Announcing Issue 5: Fashion+Celebration
The Dress Practice Collective is pleased to announce Issue 5 of BIAS: Journal of Dress Practice, “Fashion+Celebration.” The issue will be available on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
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Call For Submissions / Issue 5
Call for Submissions Publication: BIAS Journal of Dress Practice Type of publication: Academic Journal Theme: Fashion and Celebration Deadline: January 22, 2017 BIAS Journal of Dress Practice is a yearly publication edited by The Dress Practice Collective, a student-run organization at Parsons the New School for Design. The DPC aims to join elements of visual … Continue reading
BIAS ISSUE 4: FASHION + VIOLENCE—CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
BIAS Journal of Dress Practice is a yearly publication edited by The Dress Practice Collective, a student-run organization at Parsons the New School for Design. The DPC aims to join elements of visual culture, fashion theory, design studies, and personal practice through academic and creative inquiry across various media. We are seeking academic and journalistic … Continue reading
Celine’s Literary Muse
Check out this interesting article with Celine’s legendary literary muse. Continue reading
An Interactive Exhibition on the Ethics of Fur
Check out this interesting WWD review of a fur exhibition at The National Museum in Copenhagen. This Danish Fur exhibition with its virtual and hands on approach may set the precedent for future fashion exhibitions. Continue reading
A Dreamer of Beautiful Things: A Conversation with Valentino and Fern Mallis
Review of Fashion Icons: Valentino in Conversation with Fern Mallis by: Caroline McCauley What happens when two powerhouses in fashion come together? There’s a drama for domination till death. Case in point, the recent conversation titled “Fashion Icons: Valentino in Conversation with Fern Mallis” was more of tug-of-war game than a lighthearted reflection on the … Continue reading
A Woman Needs More than a Wrap Dress: Review of Diane Von Frustenberg in Conversation with Tina Brown
Review of Diane Von Frustenberg in conversation with Tina Brown by: Caroline McCauley On October 30, 2014 Barnes & Noble in Union Square hosted Diane Von Frustenberg in conversation with Tina Brown. This conversation is one of Barnes & Noble’s author events. Recently, Lena Dunham had her first reading of her new memoir Not that … Continue reading
The Fusion of Dance & Fashion: A Review of the Museum of FIT’s Dance & Fashion Symposium
Review of the Dance & Fashion Symposium by: Caroline McCauley The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology held a two-day fashion symposium last Thursday October 23 to complement the Dance & Fashion exhibition. The Dance & Fashion symposium was part of the Fashion Culture Fall 2014 Special Programs and marked The Museum at the FIT’s fourteenth … Continue reading
Politicians in Drag
We often read about the political nuances of first ladies’ dress choices. But what if male politicians themselves became ladies? Artist Saint Hoax must have had similar thoughts when he created the gif series War Drags You Out. RuPaul, arguably the most iconic drag queen in mainstream entertainment today, famously said “You’re born naked and … Continue reading
Politics + Fashion: SHOWstudio Weighs In
The Fashion Praxis Lab: A Symposium on Fashion + Politics at The New School begins this Thursday, Feb. 27. In the spirit of delving into the topic, we invite you to peruse SHOWstudio’s project on Politics and Fashion (07/08) which includes an array of films and essays on the politics of fashion by leading scholars and … Continue reading
Upcoming Event: Fashion + Politics / Fashion Praxis at The New School
Lecture: Susan B. Kaiser Thursday, February 27, 2014, 6:00–7:30 p.m. The Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street Symposium Friday, February 28, 2014, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Theresa Lang Community and Student Center 55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor Please refer to program details below. Initiated by Dr. Hazel Clark in conjunction with the MA Fashion Studies Program within the College of … Continue reading
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