fashion

Popaganda: Climate Anxiety, but Make It Fashion

Aditi Mayer, a brown-skinned woman with long black hair, poses in a forest in a linen suit
by Carmen Rios
January 16, 2020 at 1:19pm
Building a fashion economy where the environment and the workers along the supply chain are treated with respect is possible.
four teenagers, three white and one Black, pose side by side against a graffitied wall in The Craft

Popaganda: The Feminist Beauty Secrets of Witches

by Carmen Rios
January 3, 2020 at 9:53am
Carmen learns about the closely connected histories of witchy feminist movements and patriarchy-smashing glamour magic, how to cast spells for self-love and social change, and what makes a bar of soap into a magically political self-care device. Read more »
Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Fleabag, a white woman standing against a brick wall smoking a cigarette in a black jumpsuit with a low cutout in the chest

The Lasting Impact of the “Fleabag” Jumpsuit

by Kylie Sparks
December 11, 2019 at 10:57am
The iconography of clothing in film and television has transcended time and gender over the years. Read more »
Digital collage of white women wearing colorful locs

The Devil Wears Cornrows: Could Appropriation Lead to the End of Fashion?

by Lauren Michele Jackson
November 12, 2019 at 10:28am
A true reckoning of fashion’s debt might mean the end of houses, the end of fashion week, the end of “high” and “low,” the end of trend forecasts written by anyone who isn’t a 15-year-old brown girl from Chicago’s West Side. Read more »
D'Arcy Carden, a white woman, as Good Janet and Bad Janet in The Good Place

What the Styling of Good Janet on “The Good Place” Shows about Sexist Character Design

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 8, 2019 at 1:58pm
With Good Janet versus Bad Janet, The Good Place uses fashion to signify goodness. Read more »
One of Sharona Franklin's edible jelly sculptures. Slices of citrus fruit are visible near the top of the jelly, and the jelly itself is surrounded by an assortment of flowers.

Sharona Franklin Is Calling out Gucci for Exactly the Reason You Think

by Stephanie Barclay
November 6, 2019 at 10:49am
Sharona Franklin’s botanical jelly sculptures have been making waves online after the artist accused Gucci of stealing her work. Read more »
Leah Vernon, a fat Muslim woman, wearing a navy blue hat, black head scarf, yellow mascara, blue lipstick, against a red wall

Leah Vernon Won’t Be Hemmed in by the Fashion Industry

by Evette Dionne
October 15, 2019 at 9:00am
The fat, Black, Muslim, blogger speaks truth to power on her Instagram account, in her new book, and in this raw, honest interview. Read more »
two Indian models walk a street runway during the Collina Strada Spring/Summer 2020 Fashion Week

Fashion Victims: Can Creativity Survive If the Hustle Never Stops?

by Mallika Khanna
October 9, 2019 at 3:29pm
It’s not just the fashion industry that’s suffering the effects of late-stage capitalism’s relentless production demands. Read more »
a selfie of Caroline Reilly, a white woman with long, brown hair

Survival Jean: “If You Look Good, You Feel Good” Is More Than a Mantra for the Chronically Ill

by Caroline Reilly
September 16, 2019 at 2:52pm
When you are diagnosed with a chronic illness, everything in your life becomes incidental. Read more »
Joy Healy, a white, blond, thin woman sits on top of a missile while wearing a bikini

Weapons of Mass Distraction: The Bikini Turned Sexuality into a Threat

by Marlen Komar
August 27, 2019 at 3:03pm
From the moment it debuted, the bikini was a scandal. Read more »
A photo of Jules from "Euphoria." Jules is crying, her eye makeup smeared, and wearing an angel costume.

Glitter Tears: On “Euphoria,” Fashion Is (Sometimes Painfully) Symbolic

by Rosa Boshier
August 13, 2019 at 8:14pm
Many have taken note of the glittery, bold makeup of Euphoria. Read more »

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