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Originally Posted by 3894

Swank is Jean Harlow in a bias-cut Madame Vionnet gown, trailing a velvet evening wrap behind her as she slinks towards you. Swank is light years beyond cool. That is the genius of swank and the LoT.

Oh, my, yes.

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

All I know is that I was never considered, and never considered myself, anything remotely close to "cool" until I finally learned to stop giving a sh*t. After that...I can't say I was "cool", but the term stopped really mattering to me, and as a result I seemed to get along more comfortably with a lot more people and in a lot more situations.

Yep. Much better to stop worrying about it. That was my senior year of high school and I wish I'd learned the secret earlier.

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I've never been cool. But I like to pretend I am.

What? I think you're cool.

Being cool is not something I worry about. I've been "other" for long enough that it doesn't matter anymore. It's really hilarious that at 37 I'm more "mainstream" or "normal" in appearance than I've ever been with some trepidation. My life appears normal until you get to know me. I used to wear my oddities on my sleeve and lately I play it closer to home. I'm not sure if I like this better or not.