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What Makes the Peasant Blouse ‘Peasant’?

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What Makes the Peasant Blouse ‘Peasant’? The garment appears across cultures and centuries — but what does it mean? February 28, 2017 at 02:24AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lMDOvm

Overalls Are Honestly the Perfect Garment

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Overalls Are Honestly the Perfect Garment They offer instant outfits and effortless movement. February 26, 2017 at 11:46AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2l7PKUX

Patrick Stewart Will Look Great Forever

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Patrick Stewart Will Look Great Forever Whether he's thundering through Shakespeare, leading the X-Men via telepathy or escorting us on a tour of his favorite Brooklyn haunts, the knighted British thespian radiates the charisma of a much younger man. February 24, 2017 at 09:56AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lOvM6c

Dope Fashion, Deep Bass And Smooth Long Boarding Moves With Vogue Japan

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Dope Fashion, Deep Bass And Smooth Long Boarding Moves With Vogue Japan Hyojoo, a South Korean longboarding sensation, casually rides alongside her band of clones through a brightly-colored architectural landscape. February 22, 2017 at 03:20PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2kNgE9m

Stephen Colbert Pokes Fun At Kate Upton For This Year's Swimsuit Edition Containing Few Actual Swimsuits

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Stephen Colbert Pokes Fun At Kate Upton For This Year's Swimsuit Edition Containing Few Actual Swimsuits When an armoire is wearing more of a bathing suit than the cover model, it really makes you wonder if this magazine is really about "swimsuits." February 22, 2017 at 09:26AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lLucSF

Nevertheless, she bought a shirt

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Nevertheless, she bought a shirt The future of feminism is futile. February 22, 2017 at 08:28AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2m8Eut8

Our Lust for Leather Comes at a High Price in the Developing World

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Our Lust for Leather Comes at a High Price in the Developing World Leather processing is big business in Bangladesh, India, and other parts of the developing world, where regulations are lax and poisons run freely. February 21, 2017 at 09:32AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2l3Ph7d

A Skimpy History of the Thong-Tha-Thong-Thong-Thong

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A Skimpy History of the Thong-Tha-Thong-Thong-Thong People have been dressing so scandalous since 42,000 BCE. February 21, 2017 at 03:36AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lebjX3

A Shockingly Gruesome History of Beauty Marks, Real and Fake

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A Shockingly Gruesome History of Beauty Marks, Real and Fake In the 18th century, mouse fur was commonly made into facial patches. February 20, 2017 at 10:29AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2kQEts8

Laverne Cox and the Politics of Transgender Beauty

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Laverne Cox and the Politics of Transgender Beauty ‘Trans Is Beautiful’ is more than a hashtag, and more than the clothes, makeup, and glamour of celebrities like Laverne Cox. It means that transness itself is beautiful. February 19, 2017 at 01:55PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lzE9lL

The 10 Most Stylish Fighters of All Time

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The 10 Most Stylish Fighters of All Time Before Conor McGregor, these guys — Muhammed Ali, Jack Dempsey, Joe Frazier, and more — were the OGs of fight fashion. February 19, 2017 at 11:50AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lznvTh

The Rise of Canada Goose’s Hollywood-Friendly Coats

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The Rise of Canada Goose’s Hollywood-Friendly Coats The company, which is currently worth around three hundred million dollars and is about to announce an I.P.O., which could raise its value to more than two billion dollars, trickled into the mainstream, like most luxury brands do, with cameo appearances February 18, 2017 at 09:07AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2m3wOaW

Why Do Men Put on Basketball Shorts After Sex?

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Why Do Men Put on Basketball Shorts After Sex? Maybe they're lingerie for dudes? February 17, 2017 at 02:43PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2kRPYAg

Making Prescription Eyeglasses... From Scratch

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Making Prescription Eyeglasses... From Scratch So, they didn't quite pan out as planned, but seeing as the guy started out with basically just sand and wood, these babies are remarkably close to the real thing. February 16, 2017 at 06:08PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lnpJVW

Meet the Longhairs, a Global Community for Guys With… Long Hair

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Meet the Longhairs, a Global Community for Guys With… Long Hair The mission is to advocate, educate and celebrate men with "epic flows." (And also to sell hair ties.) February 16, 2017 at 04:29PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lnSmlB

Talking To 

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Talking To  Jeremy Meeks, more commonly known as the "hot felon" whose dreamy mugshot went viral in 2016, made his runway debut on Monday night, marking the very first fashion week event he's ever participated in. February 15, 2017 at 09:31AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2kxphjq

CeeLo Green Showed Up At The Grammys In This Odd All-Gold Outfit... Then Left Early

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CeeLo Green Showed Up At The Grammys In This Odd All-Gold Outfit... Then Left Early Seriously, what? Why? Is he doing a cosplay? Was there a comic convention he had to go to afterwards? February 12, 2017 at 09:19PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2l5jlm1

Workwear: clothing of the future and the past

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Workwear: clothing of the future and the past It will always be stylish to be functional. February 10, 2017 at 05:15PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2kWVuoz

Against the Caterpillar Coat

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Against the Caterpillar Coat Why do so many women choose to wear the equivalent of a tailored sleeping bag? February 10, 2017 at 04:13PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2l15nBm

Master Of Accents Tom Hiddleston Lays On The Charm

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Master Of Accents Tom Hiddleston Lays On The Charm While getting ready for his GQ photo shoot, Hiddleston gives a bite-sized masterclass in the accents of the United Kingdom. February 9, 2017 at 11:08AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2kSGnMF

Get Rid of Your "In Case of Emergency" Clothes

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Get Rid of Your "In Case of Emergency" Clothes "They were holdovers from an internship, mostly, or things bought in a feverish panic immediately before job interviews." February 9, 2017 at 08:27AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lpkFg5

This Man Is Accused of Killing His Wife and Now He's Selling Her Furs

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This Man Is Accused of Killing His Wife and Now He's Selling Her Furs Diane McIver was shot last September. Her husband Tex, who owed her $350,000 at the time of her death, has sold off her designer bags, watches, and furs to fund his defense. February 8, 2017 at 08:29AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2kng2oV

Google & H&M’s Ivyrevel will make you a dress customized using your personal data

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Google & H&M’s Ivyrevel will make you a dress customized using your personal data Google says it teamed up with H&M’s digital fashion house Ivyrevel on a project dubbed “Coded Couture.” February 7, 2017 at 02:18AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2jWQVWM

Why Celebrities Pay Thousands of Dollars for This Colorado Couple's Cowboy Hats

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Why Celebrities Pay Thousands of Dollars for This Colorado Couple's Cowboy Hats The husband-and-wife owners of Colorado Hats use both new technology and old-school construction methods to make high-end custom hats that draw customers from miles away. February 6, 2017 at 04:42PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lcYEoL

The New Tiffany & Co. Needs Women

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The New Tiffany & Co. Needs Women As the storied brand comes off a sluggish decade, it’s looking to the "self-purchasing woman" to save it. February 6, 2017 at 12:35PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2lbl0Hj

Here are the extravagant rings given to Super Bowl champions over the years

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Here are the extravagant rings given to Super Bowl champions over the years The NFL gives teams playing in the Super Bowl an allowance of $5,000 per ring. February 5, 2017 at 06:02PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2ldiLzE

Nordstrom Drops Ivanka Trump Brand From Its Stores

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Nordstrom Drops Ivanka Trump Brand From Its Stores “We’ve said all along we make buying decisions based on performance,” Nordstrom said in a statement. “In this case, based on the brand’s performance, we’ve decided not to buy it for this season,” referring to the spring. February 3, 2017 at 07:36AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2k3dvxP