing myself and noticed that I missed the interaction with others with the same interest. That's where IG came in for me. I always looking forward your letters here, they're not too harsh to me. I admire how good You are in putting Your reflections into words and sentences. You never thought about becoming a fashion-writer? Don't be harsh to yourself the coming months. Being less gentle to Your customers for me sounds quite ok! Take care!
Thank you! I've never thought about being a fashion writer, not really. I'm definitely more into personal writing, but it's just a hobby. I enjoy it a lot, but making money with it seems even more challenging than trying to run a successful vintage shop.
I might change my mind about outfit photos and sharing them in the future; I recognize that this might be a phase that I need right now, but might not need later.
I am going to join the chorus here and say that I absolutely ADORE your POV. As a native New Yorker, snark never repels me!! Your content is provocative in the best of ways and has influenced me for the better. I love how it pushes me. That said, if it doesn’t make you happy, I will just reread the archived pieces 😍
I am sorry to hear about your shop. Hopefully it is just a difficult patch. I have thought for a while what an amazing visiting professor you would make at a fashion program like FIT or Parsons. I think young people early in their fashion journey would love to know what you have mastered about historical garments but also your detailed knowledge of construction, fabric etc would be life changing.
Funny you mention the elegant older women. I know we have chatted about the fact that stylish older women resonate with so many millennial/GenZ and the theory that older women have true style because it was acquired slowly through life experiences as opposed to through high velocity social media algos. In June I was in Cannes for work (advertising conference) and could not stop admiring all the old Cannes couples strolling around seemingly oblivious to the hordes of New York agency kids clunking around. Their beautiful silver hair contrasting against their deep dans and their beautiful linen outfits in Mediterranean hues that are always so special and sadly rare in countries like the US. What a powerful visual antidote to all those “signaling” style-less wearers of The Row shoes. There, some SNARK from me too!!
Thank you for your support, Teresa. I always appreciate hearing from you.
Since I published this newsletter I've been thinking a lot about snark, and about how rare it is to read style or fashion related pieces with a strong point of view that doesn't get misinterpreted as meanness, gate-keeping, or a personal attack. It's a strange thing. I've read a lot about the decline in people's media reading skills, and I wonder whether our highly individual-centric culture and the fast pace of social media are the reasons for its collapse. We are unable to see outside of ourselves, so we refuse to recognize someone else's point of view without internalizing it first.
The old couples at Cannes sound so charming. I just really love watching older people, the way they carry themselves, the way their clothes are beautifully lived in.
I think your posts are incredible in their honesty and clarity and if that’s sometimes not all sunshine and flowers that’s ok. I am so sorry about your shop. I was harboring hopes of getting there someday to see it in person. Can’t wait to hear where you land and how you get there.
Who knows what will happen with the shop! I have some thoughts about switching into a hybrid business model, but that will take time and energy to figure out. I just hope that I'll be able to get out of this current stagnant situation at some point soon.
I felt this whole article. I am always checking myself and aware of whether my creative posting of outfits comes from a place of creativity and whether or not I need to feel it necessary to share it. I could for instance, log them in a photo catalogue only for myself — I am always checking myself about whether my need for “approval” or “look at me and my style” is running the show. Long breaks from social media helps. As for your shop, I am sorry for where you are with that, that must be hard. I myself have always wanted to own a vintage shop but I almost have a future visualization of it having to close due to slow profits. Who know whether I will take the plunge and do it and love it simply while it lasts for the experience of owning it for a time. 49 euros sounds like a deal to me for the shoes. It is very depressing when we encounter the state of our culture when it comes to paying for quality items and that things shouldn’t and can’t cost 20 euros/dollars. I dwell in it sometimes and my posts frequently have an undertone of judgement or just general disdain. But that’s ok! Sometimes that’s just where we are. Sending much love and I am wondering if you do online sales to the states so I can help support your store. Xo- Rach
"I am always checking myself about whether my need for “approval” or “look at me and my style” is running the show." -- I think this is what tripped me up. It's so difficult to tell apart a real sense of creativity and the need for approval sometimes. I don't think I actively need other people's approval, but the way IG is wired... it's hard to keep your personal agency strong and to have the POV be your own. Maybe that's not even possible, fully, and maybe that's okay, too. Right now it feels good to stay out of it, and perhaps with time I'll feel comfortable sharing outfits again.
