Stealing Beauty: On Cultural Appropriation in Fashion

If there’s any constant in fashion, it is that it always changes. And part of that change is fashion’s taking of inspiration from every time and place that it can. One […] More

Makeovers in the Movies: Working Girl

Makeovers always hold the promise of a better life – new beginnings, being accepted into a better crowd, or finally measuring up. But what happens when other people won’t help? […] More

Beauty Archetypes: Tattooed Ladies, Part Two

When we look at Tattooed Ladies, we often think of them in the context of individuality, self-expression, and self-ownership. And in the United States, the history of women and tattoos […] More

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