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In response to a friend: What is femininity in fashion today?

Another post inspired by a friend and reader! Every week I ask my activist, fashion, musician, and writer friends to give me topics to talk about on my blog. It has been a great way to cure...

Jun 11, 2013 Like

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Review: Becky Peterson’s “Fabric in Film and Film as Fabric”

Citation: Peterson, Becky. Fabric in Film and Film as Fabric: Maya Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon. Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture, Volume 8, Number 2, July 2010 , pp. 226-241....

Jun 6, 2013 Like

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Fashion Film Friday: Jodhpur Jackie by Ellen von Unwerth

Director’s Website: http://www.ellenvonunwerth.com/ Brand Website: http://www.salonilondon.com/ *** This Film for the London based Indian label Saloni was inspired by the photographs of Jacqueline...

Mar 22, 2013 Like

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My dream project: The African American Material Culture Database

I wrote a grant proposal a month ago and thought I would share it here. The subjects on this blog focus on material culture as a whole and the database would be a good vehicle to help researchers...

Mar 15, 2013 Like

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The Talk: Christopher Kane joins PPR!

The twitter and blogosphere have been celebrating the new merger between luxury brand conglomerate PPR and British Designer Christopher Kane. Christopher Kane has worked very hard to be on the...

Jan 19, 2013 Like

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Fashion Film Friday: StyleLikeU presents Toxic Women (NWSF)

My initial reaction to this fashion film was an eye roll. And the second reaction was of slight disappointment. This is the first Fashion Film Friday in which I have discussed a fashion film I...

Jan 18, 2013 Like

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Sophie Gimbel: Fashioning American Couture

A wedding dress created for Saks Fifth Avenue by Sophie Gimbel. On January 22, The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (SJDC) at Parsons The New School for Design will present “Sophie Gimbel:...

Jan 17, 2013 Like

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Wishlist Wednesday: Art History student

Collage by Joy Davis With the applications finally in I am excited to say I AM FREE of the burden of GRE studying and application forms for now. It was a great learning experience. Most of which I...

Jan 16, 2013 Like

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Music and Fashion: Abdu Ali and Amy Reid

My experience at music shows has changed over the years. I started going to house shows and large venues when I was 14/15 and it helped to shape who I was early on. Now when I go to shows I not...

Jan 15, 2013 Like

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Fashion Must Reads of 2012

We survived the Mayan Calendar prediction if you are reading this. And in celebration I am doing a big 3 day MUST READ collection for you guys. *Disclaimer some of these books were published last...

Dec 26, 2012 Like

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Fashion Film Friday returns!: River Island A/W2012 featuring William Tempest

Fashion film showcasing William Tempest’s collection for River Island AW 2012. This video itself is an impressive 12 minutes long. Even more impressive is that is shot in one continuous take with...

Dec 7, 2012 Like

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Fashion Film Friday: Tanlines’ “Not The Same” music video

I don’t think a music video has been featured here on FFF and we are correcting that right now! While fashion film is now a genre on its own before it etched out a life for itself as a medium of...

Nov 30, 2012 Like

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In Response To: Apartment Therapy’s post “Idealizing the Unobtainable”

I read Apartment Therapy everyday. Their goal to bring fancy or simple living, depending on your preference, is impressive. They have recipes for the budget cook, vegan cook, and meat loving cook...

Nov 28, 2012 Like

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Problems in Fashion History: An absence of African Americans in The Fashion Group part. 1

Fashion Group Coats fashion show at New York World’s Fair 1939-1940. In 1928 several women in New York set a task for themselves to create what has been historically known as The Fashion Group....

Nov 26, 2012 Like

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Happy Thanksgiving//See you soon Miami!

Tickets are booked and it is official I will be in lovely Miami collecting some art tidbits and working on a mini documentary about Baltimore Artists in Miami! More on the documentary and the...

Nov 22, 2012 Like

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Belle of the Ball: Baltimore Club and Fashion Meet at the Ball

Excited is an understatement as I entered the infamous Club Bunns on the westside of Baltimore for Le’ Femme Fatale Noir’ Ball. The event was to pay tribute to those that lost their lives do to...

Nov 21, 2012 Like

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Le’ Femme Fatale Noir’ Ball Tonight!

I will be on hand taking photos and film for the blog as well as the lovely hostess Betty Fashionopulous. Wednesday there will be a write up on the blog about this Le’ Femme Fatale Noir’ Ball. I...

Nov 20, 2012 Like

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Notes: What is consumer(ist) history?

Introduction to Consumerist History. 1.How do you define the manufacturer and seller? 2.How do you delineate style and fashion? 3.How do you define a consumer? How do you then define Consumer...

