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Published in reveriefete

·Mar 11, 2021

3 historical black designers to know this Women’s History Month

The fashion industry, like most industries, historically has been the domain of whiteness. Despite some attempts at progress, the industry remains a hub of whiteness, from the way it ruthlessly appropriates from other cultures or treats its workers of colors as expendables. That doesn’t mean people of color have played…

Womens History Month

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3 historical black designers to know this Women’s History Month
3 historical black designers to know this Women’s History Month
Womens History Month

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Published in reveriefete

·Feb 11, 2021

A Brief History of the CFDA

You don’t know American fashion if you don’t know the CFDA. Founded in 1962, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) remains a vital pillar of the American fashion industry. The New York City-based trade association boasts over 450 members across different segments of the fashion industry, including Tom…

Cfda

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A Brief History of the CFDA
A Brief History of the CFDA
Cfda

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Jan 20, 2021

Netflix’s “Bridgerton” is a sparkling mess | Review

When Netflix and Shondaland’s “Bridgerton” premiered Christmas Day 2020, it was an instant hit. Multiple articles have praised the show as a revolutionary take on the period drama genre due to its inclusion of diverse skin tones in a milieu that has traditionally (and historically) centered whiteness. (Not to mention…

Bridgerton

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“Bridgerton” (2019) | Review
“Bridgerton” (2019) | Review
Bridgerton

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Published in reveriefete

·Jan 11, 2021

The State of American Fashion

Amid the final days of terrible 2020, there was a row on Twitter about the value of well-known American fashion brand Michael Kors. “Someone posted a MK purse for Christmas talking about shes spoiled,” Twitter user @Lanazattitude posted Christmas Day. …

Fashion

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The State of American Fashion
The State of American Fashion
Fashion

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Dec 31, 2020

Aly & AJ’s “Potential Breakup Song” is still as fun as you remember | Review

On December 22, sister-pop duo and early 2000s Disney darlings Aly & AJ announced a re-release of their 2007 single “Potential Breakup Song,” a track that has managed to live on in the hearts of the now-adults who used to wait for it to play on Disney channel or Radio…

Music

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Potential Breakup Song (2020) — Aly & AJ | Review
Potential Breakup Song (2020) — Aly & AJ | Review
Music

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Nov 24, 2020

Face Masks: A Reflection

I last left the house bare-faced in mid-March, when my friends and I took a spontaneous trip to the Williamsburg outlets. We traveled 30 minutes together in a sedan, shared ice cream, and burned our mouths with hot sauce samples, the threat of COVID-19 no more potent than the common…

Covid 19

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Face Masks: A Reflection
Face Masks: A Reflection
Covid 19

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Nov 14, 2020

Please don’t ‘girlboss’ Kamala Harris.

Kamala Harris made history on November 7 as the first Black and Asian-American woman to become Vice President-elect of the United States. Donning a crisp white Caroline Herrera pantsuit for her victory speech that evening at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, Harris took the time to thank voters, campaign…

Politics

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Please don’t ‘girlboss’ Kamala Harris.
Please don’t ‘girlboss’ Kamala Harris.
Politics

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Published in reveriefete

·Jun 18, 2020

It’s not that fashion doesn’t know how to uplift black workers — it simply doesn’t want to.

Beyoncé’s September 2018 Vogue cover was an incredible moment in fashion. Editor-in-chief Anna Wintour gave Beyoncé full creative control, which the singer leveraged to hire Tyler Mitchell, the first black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover. This moment was particularly important to former Vogue creative director and editor-at-large André Leon…

Black Lives Matter

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It’s not that fashion doesn’t know how to uplift black workers — it simply doesn’t want to.
It’s not that fashion doesn’t know how to uplift black workers — it simply doesn’t want to.
Black Lives Matter

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Jun 12, 2020

Black women and black LGBTQ lives matter, too.

George Floyd was murdered May 25 in Minneapolis. His murderers were Tou Thao, who jeered at concerned bystanders; Thomas Lane and J. …

Black Lives Matter

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Black women and Black LGBTQ lives matter, too.
Black women and Black LGBTQ lives matter, too.
Black Lives Matter

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May 21, 2020

Lana, don’t use black women to prove your point.

Alternative singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, the artist behind albums “Born to Die,” “Ultraviolence” and most recently the critically-acclaimed “Norman Fucking Rockwell!”, released a statement on Instagram Thursday lashing out at critics of her music. Lana specifically referenced “the female writers and alt singers” that bash her for “glamorizing abuse” in…

Pop Culture

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Lana, don’t use black women to prove your point.
Lana, don’t use black women to prove your point.
Pop Culture

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