Drawing from a wide range of personal influences, McQueen deconstructed myths and facts and refashioned them into his desired story.
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Native-Inspired Haute Couture Fashion Prepares for a Big Year
Fashion designer Patricia Michaels prepares for SWAIA’s centennial.
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New York Introduces an Unprecedented Act on Sustainable Fashion
If passed, clothing or footwear companies that rake in more than $100 million annually would need to report their energy usage, emissions, and supply information.
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From Mississippi to Paris, Patrick Kelly’s Playful and Critical Fashion
A young, Black, gay man from the American South, Kelly was a determined, self-taught innovator who worked his way into the highest levels of international fashion.
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Princess Diana’s Return to the Pop Culture Spotlight
The ‘People’s Princess’ features in multiple documentaries, trendy fashion lines, prestige TV, and now a biopic starring Kristen Stewart. What’s behind the new Diana mania?
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Halston Gets the Kind of Over-the-Top Biopic He’d Appreciate
The new Netflix miniseries about the influential fashion designer would benefit from a closer look at the work that made his name.
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Artist’s Vaccine-Inspired Met Gala Dress Is a Tribute to Science
Brendan McCann’s gown features a skirt made of giant vaccination cards, a needle headpiece, and a “FAUCI” purse filled with donuts.
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Mushroom “Leather” Is the Latest Innovation to Hit Fashion Runways
The material, called Mylo, is made of mycelium — the root network of mushrooms.
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How Academics, Egyptologists, and Even Melania Trump Benefit From Colonialist Cosplay
From khakis to pith hats, certain items of clothing have become enduring emblems of European colonialism and particular scholars who know these problematic histories choose to engage in the aesthetics of colonialism in their everyday lives.
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Internet Stages Its Own Met Gala, Recreating Iconic Outfits at Home
Though the famed gala was canceled, people celebrated online with their own ingenious outfits made from newspaper, Q-tips, and more.
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What Are We Wearing During Quarantine?
The Instagram account @quarantine_ss20 crowdsources people’s stories about what they are wearing now and why.
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A Fashion Historian on the Relationship Between Clothing and Disease
Alison Matthews David considers the past as we decide what to wear and how to protect ourselves during the pandemic.