I first learned to be self-conscious about how I dress in primary school. When you’re nine and have a uniform you need to wear most of the week, and thus only have enough clothing for Chinese school, church and lounging at home — it’s a nasty shock to discover that ‘outfit-repeating’ is actually quite the faux pas. I remember sobbing to my mother, confused, angry, because I couldn’t understand how, (a), my classmates could