When he entered the art world years later, he realized that fashion plays a huge part in it. “Everywhere I went, whether to a gallery opening or an art fair, people wanted to know what and who you were wearing. Sometimes it served simply as an ice-breaker, but often I was judged by my appearance.” But, there is much more beyond this superficiality for Bradley. Fashion became a part of his bildungsroman, as he went from wearing Helmut Lang to Cloak to Carol Christian Poell. With each step of his development, fashion became more and more personal.