Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Powerful Crossover of Fashion and Pop Culture
So, I recently saw that iconic Grease star John Travolta’s white suit from Saturday Night Fever was auctioned off for more than 200k. I’ve got to be honest: I thought it was a ridiculous waste of money, even though the buyer was likely rich enough to buy it anyway. However, as I’ve thought about it,…
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Fashion’s Flawless Images… the Largest Work of Fiction!!
90s supermodel Linda Evangelista covered British Vogue in August, 2022. Her skin looked great, her outfit was vibrant and graceful. Despite the glossy photo, Evangelista wanted to expose the nitty gritty of reality with her words. She said that her features didn’t actually look like that, and that her makeup artist used tape to make…
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Prepare for the AI Take over.
According to this article, jobs such as marketing and copywriting have the potential to be done by AI. However, this could affect the employment of people. See this link:https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/workplace-talent/the-fashion-jobs-most-vulnerable-to-ai/.
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Fashion post
Government officials got rid of 5.3 million dollars in illegally imported used clothing. Most of them are being sourced from countries close to Indonesia. This has been done to avoid the Indonesian clothing industry from being impacted by the importation of low quality goods from other countries. For more info, see this link: https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/global-markets/indonesia-cracks-down-on-used-clothing-imports/
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Drake, 21 Savage, and Vogue.
To generate buzz for their 2022 album Her Loss, Drake and 21 Savage used a fake Vogue cover to do it. About a month ago, the lawsuit has been settled. For more info on this, see this link: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-64662734.
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Beyonce Makes Waves in the Fashion World… Twice Within a Week!
On Thursday March 23rd, it was announced that Beyonce and Adidas were terminating their partnership. Just a day later, it’s been revealed that the singer has teamed up with Balmain’s creative director, Oliver Rousteing to create 17 looks which are symbolic of lyrics from Beyonce’s album Renaissance. Clearly, Queen Bey wants to leave her mark…
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BAFTA Awards Fashion 2023
Awards season looks have been on point this year, and that includes the BAFTA awards. Michelle Yeoh’s champagne colored Dior suit was sophisticated yet chic… the caped sleeves gave it extra flair. Angela Bassett wore Pamella Roland. The halter dress with puffed sleeves gave that awards season fanciness, she looks great in lavender, and her…
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Oscars Fashion 2023
I like looking at award season styles because it gives you insight into what each star’s personal taste is like. Rihanna’s maternity look had a soft but edgy vibe… soft because of her simple make up, but her bold red lip and leather dress gave the edginess. Fan Bingbing had an old Hollywood glamor look,…
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Passion 4 Fashion!
Diverting from theatre for a moment, the looks displayed at the 54th annual NAACP Awards were phenomenal! To see some of them, click the link here: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/red-carpet-dresses/g43082641/every-look-red-carpet-2023-naacp-image-awards/
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History in the Making!
Recently, Liberia’s Burning Bridges 4 Youth Theatre joined with Colonial Williamsburg, the world’s biggest American history museum to create 200 years of returns. Black American actors associated with Colonial Williamsburg wanted to portray the struggles of slavery in Liberia. In reality, last year marked 200 years since the country Liberia was founded by [some] formerly…
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