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Vanilla is the flavor.
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Vanilla is the flavor.
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A.I. and Pageant Racial Bias, Worthless Diamonds, Matthew Williamson's Influences, Wearing a Choker...
Maria Ricapito, guest curator September 7, 2016
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The focus is now much more on the designer to be their own marketing, to be their own press person, largely through Instagram and other platforms. It's been a big shift, and we're still at the early stages of seeing how it will pan out.
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VICTORIA’S SECRET says we should wear our undies on the outside. Customers' comments (hilariously) suggest that the brand get real. We accepted your bazillion-dollar Swarovski-studded bras and models who reportedly exist on liquid diets for weeks before a VS runway show, but is this is a bridge too far?… Speaking of sparkle: If you unquestioningly accept that a diamond is a thing of value, that an engagement ring should cost three months' gross salary, that this shiny stone is a thing to be treasured and passed down through the generations, then learning that it’s all been a very effective and brilliant (ha) marketing ploy will rock (yes) your world. Not to mention that tech advances (including a company in which "BLOOD DIAMOND" star LEONARDO DICAPRIO is an investor) will make the new fakes impossible to spot… In the highly competitive world of clever Halloween costumes, it’s never too early to begin planning. Retro ‘80s show (and critics’ darling) "STRANGER THINGS" is a good place to start. Do we need a hairdo tutorial for WINONA RYDER’s matted mullet? … Just in time for NY FASHION WEEK, something that will rev your FOMO into high gear.

Maria Ricapito, guest curator

September 7, 2016