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The Rise Of Velvet In The Age Of Attainable Luxury

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The Rise Of Velvet In The Age Of Attainable Luxury The fabric is a tactile oasis in a world of visual distraction. February 28, 2019 at 07:47AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2VqXiVy

Guy Wears The Weirdest Outfits Imaginable To Fake It To The Top Of Fashion Week

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Guy Wears The Weirdest Outfits Imaginable To Fake It To The Top Of Fashion Week Max is not a model nor is he is not into fashion, but for two glorious days, London's in-crowd believed otherwise. February 27, 2019 at 08:00PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2GOHwAo

America's Next Top Male Model Wears Size XXXXL

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America's Next Top Male Model Wears Size XXXXL Ady del Valle grew up idolizing the fashion industry, but never saw anyone in it who looked like him. He decided to change that. February 26, 2019 at 06:43PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2UecZiI

An Interview With A Guy Who Wears The Same Thing Every Day

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An Interview With A Guy Who Wears The Same Thing Every Day Could "uniform dressing" actually be about joy? February 26, 2019 at 09:35AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2H8xOrM

The Coat Trend That Wasn't

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The Coat Trend That Wasn't How a coat on Amazon took over a neighborhood — and then the internet. February 25, 2019 at 03:38PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2NwHy0w

A Barber In Vietnam Is Giving Out Free Donald Trump And Kim Jong Un Haircuts

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A Barber In Vietnam Is Giving Out Free Donald Trump And Kim Jong Un Haircuts Because who wouldn't want to look like either of these personal style icons? February 23, 2019 at 01:54PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2Etcg7F

The Weird Sexism Of How We Treat Female Celebs On The Red Carpet

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The Weird Sexism Of How We Treat Female Celebs On The Red Carpet New Yorker staff writer Naomi Fry and contributing writer Michael Schulman talk about how the Hollywood red carpet evolved into a miserable place for famous women. February 22, 2019 at 01:38PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2VgxHOZ

The Race To Make The Warmest Winter Clothes

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The Race To Make The Warmest Winter Clothes Why winter coats from Canada Goose and Moncler are ready for the Arctic. February 21, 2019 at 07:32AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2TVGJAI

A Software Update Is Breaking Nike's Expensive, Auto-Lacing Sneakers

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A Software Update Is Breaking Nike's Expensive, Auto-Lacing Sneakers Yes, sneakers now come with firmware updates. And, like any computer, they come with bugs. February 20, 2019 at 08:17PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2SglZSz

Karl Lagerfeld, Designer Who Defined Luxury Fashion, Dies At 85

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Karl Lagerfeld, Designer Who Defined Luxury Fashion, Dies At 85 Karl Lagerfeld, the most prolific designer of the 20th and 21st centuries and a man whose career formed the prototype of the modern luxury fashion industry, died on Tuesday in Paris. February 19, 2019 at 11:06AM via Digg https://nyti.ms/2ScnIIj

The Next Wave In Menswear Is... Fly Fishing?

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The Next Wave In Menswear Is... Fly Fishing? The S2W8 clothes feel uniquely cool right now, but I think that’s in part because of context: menswear is drowning in gear, and South2 West8 is uniquely good at feeding that interest. February 13, 2019 at 02:30AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2tmd7Aw

A Trip To The Laundromat With 18 New Yorkers

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A Trip To The Laundromat With 18 New Yorkers And a peek into what they're washing. February 9, 2019 at 04:31PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2E4mCL1

The Greatest Outfits In Grammys History

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The Greatest Outfits In Grammys History No matter how experimental Hollywood actors get with their tuxedos, or how many grails NBA players pile on at one time, no famous tribe rages harder with clothes than the music industry. February 8, 2019 at 01:37PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2GvcNYa

Rugs Are Getting Weirder

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Rugs Are Getting Weirder And so are blankets and bathmats, thanks to abstract shapes and unusual color combinations. February 8, 2019 at 12:57AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2Szclyu

There's A Strong Ethical Case For Wearing Leather And Fur

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There's A Strong Ethical Case For Wearing Leather And Fur Sometimes what seems like the simplest or most correct approach, when examined closely, is actually just another tricky thicket of moral quandaries. Such is the case with vegan clothes. February 7, 2019 at 08:19PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2SCFxoj

The Eternal Allure Of Wearable Wealth

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The Eternal Allure Of Wearable Wealth Throughout human history, money hasn't just been used to buy clothing — it's been incorporated into the very fabric of fashion itself. February 6, 2019 at 12:03PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2DVE0Bv

The Lonely Life Of A Yacht Influencer

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The Lonely Life Of A Yacht Influencer Alex Jimenez (aka TheYachtGuy) might look like he's comfortably residing in the lap of luxury on Instagram, but the truth is, he's kinda lost at sea. February 5, 2019 at 12:08PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2Gqswb8

Your Online Shopping Has A Startling Hidden Cost

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Your Online Shopping Has A Startling Hidden Cost The world is addicted to free returns. Here's why that's a serious problem — and what consumers can do about it. February 5, 2019 at 09:52AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2DTOJfU

These Air Jordans Are Worth $143,000 Because Of A Factory Flaw

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These Air Jordans Are Worth $143,000 Because Of A Factory Flaw We get folks that are into shoes, but we don't get folks so into shoes that they are willing to drop nearly $150K on ones that got flubbed up. February 2, 2019 at 12:33PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2t0cdtD

On Longing, Domestic Labor, and Marge Simpson’s Pink Chanel Suit

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On Longing, Domestic Labor, and Marge Simpson’s Pink Chanel Suit "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield" is the fourteenth episode of "The Simpsons'" seventh season, and the first to be both written and directed by women. February 1, 2019 at 03:49PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2MJ8Xvz

Why Everybody Wears Plaid In Scotland

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Why Everybody Wears Plaid In Scotland The act of wearing plaid in Scotland feels a bit like wearing an "I Heart New York" shirt in Times Square. Which is to say, very dorky, and unclear as to who exactly the wearer is trying to impress. February 1, 2019 at 06:06AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2Rx0oF8