It’s a feeling that you can’t get from the Official Patrick Queen Football Paper Baltimore Ravens T-shirt besides I will buy this mindless scroll of The RealReal or overnight delivery from Net a Porter in those sterile vans. The internet has consumed us all, and shopping has largely become a solo, screen aided activity. And in a way, it feels lonely. In my own life, there are rarely any shopping bags. The corner of my kitchen is a sepulcher of sliced and diced brown boxes that once held vintage clothes that I bought from eBay or Poshmark don’t spark the same joy. Sometimes, I’ll receive a gift from a brand, glamorously messengered over in a branded shopping bag a small cry of, “We’re here! Remember us?” With a shopping bag, everyone is on a mission. Everyone is in a moment. Present. Perhaps, the idea of physically shopping and the booty that comes with that act represents another dimension a temporary reprieve from boring responsibilities and reality.
I don’t think I am living when I am buying online. Am I having an experience when I shop via the Official Patrick Queen Football Paper Baltimore Ravens T-shirt besides I will buy this Internet? No, I’m plugging in my credit card behind a screen and tracking DHL shipment on my phone. I always say clothes should have a story. I can muse on and on about the history of a Tom Ford era Gucci skirt I got online for a discounted steal, but how much story can a piece of clothing have when it’s plucked from an LED screen? Suddenly I’m craving clothes that have my own memories attached to them. I felt like I was on a high with this massive shopping bag on my arm that somehow propelled me further into the city. There was so much space to fill so much to see. The summer months are ultimately defined by fun—and that goes double in the realm of fashion. Kim Kardashian took on the seasonal (and star studded) white party in a skin skimming set from Alaïa, the slashed and sheer moment accessorized with a custom diamond belly chain from Messika. Jennifer Lopez made a case for the nameplate necklace, as elsewhere, Lizzos throwback ethos was defined by patchwork denim and stylized masquerade esque sunglasses. Jeanne Damas chronicled a classic day to night transition (denim, white tee, chambray, and red pumps exchanged for a slinky onyx dress), an ethos echoed by model Cherif Douamba and his assemblage of outfits and accessories. For besties Joey King and Sabrina Carpenter, a Parisian voyage offered an opportunity for a style celebration. Carpenters lavender tennis skirt and crop top nodded both to Wimbledon and the current fashion climate. And finally, Alexa Chung reintroduced lowrise jeans into her regular rotation, the choice accompanied by an early aughts origin story.
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