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Britney Gaustad's avatar

I’m so glad you wrote this piece! Even as recently as a decade ago, I think it was a bit safer to assume that people were dressing their values because the clothes were specifically chosen to signal a subculture. Think punks, goths, hippies, etc. Now, the combination of everyone seeing the same content & everything being too accessible with fast fashion, we have moved away from that.

The “x-core” and “y-aesthetic” is tiring because people are trying out subcultures as quickly as nail polish colors. You can’t safely assume the politics of someone on the train based on what they are wearing because they might only be “punk” this week. Without your clothes communicating what community the wearer strives to align with, the “core” and “aesthetic” driven dressing is rendered confusing and vapid.

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Christine Morrison's avatar

I love this so much, Amy. It really speaks to how as we find ourselves with age, we not only settle into our style but our substance — which includes greater intimacy with those we spend time, and share our lives, with.

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