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Old Fashioned is a place to explore the intersection of fashion history, contemporary design, and personal style.
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WHISTLER & WARDROBES (opens the original)
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Here is a little snippet of the lecture I gave at the Tate last week! I’m saving the juicier contemporary fashion comparisons for those who were there (thank you again, times a million), but I’m obviously sitting on loads of Whistler research right now. Let me know if you’re interested in him, and I can share much more. Should we talk about the history of the boa (one of Whistler’s favourite accessories) next?! Probably yes.☆No one was more acutely aware of the specificity and importance of pain
TRIMMINGS! (opens the original)
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Hi! It’s been a little while, and for that I sincerely apologise! September is always a hectic month, but this one has been particularly insane, no? Up top I must say a huge heartfelt thank you to all the London-based Old Fashioned readers who came to my talk at the Tate last week! I met so many of you wonderful, well-dressed people, which is always the best thing ever. I’m so pleased with how the lecture went, and I also got to wear my very special Miu Miu S/S 2020 hand-painted apron, which mad
TRIMMINGS! (opens the original)
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I mentioned in last week’s dispatch that my summer style has mostly relied on reviving this already in my closet with inexpensive, kind of random treasures. It’s a slow fashion news week, so I thought I’d share five of my favourite non-vintage finds with you here! They’re all under $150, and they’ll also all look good come fall or next summer or while p… Read more
MY SUMMER WITHOUT A MOOD BOARD (opens the original)
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In the spring of 2012, I sat in English class with my notebook surreptitiously tucked inside my assigned reading. (I want to say that the book was Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, woefully misinterpreted by our teacher whose primary passion was coaching the boys’ varsity soccer team and who once used the wrong form of ‘your’ when grading my paper. You’re thes… Read more
TRIMMINGS! (opens the original)
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Hej! Welcome to a special edition of TRIMMINGS! with some breaking news (and fun gossip) from Copenhagen Fashion Week. If you missed my outfit diary from the week, it’s here: ☆Ganni is going back to its Danish roots. The brand has been absent from the CPHFW calendar since 2023, but this summer they were noticeably more present in all the fashion week pr… Read more
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