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In the case of fashion and music critic Glenn O'Brien, whose contribution to Cool may have been one of his last before his passing last month, the co-authors were presented with a concern of O'Brien's: categorizing people might not be a good idea. "But that's exactly the point," they replied. "Wouldn't you want to write that?" they asked. In the book, O'Brien describes New Wave subculture, which, by definition, was about not being categorized. This idea of irreverence reminds Foley of the style group he relates to most, Goth, which could also be said to define the feeling of separating oneself and being different. But, when style is in question, it's important to always remain a little bit of everything — never full-tilt.

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