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the loud way you tell the world who you are without saying anything
means the distinctive way something is done, made, worn, or expressed — the particular manner that sets it apart.
from From Latin 'stilus,' the pointed instrument Romans used to scratch words into wax tablets. Because a writer's handwriting and manner of expression came from that very tool, 'stilus' drifted to mean the way one wrote — and then the way one does anything at all. (The spelling with 'y' owes something to a mistaken later link with Greek 'stylos,' a pillar — a wrong turn that nonetheless stuck.)
- coco chanel
- declared fashion fades but style remains forever
- origin
- from stylus, the Roman pen for writing
- substance debate
- often dismissed yet decides who gets remembered
- individual
- copies of a look kill the original's power
bauhaus — german art school (1919-1933) that revolutionized design, architecture, and typography
art deco — design movement of the 1920s-1930s seen in the chrysler building and poiret fashion
haute couture paris — exclusive fashion houses in paris including chanel, dior, and givenchy since 1945