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Jul 21
Otjize is a mixture of red ochre butter, animal fat, and occasionally a scented resin (omazumba) that is worn on Himba women’s bodies, hairstyles, and sometimes clothing and jewelry.
Jul 14
The silver lining of Prada’s “sandal scandal,” the reversal of BBL, the exclusionism of sunscreen, and more…
Jul 8
Korean fashion’s challenge, European Commission’s greenwashing, Telfar’s independence, and more…
Jun 30
Escaping the summer heat, completing my book manuscript, new FRD projects, and more…
Jun 23
Fashion five years after George Floyd, immigration raids and the US fashion industry, the myth of the ideal body, and more…
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