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A Thong Day's Journey Into Night: What Wearing A G-String Taught Me About Feminism

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A Thong Day's Journey Into Night: What Wearing A G-String Taught Me About Feminism After screaming in Slack about how I would never, ever wear a thong, and no one could make me, I assigned myself the dumbest thing I could think of: wearing a thong for one week. Just to see. June 29, 2019 at 08:48AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2RKXn5v

The Changing Face Of Plastic Surgery

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The Changing Face Of Plastic Surgery "With breasts, people are becoming a little more conservative and do understand that bigger is not necessarily better." June 27, 2019 at 10:01PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2J8t30W

Buy Low-Tops, Sell High-Tops: StockX Sneaker Exchange Is Worth $1 Billion

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Buy Low-Tops, Sell High-Tops: StockX Sneaker Exchange Is Worth $1 Billion StockX is one of several online marketplaces that have turned resales of shoes into a big — and highly valued — business. June 27, 2019 at 10:01PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2Xaf84m

The Surprisingly Controversial History Of The Midi-Length Skirt

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The Surprisingly Controversial History Of The Midi-Length Skirt In the early 1970s, women protested the fashion industry for forcing long skirts on them. June 27, 2019 at 09:53AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2ZV3PKh

John Mulaney Gets Made 'F*ckable' By 'Queer Eye' Star Tan France

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John Mulaney Gets Made 'F*ckable' By 'Queer Eye' Star Tan France The fashion maven gives the comedian a "Pete Davidson–style outfit" to hilarious results. June 22, 2019 at 11:29AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2LaiywA

Life, Etc.: The Music Of The Grateful Dead Lives On. So Does Its Fashion Influence

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Life, Etc.: The Music Of The Grateful Dead Lives On. So Does Its Fashion Influence As the reboot band Dead & Company tours the country, so does a small army of fashion entrepreneurs, bringing the tie-dye look to a new generation. June 21, 2019 at 09:14AM via Digg https://lat.ms/2Y2fypJ

A Short History Of Manly Beauty Products For Masculine Men

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A Short History Of Manly Beauty Products For Masculine Men The birth of men-specific branding came shortly after the beginning of the commercial, industrialized women's beauty and bath industry. June 20, 2019 at 10:46AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2IUBr40

Captain America's Beard: The Legacy Of Steve Rogers's Scruff, Explained

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Captain America's Beard: The Legacy Of Steve Rogers's Scruff, Explained How Captain America's beard became an honorary Avenger. June 19, 2019 at 11:35AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2WTFjMz

Why Birkin Bags Can Resell For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars

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Why Birkin Bags Can Resell For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars "The exclusive accessory is even considered by some to be a better investment than gold or the stock market." June 16, 2019 at 10:56AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2ZtTtRu

Why Teens Are Selling Clothes Out Of Their Closets

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Why Teens Are Selling Clothes Out Of Their Closets On Depop, thrifted outfits and original fashion are the gateway to influencer status. June 15, 2019 at 09:21AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2Ii55Be

The History Of The Cellphone Holster, The Most Dad Accessory Of All Time

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The History Of The Cellphone Holster, The Most Dad Accessory Of All Time On a more corporeal level, cellphone holsters are a mystery. Can you name a cellphone holster brand? You cannot. June 14, 2019 at 07:55AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2IK1Q4i

I Started An Online Support Group For Men Who Couldn't Get Rid Of Their T-Shirts

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I Started An Online Support Group For Men Who Couldn't Get Rid Of Their T-Shirts Mainly, of course, because I couldn't get rid of mine. June 13, 2019 at 06:13PM via Digg http://bit.ly/31w6EmG

The Case for Boring Office Clothes

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The Case for Boring Office Clothes Women frown on the Ann Taylor aesthetic, but there's an upside to basic. June 10, 2019 at 04:15PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2WAzGmp

A Brief History Of How Teeth Have Been Represented In Pop Culture

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A Brief History Of How Teeth Have Been Represented In Pop Culture Have teeth become the last battleground on which war is being waged against impossible beauty standards? June 9, 2019 at 04:57PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2MR6Yt5

Granny Panties Are Taking Over Underwear Drawers. Here's Why

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Granny Panties Are Taking Over Underwear Drawers. Here's Why High-waisted underpants made a huge comeback. Here’s why it happened. June 5, 2019 at 03:58PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2wBeIUV

The Sum of All Beards

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The Sum of All Beards How did facial hair win American men's hearts and minds? Thank the war on terror. June 4, 2019 at 08:55AM via Digg http://bit.ly/2XsCoqq

The Cold War Fashion Showdown

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The Cold War Fashion Showdown The Russians may have been winning the space race in the 1950s, but they couldn't hold a candle to the sophistication of Western dress. June 3, 2019 at 11:35PM via Digg http://bit.ly/2MqvTmU