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social fashion
The Golden Era of ‘Fashion Blogging’ Is OverHas the moment for new fashion bloggers to gain entry to the club passed?
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Robin Givhan: Nicolas Ghesquière’s Rousing Debut at Louis VuittonClothes take advantage of technology without sacrificing the brand’s history.
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Robin Givhan: Chanel Goes to Whole FoodsNo longer just for the ladies who lunch.
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Robin Givhan: Lots of Teen Angst at Saint Laurent Hedi Slimane took old concepts and dipped them into a fountain of youth.
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Robin Givhan: At Givenchy, Riccardo Tisci Makes Eveningwear RoarTisci spewed out fashion bonbons faster than they could be consumed.
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Robin Givhan: Straightforward Confidence at CélineFeaturing coats with the ease of well-tailored bathrobes.
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Robin Givhan: When Should Fashion Be a Rorschach Test?Unnerving shapes at Comme des Garçons; confident new directions at Balmain.
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Givhan: Haider Ackermann’s Heart-Pounding ShowThe collection exuded both austerity and reserve.
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Givhan: Rick Owens’s Real Women Bring a Welcome Intimacy to the RunwayEntirely different from last season, but always unique amongst the shows.
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Robin Givhan: Alexander Wang Hits His Stride at BalenciagaA dynamic and stylish, yet utterly commercial, collection.
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Robin Givhan: Paris Fashion Week Begins With a WhimperYet Dries Van Noten (and a few others) deliver a bit of a bang.
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Robin Givhan: Marc Jacobs Manages to Find Depth in the LightThe week ends with a gentle embrace at Marc Jacobs and Calvin Klein.
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Robin Givhan: Donna Karan, Altuzarra, & The RowA designer’s challenge: holding onto, and then evolving, a point of view.
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Givhan: Thom Browne Gets ReligionThis season, the provocative designer explored the hypocrisies and hierarchies of the church.
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ethical fashion
Is Maiyet a Contradiction in Fashion Terms? Founder Paul van Zyl wants to save the world through fashion.
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Robin Givhan: Alexander Wang’s Confident SwaggerMaking people go to Brooklyn simply because he could.
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Robin Givhan: Simply Too Obvious at Jason WuA little like being hit over the head with a sledgehammer.
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Robin Givhan: The Stars (and Strugglers) From Paris Fashion WeekSome final thoughts on the venerable brands versus the rising young designers in France.
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Robin Givhan: The Boldest Designers in Paris Are WomenRei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons and Céline’s Phoebe Philo display their unapologetic visions.
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Robin Givhan: Dior Only Makes Sense on the RunwayAnd sadly, not on the short, less svelte customers who often wear it.
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Robin Givhan: Rick Owens’s Powerful Rejection of Conventional BeautyHe proves how interesting fashion can be when a designer deviates from the status quo.
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Robin Givhan: Wang Brings Hipness and Joy to BalenciagaParis gets a bit of much-needed lightness at Balenciaga, Pugh, Demeulemeester, Undercover, and more.
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Robin Givhan: Paris Begins With Rookies to Watch and Dries Van NotenAnd most of the younger designers, in fact, probably want to become Dries Van Noten.
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Robin Givhan: Like It Or Not, American Fashion Is CommercialAmerican designers like Tory Burch, J.Crew, and Michael Kors give us pragmatism, but they also give us joy.
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Robin Givhan: ‘Cultural Tourism’ As Seen at RodarteCholo-inspired, but not in any way that suggests strength.
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Givhan: Child Stars With Old Souls, the Olsens Age Gracefully at The RowThe fashion equivalent to becoming wiser, more confident, and more capable.
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Robin Givhan: Thom Browne Traps Women in Clothes Magic and madness at New York’s most dramatic show.
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Givhan on DVF, Victoria Beckham, Thakoon & MoreFemale designers can’t escape the expectation that they’re here to make our lives easier when it comes to getting dressed.
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Givhan on Wang, Gurung, Altuzarra and rag & boneWrestling the challenges of futurism and the street to a draw.
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diversity issues
Robin Givhan: Confronting the Lack of Black Models on the RunwayBethann Hardison issued a letter calling out design houses she characterizes as “racist.”
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Robin Givhan: Appreciating Fashion Week’s EccentricsFrom the men and women who preen outside the shows to the designers (and clothes) at Creatures of the Wind.
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