Appendix to The Book of Style

“Clothing is simply a form of expression to display what lies inside your true soul; you shop to find the clothing that dresses your constantly evolving spirit...”
-Mara Hruby

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Under the current ‘tyranny of slenderness’ women are forbidden to become large or massive; they must take up as little space as possible. The very contours of a woman’s body takes on as she matures - the fuller breasts and rounded hips - have become distateful. The body by which a woman feels herself judged and which by rigorous discipline she must try to assume is the body of early adolescence, slight and unformed, a body lacking flesh or substance, a body in whose very contours the image of immaturity has been inscribed. The requirement that a woman maintain a smooth and hairless skin carries further the theme of inexperience, for an infantilized face must accompany her infantilized body, a face that never ages or furrows its brow in thought. The face of the ideally feminine woman must never display the marks of character, wisdom, and experience that we so admire in men.

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Permalink Goths Surviving Summer by thebookofstyle featuring a short sleeve dressShort sleeve dress / Nude shoes / Lux crossbody wallet / Fake jewelry / The Row circle sunglasses / Halloween glove / Nivea lip care
Permalink Goths Surviving Summer by thebookofstyle featuring butterfly wing earringsPhase Eight mini dress, $65 / Giuseppe Zanotti / Gothic shoes / Chris Habana / Butterfly wing earrings / Roxy Radiate Love Cover-Up Women’s
Permalink Untitled #1037 by thebookofstyle featuring long sleeve cocktail dressesMcQ by Alexander McQueen long sleeve cocktail dress / T-bar shoes
Permalink Untitled #1037 by thebookofstyle featuring long sleeve cocktail dressesMcQ by Alexander McQueen long sleeve cocktail dress / T-bar shoes
Permalink Untitled #1036 by thebookofstyle featuring bridal gownsVivienne Westwood Gold Label bridal gown, $4,880 / Boob mini dress, $29 / Christian Louboutin red high heels / Coast hair accessory, $69
Permalink Trying Out the New Cropping Feature by thebookofstyle featuring a cross ringAlaïa peep toe booties, $1,745 / Cross ring, $14,745 / Lace earrings / Butterfly Tattoo Designs, Pictures, Ideas, Design, Patterns, Photos,…