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“ Ap p e a r a nc e ”ha sad i f f e r e ntme a ni ngt oe v e r y o ne . Wh i l es omu c ho f o u ri d e n t i t i e sa r ev i e we dt h r o u g ht h ep e r c e p t i o n so f o u r s e l v e s , a n o t h e rwe i g h t wec a r r yi sh o wwea r ev i e we d b yo t h e r s .Ou rp e r c e p t i o no f o u r s e l v e s( a n do t h e r s )s h i f t sb a s e do nt h ep h y s i c a l a n dp s y c h o l o g i c a l s p a c e sweo c c u p y . T h es t y l i s t i cc h o i c e swema k et h r o u g ht h ewa ywed r e s sa r eo n e s t h a t c o mewi t hc o n s e q u e n c e s . A t t i me s , wed r e s so u r s e l v e st oa s s i mi l a t et oap a r t i c u l a rs p a c eo rc u l t u r e . A n do t h e rt i me s , o u ro u t f i t sr e p r e s e n t ad e s i r et ob en o t i c e do rr e s p e c t e d . T h e a e s t h e t i c swec r e a t ea r emu c hmo r et h a ns u p e r f i c i a l . A t a n ymo me n t , o u rf a s h i o nd e c i s i o n sc a nc o n v e yc o n f i d e n c e , d e t e r mi n ec r e d i b i l i t y , o re v e nma n i f e s t p o we r . Onag o r g e o u s , l a t es u mme ra f t e r n o o ni nI v yCi t y , Is a t d o wnwi t hDe s i r e eV e n nF r e d e r i c , ac o mme r c i a l r e a l e s t a t ep l a c e ma k e r , h i s t o r i a n , a n dv i n t a g ec u l t u r ee x p e r t .Ia s k e dDe s i r e e , “ Ho wd o e sf a s hi o ni nf o r mt hewa yp e o p l ea r ep e r c e i v e d ? ”S h er e s p o n d s , “ T he r e ’ sal o twec o nv e yb a s e do no urd r e s s . T hec ho i c e sp e o p l ema kea r eo f t e ns ub c o ns c i o us . I me e tmo r ep e o p l eno wwhoa r eal o tmo r ea wa r eo fho wt he yd r e s sa ndt hei mp a c tt ha tha so nt he i rd a ywhe t he rf r o maf unc t i o na l s t a nd p o i nto rf r o mt hep e r c e p t i o n o fs p a c ea ndho wp e o p l ep e r c e i v et he mt ob e . T he r e ’ sal o tt ounp a c kt he r e . ” a k er e dl i p s t i c k , f o re x a mp l e . I t c a nb et r a c e db a c kt o3 , 5 0 0BC, t ot h er e dl i p so f Qu e e n S c h u b a do f a n c i e n t Ur . A t t h et i me , h e rr e dl i p sr e p r e s e n t e da ne l i t es o c i a l s t a t u s . R e dl i p s t i c k T wa sv e r yf a s h i o n a b l et h r o u g h o u t t h eE g y p t i a ne mp i r e . I c o n so f t h a t e r as u c ha sCl e o p a t r au s e dc a r mi n ea sad y et of l a u n t ad e e p r e dl i p . A sDe s i r e ee x p l a i n s , “ I t ’ sno te v e nac o nt e mp o r a r yc r e a t i o n. Re dl i p s t i c kwa sp r o d uc e db e c a us ewhe np e o p l ea r ea r o us e dt he yb l us h. T he r e ’ sawa r mt ho f t hes ki n, t hel i p s , t hec he e kst ha tha p p e ns , a ndi thi g hl i g ht ss e x ua l a t t r a c t i o n. I tc a nc o mmuni c a t eac ue , t ha tI ’ mi nt oy o u. Ius er e dl i p s t i c ki nt e nt i o na l l y . Iwa ntt hea t t e nt i o n. Iwa ntt o a s s e r tp o we ri nwha t e v e rt hed y na mi ci s . Andi tma ke smef e e l b e a ut i f ul . “ A l t h o u g hl i p s t i c kc o l o rd o e sn o t s e e ml i k eas o c i o p o l i t i c a l i s s u e , o u rc a p a c i t yt ob eo u t wa r d l ye x p r e s s i v ei na p p e a r a n c ed o e sc o mewi t hc o n s e q u e n c e s . I na n c i e n t Gr e e kc u l t u r e , r e d l i p s t i c kwa sh i g h l yr e g u l a t e db e c a u s eo f i t sp o we rt oe n t i c eme n . T o d a y , t h es o c i o p o l i t i c a l c o n s e q u e n c e so f o u rd r e s sp l a yo u t d i f f e r e n t l y . T h e r ei san e e dt ob r o a d e ni n f o r me dd i a l o g u e a n dc r i t i c a l e x c h a n g ea r o u n df a s h i o n . T oa d d r e s st h i sn e e d , De s i r e ea n dJ o e l l eF i r z l i f o u n d e dA g e n t so f A l t e r n a t i v e , ac r o s s d i s c i p l i n a r yt h i n kt a n ka n dc o n s u l t a n c y . A g e n t so f A l t e r n a t i v e s h o s t sad i v e r s es e to f f o r u ms , i n c l u d i n gi n t i ma t es a l o n si np e o p