Frutiger Aero: The Future of the Past

Frutiger Aero: The Future of the Past

By: Kasey Dugan... If you’ve ever been delighted by a rotating aquarium lamp, or you’ve been inside a medical facility with lime green and aqua blue accents — you might enjoy this familiar-but-forgotten 2000s aesthetic,...
Thrifting & Gifting: Why You Should Be Buying Presents All Year Long

Thrifting & Gifting: Why You Should Be Buying Presents All Year Long

By: Broke Baddie... If you’re an avid thrift store shopper, it’s worth considering your loved ones during each and every hunt. Why? Because I tried it for a year, and managed to score perfect gifts for...
The Frutiger Family: The Font That Inspired Fashion

The Frutiger Family: The Font That Inspired Fashion

By: Kasey Dugan... In the late 90s and early 2000s, people began designating spaces in their homes to display their computer systems. Larger houses may have had a computer room, or a room whose purpose...
Secondhand Tensions: Debunking the Reseller Blame Game

Secondhand Tensions: Debunking the Reseller Blame Game

By: Taylor Trotta... As a member of the working class, I’ve relied on thrift stores to supply my closet with sustenance for most of my life. From everyday essentials to special occasional gems, secondhand has...
The Enduring Allure of the Unbothered: Revisiting Heroin Chic in the 1990s

The Enduring Allure of the Unbothered: Revisiting Heroin Chic in the 1990s

By Taylor Trotta... Warning: This article may contain material that is sensitive to some readers. We’ve all been captivated by that certain something… that unbothered, too-cool-to-care aesthetic that dominated fashion in the 1990s. It was...
We Want Real. But What Is Real?

We Want Real. But What Is Real?

By Kasey Dugan... The internet has cycled through several aesthetics in just a few short years, mainly kickstarting with cottagecore in 2020: a style that romanticizes the simple, pastoral life.  Since then, we’ve been charmed...
The History and Evolution of Clothing Swaps

The History and Evolution of Clothing Swaps

By Taylor Trotta... Clothing swaps have existed in various forms for centuries, driven by necessity, economic hardship, and more recently, environmental consciousness. While a contemporary clothing swap has become synonymous with sustainability and community-driven fashion,...
The iPod as an Accessory: How Wearable Technology Changed Fashion

The iPod as an Accessory: How Wearable Technology Changed Fashion

By Kasey Dugan... In 2003, Apple launched a campaign that reshaped both technology and fashion. I’m talking, of course, about the iPod — introduced through iconic ads featuring black silhouettes dancing against bold, colorful backgrounds....
Fashion Forecast: Will This New Bill Be the Fall of California’s Fast Fashion Industry?

Fashion Forecast: Will This New Bill Be the Fall of California’s Fast Fashion Industry?

By Taylor Trotta... If you are like me, you’ve been searching for glimmers of positivity amid the political and societal turmoil that we, as citizens of the United States, face regularly. While this headline had...
Miss Sixty: The Original It-Girl Uniform

Miss Sixty: The Original It-Girl Uniform

By Elizabeth McLaughlin... Wicky Hassan had a vision: denim that was well-tailored, fashion-forward, and unapologetically feminine. Frustrated with the state of unisex jeans in the early '90s—the way they fit women’s bodies, and how uninspired...