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#ReadYourTags
#ReadYourTags is a data visualization project and physical installation by Caroline Sinders. #ReadYourTags focuses on United States apparel consumption by country of origin. In 2010, Americans purchased 20.48 billion garments; only two percent of these purchases were manufactured domestically. The data used for this project was collected by the American Apparel and Footwear Association. #ReadYourTags is ...
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Decoded Fashion Hackathon
Last Saturday to Sunday, I attended the Decoded Fashion Hackathon, the first hackathon in fashion. Now, what is a hackathon? A hackathon is essentially a game day that had a baby with a conference and requires you to do homework. It sound’s boring, but I promise, it’s not. A hackathon gives you a prompt about ...
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Baby Blue Bayou
You’ll never know what heaven means Until you’ve been down to New Orleans You ain’t been livin’ till you cuddle and coo With some black-eyed baby by de old bayou. Inspired by the colors of New Orleans, DJ and SCALES member Joel Collier models a collection of his own vintage pieces. www.wearescales.com Photography: Alannah Farrell ...
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Wang for Balenciaga? Say it Ain’t So.
Cellar Paper sentiments expressed over Facebook. Whether or not you participate or care about the debate “If Alexander Wang is a Talented Designer or Not,” the fact remains, as Elisabeth pointed out, he ascribes to a very, very specific type of look and it’s a look that does not evolve greatly from season to ...
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Transitional Dressing
‘Cause, baby, it’s cold outside. Sorry, that was lame, but no, really, it’s getting colder out there. It is nearly December and it’s time to layer up. But hey, there’s a way to turn your summer sarongs and linens into winter appropriate items. Try wearing them as scarves, skirts, and vests over pants, flannel, knitted ...
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Dusty Skies: Western Swing Mixtape
From the dusty skies of Oklahoma and Texas and the desert plains of New Mexico and Southern California came an elegant, festive, complex and hard-swingin’ form of music known as Western swing. With roots dating back to the late 1920s to its wartime heyday, iconic bandleaders such as Bob Wills and Spade Cooley presented this ...
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La Liberte! Nike x Liberty of London Shoes
In an unlikely but very exciting collaboration, the over two-hundred-year-old print and design maker Liberty of London has paired up with Nike. Iconic Liberty prints superimposed on brightly colored Nikes are the things dreams are made of. Okay, maybe not, but these kicks are pretty sweet. Our top pick is the red and white wedge ...
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Modern Day Mixtape: Surviving Sandy
The MTA has shut down, work’s been cancelled and you’re all stocked up on booze and cigarettes. The only thing left to do is throw a hurricane party. For that, of course, you’ll need revelers and an ironic playlist.
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Menswear for Women: It’s Fashion, not Feminism
Nevermind leaves turning orange and the temperature dropping, I can always tell it’s fall when I spot girls walking down the street in slacks and scuffed brogues, camel colored top coats or a boxy Barbour jacket thrown over the top. Menswear is a staple of most fashion-minded women’s wardrobes in the fall, but this trend ...
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Google Street Views Turned into Art
Have you ever wondered if you’re in a Google Street View image, floating out there on the Internet; tying your shoe, picking your nose? Artist Jon Rafman collected images from the Google Driverless Car Project, showing they can be used for more than 3D maps. In 2009, Google sent out an army of hybrid electric automobiles, each ...