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Is it ugly?

The art of “so bad it’s good.”

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Morgan Lindsay Nelson
Dec 24, 2024
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Cringey. Unwell. Hot mess. No one seems to brag about being perfect. At least not online. (Except for the narcissists, you know who those are 😉)

This phenomenon of making diminishing claims has expanded beyond the lexiconic branch of the zeitgeist and into the sartorial.

Want to stand out?

Wear something “ugly”.

Or better: have your creations do it. Make…

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