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...
Anarchy in Polka Dots: Věra Chytilová’s Daisies

Anarchy in Polka Dots: Věra Chytilová’s Daisies

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...
Dressing for Your Venus

Dressing for Your Venus

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...
Dear Vintage...

Dear Vintage...

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...
Fast Fashion from a Buddhist Perspective

Fast Fashion from a Buddhist Perspective

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...
The Democratization of Designer Fashion Through Vintage

The Democratization of Designer Fashion Through Vintage

By: Iris Petrova... Earlier this year, I decided to part with all of my purses and began an obsessive search for the ultimate vintage designer "it" bag. My journey led me deep into the archives...
Fashion Forecast: What Lies Ahead for the Vintage Community?

Fashion Forecast: What Lies Ahead for the Vintage Community?

 By: Taylor Trotta... Let’s face it: we are witnessing what political scientists are calling the most “high-stakes” election of our time. The polarized political landscape in America has brought starkly different priorities to the forefront—on...
Why Vintage Shoes Crumble & How To Fix Them...

Why Vintage Shoes Crumble & How To Fix Them...

Every vintage-loving girl has experienced the tragedy of finding the perfect vintage shoe, just to have it crumble & deteriorate on the first wear. Leaving them shoeless & devastated all together. So...why does this happen?  Vintage...