Fashion Archive
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Impossible Outfit: Mardi Gras Edition
Posted on March 4, 2014Dear Paper Doll, I’ve fled the frozen north to celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans this year! However, my wardrobe is seriously lacking the degree of flair suitable for all […] -
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Olympic Fashions: Elegance in an Age of Crisis
Posted on February 7, 2014Today, the exhibition Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions of the 1930s opens at The Museum at FIT. The show looks at women’s clothing and menswear, from a global […] -
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Impossible Outfit: Keeping Warm and Looking Cool
Posted on November 29, 2013Follow @yaleARTbooks Dear Paper Doll, The winter chill is setting in—oh, how I dread this time of year! I was raised, and spent all of my fashion-formative years, in a […] -
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A Queer History of Fashion: What Does Gay Look Like?
Posted on November 8, 2013Ariana Parenti— Though I never thought of myself as a follower of the fashion world, in picking up A Queer History of Fashion I was excited to discover the rich history […] -
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Notes from the Field: The Medium is the Message
Posted on September 27, 2013View the New York Times ‘Interwoven Globe’ Exhibition Slide Show Follow @yaleARTbooks Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800 tells a fascinating history of global textile design through the intertwined narratives […] -
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“Mannequin Parade”—The First Fashion Models
Posted on August 23, 2013Today the idea of fashion modeling is a part the general cultural consciousness, with many famous icons and a reality television show. In the early 1900s, however, it was a […] -
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Impossible Outfit: PUNK Edition
Posted on June 7, 2013Dear Paper Doll, My 35th high school reunion is approaching. Though you’d hardly know it to look at me now – I’m an anesthesiologist (I claim this career choice was […] -
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Win a Copy of Shoe Obsession !
Posted on May 3, 2013Follow @yaleARTbooks May 21, 2013 Update: Thanks to all our stylish entrants on our Pinterest Shoe Obsession contest! We’ve selected a design by Svenja Ritter, uploaded by Crisia M of Australia, as […]