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Amy smilovic's avatar

Thank you for sharing this, I can’t imagine how hard this has been. And I am beyond grateful here that you received in the best way what I was trying to do with this book. Even after starting tibi nearly 30 years ago now, since figuring these principles out and writing about them has changed my life, it’s a different purpose - and I’m so grateful for this.

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Claire Bolger's avatar

Amy, wow. It means so much that you read this (incidentally, I’m wearing nylon Felix joggers as I sit here). I recently learned about embodied cognition, and how it connects to the way we dress when we’re feeling truly ourselves. Not just our “best selves” that we perform, but our **truest** selves.

It made me think back to your book, where you gave language to that tension: how a creative professional can dress with intention while still being grounded. That duality shows up everywhere; not just in fashion and design (hey, I work in venture capital marketing for healthcare startups, and I see it every day).

Thank you for bringing inspiration, perspective, and (of course) a damn good pair of pants. <3

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Katy Gaines's avatar

Thank you for sharing this ❤️

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Charlotte Cramer's avatar

Wow, Claire. I am quite shocked to hear of your experience and in awe of your writing and insight.

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Claire Bolger's avatar

Thanks for reading. It was hard to write, but it also poured out of me, as contradictory as that sounds.

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Charlotte Cramer's avatar

I know the exact experience — so grateful you’ve done the processing and made the space for it to come out. And so perfectly at that.

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ALLYSON SCHULTZ's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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