bria nicole singletary

The second of four parts. An essay on reclaiming style as a method of self-authorship. I had an affirming surgery last spring that allowed me to reevaluate my relationship with what I wore. One of the earliest pieces of wisdom that I received in life from my mom was an adage that we have all heard—if you look good, you feel good. I have a tortured history with how I presented to the world and the correlation between my identity. As a child, my mother was obsessed with treatin