Alexis

“Love is not an accomplishment, yet to lack it still somehow feels like failure.”
― Tony Tulathimutte, Rejection

“The bells and whistles of consumption save them from having to really connect. They can while away hours engaged in some form of opulent activity, seemingly together, yet without exactly being with each other.”
― Amanda Lee Koe, Sister Snake

“... Su has relied on haute couture as a soft armor against a hard world that isn't made for her, a world she is worried will call her bluff. Fashion helps to ground her in her own body. It makes her feel perceivable.”
― Amanda Lee Koe, Sister Snake

“The right dress, the right hairstyle and accessories, and I knew I could be perfect at the party. That was one thing I knew: how to dress up, how to look just right. How to speak to the wealthy and powerful, how to behave at a formal dinner, how to make my husband look impressive to his colleagues because of how brilliant and beautiful and charming I was.”
― Emily Dunlay, Teddy