Leanne’s Comments (group member since Oct 07, 2014)

Leanne’s comments from the Women in Clothes discussion, with editors Sheila Heti, Leanne Shapton, and Heidi Julavits group.

Eliza wrote: "In your New York Times video last week, you talked about how you went out to compliment other women on their clothes and put those conversations in the book. Were there any other instances where yo..."

Hi Eliza, there were many moments of intimacy between all of the interviewers and their subjects. And even abstracted or phantom moments of intimacy between daughters and the sides of their mothers they never knew. The survey questions gave women and men a chance to really reveal something unknown or unarticulated about themselves--which can be very intimate. Leanne

Rosie wrote: "Hello! I really enjoyed Women in Clothes and I feel like it's a book I am going to come back to again and again for sage advice and reassurance so thank you for creating it.

I've been thinking ab..."

Hi Rosie, I think power dressing means different things to different people. If it means Mitford librarian to you then go for it! Sounds like you don't have to wear shoulder pads or masculine clothes to feel powerful. Leanne