Category: Fashion
Runways, designers, brands and the stories behind where trends really come from.
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Fine, Miranda, You Were Right… Kind Of
I named an entire blog after the idea that fashion trickles up, so I think it’s only fair that I give the other side its moment. Twenty years…
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From Huron to Paris: The Story of Willy Chavarria
Willy Chavarria grew up in a small farmworker town in California and took cholo style all the way to Paris Fashion Week. Here’s his story.
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Is It Giving? — Telfar’s Paris Fashion Week Prank
Telfar told the fashion world it was leaving New York for Paris, then held the real show in Brooklyn. Here’s my verdict.
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Abercrombie’s Sweater Standard Is a Double Standard
Abercrombie’s new sweater campaign is all about natural fibers, so why are the women’s sweaters mostly plastic?
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Is It Giving? — Givenchy’s “Chola Victorian”
This week I wanted to change it up a bit and introduce a new running bi-weekly segment called, “Is It giving?” where I explore various trends, occurrences and…
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Who Wore It First?
If you’ve ever seen The Devil Wears Prada, you already know the cerulean speech. Miranda Priestly stands there, and without a stutter, explains to Andy that the sad…