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America’s Radiation Victims We all know that America conducted nuclear bomb testing during the Cold War, somewhere out there, far away from us. Whatever damage was done has probably been healed by now, right? The above picture of a beautiful paradise island, listed as one of the top diving sites in the world, may seem [...]
Modern Man is Afraid of Dandyism. Except for a few… When you think of silk handkerchiefs, pink corduroys, tweed and double-breasted tailoring, would you associate such a style of dress with some of the poorest slums of Africa? What you’re looking at is the phenomenon of Sapeurs, a subculture of extraordinarily dressed dandies from the Congo. In [...]
In the midst of my semi-hypnotic state of web surfing last week, I noticed several of my online news portals featuring an article about some fashion models suing their agency for stealing earnings. ‘Who gives a toss?’ I thought. Those girls make too much money doing nothing anyway. However, now that the case has been [...]
Everybody loves a good photo album, even the NSA! For their 60th anniversary last year, they put
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So I went sniffing around the LIFE Archives again and this time found some rather unusual
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Apparently Keira Knightley and her co-stars improvised their way through this thirteen minute
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He was selling custom-made clothing to Hip Hop’s finest for thousands of dollars a piece,
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Every once in a while, a fashion brand does something that stays with you and swims around in your
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Just hours after Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30th, 1945, former fashion model and Vogue
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Another season, another Paris Fashion Week! Nessy and her pal Kath couldn’t resist getting
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High heels were not originally intended to be worn by women. In fact, the coveted red-soled
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I remember tearing out this advert of Stephanie Seymour in her pastel suit and sticking it on my
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You might have heard of the Teddy Boys, a 1950s rebel youth subculture in Britain characterized by
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Calling all Clueless fans! I have absolutely no shame is admitting that I count this 90s time
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When she died, her husband Diego Rivera ordered her clothes be locked up for 15 years. When Diego
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Over the past few years, there have been a few big stories in the media about male models breaking
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I know it’s still a little early to be talking Christmas gifts, but if you’re one of
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Anyone that saw the September Issue will know who Grace Coddington is and probably fell in love
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