As I was in New York this past week, there was one idea that kept coming up in my meetings and conversations - staying in your lane. Wearing blinders, not getting distracted, etc, etc, doing your thing, doing it well, and not worrying too much about what anyone else is up to.
Daniella Kallmeyer and I talked about it when we discussed her excellent brand. My agent and dearly beloved pal, Delphine Del Val and I spoke about it when it came to me being kind of a silly bitch, and on, and on, it was like This Trip Brought To You By The Letter M - For Mind Your Own Fucking Business.
The concept can be interpreted in a million different ways, but it’s something of a mantra for me lately, not overconsuming social media, not looky-loo’ing at what my peers are doing, just swimming in my own pond over here. I’ve written about that before.
But then I started thinking about my favorite style beacons, the people whose taste and personal thing I most admire, and they all have that quality. Sure, I love…
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