Nov 10, 2012 Like

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And we are back!

There have been so many updates in my personal and work life that I had to take a hiatus from the blog. Thank you to all the readers for your emails and concerns! I am doing fine and enjoying what...

Nov 1, 2012 Like

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New Marios Collection!

One of my favorite independent Italian brand’s MARIOS is winter weather bound! I cannot wait to get my hands on a sturdy wool skirt or digital graphic long t-shirt. Marios is apart of the Duomo...

Oct 26, 2012 Like

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My first Conference!: Fashion: Now & Then Symposium

It is a big deal to finally have time to visit a conference that will be packed with some of the greatest minds in Material Culture. Archivists, photographers, documenters, and other academics will...

Sep 19, 2012 Like

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Prada, Schiaparelli, and Kusama: Inspiring women to study

Life has taken a turn for the fantastic. I have an amazing job working with local communities, my internship at the BMA has been extended, and I live in a lovely space with my boyfriend. It did not...

Aug 20, 2012 Like

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Fashion Film Friday: Introducing the Loved One

I have been eyeballing some places for cute undies over last week and came across The Loved One brand. By the name alone it would conjure thoughts of a seedy alleyway shop but it is far from that!...

Jul 13, 2012 Like

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#shopindependent: Phoebe English FW2012 ((re-issue))

Well lookey here: a new feature on the blog! Independent designers are often heralded as the new voices in fashion that have amazing amounts of potential. Today’s focus is on Phoebe English...

Jul 9, 2012 Like

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(#FFF)Fashion Film Friday: Dazed Digital and Maurizio Bavutti

This video maybe considered not work safe.Dazed Digital has been blowing my mind and the mind of others for several years now. Dazed and Confused was a magazine that defined modern in the late 90s...

Jun 22, 2012 Like

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What is in a name?: the new name of Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent and his partner who has yet to comment on the name change. Or should I say Saint Laurent Paris? This is a little shocking, why change the name of a brand that’s moniker “YSL” has...

Jun 21, 2012 Like

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Moodboard: Meadham Kirchhoff Spring 2013

Mens collections came at a great time for me this year. As usual I was feeling uninspired and blocked. Then the London Collections came along. Menswear has always inspired me and Meadham...

Jun 19, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Event: Of Another Fashion and the Human-Textile Wellness Initiative Pop-Up Clinic (June 23)

Of Another Fashion and the Human-Textile Wellness Initiative will be doing an incredible workshop in New York this Saturday. I am bringing some photos with me to show off my families style! Please...

Jun 18, 2012 Like

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(Vlog) Why the Baltimore Museum of Art is awesome.

Another video blog that tells you about why yesterday was so special and how Friday went! Please be sure to comment and let me know what you think. Hints: Baltimore Museum of Art Archives and great...

Jun 13, 2012 Like

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In response to a friend: What is femininity in fashion today?

Review: Becky Peterson’s “Fabric in Film and Film as Fabric”

Fashion Film Friday: Jodhpur Jackie by Ellen von Unwerth

My dream project: The African American Material Culture Database

The Talk: Christopher Kane joins PPR!

Fashion Film Friday: StyleLikeU presents Toxic Women (NWSF)

Sophie Gimbel: Fashioning American Couture

Wishlist Wednesday: Art History student

Music and Fashion: Abdu Ali and Amy Reid

Fashion Must Reads of 2012

Fashion Film Friday returns!: River Island A/W2012 featuring William Tempest

Fashion Film Friday: Tanlines’ “Not The Same” music video

In Response To: Apartment Therapy’s post “Idealizing the Unobtainable”

Problems in Fashion History: An absence of African Americans in The Fashion Group part. 1

Happy Thanksgiving//See you soon Miami!

Belle of the Ball: Baltimore Club and Fashion Meet at the Ball

Le’ Femme Fatale Noir’ Ball Tonight!

Notes: What is consumer(ist) history?

And we are back!

New Marios Collection!

My first Conference!: Fashion: Now & Then Symposium

Prada, Schiaparelli, and Kusama: Inspiring women to study

Fashion Film Friday: Introducing the Loved One

#shopindependent: Phoebe English FW2012 ((re-issue))

(#FFF)Fashion Film Friday: Dazed Digital and Maurizio Bavutti

What is in a name?: the new name of Yves Saint Laurent

Moodboard: Meadham Kirchhoff Spring 2013

Event: Of Another Fashion and the Human-Textile Wellness Initiative Pop-Up Clinic (June 23)

(Vlog) Why the Baltimore Museum of Art is awesome.

#shopindependent: Phoebe English FW2012

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