Why do I put what I put on my body? It was in search of an answer to this very question that spurred Sheila Heti to visit her local bookstore in early 2012. In a cool irony, the trip was actually inspired by a man. “I went to look for a book on dressing because my boyfriend, who I had just moved in with, is such a good dresser and I felt ashamed by it,” recalls the 37-year-old writer and editor, from her home in Toronto. “I didn’t realise how much pleasure there is to be found in thinking about clothes, and I wanted to read a book that would help me think about clothes in a better way. I went to the bookstore and there was just nothing that could help me think about clothes in the way I wanted to.”
我为何会这么穿？正是在探究这个问题答案的过程中，希拉•海蒂(Sheila Heti)于2012年初去了当地的书店买书。略具讽刺意味的是：这趟行程始于一个男人。“我去寻找如何着装的书，原因是刚与我同居的男朋友在穿衣方面是行家里手，本人为此颇为无地自容，”37岁的作家兼编辑海蒂坐在多伦多的寓所回忆道。“我当时并未意识到着装竟会如此让人兴趣盎然，我当时希望拜读有关书籍，以提升自己的穿着品位。我去了那家书店，但却一无所获。”