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Step Inside the YouTube-Fueled, Teenaged Extravaganza That Is Beautycon

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Step Inside the YouTube-Fueled, Teenaged Extravaganza That Is Beautycon Inside Beautycon, where online culture meets offline fanfest — and corporate marketing. January 30, 2017 at 10:51AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2kjlnOz

Cat Marnell Is Still Alive

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Cat Marnell Is Still Alive Cat Marnell is still alive. January 29, 2017 at 01:35PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2jGeypt

The Unlikely Origins Of '60s Disposable Dresses

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The Unlikely Origins Of '60s Disposable Dresses While wearable items had been made from paper in the past — think paper folding fans, crepe paper costumes, or paper soda-jerk hats — they’d never truly caught on as mainstream fashion. That is until Scott’s (yes, the toilet paper company) “Paper Caper” dresses caught on. January 29, 2017 at 12:32PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2jtltSN

Boeing’s New Spacesuit May Look Stylish as Hell, But It’s All Business

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Boeing’s New Spacesuit May Look Stylish as Hell, But It’s All Business Astronauts will wear the sleek suit as they rocket to the International Space Station aboard the Boeing Starliner next year. January 28, 2017 at 11:21PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2jc4wOq

On Life As A Living Doll

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On Life As A Living Doll This Brooklynite is a living doll both personally and professional and, no, it's her "cry for help." January 27, 2017 at 01:20PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2jdZBMN

There Is Finally Performance Clothing for Gamers

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There Is Finally Performance Clothing for Gamers For too long, gamers have suffered without hoodies or shorts built for the specific needs of the gamer body. Those days are over. January 26, 2017 at 07:27PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2j9U2z8

Dressing Diabetes

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Dressing Diabetes When dresses and insulin pumps collide. January 23, 2017 at 01:18PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2kk2ZpJ

What Poshmark Has Learned From Yard Sales

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What Poshmark Has Learned From Yard Sales There are plenty of streamlined, interaction-free options for buying and selling secondhand clothes online. Alternatively, some services have social features that are bringing yard sale culture into the modern era. January 19, 2017 at 05:10PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2jdIo1U

You Don't Need To Wear Hemp Hoodies To Dress Ethically

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You Don't Need To Wear Hemp Hoodies To Dress Ethically There's a fresh-to-death world of sustainable clothes out there, waiting to be explored. January 18, 2017 at 06:24PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2jpe9pX

The Science Behind Curly Hair

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The Science Behind Curly Hair Hair texture is a surprisingly complex topic, and it all has to do with keratin. January 15, 2017 at 03:46PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2jesWn5

Is It Okay to Wear Sweatpants Outside the House?

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Is It Okay to Wear Sweatpants Outside the House? Four Racked editors debate if this can, indeed, be done with dignity. January 13, 2017 at 11:39AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2j5iheE

The '80s Were Quite A Time For Beauty

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The '80s Were Quite A Time For Beauty Hair attained new heights. Makeup burst into a wide array of candy colors. And the more sparkle, the better. January 12, 2017 at 02:55PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2j5rRxL

Anti-surveillance clothing aims to hide wearers from facial recognition

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Anti-surveillance clothing aims to hide wearers from facial recognition The Hyperface project involves printing patterns onto clothing or textiles that computers interpret as a face, in the fight against intrusive technology. January 6, 2017 at 03:30AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2hXwqbz

Inside A Scottish Factory Where Tweed Is Woven By Hand

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Inside A Scottish Factory Where Tweed Is Woven By Hand Harris Tweed Authority is rightfully proud of its long history as one of the world's premiere tweed makers. January 5, 2017 at 04:29PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2hW0gx2