I really like Brittany's style. I think she also has a talent for editing. I have worked in fashion most of my life and am old enough to be her mother so I understand somewhat the pressure she is under. The pressure of the competitive nature of fashion and the desire to keep up. And you can never keep up. I laugh when vlogers/ influencers like Karenbritchick for example, who say, oh this will last for years, you have to buy quality and classics and then buy another slightly different version of the same exact item a week later, or just change their style completely in one season. And Brittany is actually much less that way than most of them. That said, I sense that her mental health issues are exacerbated by the world she has placed herself within. Fashion is not, by its nature sustainable. Sustainable fashion is an oxymoron, a paradox. But that said, there is value and intellect in fashion. Especially when you look at designer's designers like Van Noten, McQueen, Westwood etc. and their influence. But even if you buy "quality" items, unless you are really using those for years and not buying ten of them it's never responsible for the environment. Let's stop pretending. And often you are paying for expensive ads or small production lines not quality anyway. How many trench coats can one have? But that said, I do love her look. If it's "bag lady" I'm actually all for it. Dressing is not just to appear sexy to men, or conventionally attractive. And I reckon she is the one that other influencers copy most, especially the others in her milieu, the "minfluencers". Buying books, even used ones to simply fill shelves speaks to me of being overly consumed with one's image. Whatever happened to slowly acquiring books as you read them (she does read a lot)? getting them from the library? Nothing wrong with empty shelves for a bit. In her latest she speaks about going shopping to support businesses. I believe people are going shopping to get not to give. It would be more interesting and helpful to volunteer. I have absolutely no problem with loving nice things and appreciating clothing and design. I'm not saying live like a pauper and donate everything. I don't even have a problem with buying a Noguchi lamp but it's the timing and making it the entire content. You are not the only one, Brittany to buy a Noguchi lamp. It's become, utterly boring to do so. I lived for years in Queens NY (though I grew in in London) and Isamu Noguchi had a studio there and his vision is spectacularly interesting. But there's no mention of that. It's just, I'm buying this lamp because I deserve it (which, I'm sorry, you do not deserve it anymore than many working folks who can't afford it), just watch me unbox it which is really low bar stuff. At this point it is not only mundane but cruel and unthinking when so many suffering financially. It's not enough to say you care, you have to think about your actions to be respected surely? She has talent and a great eye and can be incredibly insightful about her own mental health. She doesn't need to stop being herself, but I do feel that if she expended some energy external to herself she might find out what it is to truly appreciate design and art. She could also put some teeth behind her talk about, for example, black lives matter, sustainable fashion. How about talking about some of the Danish fashion designers and learning about how they produce the clothing, whose style she clearly appreciates and emulates. Anyway, it's evident to me that this life she is setting up for herself is full of emptiness but I do relate to her. I don't give a toss about gossip, her privilege and her and Dean. I mean, there is privilege and we should talk about it, but we don't really know her circumstances. I do see that she has been accepting more promotional opportunities lately that don't really square with her preferences, which is a shame. We don't know what's going on with here and Dean (though I do realize it's fun to speculate, it's ultimately a bit silly). But there are ways for her to be less self centered and truly different and set an example that differentiates her from her peers and I think she is capable of that so I wish for it. It would be so nice to see.
