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Kim Kardashian Sticks It to Victoria's Secret

Kim Kardashian Sticks It to Victoria's Secret

One brand's castoff models are another's profits.

Apr 6, 2022

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3 min read

Before the Gilded Glamour Gala, Vogue Employees Unionize

Before the Gilded Glamour Gala, Vogue Employees Unionize

This is as fitting as a glove for daytime in the year 1890.

LockSimple

Apr 1, 2022

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3 min read

Oscars Reveal Cracks in Hollywood-Fashion Industrial Complex

Oscars Reveal Cracks in Hollywood-Fashion Industrial Complex

Where can the marriage of Hollywood and fashion go from here? To the Met Gala, for one.

Mar 28, 2022

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3 min read

Ukrainian Designer on Fashion Week During War

Ukrainian Designer on Fashion Week During War

"Everything seemed pointless to me back then."

Mar 24, 2022

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3 min read

Gilded Glamour: An Awkward, Yet Apt, Met Gala

Gilded Glamour: An Awkward, Yet Apt, Met Gala

The optics are weird, but this is fashion.

Mar 23, 2022

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3 min read

Look! A $29,000 Skirt.

Look! A $29,000 Skirt.

Oh, but that hemline.

Mar 17, 2022

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3 min read

Nicki Minaj Criticizes Vogue, But Not Anna Wintour

Nicki Minaj Criticizes Vogue, But Not Anna Wintour

Despite her fashion influence, she’s never been on the cover of American Vogue.

Mar 15, 2022

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3 min read

Retail Confessions: Harrods

Retail Confessions: Harrods

"Rules don’t apply to people who have money like that."

LockSimple

Mar 11, 2022

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12 min read

Fashion Nova CEO Has Absolute Ton of Money

Fashion Nova CEO Has Absolute Ton of Money

He is spending $141 million on a mega-mansion in Los Angeles called "The One."

Mar 9, 2022

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3 min read

Russia Invades Ukraine, Fashion Week Carries On

Russia Invades Ukraine, Fashion Week Carries On

Business imperatives and moralistic stances don’t often complement one another.

Mar 2, 2022

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3 min read

Retail Confessions: Saks Fifth Avenue

Retail Confessions: Saks Fifth Avenue

Two former Saks employees talk about who buys all the clothes.

Feb 26, 2022

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17 min read

The Case for Nicole Kidman's 'Vanity Fair' Cover

The Case for Nicole Kidman's 'Vanity Fair' Cover

Social media commenters are upset but there's an undercurrent of ageism to the whole thing.

Feb 18, 2022

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3 min read

Let There Be Spon Con

Let There Be Spon Con

Editors are leaving media jobs they enjoy to be influencers, even though some say they would be happy doing both. Why can't they?

Feb 16, 2022

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3 min read

A Symbol of Elitism, Fur Is Going Extinct

A Symbol of Elitism, Fur Is Going Extinct

Fur could be completely out of fashion in a decade.

Feb 12, 2022

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3 min read

Who Buys All the Clothes?

Who Buys All the Clothes?

Fashion's sustainability initiatives have failed.

Feb 8, 2022

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3 min read

Fashion's Instagram Exodus Begins

Fashion's Instagram Exodus Begins

Meta is slipping. Fashion won't stick around.

Feb 4, 2022

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3 min read

Oh No, Not Another "It" Bag

Oh No, Not Another "It" Bag

Warning: Kim Kardashian ahead.

Feb 2, 2022

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3 min read

In Defense of Dior

In Defense of Dior

Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri's collections get dragged on social media, but she's doing something few will.

Jan 28, 2022

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3 min read

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue's Big Problem

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue's Big Problem

Only "Changemakers" are allowed to advertise in the next issue. I guess a seat opened up on the bandwagon next to Victoria's Secret?

Jan 26, 2022

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3 min read

Kate Hudson's Absurd Empire

Kate Hudson's Absurd Empire

The likable star has built a seldom-questioned product empire on an empty idea of "wellness."

Jan 22, 2022

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3 min read

Remembering André Leon Talley

Remembering André Leon Talley

The industry lost one of its best people.

Jan 21, 2022

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3 min read

A Young's Guide to Jeff Goldblum at Prada

A Young's Guide to Jeff Goldblum at Prada

Breaking down one of the Milan Men's shows most attention-getting marketing gimmicks.

Jan 18, 2022

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3 min read

Those New Duchess of Cambridge Photos

Those New Duchess of Cambridge Photos

Wow.

Jan 10, 2022

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3 min read

2022 Fashion Predictions

2022 Fashion Predictions

This is the year of Anna: The Biography, Jeff Bezos wearing tacky stuff, and more!

Jan 4, 2022

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3 min read

2021: Fashion's Strange, Whiplash Year

2021: Fashion's Strange, Whiplash Year

You had sweatpants; Gigi Hadid had Fendace.

Dec 23, 2021

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3 min read

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