This was such a rich and resonant read. Lake’s articulation of devotion—as both a design principle and a life practice—feels deeply grounding in a world obsessed with speed and spectacle. The way she bridges Buddhist philosophy, nightlife expression, and fashion as a spiritual, tactile, and political act is honestly breathtaking. Her line about “trusting her taste because she knows what beauty looks like” gave me chills—that’s the kind of embodied confidence we all deserve to cultivate. Subtlety as resistance, softness as power, and fashion as a language of freedom? I’m leaving this piece more awake. Thank you both for this nourishing conversation.
This was such a rich and resonant read. Lake’s articulation of devotion—as both a design principle and a life practice—feels deeply grounding in a world obsessed with speed and spectacle. The way she bridges Buddhist philosophy, nightlife expression, and fashion as a spiritual, tactile, and political act is honestly breathtaking. Her line about “trusting her taste because she knows what beauty looks like” gave me chills—that’s the kind of embodied confidence we all deserve to cultivate. Subtlety as resistance, softness as power, and fashion as a language of freedom? I’m leaving this piece more awake. Thank you both for this nourishing conversation.