<![CDATA[I think about clothes, a lot]]>https://draft.elinamaattanen.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!92Qu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff30ef207-f2a6-41a7-b9c3-e46b54295440_1280x1280.pngI think about clothes, a lothttps://draft.elinamaattanen.comSubstackSun, 12 Jul 2026 19:08:52 GMT<![CDATA[The struggle of wearing the clothes]]>https://draft.elinamaattanen.com/p/the-struggle-of-wearing-the-clotheshttps://draft.elinamaattanen.com/p/the-struggle-of-wearing-the-clothesMon, 11 May 2026 15:39:43 GMT
Some things are easier to wear than others. Exhibit A, IKEA bag..

I HAVE this idea. If you wear your clothes enough, they stop being clothes you own, and become yours. There could, in fact, be a route to a “perfect wardrobe” after all—something I had personally never given up on, even though my attempts again and again had proven less than fruitful. How …

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]]><![CDATA[Your life is not going to start when you have better clothes]]>https://draft.elinamaattanen.com/p/your-life-is-not-going-to-start-whenhttps://draft.elinamaattanen.com/p/your-life-is-not-going-to-start-whenSun, 05 Apr 2026 13:09:59 GMT

I was watching Real Housewives of Beverly Hills last night (S15E11), and it unexpectedly delivered advice that has nothing, but also everything, to do with clothes.

Erica is talking to her therapist. People keep telling her “things are about to get better”. Erika is tired and wants to know “but when?”

The therapist responds something along the lines of : …

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]]><![CDATA[Nepotism is natural in nature]]>https://draft.elinamaattanen.com/p/nepotism-is-natural-in-naturehttps://draft.elinamaattanen.com/p/nepotism-is-natural-in-natureSat, 22 Nov 2025 12:04:36 GMT
Natasha Poly by Terry Richardson (nepotism is the only sin he didn’t commit) / Vogue Paris Jan 2005

“Natural”, however, is very different from “moral”. What does the casual not-so-quiet acceptance of nepotism say about the fall of moral? What does the fall of moral say about where humanity is headed?

Ever since the watershed moment of Hailey Bieber’s “Nep…

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]]><![CDATA[Era of diet glamour/beauty/sparkle]]>https://draft.elinamaattanen.com/p/era-of-diet-glamourbeautysparklehttps://draft.elinamaattanen.com/p/era-of-diet-glamourbeautysparkleSun, 09 Nov 2025 16:31:34 GMT

The human need for beauty is real; already the ancient Greek philosophers tried to tell us this. Recognising this need and attempting to fulfil it has implications for your well-being, as does ignoring it.

Beauty isn’t a word or a concept used in fashion anymore. We are much more comfortable with irony or subversiveness. There is this elitist connotatio…

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