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" I knew I wanted to be a fashion writer but didn't want to contribute to the over-saturated market unless I could contribute in a meaningful way. "

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" Initially what defined me as a 'man repeller' was my conscious effort to wear clothing that was attractive in my opinion but not necessarily in a man's opinion. "

" I love manicures - I'm really into colorful nails. "

" I always wanted to make sure that I was honest to myself and that people wanted to hear an opinion that was authentic... I wanted Man Repeller to be a voice for women who felt like they didn't have a voice or for women who didn't know how to express their voice. "

" Fashion Week is a great opportunity to make unimportant people feel like they own the world. "

" Being a man repeller becomes a process of elimination. If a guy is only really into your outfit and won't date you because of what you're wearing, they are too driven by the female exterior and don't care about your intellect. "

" Nighttime dressing is not very different from daytime dressing for me. I feel like night clothes don't get a chance to live the way day clothes do, so I prefer to think of night clothes as day clothes. "

" I didn't actually even really know my grandmother; I must have been 3 or 4 when she died. "

" There's charm, in some capacity, to every trend. I just think practicality should die. Crocs - blech. "

" I have always, always loved words. "

" I wore some stupid brocade dress to my prom. "

" I never borrowed money from Mom. I lived at home, but my parents never helped me. I worked hard and moved out. I treated my blog like a business; hard work is important. "

" I'm not dressing with men in mind at all. I'm just going to wear what I want to wear. It makes things easier, too. "

" People always ask me how I muster the strength to be so open about things, and I explain to them that I took the Myers-Briggs test, like, four times, and every single time, I ranked an 87 percent extrovert, so it would probably take more strength for me to shut up. "

" My blog is not about repelling men, it's about good fashion. "

" No matter the candidate, every detail in a campaign is carefully and strategically framed for our consumption. The devil is in them. "

" I wanted to be my own editor, and by 'editor,' I mean unedited-or. "

" My goal is never to push anyone to do anything other than think. "

" Fashion is used as a tool to convey a point about who we are or potentially want to be. Whether or not a civilian curates his or her own aesthetic is up that person, but it is an integral part of one's public image. "

" As long as you are promoting something that you really believe in - yes, it's incredible to see that designer earn the esteem they deserve - but there's something to be said about the fact that if you're convicted about an opinion, and you really believe something's great, you're not going to credit yourself for their success. "

" Man Repeller is intended to chronicle all the fashion trends that women love and men hate. I started it because I am woman with a deep appreciation for harem pants. And sometimes blaming clothing on a sad love life is easier than blaming oneself! "

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" Could Yosef be considered a Man Repeller even though he's a man? I'd love to get my hands on that techni-colored dream coat! Feels very Matthew Williamson to me. "

" What good is a wall without framed art? It is like the equivalent of the accessories that you choose to wear to decorate a black dress - precisely the stuff that makes the wall/dress you. "

" I realized that if I were a 23-year-old girl getting married, and I wasn't struggling with it, that would likely mean that something was either massively wrong with me or that my brain is made up of delicately wrapped almonds that serve perfectly as party favors. "

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" I can't imagine catering to an audience that doesn't also interest me. "