Dietrich showed how adopting a persona can reveal one’s true self
Kaloprosopia – the art of crafting a persona, as Marlene Dietrich and David Bowie did – can help us access a truer self
by Sam Mills
Sam Mills is a novelist/nonfiction author. Her books include Chauvo-Feminism (2021), The Watermark (2024) and Uneven: Nine Lives that Redefined Bisexuality (2025). She is also managing director of the publishing house Dodo Ink. She lives in London and Paris.
Written by Sam Mills