I haven’t looked at a fashion magazine in a long time. I’m not all that interested in fashion. My style is simple and trim — a grey t-shirt, a black sweater, jeans, boots — lots of dark solid colors. We suit each other, this understated look and I. But occasionally I like to look at fashion magazines — especially in the fall, my favorite season for clothes and pretty much everything else — to see all the “new” looks: how the pant cuff has widened or narrowed, what kinds of plaid skirts are being featured with what cut of blazer, how Ralph Lauren is creating a fantasy New England or American Southwest with each lush spread …
But this fall felt different. I haven’t looked at a fashion magazine in a while because my interest in fashion has decreased as my time spent with my 19-month-old twins has increased. But I saw Vanity Fair on my library’s magazine shelf — the September Style issue — and I checked it out.
Wow.
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