l e ’ sh o me s , b a s e do nme mo r i e si nf a s h i o nt od r i v ed i s c o u r s ea n du n d e r s t a n d i n g . S o me t i me st h e s ec o n v e r s a t i o n sa r e p r o mp t e db yap a r t i c u l a rg a r me n t , s u c ha sac u l t u r a l i t e mo rac o mmo nwa r d r o b ee l e me n t , l i k ed e n i m. T h ep u r p o s eo f t h es a l o n si st oe n c o u r a g ed i s c o u r s eo na e s t h e t i c si nawa yt h a t wr e s t l e swi t hc o n t e mp o r a r ys o c i a l , e c o n o mi c , p o l i t i c a l , a n dc u l t u r a l c o n d i t i o n s .T h r o u g ht h e s ec o n v e r s a t i o n s , v a r i e di d e n t i t i e so f i n d i v i d u a l sa r ei l l u mi n a t e d . “ Asawo ma n, a saMo o r , a sap r o f e s s i o na l wo ma n, t he r ei sal o tt oc o ns i d e rwhe ni tc o me st of a s hi o nt ha twed o n ’ tt a l ka b o ut , ”De s i r e es a y s . Wh e nI a s k e dDe s i r e ea b o u t af a s h i o nme mo r yt h a t s t i c k so u t i nh e rmi n d , s h et o o kmeb a c kmo r et h a nad e c a d ea g o , t oat i mewh e ns h ewa si na n do u t o f f e d e r a l i mmi g r a t i o nc o u r t . Du r i n gt h o s emo me n t s , De s i r e er e c o g n i z e dt h a tt h ewa ys h ed r e s s e da f f e c t e dh e re n g a g e me n t swi t hp r o s e c u t o r sa n df e d e r a l j u d g e s . S h eo b s e r v e do t h e ri mmi g r a n t swh owe r en o t g r a n t e dt h es a mec o n s i d e r a t i o nb e c a u s et h e ywe r en o t a b l et op r e s e n t t h e i rb e s t s e l v e s , a n dt h ej u d g e sr e s p o n d e dt ot h e md i f f e r e n t l y . “ I nmyc i r c ums t a nc e , ”De s i r e ee x p o u n d s ,“ mya p p e a r a nc ep r o v i d e dmec o ns i d e r a t i o nst ha to t he r wi s ewo ul d n ’ tha v eb e e ne x t e nd e d . ”S het hi nksb a c kt ot hev i nt a g e j ump s ui ta ndv i nt a g emi nkc o a tt ha ts hewo r e . “ T heo ut f i t swe r eno twha tc o ur t r o o mswe r eus e dt o , i tc o nf us e de v e r y o nei nt hec o ur t r o o mb e c a us eId i d n ’ tl o o kl i keI b e l o ng e dt he r e , a l l o wi ngamo me nto fp a us et oq ue s t i o n, whyi nf a c ti st hi swo ma ni nt hi ss i t ua t i o n. ” T h ej u d g ewo u l da s kh e r , “ Ms . V e n nF r e d e r i c , wh ya r ey o ud r e s s e dl i k et h a t ? ” A ss h ee x p l a i n s , t h ee n s e mb l e ss h ewo r ewe r et r u et oh e re x p e r i e n c e . T h i swa sh e ra u t h e n t i c , we e k l ywa r d r o b e , wh i c hh a p p e n e dt ob ea p p r o p r i a t ef o rah i g h f a s h i o ne d i t o r i a l s p r e a d . Ge n e r a l l y , p e o p l ei nc o u r t o ro nt r i a l a r ep e r c e i v e da su n d e s e r v i n go f t h ea g e n c yt oc h o o s ewh a t t owe a r . De s p i t et h i sn a r r a t i v e , De s i r e es h o we du pe a c hmo n t h , f o ry e a r s , a sh e r s e l f . S h ed r e s s e di nb o l ds n a k e s k i nb o o t i e s , b e a u t i f u l l yp l e a t e ds k i r t s , a n di ne c c e n t r i ch a t sa n ds u i t s . T h ewa ys h es h o we du pwa st r u et oh e rf a mi l yh i s t o r y . He rg r a n d mo t h e ra l wa y sr a i s e d h e rt ou p h o l df o r ma l i t i e s , t r a d i t i o n s , a n dp r o p e ra e s t h e t i c sd e p e n d i n go nt h ec i r c u ms t a n c e . Y o ug e tt od i c t a t eho wy o ui nt r o d uc ey o ur s e l ft ot hewo r l de v e ni nt hemo s td e s t i t ut ec i r c ums t a nc e s . Andy o ug e tt r e a t e da c c o r d i ng l y , ”De s i r e es a y s . “ Ho wy o up r e s e nt , “ i nl a r g ep a r t , d e t e r mi ne sho wp e o p l et r e a ty o u. Noo nec o ul dg ue s smyc i r c ums t a nc e sb a s e do nho wIl o o ke d , a ndi to p e ne ds oma nyd o o r sf o rmed ur i ngt ha tt i me . ” Doy o uh a v ey o u ro wns t o r yo f ap o we r f u l me mo r yi nf a s h i o n ? I f s o , p l e a s ec o n s i d e rs u b mi t t i n gi t t oA g e n t so f A l t e r n a t i v e .
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