Phoebe Maltz Bovy — Archive

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Street style is a lie
Even fashion has terroir
In an unjust world
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The saddest sitcom
'Are You Being Served? Again!' / 'Grace and Favour,' revisited
Patricia Routledge, RIP
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Style and beauty goals, October 2025
Getting the most out of my NYT subscription
Rapid-fire round
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Judi Dench as crutch
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Nailed it
The Bourdieuification of the manicure
YPIS forever
Plus: could I be a shirt guy?
Yes, "luxury beliefs" is right-wing YPIS
But also, I suck at coinages
George Costanza, c'est moi
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Men and women are exactly the same
Notes on a strawman
On my commitment-ish to natural fibers
Quality control or secular religious fanaticism?
The McEco Mansion
Slow living, fast earning
The emperor's new GOOP
with bonus 'undercut-as-queerness' and fear-of-death content