I'm actually planning on opening an Etsy shop at some point in the fall. It's been unrealistic to only have a brick-and-mortar shop in this day & age. I've wanted to believe in a physical location where people could come to find good clothes and the person behind the curation, without the online nonsense, but it's just not doable anymore. I get that. Times change. I think there is a way to run a vintage shop successfully, but you most likely need several platforms for the sales to trickle in. Luxury resale does well overall, I think, but I've never been interested in that personally. But you should chase your dream. Running your own vintage stores is an amazing job. Even though I'm in this position now, I wouldn't change a day.
I think it's normal to feel as you are when you're having to make life decisions that aren't clear (your shop, for instance). I laughed out loud at your straight-talking to the shoe woman, and obviously she needed to hear that - and to be reminded why those shoes were special, which helped her justify the (rather low) price. I wonder if one of the issues with people trying to haggle in vintage shops is that we are fed the idea that thrifting and vintage are interchangeable, that it's good for the planet and our wallets, and look at this luxury-brand cashmere sweater I got for mere pennies! So people come in thinking everything is going to be cheap, without considering the value of what they are looking at, whether in materials, craftsmanship or uniqueness. Surely the charm in vintage should be in the narrative behind it? Sometimes you just have to blast people with rhetoric, to help them to buy into your vision (I totally see that you may not feel bothered to do this, or maybe you already are? It's a technique I deploy in parent-teacher meetings when a parent wants to tell me what they think is lacking in my curriculum, and I have to convince them that I'm doing something better - or that it's really not worth arguing with me because I'll just keep going on and on)
Thank you for this! You gave me a lot to think about.
"I wonder if one of the issues with people trying to haggle in vintage shops is that we are fed the idea that thrifting and vintage are interchangeable" -- yes, I think this is a big part of it. The price of (new, non-luxury) clothing has plummeted in the past 10-20 years, and I think that feeds into people's ideas of what clothes "should" cost. Very few people stop to think about the work that goes into curating and maintaining a selection of vintage clothes in a brick-and-mortar setting, and they just see the singular piece of clothing that they want to buy. The bargain mentality is definitely strong in a certain vintage crowd.
"Sometimes you just have to blast people with rhetoric, to help them to buy into your vision" -- I could certainly do better with this. The clothes I sell are in impeccable condition, beautifully laundered and ironed, the shop setting is elegant... but you're right, I should voice out the narrative more clearly. I've contemplated drafting a diagram that breaks down the cost of a singular piece of clothing, to show to customers who question my prices. That might be a better solution than a rambling "this is not a thrift store, but a curated vintage boutique" that I often resort to.
on the other side of the world (Australia) I have to say in my own season of depression and despair I've found your articles a breath of fresh air amongst many others I read both on substack and in conventional media. thank you for your avant garde realism, which may not always be pleasant but makes me feel less alone during dark times.
I hope you and your shop work things out - I have never owned my own business and having never worked in retail I can’t even begin to think about having to deal with the ridiculous expectations fast fashion has foisted on people. Like everyone here I have never found your insights to be personal or judgy, you seem harsher on yourself than anyone else - so as Shannon said, be kind to yourself.
"having to deal with the ridiculous expectations fast fashion has foisted on people" -- I think this hits the nail on the head. Fast fashion has ruined people's understanding of what clothes are and how much they should cost. That's actually something to be harsh about.
This was beautifully written! I have very much enjoyed your posts this summer: even with "harsher" truths, you can tell the attention and care you pay to your writing and what you're writing about.
I really enjoy your writing and am always excited to see the email land in my inbox! I hope you find the right path for you as you navigate everything 🫶
As a fellow European, I enjoyed the harsher articles as well :) I think we all go to different places and limiting discourse to just the positives is part of the reason social media can become toxic - while honesty is much harder to find. I personally truly appreciate your courage and openness.
Thank you so much for this. Toxic positivity of a certain type of social media is definitely an issue. I believe that we need people to be opinionated and to take a stand... but it comes with a big responsibility, and I'm not always sure if I want to take that on. The recent conversation surrounding the latest Emily Sundberg piece is a great example: a lot of people are losing their minds over one writer's well-formulated and thoroughly argued opinion. I have a bunch of drafts about topics that are probably a little bit controversial and I've chosen to not publish them (yet, anyway) because I'm not sure I want to deal with a potential aftermath and I don't want to actively hurt people's feelings. (As I'm writing this, I'm telling myself that I probably just need to develop thicker skin, because the type of writing I enjoy the most is always a little bit controversial, even if I don't agree with it.)
