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The Top Three Highly Misused Fashion Terms

The fashion world is a universe that has its own vocabulary and language. There are many terms that are specific to fashion and style, there are many references known mostly by the insiders, but there are a lot of misconceptions as well. In fact, there are some terms that are used too often in the […]

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Culture Fashion History

AC Mood Board: Vintage Men’s Magazine Covers

Men’s magazines have always been quite a small niche in the publishing world. Just as in other fields such as clothes and cosmetics, there are by far many more women’s niches represented and in higher numbers than men’s. Today, a men’s magazine is generally understood to be either a pornographic magazine, a tech magazine or […]

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Culture Fashion Editorials

Should the Meaning of Menswear Be Redefined?

Recent collections have presented many clothes that challenge the classic notions of gender and fashion. In other words, we have seen during many men’s fashion shows models walk down the runway dressed in extremely feminine attire. Sometimes, even in dresses. This phenomenon is not extremely surprising; in recent years many people especially in the Western […]

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Culture Fashion History

AC Mood Board: Vintage Fashion Magazine Covers

Fashion enthusiasts from around the world have always excitedly expected to discover the newest editions of various magazines. For many, fashion magazines and were a door to different worlds, they were a source of inspiration and a physical presence of creativity in their lives. Magazines have a lot of power. Not only are they major […]

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Culture Fashion History

The Evolution of Athletic Attire at a Glance

The uniforms athletes wear have changed a great deal over the years. While some sports have strict guidelines, others allow more (or even complete) freedom of choice. Of course, performance is the most important reason for an athlete, so the clothes he is wearing should be a support to achieve that. Let’s check out how […]

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Culture Fashion Editorials

What Differentiates Luxury Goods?

Luxury everything The world of luxury brands and goods is a very big world, in terms of numbers and market value, as well as in terms of cultural relevance: luxury goods set trends, they have an extremely high importance for many consumers and they drive innovation and progress. Despite this, the luxury world is quite […]

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Culture Opinion And Commentary

Is Having Fewer Clothes Better?

When searching for men’s fashion and style advice in magazines, online and on television, one will often hear the idea that you don’t need to have many clothes and that having just a few, good pieces is enough. In other words, if you have essential items which you can mix and match in different ways, […]

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Celebrities Culture Red Carpet

The 2017 Edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Menswear

The 2017 edition of the Cannes Film Festival took place from 17to 28 May. It was the 70th edition of the world-famous French film festival held in the beautiful south of France. Being an event that lasted over a few days, there were many red carpet events where celebrities from far and wide showcased their […]

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Culture Fashion World Opinion And Commentary

A Critique to Fashion and Fetishism

Fetishism in fashion is a big trend that started out a few years ago (around 2000 or so), but which has grown very much in recent years. While fashion itself is for many people a fetish, in a way a commodity fetish as Marx would put it, fetishism in fashion is an ongoing and growing […]

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Culture Fashion History

AC Mood Board: Basel Fashion in the 1630s

The town of Basel in Switzerland is known today on the international fashion scene mostly for its annual Baselworld event, which gathers the best in watchmaking from Switzerland and beyond. The event rounds up thousands of fans of luxury watches and a strong media crowd. Located at the meeting point of the German, French and […]

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Celebrities Culture Fashion and Music

The Best Dressed Men of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest

The 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place last night in Kiev, Ukraine. It was as usual, a show that gathered colorful musical acts from throughout Europe in the search for the Old Continent’s next big pop hit. The prize in the end went to Salvador Sobral from Portugal, who performed a soft […]

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Culture

15 Amazing Quotes about Style

When it comes to fashion and style, quotes are amazing sources of inspiration. From Orson Welles to Leonardo Da Vinci, the movers and shakers of the world of beauty have all expressed their thoughts about style, its meaning, its mechanisms and its role in life. Discover a collection of carefully selected quotes about style that […]