Women in Clothes by Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton & 639 Others
I distinctly remember the first time I understood what it meant to be unfashionable. I was about to enter the 9th grade at a very tony prep school. Growing up I had always worn secondhand clothing; my...
View ArticleThe Rumpus Weekly Review of Books
In her review of Women In Clothes, Anisse Gross wonderfully intertwines her own personal history with the introspection of other women—both writers and non-writers—on their fashion philosophies.Haruki...
View ArticleThe Rumpus Interview with Women in Clothes
After noticing her boyfriend’s great care in selecting his clothing, the inherently inquisitive Sheila Heti (How Should a Person Be?) reached out to The Believer colleague and friend Heidi Julavits...
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Empty.An hour later. Still empty. This bothers me. I am embarrassed that it bothers me. But not embarrassed enough that it stops me from checking again. I can tell you that I didn’t waste time checking...
View ArticleHow to Buy Heidi Julavits’s Self on eBay
Author Heidi Julavits’s predominant self is hiding inside this matryoshka doll.Over at the Paris Review, in an interview with Leanne Shapton, Julavits answers each question with an eBay auction...
View ArticleMaking Deliberate Choices: A Conversation with Sheila Heti
“If every woman waited until she was ready to have kids, nobody would have kids.” A mother of four told me this, and I, young and pregnant, took her word for it. Not long after, women started to joke...
View ArticleWhat to Read When You’re Ready to Rethink Women’s Fashion
Women carry a lot on our shoulders. And wear a lot on our sleeves. There are double entendres here. I was raised in apparel retail (my parents owned and ran a clothing store) but am otherwise nothing...
View ArticleAll about Anthologies: A Round-Table Discussion
When I was working on my anthology, Burn It Down, I had so many questions: what was an acceptable rate to offer contributors, whether I should solicit work directly or put out calls for submissions,...
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