In 2018, I was standing in the middle of the Prado Museum in Madrid, staring at a Velázquez painting, when I decided to squat down to get a better look at a brushstroke. RRRRRIP. My A.P.C. New Standards—which cost me €190 and three months of painful break-in time—decided that was the exact moment to exit …
Most “vintage” sellers on the internet right now are just teenagers selling their older sister’s Shein hauls from 2021 for a 400% markup. It’s annoying. Truly. I spent three hours yesterday scrolling through a certain app—which shall remain nameless, though we all know it’s the one with the blue logo—looking for a simple cotton chore …