#personal-style

#personal-style

Whenever I think of my YiaYia Harriet Patras, I see her with neatly styled hair, wearing a perfectly polished outfit, and decked to the nines in fairly heirlooms and conversation-starting rings. My grandmother had a life filled with challenges and loss, though you'd never know it by looking at her. When I learned about some of her personal struggles later in my adulthood, I was shocked.

My home used to be a carefully curated museum of a life I wasn't actually living. The clothes I wore were a uniform, the decor was a decoy, and the entire space felt like a stage set for a character I was exhausted from playing. Coming out of the closet was the curtain call. The most tangible, cathartic part of the process was the great purge that followed - dismantling that set piece by piece.

When I was a teenager in the 1980s, I had a lot of favourite items of clothing: scrunchy turquoise cargo trousers with an elasticated waistband, grey suede pixie boots, a skimpy beach T-shirt with the word Hawaii written on it (a place I have never visited), a Cyndi Lauper-inspired ra-ra skirt with ruffles in pink, white and, yes, turquoise. But there were so many objects of desire that I was not permitted to acquire: crinkle-effect stilettos, a Frankie Say Relax T-shirt, jelly shoes, drainpipe jeans, a matador hat like the ones Mel & Kim wore Also out of my reach for most of my teens was the thing I wanted most: the effect of a whole outfit.

It's really about the pink scarf, which was a gift from a dear friend. It's an elegant and alluring piece. The cream Aritzia suit is a versatile canvas. I like to get a lot of miles out of my clothes, and it works for any number of occasions.

Patrick Collison uses AI tools like xAI's Grok mainly for answering factual or empirical questions, finding them very helpful in voice mode while reading.

Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak. After a breakup, a woman reflects on her lost sense of self through her clothing choices.

Bridal makeup should reflect comfort and confidence, making the bride feel like herself rather than adhering to traditional expectations of looking different on her wedding day.

Jeremiah Fears showcased a custom three-piece suit featuring family photographs on the lining, mixing unique elements with traditional classiness to celebrate his moment.

Gourdet's suit, inspired by Haiti's freedom and the national bird, showcases a blend of culinary achievement with personal expression, highlighting the significance of style at the James Beard Awards.

Dressing for summer in New York City is an art form that requires creativity and skill, as temperatures soar and comfort becomes a priority.

As for its application, that was super easy, Karis recalls. She recommends watching a tutorial online and then grabbing your brush and giving it a go. "You can't really go wrong," she says. "Any mistakes can be rectified by going over the area with a diluted solution or a different brush stroke."

I value things that have a real energy, or belong to someone I love. I don't always need a new piece for it to have value to me.