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The fashion industry’s lack of diversity isn’t just on the runway. The topic usually surfaces around fashion week, when thousands of models appear on runways and the world can watch which designers embrace diversity, and which don’t. Among designers,there’s also a striking lack of diversity. And behind the scenes, the fashion industry is often just as lacking in diversity…
Over the past several seasons, it’s become quite apparent that fashion girls have abandoned overtly sexy outfits in favor of oversize, athletic, and menswear-inspired looks. Some would say that this shift began in 2010 when Leandra Medine introduced the “Man Repeller” concept. The (likely temporary) nail was cemented on the “sexy”-outfit coffin when Balenciaga and…
Melania Trump wore a style of shirt literally marketed as a “pussy bow” top to the debate Sunday night. A campaign spokesperson tells CBS’ Sopan Deb it “was not intentional,” which is also what the campaign said about her speech plagiarizing Michelle Obama. core-decorated Source: Melania Trump Wore a $1,100 Gucci ‘Pussy Bow’ Shirt to…
Here is an opinion: Fashion shows are not that fun. They are okay sometimes, and an important caveat is they make for pretty decent Snapchat stories that your mom will find deeply fabulous. But among the vast number (read: less than ten, probably) of fashion shows I have attended, much of the experiences have gone…
social-sharer Photo: Courtesy of Aude Tabet Aude Tabet had what many would perceive as the ultimate “big-city fashion life.” Born and raised in France, she started her textile design career in Paris, then moved to New York in the late 1980s with the dream of making it in American fashion. “I loved Paris; I still…
In 2017, shortly after the next president is inaugurated, thousands of newly appointed federal officials will struggle with the same existential question: What do I wear to my first day of work? I understand their anxiety, having languished over wardrobe during eight years of federal service and pondered the fashion choices of my male colleagues…
September 24th, 2016: The day I reached my final form as a Fashion God. My two year battle with Adidas and Kanye West has finally come to a close and left me the supreme victor. All of my anger, sadness, and disappointment finally felt worth it. This is a fable unlike other Yeezy tales, ones…
It wasn’t a particularly fashionable choice when I wore these shirts in public – the shirts he left were usually his oldest and most worn-in ones; they were softer and they smelled like him but they didn’t look great. They also didn’t fit in the way “boyfriend” clothes are supposed to. Most men are actually…
Much has been written about how sexism dictates whether a garment gets usable pockets. While class unquestionably plays a part, men’s clothing tends to have capacious, visible pockets; women’s clothing tends to have small pockets, if any at all. Content with their pockets, men have little to say about them, but women have been complaining…
Barbie dolls clothes are displayed during the exhibition “Barbie, life of an icon” at the Museum of Decorative Arts. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images) When I was chief creative officer for Liz Claiborne Inc., I spent a good amount of time on the road hosting fashion shows highlighting our brands. Our team made a point…