Among Coco Chanel’s numerous quotes, many of which were frivolous comments upon costume jewelry or on the importance of perfume to a woman’s future (for reference, the exact quote would be: “A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future”—exaggerated, of course, but surely holds some truth because ... Read More
On the 1950s Redux, Bustiers + Sexuality
Fashion truly does come in full circle. Or in a figure eight of infinity, rather. It’s amazing, isn’t it, how just a few months ago the world of high fashion—and later its commercialized counterpart—was crazed, obsessing (with exaggeration!) over studs, grommets, the torn, the ripped, the ... Read More
Fashion: To Infinity (But Not Beyond)
Existence and progression is cyclical (or so theorists and philosophers have proclaimed within the past century or so). If life itself should be depicted as something tangible and two-dimensional for our brains to process, it would resemble a circle. Perfectly round, perfectly shaped, ... Read More