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Optical illusions appear when our brains have trouble moulding raw sensory data into shapes and patterns. Designers have been exploiting this process for centuries.
Lynes was a highly sought-after commercial and fashion photographer in the 1930s and 1940s. But he had to keep his most important body of work hidden away.
Celebrities are turning away from the fields that made them famous and becoming amateur experts.
Powerful forces in Québec have long kept tabs on women’s dress codes, and therefore women’s bodies.
Striking 20th-century garment workers wore their best dresses and hats to send a message that they had the right to be taken seriously and have their voices heard.
Ancient Egyptians believed shaving was associated with cleanliness but Greeks were proud of their beards, which symbolised authority and wisdom.
This exhibition is perfectly timed – feminism and fashion need Mary Quant now more than ever.
The de Young Museum of San Francisco recently opened an exhibit devoted to the Islamic fashion scene. Here’s how Muslim women’s fashions challenge popular stereotypes.
The age of the independent fashion house is over, the luxury market is now about the big conglomerates.
Monobrow, Instabrow, Scousebrow: here’s one facial feature that deserves more attention.
For a while Shoes of Prey could do no wrong. So what happened?
On the front lines were female tennis players who refused to adhere to the club dress codes that banned them.
Although it has ballooned in recent years, the market for men’s cosmetics isn’t just a modern phenomenon.
There is nothing new about a shoe fetish. Fairy tales have long featured amazing, high-tech footwear: from seven-league boots to glass slippers to red shoes.
BlacKkKlansman is more than a good story: it expertly weaves together comedy with serious drama to bring the story of past racism to illuminate our present day issues.
About 100 billion items of clothing are produced each year. That’s not sustainable fashion.
Specific predictions go obsolete fast, but some common themes are emerging – convenience, fragmentation, intelligence, personalisation and experience.
Wearing a tie that causes slight discomfort can reduce blood flow to the brain by 7.5%, but the reduction is unlikely to cause any physical symptoms, which generally begin at a reduction of 10%.
From the loincloth to bikini brief, underpants have a fascinating history. Newer designs claim to do everything from filtering flatulence to emitting soothing vibrations.
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Associate Professor in Fashion and Material Culture, Nottingham Trent University
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Teaching Fellow, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney
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Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Oak Foundation Lecturer in History of Dress and Textiles, Courtauld Institute of Art
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Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise, Torrens University Australia
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Professor and Dean of the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology
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Course Leader, BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
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Associate Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress
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Honorary Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney