The Stained Dresses of the Met Gala
Photographs by Christopher Polk and NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx & Graphic by Nanette Zhang Every year on the first Monday of May, multitudes of...
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Nanette Zhang
- Apr 21
- 4 min
Cultural Capital within Fashion
Photographs by Robert Mecea and John Ferrell Coined by French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, “cultural capital” describes the experiences...
Kathy Li
- Apr 8
- 3 min
Ralph Lauren x HBCUs: The Broader Conversation of Diversity and Inclusion in Fashion
Photographs by Nadine Ijewere Ralph Lauren’s newest collaboration with the historically-Black Morehouse College and Spelman College...
Nanette Zhang
- Mar 31
- 3 min
Locs Interlocked with Legislation: The Significance of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Locs
Photographs by Anna Moneymaker and Sarahbeth Maney Donning vibrant power suits in tones of red and indigo, Supreme Court Justice nominee,...
Kathy Li
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Ukraine Crisis: Fashion’s Response And How The Fashion Industry Can Help Ukraine
Photographs by Imran Amed and Daro Sulakauri Getty Images After a few weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for their...
Kathy Li
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Billy Porter and the Overlooked Non-Binary Fashion Contributions of Black Men
Photographs Courtesy of Frazer Harrison, Getty Images & Inez & Vinoodh, GQ After eleven months since Harry Styles donned a full-length...
Chanel Nejad
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Microplastics Within the Fashion World
Photograph Courtesy of Getty Images/Brent Durand Plastic is taking the fashion world by storm— and not in a good way. Your top, or pair...
Nanette Zhang
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Fashion Industry’s Participation and Impact on COP26 Climate Talks
Photographs courtesy of Fashion Revolution; Stella McCartney; Nick Heyman Over the course of October 31st, 2021 to November 12th, 2021,...
Nanette Zhang
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
A New Era of Protection for the Country’s Largest Garment Manufacturing Industry
What is the Garment Workers Portection Act and what it means for the industry, including the journey to passing it.
Nanette Zhang
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
Fashion Ban within Media: China’s Newest Isolationist Policy in the 21st Century
Photographs: Mark Schiefelbein/AP/ Perfect Diary's Weibo/ Hua Chenyu With the expansion of explorative fashion promulgated by pop...
Kathy Li
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
Fur in Fashion: Luxury Brands Going Fur-Free
Photo By Paolo Marchetti This past Friday, Kering — the parent company of major luxury clothing brands, such as Gucci and Saint Laurent —...
Natalie Semersky
- Oct 9, 2021
- 2 min
Faults in Fashion: Exposing Gérald Marie
Photographs: Carré Sutton & Gérald Marie (Foc Kan/Wireimage) As sexual assault allegations against former Elite Model Management...
Erin Yeh
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
Interrogating the Suit: Thebe Magugu “DOUBLETHINK” Spring 2022 Menswear
With models seated back to back in a makeshift police station waiting room, Thebe Magugu’s Doublethink Collection illustrates South...
Caitlin Chen
- Jun 28, 2021
- 5 min
RBG’S LEGACY OF TACKLING MISOGYNY IN LEGISLATIVE FASHION
Dubbed the “Notorious RBG,” Ruth Bader Ginsburg stood at a humble 5 feet tall, but acted larger than life with her impenetrable strength...
Natalie Semersky
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
AOC + POWER DRESSING
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walks up the Capitol stairs, poised and professional in a colorful power suit, ready to implement new policies...
Giselle Littleton
- Jun 28, 2021
- 4 min
DECOLONIZING FASHION: SUBVERTING THE NATURAL ORDER THROUGH UNIQUE STYLISTIC CHOICES
From the grey, white, and black business casual dress codes of the traditional workplace to the ‘appropriate’ cocktail party dress, our...
Erin Yeh
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
POWER TO THE PEOPLE: JACINDA ARDERN REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE THROUGH FASHION
While the bipartisan nature of politics in the United States continues to escalate with the approaching election in November, New...