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Jordan Elizabeth Bishop's avatar

Gosh this hit home. I’m part of that interstitial zellennial generation that grew up at first in terrified fascination of the Miranda Priestley archetype but later being sold the manic pixie dreamgirlboss as an attainable ideal (disclosure-- I still follow and admire Sophia Amoruso). Personally feeling like I'm in my Andy Sachs era but the messaging i'm getting from the ambient culture and my female mentors is to keep trending in the direction of the Ladyboss because "that's how the game is played."

I'm personally irked that I have to do what the men do in (proverbial, i still work in tech) heels and with a smile-- not because I hate heels, i have a fabulous shoe collection that a slightly more punk-goth Carrie Bradshaw would envy-- but because goddammit I only want to do it if I want to do it.

It remains to be seen if I'll get over being ticked about it to enjoy doing what should be purely delightful, aesthetic feminine things again, despite the incentives to them no longer being purely for my own joy. I feel a reframe coming on...

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Ashley Kelsch's avatar

Literally ordered new items for my wardrobe this week to step it up. I didn’t know it was my bitchboss era, albeit, not as corporate or demanding (I’m a self employed empty nester) but I’m here for the energy!

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