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Lessons in the Multitude of Femininity From the World’s Foremost Purveyors of Butt Pads

Lessons in the Multitude of Femininity From the World’s Foremost Purveyors of Butt Pads

Heather Radke on Drag, Spanx, and the Performance of Femme

By Heather Radke | December 1, 2022

Thrifted Suits, Gender Anarchy, and the Power of a Writing Uniform

Thrifted Suits, Gender Anarchy, and the Power of a Writing Uniform

Heidi Sopinka on Sartorial Experimentation

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Feminist or Feminine? A Twentieth-Century History of Skirts

Feminist or Feminine? A Twentieth-Century History of Skirts

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 7, 2022

From Surfboards to Seed Corn: How Society Creates Trends

From Surfboards to Seed Corn: How Society Creates Trends

W. David Marx On the Subtle Social Nuances of Technological Innovation

By W. David Marx | August 30, 2022

Styling It Out: Or, Using Your Sunday Best as Armor Against Hostility and Racism

Styling It Out: Or, Using Your Sunday Best as Armor Against Hostility and Racism

Mike Gayle on Sartorial Optimism

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Ella Emhoff! Burberry! Dimes Square! A bear costume! “Buzzy wordsmiths!” WTF is going on.

Ella Emhoff! Burberry! Dimes Square! A bear costume! “Buzzy wordsmiths!” WTF is going on.

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13 of André Leon Talley's favorite books.

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