Love the consideration of the clothes and jewelry from times since past.
My fave piece of literary fashion advice comes from Ulysses: "Never put on you tomorrow what you can wear today. Parallax!" As someone who used to save outfits for a special occasion always on the horizon, I took this advice to heart. I miss some of those old garments (especially this one red button-down), which became imbued with the magic of Friday nights in rainbow lights but which I've long since discarded.
Clothes as armour. Clothes as beacons to find kindred spirits. And how the slower time of the novel might allow us to discover ourselves as well as the characters we invent. Love this piece.
"We were queer kids in San Francisco during times that almost overlapped in the 1990s, the city almost like a school we both went to."
Thank you for this instant transformation to so many people and places into community. There are too many places in this world like "a school we both went to." More than just a location and more than just people I know. A container and a community.
I always hid behind generic clothing and am just now starting to show my true colors at 40 with more outlandish patterns, piercings, and my first tattoo.
You and Mattilda were much braver than I - thanks for the inspiration!
Love the consideration of the clothes and jewelry from times since past.
My fave piece of literary fashion advice comes from Ulysses: "Never put on you tomorrow what you can wear today. Parallax!" As someone who used to save outfits for a special occasion always on the horizon, I took this advice to heart. I miss some of those old garments (especially this one red button-down), which became imbued with the magic of Friday nights in rainbow lights but which I've long since discarded.
I forgot that line! Thank you Alex. Joyce knew. I want his old club kid photos…
Clothes as armour. Clothes as beacons to find kindred spirits. And how the slower time of the novel might allow us to discover ourselves as well as the characters we invent. Love this piece.
Thanks Roz!
"We were queer kids in San Francisco during times that almost overlapped in the 1990s, the city almost like a school we both went to."
Thank you for this instant transformation to so many people and places into community. There are too many places in this world like "a school we both went to." More than just a location and more than just people I know. A container and a community.
Love the idea of dressing up as self creation -
I always hid behind generic clothing and am just now starting to show my true colors at 40 with more outlandish patterns, piercings, and my first tattoo.
You and Mattilda were much braver than I - thanks for the inspiration!
(and book recommendations, as always)
I loved reading KG’s piece on Jamaica Kincaid. Thank you for the tip off!
Incredible read 👏🏼