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BECOMING, NOT BELONGING
On culture, translation, identity and the future of fashion
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THE ALCHEMY OF BEAUTY
IN CONVERSATION WITH EMILY CASLII It is easy to be drawn to the image first. The shimmer, the texture, the patience hidden behind every detail. But there is something more interesting underneath: the idea that a material can change and that through this change, a garment can become something entirely different. The crystals are what…
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METAL & CHROME
When fashion learned to reflect the future. There is a particular moment when fashion stops behaving like fashion. It happens when fabric gives way to something harder. When a dress begins to catch the light like machinery. When a silhouette no longer seems designed simply to follow the body, but to reconstruct it. For decades,…
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THE SCULPTED SILHOUETTE
How Couture Teaches Fabric to Shape the Body A piece of fabric begins as something flat. Then something changes. A fold introduces a new line. A twist creates tension. A gathering gives volume. A length of silk can suddenly frame a shoulder, redefine a waist or extend beyond the body.The finished garment may look almost…
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THE EXOTIC IS ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE’S CULTURE
On the gaze that turns culture into aesthetic. There is a particular kind of beauty that only appears from a distance. It is unfamiliar enough to fascinate, different enough to feel new, and distant enough to be consumed without consequence. We call it exotic. The word seems harmless. Almost elegant. It belongs to perfume campaigns,…