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By: Fiona Poth The exhibit Man Ray: When Objects Dream is now open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through February 1, 2026. This immersive exhibit, curated by Stepanie D’Alessandro and Stephen C. Pinson and the first to focus on Man Ray’s rayographs, contains more than one hundred and fifty of his works, including rayographs,…
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By: Sunanya Guthikonda The Winston Cluster serves as a vignette of fashion’s entanglement with economics, crystallizing the relationship between production, marketing, and consumption of luxury goods, particularly with symbolic significance. The Winston Cluster functions as a microcosm of the modern luxury economy that is able to embody the social ideals of wealth and aspiration through…
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By: Sarah Dalloul Fashion is so often dismissed as superficial. Yet it is a form of storytelling, holding memory, culture, and community. It speaks in rich texture and silhouette where words fall short, stitching emotion and history into fabric and form. One designer who embodies this spirit is Lebanese creative director Sarah Beydoun, founder of…
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By: Michael Shavelle I have been going to Martha’s Vineyard almost every summer since I was two years old. I feel eternally grateful for all the memories I have of spending cherished time with family and friends swimming at State Beach, eating clam strips from Nancy’s, and biking to catch the sunset in Menemsha. But,…
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By: Annie Buda Machiavelli would never have dismissed fashion as frivolous. He would have seen it for what it is: a mechanism of strategy. In his world of The Prince, appearances are directives. He writes that, “everyone sees what you appear to be,” but “few experience what you really are” (Machiavelli, XVIII). Power, after all,…
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By: Aubrey Rogers Anne Higonnet’s office is nestled in the corner of the Barnard College Art History and Architecture department, reflecting a beautiful view of Morningside Heights. Her office is quaint, filled with colorfully covered books, and two floor-to-ceiling glass walls that make up half of her office space. A copy of “Superfine: Tailoring Black…
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By: Melany Millor Rodriguez When Bella Hadid walked onto the runway at Coperni’s Spring 2023 show in Paris, the world collectively paused. A team of technicians sprayed her body with a mysterious mist, which, within minutes, transformed into a sleek white dress. The moment instantly took over social media, headlining multiple posts and news reports…
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The couture house fuses embroidery, punk edge, and romance in its twenty-first collection, Flaming Hearts. By: Annie Buda Cucculelli Shaheen isn’t a brand you wear because you want attention, but a brand you wear because you already have it. Founded in 2016, the New York based couture house charmed the city with its intricate hand…
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By: Ashley Hudson and Angelina O’Connor Professor Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity is a cultural powerhouse. It is the inspiration and driving influence behind The Costume Institute’s Spring 2025 Fashion Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the Met Gala– fashion’s biggest…
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An Interview with Via Piave 33 By Chloé Neveux – VIA PIAVE 33 IS A BRAND FOR THE FUTURE, OPERATING IN THE PRESENT – Elisa Betella & Alessandro Spaggiari Before becoming the distinctive Italian lifestyle brand that it is today, Via Piave 33 initially represented an address, one of someone’s homes;…
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