IMO, your grace surfaces pretty consistently through your writing as well as your shooting. My understanding from reading your oeuvre is that you left a rather strict and narrow upbringing to become a World resident who uses truth and humor to reveal interesting aspects of ourselves. That's why you're one of the writers I most enjoy reading. That's why I leave responses on your articles here and there to give authentic compliments where due. I believe the lower-case "elegance" you refer to is personal style and you have your own brand of chic.