"In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion"; © Manic Metallic 2021 “America is not like a blanket- one piece of unbroken cloth. America is more like a quilt- many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven together by a common thread.” Rev. Jesse Jackson, 1984 Democratic National Convention It is from this speech…
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Proenza Schouler Spring/Summer 2022; c/o Proenza Schouler We are choosing to release our reviews of New York Fashion Week's Spring/Summer 2022 collections beginning today - as opposed to releasing them while NYFW was in session - for a couple of reasons: We did not want to participate in fashion's continuance of an unsustainable breakneck…
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Ulla Johnson Spring/Summer 2022; photo c/o CNN New York Fashion Week - and with it, Fashion Month for the so-called "Big 4" - began in earnest yesterday (although some designers such as Collina Strada have still opted to show outside of the stated NYFW calendar dates of September 8th-12th). And with so many entrants…
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ILLUME exhibit, designer retail section; © Manic Metallic 2021 The Illume fashion exhibition, centered around the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator (PFI), is currently being hosted at the InLiquid Gallery in Philadelphia, PA. The exhibit is broken into two portions: the primary portion is a retrospective on the work of previous Philadelphia Fashion Incubator participants over…
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(l-r): Iris Van Herpen F/W 21-22 Haute Couture; Schiaparelli F/W 21-22 Haute Couture; Dior F/W 21-22 Haute Couture; all photos c/o the respective designers Paris Haute Couture Week (July 5th-8th) is being considered by many in the industry as a return to in-person shows. There are still some designers that are opting to do…
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Model Soo Joo Park for W Korea, July 2015; c/o W Korea According to the United States Library of Congress, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - held every May - began as a week, commencing with a series of congressional resolutions during the 95th Congress (1977-78). President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential…
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(l-r): Gucci Fall 2021; Balenciaga Pre-Fall 2021, Michael Kors Fall 2021; all photos c/o the respective designers April is not generally known for showing a wellspring of fashion collections. This year, however, many brands decided to show this month independent of their usual fashion calendars. Manic Metallic decided that it would be worth it…
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Photo c/o Fashion Revolution So far in our Sustainability Wing writings, we've put the spotlight on many organizations and certifications looking to make fashion a more sustainable place to be (and to wear) for all involved. Here, we're creating a resource below with four technological tools that we've found that help consumers make more…
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Molly Goddard F/W 2021; looks c/o Molly Goddard Learning about the ways in which colors seamlessly combine - or clash - is one of the most important things to figure out in a fashion design career. Alas, anyone in a fashion- or fashion-related career should have this step ingrained into one's mind well before…
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Photo c/o Orenda Tribe At Manic Metallic, we see it as one of our duties to educate our audience about the contributions of different cultures to the realm of fashion. After all, fashion is universal; it is not the domain of the "Big 4" fashion capitals (as we've stated extensively in the past; see…
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