Vanities Vein
A meditation on the artifice of self-adornment
The vanities vein is the subtle line where self-adornment becomes self-erasure. It is the dialogue between the self and the mirror about the impulse to hide, protecting a vulnerable core from external judgment. This suggests that vanity, in its purest form, is not celebration but a deep fear of being seen, a fear that can lead to a uniform of compliance.
Betty: Dress Tie
Yet, there is a silent resistance in the figure’s posture, a refusal to be completely absorbed. This becomes a form of resistance against a world that profits from self-doubt, maintaining the lustrous truth of authentic self-appreciation.