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Coquette Inclination - by eliza mclamb - words from eliza

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This morning, I sent a text that reads like the first line of a short story that would find its destiny on Twitter, “discourse-d” to death into conversations about white womanhood, cool girl lit, and gen Z apathy. “Im the only girl in this rural WV catholic church wearing knockoff Tabis” I’m staying with my cousin Matthew and his family in West Virginia, visiting for the first time (both the family and the state). Before church this morning, I lifted up the leg of my slouchy Reformation jeans and asked my cousin (40), “do you want to see another thing the kids are wearing these days that will confound you?” Yesterday, he had commented on the “return” of the wide-legged pants, baffled in the way that those of his age are at the circular nature of fashion. He and his wife peered over their coffee mugs to see the shoes, both resigning to some form of “hm.” They appreciated the wide toe box and the tasteful bow, but didn’t have much to say about the general aesthetic of the shoes. Matthew

Coquette Inclination a meditation on knockoff tabis, family, and coming back to tradition eliza mclamb Dec 17, 2023 675 20 75 Share This morning, I sent a text that reads like the first line of a short story that would find its destiny on Twitter, “discourse-d” to death into conversations about white womanhood, cool girl lit, and gen Z apathy. “Im the only girl in this rural WV catholic church wearing knockoff Tabis” I’m staying with my cousin Matthew and his family in West Virginia, visiting for the first time (both the family and the state). Before church this morning, I lifted up the leg of

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