Alexis

“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

“All she wants is some credible vouchsafing of love and admiration from one non-horrible man who finds her interesting and attractive and good- who finds her good and attractive because she is interesting. Nothing more.”
― Tony Tulathimutte, Rejection

“Conformity makes for excellent camouflage.”
― Amanda Lee Koe

“... 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