“I’m studying anthropology with a focus on clothing and adornment.”
“How do you see those things being connected?”
“Clothing is materialistic to a certain level, but generally speaking what someone wears talks about not only who they are, but what they’re doing on a given day. Shoes especially. Like I know your shoes have zippers up the sides, they’re kind of sneakers, they’ve got gromets on them as well, a couple studs. There’s a story to where you’re gonna go in those…or any shoes for that matter. Like if you’re wearing sandals, you’re probably not going to go hiking. You create a story with what you’re wearing and sometimes the things you’re wearing have a story too.”
“How so?”
“Like when you buy things from secondhand stores, there are memories attached to them. That’s a big part of what shapes an identity.”