We negotiate a field of signifiers every time we open our wardrobes, or, in my case, every time we rummage through the clothes-pile on the bedroom floor.”
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from Laurie Penny: Handbags, Gowns and Girl Armour | The New Significance
This is basically what I would have tried to talk about if I had a fashion blog. Not so much the clothes on the floor, I mean. The signifiers.
I have a lot of Thoughts about why I like to dress nice* and not wear jeans and be a Classy Dame, basically, that I’ll probably never have a good excuse to share.
*Definitions may vary.