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The corset has a bad reputation. And unfairly so, according to Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, who says this undergarment of centuries past is not nearly as evil or confining as modern folks have come to believe. More »
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While the Gothic Lolita trend has been big in Japan for years (there are magazines dedicated to the style), it has recently been gaining traction on this side of the Pacific, and, on Sunday, the New York Times took a look at some New Yorkers with a penchant for "Victorian children's wear, the French Rococo period, goth-inspired darkness and Japanese anime." While it might seem ironic that ladies in this tough, gritty, city would be attracted to frilly skirts with petticoats, baby-doll dresses and bloomers, the trend actually makes total sense here. As 22-year-old Nancy Ramos tells the Times: "For me, Lolita is rebellion." More »
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