Why I Don’t Think About Dressing ‘Respectably’ Anymore
I have known one of my good friends since high school. We met at church, which is ironic because as adults we both became nonreligious. She once sent me an Instagram reel of one of those young, edgy “new school” pastors giving a sermon. He was on stage in relaxed clothes, very distressed jeans, holding […]
If Clothing Is a Language, Why Say “Don’t Judge”?
One of the first ideas you hear in style advice is that clothing is a kind of language. What you wear communicates something about you. But it starts to get confusing when you place it next to another common statement: Don’t judge people by their clothes. Those two ideas don’t fully resolve. If clothing is a […]