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Apr 2023
1h 15m

Being a Poser, Gatekeeping Fashion, and ...

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About this episode
Mina welcomes friend of the pod, Rian Phin, to chat about cultivating your own identity/aesthetic, being part of a subculture, the perilous state of fashion archiving, our unhealthy(???) usage of social media, the old money mystique, and more!

Rian Phin is a fashion writer, theorist, and content creator. You can find her on TikTok, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram.

This is the TikTok video we discuss briefly.
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