When someone asks me what fashion or style mistakes I’ve made in the past, I usually comment on wishing I bought things I didn’t – especially in this flexible retail world of doing a simple return if one changes their mind – instead of buying something. I do, however feel regret for things I have worn.

Every day we are bombarded with mixed messages: “hustle” “no one will do it for you” “you better work” while at the same time “no job is worth your happiness” “toxic positivity is real” and the more general, “take care.” The confusion is overwhelming. Cue Adam Lambert’s anthem, “What do you want from me?”