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Ritualism

>So last month, two things happened. Someone in my family died and I bought a book. These two things might not seem connected now, but it will make sense soon, I promise. The book was ‘Isms…...

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I Heart De Geuzen

>There’s not really much that I can say about De Geuzen, because when I try to explain it I end up going in circles and confusing myself  The website itself is a bit like peeling an onion, but with...

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Archetypes vs. Stereotypes

>Archetype - original model: something that serves as the model or pattern for other things of the same typeStereotype - oversimplified conception: an oversimplified standardized image of a person...

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Licentiate Column 31/03/11: Reactionary Dressing

If my Junior Cert science knowledge serves me well (and it probably doesn’t), one of Isaac Newton’s laws of physics is, ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction’. While this applies...

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Licentiate Column 07/04/11

Last week I was lucky enough to attend a talk given by one of Ireland’s foremost fashion editors. She spoke about her teenage years and the birth of a clothes obsession, raiding her granny’s wardrobe...

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Licentiate Column 09/06/11: Clothing as Memory

How do you remember people? Do you use mnemonics, or acronyms or mind mapping? Or are you one of those people who has an eye for the little details? Is it the face you remember, or the voice, or the...

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Licentiate Column 16/06/11: What makes a style icon?

Follow my blog with Bloglovin There are certain phrases that get bandied about by fashion magazines, usually when a writer is bored or an editor is lacking in imagination.  These phrases include...

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Fashion and Art: Rodarte Couture

Peach crinkle chiffon and taupe georgette pleated and tulle gown, and peach feathers with pleated gold belt and shoulder pieces. Rodarte recently unveiled their first couture collection at Pitti...

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The Mondrian Dress

It’s all about fashion in relation to art this week.  We’ve done Bernini and Rodarte, Madame Gres and sculpture.  I might as well round out the week with a little bit of YSL and Piet Mondrian.  No more...

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Licentiate Column 14/07/11: But is is art?

Couture week has come and gone for the second time this year.  Held in the run up to Fashion Weeks, the couture shows are not just populated with editors and stylists, but loyal, extra-special...

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