Presidents Are Rewarded For Safe Fashion Choices. Why?

In honor of the United States presidential inauguration that occurred a couple of days ago (January 20th), we decided to take a look at presidential fashion over the years - and it brought up plenty of questions as we got deeper into our research. But first, here are our findings on the sartorial choices…

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The Triumphant Rise Of Fashion Films In The Industry

Video c/o SHOWstudio Fashion films have recently gone from being a nice-to-have for fashion designers and brands to being a must during the pandemic era. However, these short videos didn't crop up overnight. In fact, they have been used with regularity since the year 2000 - the inception of fashion photographer and filmmaker Nick…

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What Is Manic Metallic?

Manic Metallic logo; © Manic Metallic According to our publication's About page, Manic Metallic is: "a fashion publication that aims, first and foremost, to critique fashion as an art and respect it as a discipline. We take fashion seriously, yet we allow for fun to be had within that seriousness. We want to bring…

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Où Sont Les Femmes: The Historic Lionesses

Our first twelve female photographers for our series on accomplished women in the profession have each had a historic impact on fashion photography as a discipline and, in many cases, photography in general. In this article, we will preview our profile on each photographer while inviting you to check out the full profile on…

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Où Sont Les Femmes?

Where Are The Women? Regina Relang photography, 1956; photo c/o Pinterest In an earlier article, we'd referred to the fact that fashion designers receiving great amounts of attention and accolades in the industry are overwhelmingly male - despite this being an industry whose customer base is predominantly female. We'd like to build on that…

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Can We Please Stop Saying That New York City Is Dead?

A view of the Empire State Building, from 5th Avenue; © Manic Metallic 2020 Surely, you've seen the articles. The ones that proclaim that New York is dead forever, like this unfortunate piece by author and entrepreneur James Altucher. The question has seeped into every news source, every social media platform - and many…

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London Fashion Week S/S 2021: Summary and Observations

Christopher Kane S/S 2021; photo c/o Christopher Kane London Fashion Week, with regards to time, was a couple of days longer than New York Fashion Week. Somehow, though, there didn't seem to be as many fashion shows/films/presentations/'however the designer chose to present' as NYFW had. However, London's shows and designs did not lack quality.…

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New York Fashion Week S/S 2021: Daily Summary and Observations

Libertine S/S 2021; photo c/o Council of Fashion Designers of America New York Fashion Week came and went like a thief in the night, and it'd be understandable if you missed it altogether - especially given global circumstances. We didn't miss it, however. In fact, Liberty - our Founder/Editor-in-Chief - took in many of…

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Takeaways From Our Alternative Fashion Capitals Series

We wanted to take a few days after the close of our Alternative Fashion Capitals series to let this months-long project marinate on our minds. Our goal was to consider what we’ve learned over the summer about what the twenty cities that we profiled have to offer – and what lessons they might have…

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