Dec 29, 2020Gucci FW 2018 CampaignFashion exists in a set of paradoxical conditions. It works as a set of visual signifiers to create communities, to establish who is “in style” or “on trend” and who isn’t- trends churn in and out of fashion, creating a complex, constantly changing code of dress, easily readable to establish…Fashion7 min readFashion7 min read
Dec 29, 2020Aesthetic manifestoJoyous. Intentional. I want, I want, I want. There’s a difference between a goal based life and a value based life, and I want to draw a similar distinction between a standards driven aesthetic and an emotions driven aesthetic. My aesthetic will not hinge on arbitrary standards such as thinness…Fashion3 min readFashion3 min read
May 20, 2020Beauty Rituals as Community :Women’s Resilience and Agency Through Beauty Fashion, makeup, and beauty have served as tools of self-expression and assertion of identity for centuries. However, beauty is often undercut in critical theory, either by a patriarchal view of all traditionally feminine activities as inferior, such as the traditional thought deeply entrenched in…Beauty38 min readBeauty38 min read
May 20, 2020Roy Halston, Rise and FallRoy Halston was the American designer who epitomized 1970s glamour fashion, and arguably represented the dichotomy between French and American fashion industries and their place in public consciousness in his elevated, minimalist yet functional and accessible ethos, as opposed to more elite and less practical French haute couture. Roy’s contemporary…Halston14 min readHalston14 min read
