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 Style, Expression and Communities of Color


Style, Expression and Communities of Color

Fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham once said “The wider world perceives fashion as frivolity that should be done away with. The point is that fashion is the armor to survive the reality...

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In Her Words: Being Black in South Africa Vs. the U.S.

With July 4th behind us, we’re continuing to dive deeper into the nuanced questions of...

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Defining Style Moments

You know that feeling when you’re young and your small, impressionable mind sees something that...

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Braided: A Visual Journey

As I wrote this piece, I desperately tried to recall the first time I saw myself with braids. It’s...

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@shoesinart

“Love your loafers. Robert Clergerie?” – Oh this old thing? No, that’s Rembrandt.

9 years ago by


 
 G’s Netflix List


G’s Netflix List

Today, I only want to talk about one TV show, because it’s the summer and you should be out...

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Things We Slacked

Emily: All about the points strategy. Brie: Dreamy! Vanessa: Google is launching a fashion database....

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 One for the Books


One for the Books

It’s become known around the atelier that I’m the resident literati—I can’t get enough of...

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 Things I Learned from my Activist Family


Things I Learned from my Activist Family

De’Ara Balenger came into the Atelier on a Wednesday afternoon and I was especially looking...

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 Fashion News #121


Fashion News #121

Rick Owens & the late Franca Sozanni to be honored at CFDA awards. Laura Biagiotti dies in...

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 Things We Slacked


Things We Slacked

Carie: Panda panda panda. Emily: Crushing so hard on Alessandra Mastronardi. Vanessa: Chicago gang...

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Marlena

Last fall, I started a book club with a few friends and the studio. We’ve read a few great books...

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 Things We Slacked


Things We Slacked

Brittany: Somehow Sketch London just got even prettier. Vanessa: The films competing for the 2017...

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Nip Slip

I’m a born Parisian and a learned New Yorker, and as similar as the two cities can be, I’ve got...

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@tiny_cinema

Tiny Cinema is insane – hilarious, mildly gory, often inappropriate, and highly original....

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Portable Art Project

My favorite jewelry designers right now are making pieces that fall somewhere between jewelry and...

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 Fashion News #118


Fashion News #118

Anna Wintour made a dame at Buckingham Palace. Paris Jackson is new face of Calvin Klein....

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