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Meet the Fashion Influencer Who Says ‘Cringe’ Was Invented by ‘Big Normal’

Angus de Kirkby takes aim at quiet luxury, beige conformity, and ‘Big Normal,’ encouraging followers to embrace their inner diva.

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In a world where fashion has become dreadfully boring, one influencer stands as a beacon of hope: Meet the charming Mr. Angus de Kirkby. The captivating, posh Brit combines his wit with rare aesthetic sensibilities for irresistible content. De Kirkby wants to help his followers unlock their inner divas and/or keep cultivating their already brilliantly manifested personalities. His Instagram pictures are gorgeous, but his reels are absolutely lethal.

The rising icon offers wonderfully grounded advice for all those naturally over-the-top eccentrics out there—those others try to reduce by calling them “too much” or hitting them with the (seemingly kinder but even more malignant) words, “You’re enough!” Kirkby strongly rejects the notion that we should ever let anyone tell us life isn’t a fashion show—of course it is! “This is the fashion show of life; the streets are........

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