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View Article50 years after All Things Must Pass, George Harrison still has lessons to...
George Harrison found the final days of The Beatles chaotic. “Ringo wanted it blue,” he later said. “John wanted it white, Paul Wanted it green, and I wanted it orange.” In the end, the Beatles had...
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With After Hours and his Superbowl halftime show, The Weeknd has edged further and further to the center of modern culture. With a television series in the works, he moves closer still. This complete...
View ArticleThe soft masculinity of Kanye West
Kanye West is a complex character. One of the most perplexing elements of his personality is rarely talked about. His femininity. The soft masculinity of Kanye West The what is confusing, the why is...
View ArticleSex, lies and dirty money: 7 little known facts about the Gucci family
Guccio Gucci founded Gucci in 1921. By the 1950s, Italian aristocrats, European royalty, and Hollywood stars were flocking to Italy to buy Gucci’s luxurious leather designs. The Gucci family, customers...
View ArticleGreta Thunberg shows sustainable can be glamorous on Vogue Scandinavia’s...
Vogue‘s Greta Thunberg cover arrives the same week as the UN‘s worrying climate wake-up call. Scorching wildfires and catastrophic floods are on the way. Temperatures, it is predicted, will soar 1.5...
View ArticleSustainable fashion is at a turning point. This is what you can do to help
10 percent of all global carbon emissions are from the fashion industry. Despite advances in sustainable production, our wasteful and ignorant habits continue. What is right for the planet is...
View ArticleHow Shein became Gen Z’s most controversial fashion brand
Inexpensive and influencer endorsed, Shein is one of the world’s fastest-growing brands. Created in 2008, the online fashion retailer has quickly blossomed. But there is a darker side to Shein than its...
View Article(Gucci’s Version): Alessandro Michele reimagines the past with Gucci 100...
What is remarkable about the presentation of the Gucci 100 collection is how little it has to do with the past. The digital event presenting the fashion house’s new capsule collection is not a nod to...
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