Los Angeles Fires 01.11.25
Why have the past few days felt so much like the beginnings of Covid in New York City? March 2020, I had just arrived back to New York from a trip to Paris, where scattered around the city were small 8.5"x11" posters stating the Covid-19 virus could be a potential threat. The next day arriving home in New York, the city was in utter panic and disarray.
Personally, I'm the kind of person to make a joke at the worst moment possible. At the team meeting where everyone is getting in trouble. I interrupt the teacher to say something unrelated and hilarious. I wear a fun and otherworldly outfit when I know I have a tough day ahead. I love and love and love and love even when it is not good for me.
Similarly to the beginning of Covid, social media had become a hell hole during these catastrophic fires. Don't get me wrong I certainly feel alarm, panic, anxiety and straight up fear but I am really not here for the mongering of it all online. This year I resolved to "not give a damn what anyone thinks, I don't get embarrassed. And on that note I have not reposted any of the resources or anything helpful but I did post my librarian-chic outfit from yesterday and a pic I took of a nice painting.
I guess what I'm reaching to explain is how my connection and appreciation for fashion majorly comes into play during times of stress and crisis. When everything is crazy, lonely, disappointing, or just generally not interesting, fashion is there for me. I feel a sense of control over which prints to mix, what statement i want to make to the world. I even hold some power over how I make people feel.
People smile at my cool outfits. They scream "sick pants!" from across the street.
Fashion is both an escape from reality and my connection to humanity.
So anyway this is literally going on today, right now, as I type from my bedroom in Hancock Park. I hope to god everyone stays safe during these fires. I also really hope we as a community hold our chins up high, crack a smile and remember what is really important in life: our clothes. LOL no completely joking, it's each other.