Fashion can be a path to self-discovery. This may sound odd, but it is true. Over the last 20 years or so, many scholars have studied the relation between clothing and the individual; both on a personal and a societal level. What they have discovered was what was obvious and in plain sight, namely […]
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The Value of Things
William Butler Yeats said that “We are happy when for everything inside us there is a corresponding something outside us.” This simple idea is, if looked at with a magnifying glass, a really profound view into our nature as humans, which, in today’s world is for many lost. In the past, it was clear that […]
Having an interest in fashion means, at least to a certain degree, that you are a person who is conscious about yourself. Interestingly enough, fashion is in many ways a form of self-awareness or, to extend it a little bit, of self-know-ledge. The reason for this is not only because you need to know what […]
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12 Quotes on Beauty
It can be said that beauty is the thing that defines fashion and separates it from the craft of clothes making, even though, even the simplest garment has an ideology behind it and is based on an aesthetic concept. Throughout history, many artists, philosophers and other thinkers have pondered on what beauty is and what […]
Fashion writers, stylists and other professionals usually say that when you dress up nicely, you will be able to make a better impression, to draw people in a positive way and to be more appealing to the crowd. In other words, dressing for others is meant to help you get a heads up. At the […]
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10 Great Quotes about Beards
Throughout history, men have always had a very complex relationship with their beards. Many men love them, some are not really that fond of beards and others are very particular about what goes and what does not, beardwise. Regardless of how you look at it, everyone sees the beard as a symbol: for some, a […]