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Glamour isn’t just for the rich and famous. As the ‘Ball Without Billionaires’ showed, the blue collar can bedazzle.
The Met Gala is one of the most talked about fashion spectacles of the year, with this year’s event spotlighting the relationship between fashion and art.
Fashion reflects who we are and the world we live in. If that isn’t art, what is?
Does the tightening of sartorial standards at the film festival represent a cultural retreat, or a practical return to form?
K-pop’s Lisa and Sabrina Carpenter both opted for leggy looks at this year’s Met Gala. But the origins of going pantless can be traced back several decades.
Former Vogue editor Diana Vreeland transformed what was once a stuffy, high society fundraiser into a global media bonanza.
In this interview, Cheryl Thompson, author of ‘Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict and Freedom, 1812-1897’ reveals some of the surprising truths of her research.
The Met Gala explored fashion’s complex relationship with nature and the passing of time.
Viewers were concerned that the reality TV star struggled to breathe in her ultra-tight corset while posing on the red carpet
Rihanna’s cover for the Spring 2024 edition has come under fire for being sacrilegious and distasteful – but it’s devilishly divine at exposing the misogyny and hypocrisy of organised religion
At Georgian masquerade parties, participants flaunted their status, taste and wealth through ostentatious and creative dress.
The cross was not always the dominant symbol of Christianity, and would certainly not have been worn as a fashion accessory by early Christians.
Kim Kardashian wore Marilyn Monroe’s dress for five minutes at the Met Gala. That’s showbiz.
Politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a provocative ‘Tax the rich’ emblazoned gown to the Met Gala - here are five examples of other political fashion statements.
Many of the gowns and costumes at this year’s Met Gala attempted to capture the essence of camp, and in trying to do so missed the point of camp entirely.
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Lecturer, Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise, Torrens University Australia
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Senior Lecturer Visual Culture, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University
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Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney