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Learn about Fashion and Design from MoMA Curators: Free Online Course Related to New Exhibit

September 27, 2017

Learn About Fashion And Design From MoMA Curators: Free Online Course Related To New Exhibit

Museum of Modern Art curators have created a 7-week online course on fashion and design in conjunction with this fall’s…

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20 Things from the ‘90s That are Back

August 2, 2016

20 Things From The ‘90s That Are Back

1. Flannel shirts—went from 2010 urban lumberjack to ‘90s flashback grunge. All it took was tying something you already had around…

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Reigning Men Part Two: The Fashioning

June 7, 2016

Reigning Men Part Two: The Fashioning

Yesterday we took a look at some of the more sedate styles at LACMA’s Reigning Men exhibition. Today: the wild…

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A Non-Fashion Guy Tries Styling Trends

February 11, 2016

A Non-Fashion Guy Tries Styling Trends

Tim Dowling over The Guardian recently found that fashion isn’t just about what you wear, it’s also about how you…

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A Non-Fashion Guy Reviews Fashion Shows

February 8, 2016

A Non-Fashion Guy Reviews Fashion Shows

Fashion shows can be pretty ridiculous, but fashion show reviews are often worse. I know because I read a lot…

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Why Street Style Is Interesting

February 4, 2016

Why Street Style Is Interesting

Street style photography–that is, capturing interesting personal styles outside of professional, controlled, and styled photoshoot environments–has had an interesting few…

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So Random: Generator Parodies Style Writing

September 30, 2015

So Random: Generator Parodies Style Writing

Web boutique SSense just posted a text generator that spits out sentences that could, and maybe will, appear in style…

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the phenomenon of 2000s street style photography

September 21, 2015

The Phenomenon Of 2000s Street Style Photography

I’m always amazed and horrified by the way the fashion industry can invent a trend, sell the trend, launch or…

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Spring is at once a pure and a mythical season

May 12, 2015

Spring Is At Once A Pure And A Mythical Season

…spring is at once a pure and a mythical season, pure because no other mean­ing is attached to it (summer…

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Suits Loosen Up

December 10, 2014

Suits Loosen Up

Jeffery Diduch over at Tutto Fatto a Mano has a great post about how he incorporated a little 1920s tailoring…

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The New Yorker: Trend Piece

September 20, 2014

The New Yorker: Trend Piece

The New Yorker: Trend Piece “Last season, this thing was not a thing,” says trend spotter, a freelance expert. “But…

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Cathy Horyn in <em>The New York Times</em>

August 18, 2014

Cathy Horyn In The New York Times

The rise of haute couture in the early 20th century dovetailed with advances in communication and travel, and so, too,…

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Edna Woolman Chase, Vogue editor 1914-1952

July 10, 2014

Edna Woolman Chase, Vogue Editor 1914-1952

Ask yourself always: am I harmoniously put together, am I appropriately clad for the deed at hand, and am I…

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Why There’s No Good Writing About Fashion

July 10, 2014

Why There’s No Good Writing About Fashion

Anne Hollander, author of Sex and Suits (among many other things), recently passed away. She penned this really good piece…

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the fallacy of internet clothing research

June 24, 2014

The Fallacy Of Internet Clothing Research

Research has become relatively easy. You can just type in what you’re looking for and find it in an instant….

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