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Let’s Stop Glorifying Men in Maid Outfits
In a TikTok with almost 2 million likes, user @plumsoju laments to the camera, “You say you want boys in a maid outfit. Why am I still single? Where’s my…
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The Body-Positive Movement Will Not Be Advertised
When Rihanna had her Savage X Fenty show this past October, people were enraptured by the unprecedented display of body diversity. There were your typical supermodels like Gigi Hadid and…
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The Y2K Renaissance: Fashion As Pleasure
I’m in Los Angeles, and outside my window there’s a girl dressed in a bedazzled velour tracksuit. It’s not Juicy Couture, but it might as well be with the words…
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The 20 Must-Have Lingerie Brands of 2020
While we’ve been wondering what exactly Victoria’s secret is, the lingerie industry has refurbished itself with the introduction of more inclusive brands like Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty and Love, Vera.…
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Why Can’t We Stop Buying Counterfeit Clothing?
My first (and last) encounter with counterfeit clothing was eight years ago. Our family friends from America came to stay with us in the Philippines and asked if we could…
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TikTok and the Never-Ending Perpetuation of Thrifted Glam
Up until about three weeks ago, I was a staunch TikTok skeptic. I refused to download the app, citing it as a mega-waste of time and something that I didn’t…
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Under Neoliberalism, Corporations Guilt Us Into Buying More
What does it mean to vote with your dollar? To Gen Z, it means putting your money where your morals are. More than any generation before, Gen Z considers not…
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Streetwear and Its Roots in Black Culture
Before fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012, neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman told the 911 dispatcher that the young man in “a dark hoodie, a gray hoodie” was a “suspicious…
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