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I personally like to dress more classic now but I DO think that this is a trend (the people I know who buy Khaite and the Row etc still shop a lot! It’s not like they’re just buying one piece a year) and I also think that the whole ‘quiet luxury’ thing gives brands an excuse to entertain an absurd mark up. Oftentimes the cut of a £1,000 pair of trousers is similar to a £200 one and all you’re paying for is status

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Really good point re ppl who buy quiet luxury like it is any other trend. Is also how you can distinguish (if you care to) people who genuinely dress like it vs those who are into the trend (nothing wrong w either !)

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Good this was so thoughtful and well-said. Will be interestingggggg to see what “counter” trend this sparks. Im here for all of it. 🍿

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Finally everyone is dressing like us Capricorns

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Lol!

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At a personal level, during Covid for better or worse i culled a lot of my louder pieces. A few I miss but I love looking at my closet now - sleek and streamlined. While my budget is more “quiet midrange” I’m happy with the boring quality pieces there and I add my strange with accessories. It’s hard to judge in the moment if this was always my preference and I just honed it down, but of course inevitably I’m channeling the zeitgeist as well.

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I get it. Next week I’m breaking down what makes a fringe jacket good. The next week I’m making a case for the sleeveless black turtleneck as the ultimate but most unlikely summer wardrobe hero of ELEGANCE

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Love the look Daniela

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Co sign

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I’m there!!

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You KNOW I’m here for the sleeveless turtleneck. I think everyone looks HOTTT in a polo neck - because as Trinny said, “it creates a throne for your head” 👑👸

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All I know for sure is I put Loro Piana into my TRR alerts.

Interesting thoughts Leandra - I do think there’s an element of not trying too hard is the ultimate flex. Someone somewhere mentioned King Charles’ Barbour - another example is how the most powerful people I’ve crossed paths with - at least 3 cases - make a point of carrying a Nokia. Like I have no need to flex with a fancy phone and someone else handles my email traffic.

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Patiently waiting for Pheobica to return. Also, thanks for introducing us to Sylvie :)

Have a great day 🍓

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Ha love the nickname you gave her.

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Salt Water sandals arrived in a jiffy!

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I tend to go for edgy, post-apolcolyptic, with a touch of glam.....although my niece reads it as "an aging rock star"...I think how we perform gender and social status is very interesting to me, and tends to make it into my artwork....I will never be accused of dressing like the bad guy from an 80's film....where money status was always looked down upon....

There is something to be said for something small that's timeless and valuable, and I think that comes from things being so transient and disposable these days....

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