How Dressing Up Each Day Is Helping Me Get Through The Pandemic
Picking out clothes and documenting my outfits on Instagram is often the most joyful part of my day. Anita Clarke Updated
(Photo: Carmen Cheung)
Growing up, my mom always made a fuss about what we wore to church; she wanted our congregation to see my brother and me looking picture-perfect. Even back then, I instinctively knew that, as a Black girl, I didn’t have the luxury of being anything but the best. I was also aware of the fact that looking put together at all times was about more than vanity it was a necessity, and one less thing that could be weaponized against me in a world that doesn’t give a shit about Black women.