Hi friend. Thank you for this. Ok, I love your husband. So there's that. First of all I deeply appreciate your honesty and authenticity always. It's interesting to me that you look at these older women and what they wear as a kind of place to rest. And you also talk about just wearing clothes and that maybe we give clothes too much power in relationship to self. Yet your comfort -- looking at these women, who are very much in the expression of self through clothes. You are drawn to them, I think, not wearing "just clothes." And one day you and I will be them (I hope). You love clothes and style and fashion, I think, and so you can't just opt out and deem things unimportant. At 53+, I am in this weird place of realization that the "little things" are life. Smiling at a crossing card in the sun. A really hot cup of coffee. The right place to put your keys in the evening. And yes, feeling right in what you wear. At 25 they are forgotten nothings and you can afford to get them wrong. At my age now I feel each one is something to ponder, to love, to try and get just right. Seeking pleasure and warmth and beauty makes a life. This is it, maybe, and it's fleeting. Maybe you are talking yourself out of clothes. There's a lot that sucks about it (honestly I have looked at you and thought, you can wear anything when you're that beautiful, damn it!), but I think you also love it. Anyway, it is impossible to feel it's all b.s. when it's where we found each other! XO.
Thank you, Rachel!
"You love clothes and style and fashion, I think, and so you can't just opt out and deem things unimportant." -- I feel this very strongly! It's definitely not all b.s., but just a different perspective. After this summer of not having photographed my outfits I recognize that I can love and appreciate my clothes without having them be seen in a photo, or by others. You know, it's like a "when a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound" type of situation. I can really enjoy my clothes by just living in them. Not thinking of my clothes as tools or outfits, but "just clothes" and that's something that feels profound and meaningful. So I guess I mean that I'm not talking myself out of clothes, but talking myself really into them, on a more physical, tangible level?
I dunno, it's kind of like you wrote recently, about vacillating? Sometimes you need to lean heavily into the other direction to figure out where you are? Clearly this is something I will have to investigate further! Anyway, I always appreciate your point of view on these things!
sorry you’re struggling. none of your letters have seemed overly harsh to me at all (i’m a new yorker… grain of salt). you are articulating what many of us are feeling, and doing so while sharing your incredible wealth of knowledge. thank you for your posts!
Thank you, amy! I appreciate your support!
I never comment on anything, but I felt compelled to leave a note here: I'm not a fashion person (strictly speaking), just a humanities professor and writer who likes your pov. I want to hear more about massive work shirts you discovered and hating trends and going really deep into trying to understand why appearance matters. Have you read the writer Osamu Dazai on clothes? Maybe there is something there for you. A piece of advice handed to me this summer as I was flailing in my own personal sense of failure (won't go into this here) was to remember that I am driving the car. While the combustion engine isn't my favorite, the metaphor worked—the practice of going back to actions that are concerted choices, letting other thoughts go. Along these lines: I've admired the way you foreground the contemplative aspects of your relationship to clothing. I know that doesn't pay the bills, but please know there are people out here receiving your words and feeling inspired <3
Thank you so much for leaving a comment! I always love hearing from lurkers (I'm using the term lovingly).
I haven't read Osamu Dazai -- thank you for the recommendation. I really appreciate your wise words and encouragement. "the practice of going back to actions that are concerted choices, letting other thoughts go" -- this is very close to what Subrina Heyink told me in the spring when I told her about my shop situation. It felt significant then, and it feels significant now. Letting go of fear is hard though!
The fear aspect of it is tricky, I agree. I don't know if this sounds preachy (or lurk-y?) however one thing I have found helpful is to imagine that the fear is three-dimensional and then "walk" around it, observing. It can be hard to observe anything at all, but sometimes I manage a little glimpse of something or other :)
Not preachy at all! I'm pretty good at observing my feelings (thanks to therapy) but fear is definitely the hardest one for me. Thank you for the tip!
