Category: Fashion
Doja Cat Singing “Gorgeous” to Hollywood at Vogue World
If there’s one thing that Hollywood has always gotten off on—at least since the release of Sunset Boulevard in 1950—it’s holding up a funhouse mirror [Read More…]
Almost As If in Direct Defiance of Her Body Positivity Message of Yore, Missy Elliott Performs at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Perhaps the definition of irony can now be summed up by Missy Elliott, in her present state of thinness, performing at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion [Read More…]
Cape Fear: The Madonna and Armani Dust-Up
Upon Giorgio Armani’s death, at the age of ninety-one, on September 4th (much to Beyoncé’s dismay), the usual outpouring of celebrity condolences arrived. But one [Read More…]
War of the Denim Brands Trying to Play Up the 2000s (a More Marked Time of White Supremacy BTW) Instead of “Great Jeans”
Ever since Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle got it so wrong with their jeans ad, it’s been a free-for-all of shade-throwing on the ad campaign [Read More…]
Madonna’s History of “Being Butch” Reemerged at the 2025 Met Gala for Good Reason
Madonna’s predilection for displaying her androgynous tendencies through her sartorial choices is nothing new. But at this year’s Met Gala, that fondness for what can [Read More…]
Charli XCX Focusing on the High-Fashion Clothing Angle of the L.A. Wildfires Is More Cher (Horowitz) Than Brat (And Ignores the Larger Issue)
In 1995’s Clueless, one of the most seminal films “about” L.A. (and, more to the point, its priorities), Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) famously drags a slew [Read More…]
Chappell Roan’s “Unwitting” Charli XCX Shade
Move over, Billie Eilish, there’s a new environmentally-conscious Gen Z pop star in the mix, and it’s none other than Chappell Roan. Despite her classification [Read More…]
The “About Fucking Time!” Tank Top Is Becoming The New “Jesus Is My Homeboy”/“Mary Is My Homegirl” Shirt
As with most impactful trends, it began with Madonna. Or at least got kickstarted by her (see also: vogueing). More to the point, the pop [Read More…]
As Charlize Theron’s J’Adore Era Comes to An End, Rihanna and Dior Have “Capitalism on the Brain”
There’s nothing Rihanna won’t do these days—except, of course, release new music. As such, for her latest foray into the world of high fashion (including [Read More…]
Karl: The Last to Get the “Separate the Art from the Artist” Sanction
Among the many pop culturally-attuned industries that have been oh so careful to shore up their displays of wokeness post-#MeToo is the fashion biz. Some [Read More…]