I think about clothes, a lot

Era of diet glamour/beauty/sparkle

You know what you need, but the option you are reaching isn't fulfilling that need.

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DRAFT
Nov 09, 2025
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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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