For as long as I can remember, money has burned a hole in my pocket the moment I cross the threshold of a clothes shop. As a teenager, I would pore over catalogues and fashion magazines, dreaming of the day my shopping budget would exceed my meagre pocket money allowance.
Since then, my relationship with fashion since has been beset with ups and downs. A fruitless day trying on clothes that didn’t fit my body would send me into a spiral of self-loathing. But, one good run of outfits would make me feel like I’d reinvented my personality.
With every new trend came an opportunity for reinvention — something of a salve for my insecure and unsure teenage self. Staying “on-trend” felt like running a race with no finish line; it simply never ended. Read more…
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