Making life decisions always is hard, especially when the alternatives aren't clear. It's a pity about Your shop. (Now I cannot visit it in the future). As You love fashion, vintage and quality, it seem so to me, I think You can't talk yourself out of clothing, even if it seems the easiest way atm to make thoughts clear. When I quit blogging about 10 years ago I continued dressing myself and noticed that I missed the interaction with others with the same interest. That's where IG came in for me. I always looking forward your letters here, they're not too harsh to me. I admire how good You are in putting Your reflections into words and sentences. You never thought about becoming a fashion-writer? Don't be harsh to yourself the coming months. Being less gentle to Your customers for me sounds quite ok! Take care!
Thank you! I've never thought about being a fashion writer, not really. I'm definitely more into personal writing, but it's just a hobby. I enjoy it a lot, but making money with it seems even more challenging than trying to run a successful vintage shop.
I might change my mind about outfit photos and sharing them in the future; I recognize that this might be a phase that I need right now, but might not need later.
I am going to join the chorus here and say that I absolutely ADORE your POV. As a native New Yorker, snark never repels me!! Your content is provocative in the best of ways and has influenced me for the better. I love how it pushes me. That said, if it doesn’t make you happy, I will just reread the archived pieces 😍
I am sorry to hear about your shop. Hopefully it is just a difficult patch. I have thought for a while what an amazing visiting professor you would make at a fashion program like FIT or Parsons. I think young people early in their fashion journey would love to know what you have mastered about historical garments but also your detailed knowledge of construction, fabric etc would be life changing.
Funny you mention the elegant older women. I know we have chatted about the fact that stylish older women resonate with so many millennial/GenZ and the theory that older women have true style because it was acquired slowly through life experiences as opposed to through high velocity social media algos. In June I was in Cannes for work (advertising conference) and could not stop admiring all the old Cannes couples strolling around seemingly oblivious to the hordes of New York agency kids clunking around. Their beautiful silver hair contrasting against their deep dans and their beautiful linen outfits in Mediterranean hues that are always so special and sadly rare in countries like the US. What a powerful visual antidote to all those “signaling” style-less wearers of The Row shoes. There, some SNARK from me too!!
Thank you for your support, Teresa. I always appreciate hearing from you.
Since I published this newsletter I've been thinking a lot about snark, and about how rare it is to read style or fashion related pieces with a strong point of view that doesn't get misinterpreted as meanness, gate-keeping, or a personal attack. It's a strange thing. I've read a lot about the decline in people's media reading skills, and I wonder whether our highly individual-centric culture and the fast pace of social media are the reasons for its collapse. We are unable to see outside of ourselves, so we refuse to recognize someone else's point of view without internalizing it first.
The old couples at Cannes sound so charming. I just really love watching older people, the way they carry themselves, the way their clothes are beautifully lived in.
Good snark!
I think your posts are incredible in their honesty and clarity and if that’s sometimes not all sunshine and flowers that’s ok. I am so sorry about your shop. I was harboring hopes of getting there someday to see it in person. Can’t wait to hear where you land and how you get there.
Thank you so much, Betsy!
Who knows what will happen with the shop! I have some thoughts about switching into a hybrid business model, but that will take time and energy to figure out. I just hope that I'll be able to get out of this current stagnant situation at some point soon.
I felt this whole article. I am always checking myself and aware of whether my creative posting of outfits comes from a place of creativity and whether or not I need to feel it necessary to share it. I could for instance, log them in a photo catalogue only for myself — I am always checking myself about whether my need for “approval” or “look at me and my style” is running the show. Long breaks from social media helps. As for your shop, I am sorry for where you are with that, that must be hard. I myself have always wanted to own a vintage shop but I almost have a future visualization of it having to close due to slow profits. Who know whether I will take the plunge and do it and love it simply while it lasts for the experience of owning it for a time. 49 euros sounds like a deal to me for the shoes. It is very depressing when we encounter the state of our culture when it comes to paying for quality items and that things shouldn’t and can’t cost 20 euros/dollars. I dwell in it sometimes and my posts frequently have an undertone of judgement or just general disdain. But that’s ok! Sometimes that’s just where we are. Sending much love and I am wondering if you do online sales to the states so I can help support your store. Xo- Rach
Thanks Rachel!
"I am always checking myself about whether my need for “approval” or “look at me and my style” is running the show." -- I think this is what tripped me up. It's so difficult to tell apart a real sense of creativity and the need for approval sometimes. I don't think I actively need other people's approval, but the way IG is wired... it's hard to keep your personal agency strong and to have the POV be your own. Maybe that's not even possible, fully, and maybe that's okay, too. Right now it feels good to stay out of it, and perhaps with time I'll feel comfortable sharing outfits again.
