“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 that Andrew Bolton, head curator for the Metropolitan Museum of…
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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: With that said, our reviews will be limited to a few per NYFW date (Sept. 8-12) in which we took…
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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 showing – most of those shows being…
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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 the past decade, with the second portion (pictured above)…
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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 fashion films again, but that is to be expected. Though the pandemic is receding in some countries, it is still very much alive in…
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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 proclamation for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week on March 28, 1979, with the…
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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 to take a look at a few of them. Below, you’ll find reviews for Alessandro Michele’s Fall…
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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 informed decisions about the…
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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 one begins to put out work to be…
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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 our Alternative Fashion Capitals…
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