There are many adages that describe fashion as an experience to be borne. Style over comfort. Killer style. The quite explanatory fashion is pain. The idea that we must tolerate the discomfort for the sake of beauty creates a sport out of getting dressed – it is a marathon and we are the runners, limping over the finish line. In our competitive society, it becomes a badge of honor when we stay out all night in a pair of six-inch heels that make medieval torture devices look cuddly. Wow, we say. Did you see those shoes? Killer.
words © Katy Jones / photo by Adolph de Meyer
This was so much fun to research + write.
Posted January 21, 2012 at 8:50am
