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On "On 'Camp'": How An Obscure Essay Predicted Balenciaga Crocs
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On "On 'Camp'": How An Obscure Essay Predicted Balenciaga Crocs

In hindsight, the 1960’s seem burdened with purpose. For America and the West, this wa...

By Alex Rakestraw July 6, 2018 9 Comments
Our Favorite World Cup Kits Throughout the Years
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Our Favorite World Cup Kits Throughout the Years

If you think that the World Cup is exclusively about who ends up lifting the golden tro...

By Marc Richardson July 3, 2018 17 Comments
On The Road: Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation's Style
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On The Road: Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation's Style

Take someone from 70 years ago, drop them on a city street today. Would their style fit...

By Brenden Gallagher June 29, 2018 8 Comments
A Quick Look at Diddy's Impact on Modern Fashion
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A Quick Look at Diddy's Impact on Modern Fashion

Last year, as a bit of an upset from history, it was a dude who created one of the most...

By Mikelle Street June 27, 2018 4 Comments
Tom Ford: Designer as Director
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Tom Ford: Designer as Director

Fashion’s influence on film is undeniable. Fashion designers often moonlight as costume...

By Brenden Gallagher June 15, 2018 6 Comments
How the NBA Dress Code Helped Create a Fashion-Conscious League
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How the NBA Dress Code Helped Create a Fashion-Conscious League

Before the NBA became the most fashion-forward sports league in America, it wasn’t too ...

By Stephen Albertini June 11, 2018 10 Comments
 The High-Octane Hipness and Enduring Nostalgia of "Drive"
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The High-Octane Hipness and Enduring Nostalgia of "Drive"

Nicolas Windig Refn’s 2011 film [*Drive*](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/) plays l...

By Brenden Gallagher June 5, 2018 15 Comments
The Sci-Fi Spectale of Jean-Paul Gaultier's Work in "The Fifth Element"
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The Sci-Fi Spectale of Jean-Paul Gaultier's Work in "The Fifth Element"

One of the biggest artistic downsides of science fiction franchises is the same thing t...

By Brenden Gallagher May 29, 2018 14 Comments
Football Fashion and Casuals: Sportswear's Globalization and Normalization
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Football Fashion and Casuals: Sportswear's Globalization and Normalization

In today’s day and age, brands are no longer confined geographically. Thanks to the int...

By Marc Richardson May 10, 2018 21 Comments
An Introduction to Japanese Menswear Magazines
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An Introduction to Japanese Menswear Magazines

The modern men’s magazine is a shell of its former self. While *Esquire* has beefed up ...

By Grant Tillery May 9, 2018 17 Comments
"The Talented Mr. Ripley": A Study in Casual Elegance
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"The Talented Mr. Ripley": A Study in Casual Elegance

If it weren’t for the wardrobe, we might not remember *The Talented Mr. Ripley*. The Ma...

By Brenden Gallagher May 4, 2018 7 Comments
The Amalgamation of an Icon: Andy Warhol
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The Amalgamation of an Icon: Andy Warhol

The Pittsburgh mid-20th Century urban-industrial workforce was built on the desperation...

By Evan Malachosky May 3, 2018 8 Comments
An Abridged History of The Polo Bear
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An Abridged History of The Polo Bear

The world's best dressed bear

By Stephen Albertini April 26, 2018 9 Comments
"Swingers" and the Fashion Faux Pas that Swept America
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"Swingers" and the Fashion Faux Pas that Swept America

Some films go down in cinema history for their costumes alone. Perhaps they perfectly c...

By Brenden Gallagher April 18, 2018 17 Comments
A Tale of Two Affairs: Comparing the Fashion of The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) to The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
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A Tale of Two Affairs: Comparing the Fashion of The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) to The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

When [lists of the most stylish films of all time](http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery...

By Brenden Gallagher April 10, 2018 3 Comments
Tracing the Style Influence of "A Clockwork Orange"
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Tracing the Style Influence of "A Clockwork Orange"

Many films and filmmakers who have had an outsized influence on fashion have done so by...

By Brenden Gallagher March 14, 2018 25 Comments