The anxiety of an intro post...

and all the things I want to make sure you know.

It was not easy to name this newsletter. There were lots of ideas thrown around. My husband suggested “these clogs will be the death of me” which I say repeatedly whenever I twist my ankle in them, and that was definitely my favorite working title for a while. But it didn’t really give a sense of the necessity of unlearning what we’ve been taught about fashion. 

I chose “unflattering” because I want us to reject the concept of flattering as it is commonly used (i.e. clothing used to make your body look smaller - and yes, I’m aware that some people use the word flattering in a non-body-size-related way, but that’s not what I’m talking about here). I want us to reject fashion rules we’ve been taught that uphold the patriarchy and white supremacy. I want us to prioritize our own comfort over being pleasing to others’ eyes. I want us to listen to our intuition and our bodies and hear what they’re telling us they need. I want us not to need to use optical illusions to create a certain shape…