It’s Not Just Queer Fashion; It’s Visual Activism
Fashion is a verb for the LGBTQ+ community, and Closet Cases shows how people use style and artifacts to build a self-image that is both a statement and a truth.
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Shahidha Bari’s ‘Dressed’ Is a Well-packed Suitcase
Reading Dressed is rather like the experience of wandering through a department store or a friend's well-curated closet.
Even When He’s No Longer in Fashion James Bond (Almost) Never Goes Out of Style
A man of action mostly dressed in smart suits is absurd, but the true essence of James Bond lies in looking good as he goes about his business.
‘Our Shoes, Our Selves’? Or Our High-Heeled Shoes, Our White-Skinned Selves?
There are several broken heel stories in fashion photography book Our Shoes, Our Selves, but no stories that elucidate how to break with the expectation of heels.
Urgent Art Through the Eyes of Young Men: ‘See Know Evil’
Charlie Curran, the young director of the documentary See Know Evil, discusses the importance of telling the story of the equally young '90s fashion photographer phenomenon, Davide Sorrenti.
Everybody Wears Streetwear, So Everybody Should Read About It in ‘This Is Not Fashion’
Beyond utility and good looks, perhaps the most essential feature of streetwear is that it always says something. King ADZ and Wilma Stone excel in this area of ideology.
Believe the Hype: Paul Gorman’s Story of Style Bible ‘The Face’
Pop culture in the Thatcher/Reagan years and beyond, all photographed beautifully and polished to a high sheen. Paul Gorman guides us through the A-List parties and the corporate takeovers of 24 years of The Face.
A Sock Is Never Just a Sock: Thoughts on Object Lessons’ ‘Sock’
Ian Bogost and Christopher Schaberg, the editors of Object Lessons, have built an incredibly robust template for 21st century pop cultural contemplation.
A Question of Immanence: Louis Vuitton, Lightning, and Our Virtual Selves
Clothes make the heroine, just as they do in real life or as they do in our virtual lives
You Can Hang Your Hat on ‘Buttoned Up’
Buttoned Up is a delightfully firm hook on which to hang your hat, if hats are your thing.