rantnrave:// Study suggests our perceptions of art are impacted by an artist's personality as much as the art itself - how do you think this plays out in fashion? Designers are worldbuilders, storytellers - they work with different materials than novelists or filmmakers, but their work is similar. Do you love YOHJI for his garments alone? Or are his presentation, his words, his mystique part of the draw?... JAY CASPIAN KANG's NEW YORKER piece on ALLEN IVERSON's sleeve is a reminder of how necessity breeds trends. The arm sleeve influenced more than just NBA players - check out this look from SIKI IM's FW 2012 collection... Some beautiful web design from NIKE's NATURAL MOTION program...

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Photo Real: On Photoshop, Feminism, and Truth vice.com Two weeks ago, Jezebel published un-retouched outtakes of Lady Gaga's Versace campaign. To these feminists, Photoshop is to blame to unrealistic body standards, poor self-esteem, and anorexia in teenage girls. But f--k Photoshop. Photos are already lies.

Meet the Former Marketer Fighting to Legally Regulate Photoshop in Advertising fashionista.com Seth Matlins quit a lucrative job to change the world in which his kids live. Namely, by getting the government to do away with misleadingly altered images.

LISTEN: The Arcade: Fashion is Worn randomhouse.ca WORN is a biannual publication discussing the cultures, subcultures, histories, and personal stories of fashion, embodying a place between pop culture magazine and academic journal. We speak with Serah-Marie McMahon, the Editor-in-Pants of WORN on the launch of their first collected edition.

"Short Shorts Are Not for Everybody": An Interview With Brittney Griner motherjones.com Even if you don't follow women's basketball, you probably know of Brittney Griner and her nasty dunks. Last year, the 6-foot-8 Phoenix Mercury center made the WNBA All-Star Game as a rookie, and tied the league's all-time dunk record with two slams in her very first game.

How Adidas Became the Brand to Beat in 2014 thefader.com Adidas has always been great. Their classics are legendary, and they pioneered the now-ubiquitous designer sneaker with their blockbuster, Yohji Yamomoto-helmed Y-3 line. But starting a few years ago, they've been getting even better.

Would Why You Teach a Class About Miley Cyrus? psmag.com Carolyn Chernoff talks about “The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender, and Media,” which she’ll be teaching this summer at Skidmore College.

African hipsters take vintage fashion back to the future cnn.com For Lourens Gebhardt, aka Loux the Vintage Guru, vintage is not just a trend, it is a way of life. "Vintage clothes have history behind them, they are from a legendary era that has been left behind by our ancestors. It is not a trend, it won't go away."

Rebooting Elle businessoffashion.com Before “Elle 360,” the British edition of the popular women’s style bible was digitally deficient. Now, Elle resembles a tech start-up more than a traditional fashion magazine. In the second part of a Special Briefing on Fashion Media Game Changers, BoF speaks to the team that rebooted Elle.

NY firm Tau Investment Management to invest $200m in Bangladesh garment industry thefinancialexpress-bd.com A New York-based investment firm is planning to invest a significant portion of its US$1 billion global fund in the ready-made garment (RMG) and textile industries of Bangladesh.

Narendra Modi has already won in India—in the fashion race qz.com There's one thing we can all agree upon about Narendra Modi: He's the most fashionable Indian politician. By a long shot. Modi's style is marked by the colorful kurtas that cover his 56-inch chest.

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The wedding dress: from Queen Victoria to the heights of fashion theconversation.com Queen Victoria's wedding dress, with its soft glowing satin and heavy silk lace, was to become the template for decades and perhaps even centuries of future brides. It would inspire first the aristocracy, and then gradually a wider swathe of the general public to associate white with the bridal gown.

Pratt Student Turned Nerve Disorder Into Award-Winning Design Inspiration fashionista.com Turning facial exercises into a cool print turned out to be a huge challenge for the student, but it paid off.

The New Luxury: The Discrete $11,000 Backpack forbes.com Here's an example of how the world of luxury has changed since labels and logos were the ne plus ultra of luxury: rather than buying brand-name bags or recognizable $20,000 Birkins, the ultra wealthy are choosing to have one-off items made entirely by hand.

Suited + Booted: Rebranding E. Tautz grafik.net Edward Tautz founded E. Tautz in 1867, cutting suits for “The Englishman at large,” European royalty and the sporting and military elite. One hundred and forty-six years later Patrick Grant has breathed new life into the brand.

Kwoller, A Tinder For Fashion Price-Tracking, Launches At Disrupt NY techcrunch.com Kwoller, a new mobile commerce startup launching its product today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, wants to speed up your next impulse buy. Got an idle two minutes in a queue for latte? Then whip out your phone and prepare to swipe.

Are Western Pop Artists Like Avril Lavigne Embracing or Exploiting Eastern Culture? thediplomat.com Western pop artists appear to be having a difficult time incorporating Eastern history and culture into their acts without coming across as offensive.

How 'Star Wars' Influenced the Way We Dress Today complex.com While the runway may seem like an odd fit for the sights and characters from "a galaxy far, far away," it isn’t too far-fetched to consider how the memorable visuals and iconic costumes helped shape the style tribes of today.

The History of the Allen Iverson Sleeve newyorker.com On January 21, 2001, Allen Iverson, one of the great accessorizers in the great history of N.B.A. accessorizing, took the court with what appeared to be a length of white pantyhose stretched over his right arm.

Is language like fashion, or the weather? theguardian.com People get upset about language change. The use of the word "less" where some insist on "fewer" is enough to earn a bad grammar award nomination and spark a national debate. Fashions come and go too, but it's hard to think of clothes that excite the same hot-under-the-collar debates.

Dear Harvey Weinstein: Please Don't Bring Back Charles James style.com I sincerely hope the rumors that broke today about Harvey Weinstein’s plans to revive the house of Charles James are just rumors.

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