I'm actually planning on opening an Etsy shop at some point in the fall. It's been unrealistic to only have a brick-and-mortar shop in this day & age. I've wanted to believe in a physical location where people could come to find good clothes and the person behind the curation, without the online nonsense, but it's just not doable anymore. I get that. Times change. I think there is a way to run a vintage shop successfully, but you most likely need several platforms for the sales to trickle in. Luxury resale does well overall, I think, but I've never been interested in that personally. But you should chase your dream. Running your own vintage stores is an amazing job. Even though I'm in this position now, I wouldn't change a day.
I think it's normal to feel as you are when you're having to make life decisions that aren't clear (your shop, for instance). I laughed out loud at your straight-talking to the shoe woman, and obviously she needed to hear that - and to be reminded why those shoes were special, which helped her justify the (rather low) price. I wonder if one of the issues with people trying to haggle in vintage shops is that we are fed the idea that thrifting and vintage are interchangeable, that it's good for the planet and our wallets, and look at this luxury-brand cashmere sweater I got for mere pennies! So people come in thinking everything is going to be cheap, without considering the value of what they are looking at, whether in materials, craftsmanship or uniqueness. Surely the charm in vintage should be in the narrative behind it? Sometimes you just have to blast people with rhetoric, to help them to buy into your vision (I totally see that you may not feel bothered to do this, or maybe you already are? It's a technique I deploy in parent-teacher meetings when a parent wants to tell me what they think is lacking in my curriculum, and I have to convince them that I'm doing something better - or that it's really not worth arguing with me because I'll just keep going on and on)
Thank you for this! You gave me a lot to think about.
"I wonder if one of the issues with people trying to haggle in vintage shops is that we are fed the idea that thrifting and vintage are interchangeable" -- yes, I think this is a big part of it. The price of (new, non-luxury) clothing has plummeted in the past 10-20 years, and I think that feeds into people's ideas of what clothes "should" cost. Very few people stop to think about the work that goes into curating and maintaining a selection of vintage clothes in a brick-and-mortar setting, and they just see the singular piece of clothing that they want to buy. The bargain mentality is definitely strong in a certain vintage crowd.
"Sometimes you just have to blast people with rhetoric, to help them to buy into your vision" -- I could certainly do better with this. The clothes I sell are in impeccable condition, beautifully laundered and ironed, the shop setting is elegant... but you're right, I should voice out the narrative more clearly. I've contemplated drafting a diagram that breaks down the cost of a singular piece of clothing, to show to customers who question my prices. That might be a better solution than a rambling "this is not a thrift store, but a curated vintage boutique" that I often resort to.
I think a diagram is a great idea!
on the other side of the world (Australia) I have to say in my own season of depression and despair I've found your articles a breath of fresh air amongst many others I read both on substack and in conventional media. thank you for your avant garde realism, which may not always be pleasant but makes me feel less alone during dark times.
Thank you so much, Katarina. I'm touched and moved. May there be lighter days ahead for the both of us!
Any time spent reading you is something I learn about the world, about you and about myself. Thank you for writing.
Thank you, Neela. I always appreciate your support.
I hope you and your shop work things out - I have never owned my own business and having never worked in retail I can’t even begin to think about having to deal with the ridiculous expectations fast fashion has foisted on people. Like everyone here I have never found your insights to be personal or judgy, you seem harsher on yourself than anyone else - so as Shannon said, be kind to yourself.
Thank you, Alison, for your support.
"having to deal with the ridiculous expectations fast fashion has foisted on people" -- I think this hits the nail on the head. Fast fashion has ruined people's understanding of what clothes are and how much they should cost. That's actually something to be harsh about.
I love your writing, incisiveness included.
Thank you, Emma. Much appreciated!
This was beautifully written! I have very much enjoyed your posts this summer: even with "harsher" truths, you can tell the attention and care you pay to your writing and what you're writing about.
Thank you, Sarah. I really appreciate you.
I really enjoy your writing and am always excited to see the email land in my inbox! I hope you find the right path for you as you navigate everything 🫶
Thanks, Katie! Here's to hoping for better days!
Always appreciate your unique POV and how it makes me think.
Thank you, Melissa. Thank you for reading and sticking around!