How did the Bra come to be?
What preceded the bra? Before the bra was created, women were used to sporting corsets. Not only did corsets support their breasts, but they also slimmed the waist through their tight design. However, as time progressed women began to revolt against the corset. The corset created its own sense of medical problems for women whichContinue reading “How did the Bra come to be?”
Sex and Fashion: The Tension Is Real
Carrie Bradshaw sitting with Big in her pink Louboutin heels in the mesmerizing city lights of New York: Carrie and Big’s love story set the stage for Sex and the City. Sex and the City brought the opulent world of fashion to each house through a seemingly normal friend group. It is because of theseContinue reading “Sex and Fashion: The Tension Is Real”
How classy are you?
Clothing has had a historical sense of pride in the human race. In Oriental China, systems of robe colors indicated social structure. The more ornate your robe the more wealthy you were considered. The Hausa community in Africa has used Turbans and layered clothing to portray wealth and status. In the western world, before theContinue reading “How classy are you?”
Commonplace Cultural Appropriation
A big problem in the fashion industry is cultural appropriation. Where can we draw the line between borrowing fashion from different parts of the world and stealing cultural aspects without remorse? Fashion is derived from the location it exists in. For example, what is considered fashionable in Asia is different from what is fashionable inContinue reading “Commonplace Cultural Appropriation”
The Evolution of Style
The history of style shows fashion’s support of minorities and expression of one’s identity. It is quite amazing to see how fashion has developed with time especially when looking at it from a bird’s eye view. Taking in the beauty that is the history of fashion, however, can only be truly appreciated when we breakContinue reading “The Evolution of Style”
Does Fashion Enable People living with a Disability? Maybe?
Much like other industries, we see fashion expanding everyday. It grows in the scope of ideas, collections, and trends, but what about inclusivity? Fashion in the past and still to this day has tried its best to fit and cater to multiple body types– plus size, petite, etc. There is always still room to growContinue reading “Does Fashion Enable People living with a Disability? Maybe?”
Do We Live for Repurposed Jewelry?
I am a sucker for jewelry. I love, and I mean LOVE LOVE bracelets, necklaces, and especially rings. I day dream about my future Juste Un Clou ring from Cartier and constantly think about piercing my ears and buying Chanel huggy earrings. But the biggest turn off for me, is the price for designer jewelry!Continue reading “Do We Live for Repurposed Jewelry?”
Religion, Fashion, and even Gender
The concepts of Religion, Fashion, and Gender are all explicitly related. We see society use concepts of Religion to push certain modes of dress. Society’s expectations from us to behave in a certain manner is commonly explained and defied in the world of fashion. But where are these expectations derived from? Let’s take a lookContinue reading “Religion, Fashion, and even Gender”
Queer Signaling in Fashion
The world of fashion is so extensive; a lot of the times it blurs and blends with other concepts, ideals, and issues. One of these many angles of fashion is that of Gender and Sexuality. How do we see gender norms being broken in fashion? How do these gender norms relate to sexual orientation? HowContinue reading “Queer Signaling in Fashion”
Fashion: A Game of Perception
Whenever you enter the mall looking for your next pair of shoes or when you go to your favorite website to do some online shopping, you become a consumer just like everyone else. All of us are consumers of the Fashion Industry, and by effect, all of us are influenced by the industry itself. InContinue reading “Fashion: A Game of Perception”
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