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The Khaite Way (opens the original)
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What if luxury fashion wasn’t about showing off a brand name or a logo, but about cherishing a piece for what it truly is? And what if you didn’t have to save your most precious clothes for a special occasion, but could wear them on a regular Tuesday instead?<source type="image/web
Fashion Week Is More Interesting When You Make It Personal (opens the original)
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When fashion month rolls around, it’s hard not to feel the need to keep up with everything. Between the runway shows, presentations, street style trends, after parties, front row celebrity appearances, and endless social media content, there’s so much happening that it can quickly feel overwhelming. But at the same time, all this new information is part of what makes each season so exciting. There’s always something new to look forward to and discover.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img"
After Nine Years, The New DVF Woman Is Here (opens the original)
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“Simplicity and sexiness, that’s what people want. At a price that’s not outrageous,” Diane Von Furstenberg once said.Von Furstenberg invented the wrap dress in 1974, a design that would go on to become one of the most recognizable and influential garments in fashion history. But her influence is greater than the wrap dress. She understood what women wanted to feel when getting dressed—confident and comfortable in pieces that could move with them and still feel effortless.<a class="image-link im
Stop Calling Everything Iconic (opens the original)
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By now, we all know how overused the word chic is. And you’ve probably heard the phrase “if everything is chic, nothing is chic.” But there’s another word that appears just as often in fashion media, and somewhere along the way, we’ve forgotten what it actually means. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qTl1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9b3066ec-cb64-4547-85f5
In Richard Quinn’s World, Glamour Is Theatrical (opens the original)
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What many people associate with British fashion today—formal dress codes, countryside chic, tailored trench coats, heritage fashion houses, and the royals—is only part of what makes it so iconic.There’s another side that’s defined by rebellion, associated with Vivienne Westwood, punk and subcultures. British fashion has always existed between these extremes. And yet, Richard Quinn sits somewhere between them.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$
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