You don’t have to smoke to own a zippo, you just have to start fires. I find that having a lighter on hand is always a good thing. It’s a part of the emergency kit I keep in my purse. I don’t smoke but somebody else always needs a lighter, some random situation always calls for a lighter. During camping we have to get the fire started, someone needs a light for a cig outside of a bar, the pilot of the stove is out, you’re in the mood for some candles with your boo but nobody ever has a light. Enter: your trusty, fabulous Zippo lighter. It will last you a lifetime and it looks cute. It’s very important to me that things look cute. Andre Leon Talley plays tennis with Louis Vuitton gear because everything he does is an expression of his personal aesthetic and taste. We certainly can’t afford to live like that but a personal touch, a nice detail on even the most mundane thing, on even a lighter, can add a little bit of beauty on what is otherwise a pretty grim world. We all need a little fire in our lives.