Category: Fashion
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Borsalino City
Borsalino headwear and film history go hand in hand. The 2015 documentary BORSALINO CITY is being released in an English version. Director Enrica Viola’s work weaves the story of how 163 years ago Giuseppe Borsalino founded a hat atelier in Alessandria, Italy to becoming iconic parts of film history. His style legacy has been worn […]
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2020 PART 2
Black and Paper prepares for the second half of 2020. How do we do it? Taking CUES!
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Has It Changed? Not Much!
I started looking over the Instagram accounts of the some of the big department stores. All express solidarity with Black Lives Matter. It is great PR. However, sadly, the shopping experience has not changed over the decades. When I went shopping in the American South with my family as a child I remember store staff […]
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Black Fashion Designers
Harpers Bazaar takes a look at Black Fashion Designers over the years.
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Travel Longing,,,
I was looking over vintage airline posters longing. Back in the old days traveling was alluring, fun, easy, a bit of glam. . As vacation season starts in the New Normal, the surreal sensation stays with me. I have been planning on another staycation. The thought of getting on a plane in the near future […]
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Summer Sunglasses 2021
Summer time, Sunglasses for 2020. What style do you want to wear? Going over the collection, I found a pair I liked for people watching. In Berlin, my friends at Schoenhelden Optics give tips.
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Will Anna Stay?
The famous silhouette at Fashion Week for the past 32 years. The perfectly coiffed helmut hairstyle. Oversized sunglasses. Statement Necklace. Calf-length dresses. Admired, feared, and copied, Anna Wintour commanded attention. Whether on purpose or not, when she entered the room her presence was felt far and wide. As the daughter of famous newspaper editor Charles […]
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Get There with a Credit Card
Outlet Shopping in Ingolstadt. All the brands at incredible prices. Coming Soon
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Berlin to Frankfurt
A lot of shock news from Berlin, next stop Frankfurt. Check out my take on the events.
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Yes, It’s Real
The diversity question is first and forefront in the fashion business. Triggered by global protests, a reckoning is taking place. Are fashion environments racists? An industry in need of different voices, falling short when it comes to inclusion, fashion is an elitist field until recently only for the few living on 5th avenue in New […]