Attire Club by Fraquoh and FranchommeWhat is etiquette? Throughout history, people have always had a certain code of conduct that directed the way they would act in common circumstances. This used to give people a sense of order. Etiquette was also used with the purpose of releasing people of always having to make decisions and make sense of the world […]
A tournament or tourney (derived from the Old French torneiement or tornei) was a chivalrous competition or mock fight that was organized in Europe in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period (12th to 16th centuries). Tournaments consisted of a series of mounted or armored combats in which knights competed to see whose skills […]
For a woman, her beauty is her crowning glory, but beauty is in the end more than just looks. Beauty is something that comes from the inside; it’s the projection of a constellation of characteristics such as poise, kindness and power that make someone bold and noteworthy. In this roundup, discover our top goddesses of […]
In recent years, many designers, muses and stylists have worked with the concept of androgyny in their fashion campaigns, artworks or blogs. The media landscape, as well as the advertising landscape and the runway shows of today are full of androgynous looks. While to many people it may seem obvious what androgyny is, the term […]
There was recently a video released, where men tried on crop tops to discover new items and try on things they would never dare to. At first, it seemed something made in good fun. If you’re a guy and put on a crop top and still maintain your dignity, you probably have too much self-esteem. […]
Fashion has many meanings in society. It conveys identity, personality, group belonging and more. Clothing can be political and it can be art. One of the things that clothing almost always is is a symbol of social status. Social status is defined as “a person’s standing or importance in relation to other people […]
The Ainu people are considered to be the indigenous population of Japan. The Ainu arrived in Japan around 14,000 years ago, which is 10,000 years before the Japanese. Today, there live only between 20,000 to 60,000 people who identify as Ainu. Most of them live on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Originally, the Ainu culture […]
Connecting with cultures The online world has in a very quick time allowed us to be connected in ways that were unimaginable a few generations ago. Today, we can chat with people who are miles apart from us in an instant and to discover what others are up to in their daily lives […]
Concept: fashion blog A few years ago, the concept of “fashion blogger” was a big trend in the online world. Not only because of its numeric value – it was estimated around 2012 that there were more than 2 million fashion blogs worldwide, but also because of the bloggers’ influence on style and culture. There […]
In the world of Rock ‘n’ Roll, no name bears more significance than Elvis Presley. The undisputed King of the genre, has a legacy that is so strong, that it has turned him into a legendary figure in pop culture and one of the most well known music icons in the world, as Biography shares […]
The Chinese year of the Rooster will begin shortly, as the month of January approaches its 27th day. In the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle, the rooster ranks tenth out of the 12 animals. 2017 is going to be a year of the rooster. What is the year of the Rooster? The […]
Although the runways have been breaking down gender barriers, implementing more and more co-ed fashion shows, there seems to still remain some gap areas that need to be bridged – one of which is body image issues. Body Positive Movement influencer Tim Gunn has openly discussed on numerous occasions this industry gap, namely that designers […]