“We live in a classless society,” I’d been told as a kid in a white suburban school where most of my classmates were from comfortable middle-class families. I’d been told it so many times I regurgitated it myself, in a conversation with my Government teacher, Mr. D. I loved hanging Read more…
In seventh grade, I undertook an experiment with the sartorial self, and it had unexpected consequences. It was the first day of school, and I was depressed by my clothing options. The first day of school is the day when you are supposed to wear your best clothes, your best Read more…
A wealthy politician in jeans and a t-shirt looks like a wealthy politician in jeans and a t-shirt. Part of it is the skin. People who work outdoors, especially people with pale skin, end up with more texture to their skin. You can’t fake that texture. We like to think Read more…