I love every bit of this article and could quote it all. It's a menswear style article but is really about classic clothes vs fast fashion trends promoted by the manufacturers.
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If people in the fashion industry believed in individuality, then why have trends? "
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To exude a sense of authenticity, we have to be comfortable with the person we have constructed—and make no mistake, everyone’s sense of self is a construct. Cary Grant is reputed as once saying, “every man wants to be Cary Grant. Including me.”
https://dieworkwear.com/2022/0.....aste-pt-3/
“Status and Style” By G. Bruce Boyer
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