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.”
我爲何會這麼穿？正是在探究這個問題答案的過程中，希拉•海蒂(Sheila Heti)於2012年初去了當地的書店買書。略具諷刺意味的是：這趟行程始於一個男人。「我去尋找如何著裝的書，原因是剛與我同居的男朋友在穿衣方面是行家裏手，本人爲此頗爲無地自容，」37歲的作家兼編輯海蒂坐在多倫多的寓所回憶道。「我當時並未意識到著裝竟會如此讓人興趣盎然，我當時希望拜讀有關書籍，以提升自己的穿著品位。我去了那家書店，但卻一無所獲。」