the modern muses

women with inimitable style and leaning into the concept of intimate taste

Perhaps we should do away with the concept of good or bad taste. After all, the best taste is the intimate kind, the kind that offers you a look into someone’s raison d'etre.

Last week, I wrote about how to tell the difference between muses and influencers, the reigning difference being that muses inspire creativity, while influencers inspire replication. But lest you think that all I do is complain about our lack of individualistic style, this week I wanted to give a dollop of well-deserved attention to a few of the women I know with fabulous intimate style.

These are people whose outfits I would never try to emulate, because even if I painstakingly recreated them piece by piece, I know I couldn’t. People with distinct viewpoints, who pair things together in unexpected ways, and have an aesthetic touch too precise to be replicated.

Here are a few modern muses in my rolodex, alongside the last item they bought that exemplifies their style. (And I’m dying to know… who are your modern mus…