If You Know, You Know: The Holy Thrift Vintage Brand Grail Guide

If You Know, You Know: The Holy Thrift Vintage Brand Grail Guide

If you know, you know.Finding grailed vintage isn’t about luck—it’s about the list. The insider cheat sheet. The brands that defined the late '90s and early 2000s. The ones that had every It Girl in...
From Liberation to Iconic: The Halter Top's Feminist Legacy

From Liberation to Iconic: The Halter Top's Feminist Legacy

Fashion has always been used as a tool to challenge the status quo, and some of the most iconic trends we love today came from feminist movements. Halter tops and tube tops, for example, weren’t...
From Y2K Fantasies to Modern Realities

From Y2K Fantasies to Modern Realities

By Devin Miles... As I’ve grown up and gained the agency to follow my dreams, I often reflect on how they’ve been shaped by the grand ideas about adulthood that were presented to me in...
Sacred Threads: The Intersection of Fashion and Religious Symbolism

Sacred Threads: The Intersection of Fashion and Religious Symbolism

By Iris Petrova... At the shimmering crossroads of art and spirituality, fashion has long been seduced by the allure of religious symbolism. For centuries, religious art has served as a silent storyteller. Grand cathedrals, frescoes,...
CUSTO CRAZE: THE RISE, FALL & RESURGENCE OF AN ICONIC BRAND

CUSTO CRAZE: THE RISE, FALL & RESURGENCE OF AN ICONIC BRAND

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...
Satin, Silk, and Submission: The Stepford Wives and the Politics of Fashion

Satin, Silk, and Submission: The Stepford Wives and the Politics of Fashion

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...
The Art Of Outfit Repeating

The Art Of Outfit Repeating

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...
Warning: Your Algorithm Might Be Making You...

Warning: Your Algorithm Might Be Making You...

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...
Laced Till Death - Storytelling Through Costume Design in Nosferatu

Laced Till Death - Storytelling Through Costume Design in Nosferatu

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...
Fast Fashion is a Feminist Issue

Fast Fashion is a Feminist Issue

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...