Manic Metallic has moved to a paid subscription model. For those of you who have been with us from the beginning, you probably remember the days when we were just starting out and getting our sea legs under ourselves. Our humble beginnings involved us writing about topics such as nepotism in the modeling industry,…
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Podcast host Avery Trufelman and curator Andi Soos discuss the intersection of fashion and architecture; © Manic Metallic 2024 About 150 people filled a room in New York on an otherwise uneventful Wednesday evening in Greenwich Village to hear an American podcast host and a Hungarian curator discuss the intersection of fashion and architecture.…
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You've no doubt seen all of the gift guides around, and you might even have all of your gifts selected for the holidays for your loved ones. But if you don't - or if you still want to add on a few fashion-related things - we've got a list of suggested products! Most of…
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Photo © 2023 Manic Metallic Couture is a fashion art form that is typically thought of as existing only inside of French borders; indeed, the French began to legally protect the practice of “haute couture” in 1945. Governed by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture (which also gets to decide what companies qualify…
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The Model Alliance and supporters gather for a group photo during the Model Alliance press conference in front of Spring Studios on 9/8/2023.© 2023 Manic Metallic One thing that has always driven Manic Metallic as a media company is our desire to take part in creating a better fashion industry. Our ethos is, after…
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Recently, Manic Metallic posted a TikTok video stitch (you can follow us HERE) about Anna Sorokin (scam name: "Anna Delvey") returning yet again to the public eye - this time during the recently completed New York Fashion Week. Let's just say that I did it for science. I commented on the mediocrity of the…
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Click below to choose from Manic Metallic’s range of digital, podcast, and physical products to purchase – all designed to further our ethos of fashion being an art, discipline, and societal force for change!…
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CLICK HERE to read the Introductory (i.e, the explanatory) article to Fashion Reading Is Fundamental: The Ultimate Book List. As stated in our introduction to this List, Manic Metallic will be constantly updating this website section with quality and compelling fashion book recommendations for our audience. Also, by clicking a section title in the…
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At Manic Metallic, we have always stood on the side of reading, books, and literacy in general. As we wrote in a previous article, nothing can tell a story and get deep into a topic quite like a book can. Founder Liberty Imhoff also discussed the state of reading and writing in the fashion…
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A look from designer Natalia Quinones's Drexel collection titled "Adornezza"; © 2023 Manic Metallic First, a soft-pink strapless minidress with a front constructed to resemble a bow. Then a cream-colored wide-sleeved blazer paired with soft-pink pants. The last look was a cream-colored silk slip dress with what appeared to be makeshift sleeves. A transparent…
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