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The Anxiety Of The Minimalist Closet

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The Anxiety Of The Minimalist Closet Wearing black helped one writer deal with anxiety. And then it became a source of anxiety itself. November 30, 2018 at 06:30AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2FLLVV9

An Inside Look at the First Custom Shoe Factory

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An Inside Look at the First Custom Shoe Factory And what it could mean for the future of footwear. November 29, 2018 at 02:27PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2zxLNTI

The Paradox Of 'No Makeup' Makeup

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The Paradox Of 'No Makeup' Makeup "No makeup" makeup claims to be a beauty revolution. But it still plays by the same old rules. November 29, 2018 at 02:27PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2TUnrvO

The Inscrutable Hypebeast Cool of Lil Jupiter's Instagram

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The Inscrutable Hypebeast Cool of Lil Jupiter's Instagram The account is run semi-anonymously by a twentysomething New York City man who grew up in Washington Heights. The feed showcases a post-normcore streetwear sensibility; seemingly, anything goes. November 26, 2018 at 08:24PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2DINZue

This Instagram Documents The Butch Aesthetics Of '90s Popstars

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This Instagram Documents The Butch Aesthetics Of '90s Popstars But seriously, why did all these apparently straight women look so gay? November 26, 2018 at 04:14PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2RgX9SW

Would You Crowdfund Your Favorite Store?

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Would You Crowdfund Your Favorite Store? In the age of venture capital streetwear, one San Francisco store is pursuing a different fundraising method. November 24, 2018 at 02:03PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2DQK7Z2

LuLaRoe, The $2.3 Billion Legging Empire, Could Be Imploding

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LuLaRoe, The $2.3 Billion Legging Empire, Could Be Imploding Thousands of LuLaRoe sellers are fleeing the $2.3 billion multilevel-marketing company, and some say they've been waiting months for refund checks. November 21, 2018 at 04:18AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2qXiBRa

How Luggage Became 2018's Hottest Fashion Accessory

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How Luggage Became 2018's Hottest Fashion Accessory When it comes to luggage in 2018, it's really not what's on the inside that counts. November 20, 2018 at 02:14PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2Bo0jyJ

Why Saudi women are wearing their clothes inside out

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Why Saudi women are wearing their clothes inside out Some of the world's most restricted women have found a subtle way to speak out about yet another limitation in their lives: not having the right to choose their clothing. November 20, 2018 at 10:58AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2qUJeGo

Happier Bastille Marshmello Tik Tok Dance

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Happier Bastille Marshmello Tik Tok Dance #Happier #Bastille #Marshmello Tik Tok Dance Tik Tok ▶️ https://ift.tt/2Qdpzjv

How Make-Up Became The Ultimate Tool For Defying Gender Binaries

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How Make-Up Became The Ultimate Tool For Defying Gender Binaries For me, make-up was a secret — from the age of 14 I would sneak around my grandma's house, my mum's minimal make-up kit, my girlfriends' shelves full of tanning products, and try little sparkles here and slicks of gloss there, terrified of what this meant about my gender. November 15, 2018 at 02:40PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2DpitBC

This Startup Is Selling Bags From Prada And Gucci Factories — Without The Labels

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This Startup Is Selling Bags From Prada And Gucci Factories — Without The Labels Italic, a new startup that sells brand-less luxury-quality goods for a fraction of their retail price, is betting on it. November 15, 2018 at 01:29PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2RXqMbU

The Depressingly Big Business Of Pollution Masks

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The Depressingly Big Business Of Pollution Masks One air filter mask company says that it has received 10 times its normal orders from the Bay Area in the last week. November 14, 2018 at 09:24PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2PTW0Dn

An Inside Job: The Counterfeit Bust That Put Hermès' Own Employees Under The Microscope

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An Inside Job: The Counterfeit Bust That Put Hermès' Own Employees Under The Microscope While Hermès was working to carefully balance its own supply against the intense yearning for its bags among well-to-do consumers across the globe, more than a dozen people labored diligently to build and maintain a small-but-mighty counterfeiting ring. November 13, 2018 at 08:28PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2DnVM0i

The Sneaky Way Clothing Brands Hooked Men on Stretch Jeans

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The Sneaky Way Clothing Brands Hooked Men on Stretch Jeans How do you convince guys to buy something they believe is for women? In the case of stretch denim, brands have found success by obfuscating what their product actually is, allowing them to recast stretch pants as a tool of masculinity. November 13, 2018 at 05:02PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2Fuc7nc

Japanese Repairman Pours In Heart And Soul Repairing Ragged But Beloved Jeans

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Japanese Repairman Pours In Heart And Soul Repairing Ragged But Beloved Jeans The level of attention he pays to repairing these jeans while retaining the image that they've been well-worn over time is simply amazing. November 12, 2018 at 10:35AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2DgHjmV

Yes, Even Your Pockets Are Sexist. These Startups Are Fighting Back

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Yes, Even Your Pockets Are Sexist. These Startups Are Fighting Back For 300 years, most women's clothes have lacked functional pockets. Thanks to a group of women-led brands, that’s starting to change. November 10, 2018 at 03:14PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2De0Zbk

We Buy Each Other Gifts With Misanthropic Slogans To Forge A Common Bond

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We Buy Each Other Gifts With Misanthropic Slogans To Forge A Common Bond Nothing says "I love you" like a shirt that says "Ew, people." November 10, 2018 at 10:52AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2OypbqH

Is Prince Harry An Influencer Now?

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Is Prince Harry An Influencer Now? Everything Harry’s new wife Meghan Markle wears flies off the shelves. Can Harry have the same effect on what men wear? November 10, 2018 at 09:55AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2POX2QS

The precipitous rise of the ennui tee

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The precipitous rise of the ennui tee T-shirts featuring political and self-care-minded slogans break from tradition by refusing to declare allegiance to anything at all. November 7, 2018 at 01:05PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2qxsjtl

How I Finally Found Pants That Weren't Jeans

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How I Finally Found Pants That Weren't Jeans There's never been a better time, I was assured, to be a pants haver. But for someone new to the trousers game, the breadth of choice was paralyzing. November 7, 2018 at 10:07AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2F5AXt1

Letter Of Recommendation: Women's Clothing

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Letter Of Recommendation: Women's Clothing I wasn't cross-dressing as much as doing a kind of cross-shopping, which I later learned is defined as a type of anarchy: a single customer defying retailers' marketing segmentation by shopping where he or she is not expected to. November 6, 2018 at 09:09AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2zzbAtA

Ezra Miller Is The Gender-Bending, Goat-Delivering Hollywood Star Of The Future

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Ezra Miller Is The Gender-Bending, Goat-Delivering Hollywood Star Of The Future With his intense good looks and recurring roles in the Harry Potter and DC Comics universes, Ezra Miller seems primed for a familiar kind of Hollywood success. But it turns out he also plays in a “genre queer” rock band, has gender-blind taste in clothes, and lives not in Silver Lake but on a farm in Vermont. November 6, 2018 at 07:58AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2OtFIMs

Why Do Guys Wear Beanies on the Tops of Their Heads Now?

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Why Do Guys Wear Beanies on the Tops of Their Heads Now? The young men all have it, drawling dead-eyed through Tinder dates as if they don't even know it's there. November 2, 2018 at 01:00PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2AIxNHG