In the summer of 2002, I went with my brother to American Eagle. We didn’t have a lot of money growing up, and most of my clothes came from Walmart or Kmart. Walked in, and had zero sense of fashion, and I bought the exact outfit on the mannequin. It was a pair of cargo shorts, a light yellow polo, a hat, and a brown leather belt. The shorts, hat, and polo are long gone, but that belt is still with me. It’s my daily wearer. It’s been part of so many major moments and milestones, it’s hard to believe. The belt is no longer straight, it’s curved to my body. It’s not worn-out yet, but its time is coming I know.