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Fashion History

Trendy and Weird: A Collection of Strange Fashion Trends From the Past (I)

A fashion trend is a new design or styling manner that is accepted by a large population and is followed enthusiastically for a longer or shorter time span. Following a trend is a way of connecting to your peers and affirming your place within a group. Once the perception of the novelty is gone, a […]

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Fashion Editorials

Are Male Pageants Different from Women’s?

The History of the Pageant

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Metafashion

40 Men’s Halloween Costume Ideas

With Halloween just around the corner, many people start searching for costumes to buy, rent or make for their parties that will mark the Celtic New Year celebrations. For many, the classic Dracula costume might be somewhat outdated, so the search for a great costume idea is on. There are many places where you can […]

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Fashion History

Essential Fashion Film: “Diana Vreeland: The Eye Must Travel”

“Diana Vreeland: The Eye Must Travel” is a 2012 documentary directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland. The 1 hour 32 minutes film tells the story of an absolute original: Diana Vreeland. Diana is best known as the editor of fashion magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue and for her enormous impact on what beauty and […]

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Fashion World Opinion And Commentary

Sometimes Fashion Is… Strange

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Attire Club World Fashion World

Interpretation and ReInterpretation Attire Club FW 2014 – 15 Collection

    In the modern spirit of reinventing the past and every fictive or imaginary time and place, the newest Attire Club collection, Interpretation and ReInterpretation is investigating the mechanics of creating a fantasy, ever-changing reality based on artifacts and historical pieces. After taking a dive into bow ties last season, this season we are […]

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Fashion History

Funny Fashion Laws From Around the World

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Fashion History

A History of the Suit: Part 2: 1960s – Mid 2010s

The suit is the outfit that is most associated with masculinity and manhood. A symbol of power and elegance, suits have been around for centuries and have evolved and developed as cultures and times changed. If the first part of the 20th century has seen a big, yet restricted development of the suit, the second […]

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7 Father’s Day Activities You Can Do

Father’s Day is a great holiday celebrated around the world with the purpose of honoring dads. It is a great opportunity to bond and connect better with the people in your life, especially if you don’t get have much time to spend together otherwise. We always like to say that a father is a man […]

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Fashion History

Mainstream Fashion in the 1960s

The second part of the 20th century was a period of time ruled by duality in fashion and culture. On the one hand, there was the “norm”, the conservative style promoted by the mainstream media, and on the other hand there were the “rebels”, which, unlike the rebels of the years that had gone by, […]

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Accessories Style Watches

Emotion & Design: The Aesthetics of Watches

In our time, everyone owns a tablet or another device which can let them know what time it is, with enough precision to catch a plane or a bus. This is the reason why watches have been redefined and designers have discovered new ways to express luxury and style through their pieces. Watches today have […]

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An Introduction to Fashion and Ideology

Why is image so important?   In short, our clothes, our ideas and our environment are connected and are ways through which we express our ideology to the other people, whether we want to do it or not. The clothes we wear are not so much an expression of who we are and what we […]