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The Lie of Trad Wives

Jul 17, 2025

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The Lie of Trad Wives

And how fashion helped create the phenomenon currently dominating social media.

Amy Odell
Amy Odell

elyce arons

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The Untold Story of Kate Spade

Jun 19, 2025

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The Untold Story of Kate Spade

The late designer's best friend, Elyce Arons, opens up about co-founding one of the most successful fashion brands of the nineties in a new book.

Amy Odell
Amy Odell

aging

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Finding Fame, Burning Out, and Leaving It All Behind

Apr 2, 2024

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Finding Fame, Burning Out, and Leaving It All Behind

Words of wisdom on aging, retirement, and so much more from Lyn Slater, who became a fashion influencer and model in her sixties.

Amy Odell
Amy Odell

books

The Biggest Fashion Story of 2023

Dec 12, 2023

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3 min read

The Biggest Fashion Story of 2023

The luxury industry is at an inflection point, says journalist Dana Thomas, who authored the seminal Y2K book on how the industry works, Deluxe.

Amy Odell
Amy Odell

carolyn bessette kennedy

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A Fascinating New Look at Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

Dec 1, 2023

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3 min read

A Fascinating New Look at Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

A new book documents her style and career at Calvin Klein in the nineties.

Amy Odell
Amy Odell

books

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Why Britney Spears Refused to Thrash Her Hair

Oct 26, 2023

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3 min read

Why Britney Spears Refused to Thrash Her Hair

"Everyone who was making money off me wanted me to move my hair, and I knew it — and so I did everything but that," she writes in her memoir.

Amy Odell
Amy Odell

books

Pharrell's at Louis Vuitton, But Where's the Hip-Hop Met Gala?

Oct 10, 2023

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3 min read

Pharrell's at Louis Vuitton, But Where's the Hip-Hop Met Gala?

Fashion's road to embracing hip-hop has been a bumpy one, as the new book Fashion Killa by Sowmya Krishnamurthy explains.

Amy Odell
Amy Odell

books

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Taylor Lorenz on the Future of Fashion Influencers

Sep 27, 2023

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3 min read

Taylor Lorenz on the Future of Fashion Influencers

"This day of the faceless fashion assistant getting to have an impact on a magazine unfortunately just doesn't happen anymore. And there's no money in that print media world anymore."

Amy Odell
Amy Odell

glossier

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Inside the Rise of Emily Weiss's Glossier

Sep 12, 2023

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3 min read

Inside the Rise of Emily Weiss's Glossier

"She was enthralled by the idea of being this tech founder-style entrepreneur, where the narrative in the media is not about their personal life, but their genius," said author Marisa Meltzer.

Amy Odell
Amy Odell

books

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The Toxic Chemicals Sneaking Into Our Clothes

Jun 27, 2023

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3 min read

The Toxic Chemicals Sneaking Into Our Clothes

A new book explores how unregulated, invisible chemicals in apparel could be causing harm.

Amy Odell
Amy Odell

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