By Iris Petrova... If you've ever spotted a funky mix of colors and wild prints on Sex and the City or stumbled upon a gem while scrolling through Depop or Poshmark, chances are you've encountered Custo...

By Elizabeth McLaughlin... What does the woman on the bench in Barbie have to do with the 2004 movie The Stepford Wives? They’re both Ann Roth—an iconic American costume designer. From Mamma Mia to 9...

By Iris Petrova... Currently, I face the dilemma of fitting six months' worth of outfits into a single suitcase, a challenge that can be addressed through the practice of outfit repeating. The concept of outfit...

By Taylor Trotta... I was scrolling through my Instagram reel feed the other day, trying to resist the rabbit hole of outfit inspiration videos (ugh, it just knows me so well). Obviously, I gave in...

By Iris Petrova... How does one depict a narrative characterized by dread, angst, repression and romanticism through garments? In Robert Eggers's remake of Nosferatu, costume design goes beyond mere storytelling–it becomes a tool for carefully...

By Taylor Trotta... Disclaimer: Images used in this article may contain content that some individuals could find disturbing. During my undergraduate studies in gender studies, I became deeply invested in exploring the intersections between systemic...

By Iris Petrova... "Everything is spoiled in the world, so we'll be spoiled too," was an idea that led to Věra Chytilová's ban from filmmaking for several years in communist Czechoslovakia during the Czech New...

By: Devin Miles... Venus rules over many aspects of our lives, including relationships, style, and how we appreciate and interpret art. She influences our sense of beauty and harmony, guiding what we find attractive and...

I remember being a little girl and desperately wishing I could be good at something. Wishing I had some sort of talent. Failed attempts at ballet, hip-hop dancing, piano lessons, and guitar lessons only exacerbated...

By: Elizabeth McLaughlin... What does manifesting a Miss Sixty set at the thrift have to do with Buddhism? Before the Buddha was called the Buddha, he was called Siddhartha; "siddha" meaning "achieved" and "artha" meaning "what...