Cappuccino Thoughts 48: On Fashioning an Identity

Fashion as an expression of self, a kooky look of the week, and an Irish lit rec

Poppi on the Upper East Side

My friend/coworker M. and I could not look more different—she is 5’2” and I am….not. Her Allison Borstein three words would probably be cool/edgy, monochrome, and cropped. Mine are perhaps something like refined, colorful, and conservative. For at least a year, we had been joking about swapping styles for a day, and the idea …