In a recent issue of The Manic Metallic Substack Newsletter, we discussed the concept of “faith without works is dead”. Let’s take the opportunity to dive deeper into that concept. Faith Without Works Is Dead For those unaware of the origin of this phrase, it is a biblical verse from James 2:26. I am…
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Along with Paris Men’s Fashion Week coverage, the news coming out of the fashion industry from the past week centered around the uncertainty that the second Donald Trump term would bring to fashion. Fashion design brands were upfront about dressing those in Trump’s orbit. For its part, the fashion media took it upon itself…
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Nudity, by definition, is the absence of clothing on the human body. So, what does nudity have to do with fashion? And wouldn’t it seem that the success of nudity as an accepted concept in the public sphere leaves no room for the success of an industry built on coverings for the figure? And…
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Let’s try an exercise: Name five fashion models that are well-known right now. It wouldn’t be all that unexpected if your answer went something along the lines of “Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner….wait, who are the other models? Does Kylie count?” Or maybe if you watch fashion more closely than the casual observer,…
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Icon (n): “A person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration.” To answer this question, we have to first understand what an icon is. To paraphrase the definition stated above, an icon is ‘a person or thing regarded as symbolically worthy of adoration.’ A fashion icon, then, could be…
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What do you think when you hear the magazine title “Vogue”? A fashion magazine with a great and storied history? The pinnacle of the fashion industry? A publication with very expensive items that cater to a certain crowd? An advertising spectacle plastered with a monthly celebrity on the cover? Maybe the question that we…
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