Avery Truffleman

Well, of course they're not inviting you to parties.

And I think at the time I knew, I was like, I think I'm alienating people, but I don't really understand why I'm doing this.

And I think it was this instruction in the sort of social nature of clothing.

I think I was so against fitting in that I was standing out too much and I didn't realize the signals that it was sending.

I thought I was having fun, but I didn't realize it was kind of like asocial.

Honestly, when I went to college and there was this anonymous confession board where people could write whatever they wanted about people and everyone was like, who does Avery Truffleman think she is?

And I was like, oh my God.

I was just horsing around and I was like, oh no, these really mean something.

But no, I get it.

But I get it.

I get it.

Don't defend them.

But I get it.

If you're walking around in a costume being like, I'm not of this world, who do you think you are?

You know?

And I was like, oh, this means something.

I'm sending out a message that I'm not in control of.

And that was not my intention.

But...

And I think it was this idea of cultural cohesion, that I want to stand out, I want to express myself, but I also want to be inviting somehow.