Sweet Kelly Anne Styling

This piece of art is displayed in my kitchen as a reminder. It seems more relevant now than ever. “This is your assignment. Feel all the things. Feel the hard things. The inexplicable things, the things that make you disavow humanity’s capacity for redemption. Feel all the maddening paradoxes. Feel overwhelmed, crazy. Feel uncertain. Feel angry. Feel afraid. Feel powerless. Feel frozen. And then FOCUS. Pick up your pen. Pick up your paintbrush. Pick up your damn chin. Put your two calloused hands on the turntables, in the clay, on the strings. Get behind the camera. Look for that pinprick of light. Look for the truth . (Yes, it is a thing - it still exists.) Focus in that light. Enlarge it. Reveal the fierce urgency of now. Reveal how shattered we are, how capable of being repaired. But don’t lament the break. Nothing new would be built if things were never broken. A wise man once said: There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. GET AFTER THAT LIGHT.” ✨

I literally have no idea when this photo was taken. It’s clearly back from my days at the Autism Center, (see: blue wall background) I just scrolled real quick, picked a cutie, & now here I am in the caption. The level of random s**t I do these days just to amuse myself is at its very peak. 🤗

Fascinating article on thrifting as the latest disruptor in fashion. Y'all, thrifting is the future. The numbers don't lie.

"The resale market for 2019 has a $28 billion worldwide valuation, and according to WWD, is projected to hit $41 billion by 2022. The resale fashion category has grown 21 times faster than the retail market over the past three years. It shouldn’t be any surprise given consumers’ keen awareness and vocal criticism of the negative effects fast fashion has had on the environment. More people than ever are choosing to shop secondhand. In the last year, 56 million women in the U.S. bought secondhand clothing, a year-over-year increase of 30% from 2017."

Thrifting, the Latest Disruptor in the World of Fashion Retail Upcycling and repurposing clothing to sell has been around as long as fashion. How is thrifting now becoming the latest disruptor in fashion retail?