Clothes Minded: Fashionable Essays About Finding Yourself - Softcover

Morrison, Christine

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798992585476

Publisher: Elevate Press, 2025

Synopsis

What do our clothes say about who we are — and who we’re striving to be?

In Clothes Minded: Fashionable Essays About Finding Yourself, renowned journalist Christine Morrison weaves together fashion, memory and identity in a collection that’s as emotionally resonant as it is sharply observed. With savvy and self-awareness, she explores how we use clothing not just to show up in the world, but to shape, survive, and sometimes, escape it. Growing up inspired by fashion magazines and The Official Preppy Handbook, Morrison worked in advertising and led in an executive role at Calvin Klein before reinventing herself as a writer for iconic fashion and beauty brands. She brings a rare blend of industry insight and personal vulnerability as she shares her journey through love, loss, marriage, motherhood, and the ongoing process of figuring out who she really is beneath the clothes.

Morrison also turns the lens outward, sharing candid reflections and style takeaways from some of fashion and beauty’s most respected voices—stylists, designers, founders, and creatives who know how personal style can shape a life, including Sarah Clary, April Gargiulo, Daryl K, Roz Kaur, Nikki Kule, Joyce Lee, Stacy London, Megan Papay, Meg Strachan, April Uchitel, Tiffany Wendel, and Meg Younger.

Whether you’re standing in front of your closet trying to figure out what to wear or wondering how our outfits tell our stories, look to Clothes Minded for a warm, funny, and deeply honest exploration of the layers we put on—and the people we keep discovering underneath.

About this title

About the Author

Christine Morrison is a renowned journalist and the creator of writing in black and white, a newsletter and online platform that explores fashion and beauty through the lens of aging. Every day, she challenges conventional narratives about growing older. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and in campaigns for major fashion and beauty brands. A former Calvin Klein Vice President and current member of THE BOARD, Morrison brings sharp insight and personal perspective to Clothes Minded, a collection of essays on style, identity and self-discovery.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elevate Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798992585476
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216