Girl From Mars with A Heart Made of Plastic

Red, is the Surface of Mars,just like my gown Foreign is my anatomy,no human heart sits in my chest Stolen is what was beating,so I chose to live with a plastic heart The beating lump of flesh was sold for a cheap currencyStrange earthlings don’t believe in true worthEgos are bigger than long shadows when the sun is lowBlood dripped […]

So Shiny, So New

Metallic fashion has cycled in and out of trend status more reliably than almost any other category in women’s clothing. The 2026–2026 runway push — led by collections from Bottega Veneta, Valentino, and Isabel Marant — moved shiny pieces from special-occasion to everyday dressing. Before committing budget to metallic clothing, a clear-eyed analysis of fabric durability, cost-per-wear, and styling risk […]

Meaning-Seeking Creatures

Are we driven by money, fame, the search for beauty or love? I say those are all passengers, while the driver is the Why. Constantly we seek to know the Why in everything we do. Studies say that 4-year olds ask about 200 to 300 questions a day, a lot of them starting with Why. Even if we lose this […]

To My Future Self

Cheap clothes don’t save you money. That’s the misconception most people carry into their twenties — and it’s the one that quietly drains wardrobes and bank accounts for years before anyone does the math. This is not a nostalgia piece about wishing you’d bought fewer things. It’s a financial autopsy of fashion decisions. Real prices, real brands, real numbers — […]