(It was St. Louis, there wasnt that much to do.)
I was a tween video game junkie.
These games were a free space for the mind to wander without judgement or approval from others.
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You didnt have to defend your personal styleor even have one.
There were no stakes.
It was also a way to maintain childhood play while transitioning into being a teen.
What would I be like?
It was all so intensely curatorial but personal, how could that not lead to fashion?
My childhood in the early 2000s was a great time for online.
Dress-up games were kind of like wish fulfillment for me.
And now my job is playing dress-up for a living!
I decided to play around and see if these games held up.
If my 11-year-old self could see me now…Id be exactly the same.
