02 4 / 2011
"Society is often dismissive of people who are concerned with appearances, but those lacking an appreciation of beauty are missing the point of being alive in the first place. It’s important to appreciate life’s ornamentations instead of just obsessing over its drudgeries. As Wilde himself once said, “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Let’s Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By
