I always love hearing someone successfully articulate the intellectual nature of style.  Here are some wonderful thoughts on style from Dr. Cornel West, the terribly smart and stylish modern thinker. 

One of my favorite sentiments: Style is inseparable from voice— but a voice is very different from an echo. 

Prepidemic has 4 different videos with Dr. West for your sartorial pleasure.   

Dr. Cornel West on Style: The Complete Interview | Prepidemic Magazine