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Gemma Hoi On Fashion As A Social Game Changer And Striking The Balance Between Reason And Romance

Elsbeth van ParidonMarch 23, 2018

"New York City has inspired me in terms of understanding how the debate regarding race and variety is actually one far more colorful than merely the generalization of East and West. The city triggered me to pay more attention to social demands, politics and market mechanisms." Gemma Hoi... Read More

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Inside Out: Maximilian Welsch Meets Meihua Sports For Atelier Rouge Pékin

Elsbeth van ParidonFebruary 19, 2018

Where patriotic pride meets young rebellion. As an outsider becomes part of the in-crowd, we ask... How do you reconcile objective fashionable critique with subjective creativity?... Read More

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Haute Mess Sass: HER. Fine Jewelry

Elsbeth van ParidonJanuary 22, 2018

"Imagine a world without his risk-taking, his innovative genius and, above all, his allegiance to women. A world without his tongue-in-cheek, in your face, jaw-dropping creations. His 'I will zig when the world zags, a body’s never just a body' sassiness," Donatella Versace in her SS18 tribute to big brother Gianni... Read More

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Close-Up: The Power And Panache Of Fashionable Foundations

Elsbeth van ParidonJanuary 19, 2018

"As a student, it is your time to innovate and experiment; it is your time to take a chance and a stance and say to the world: I am here! It is the time to experience pure creative freedom and invest in the future. Your future." Alla Batiuk... Read More

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Angel Wong Takes On Avant Garde Extravagance: Millinery And Make-Up

Elsbeth van ParidonDecember 25, 2017

Sustainable fashion, from capes and cagoules to sculptural millinery, is driving new opportunities for innovative design and greater recognition needs to be given to those pushing forward these improved practices.... Read More

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Naomi Wu Is Re-Wiring The Tech Scene. Sixth Tone Reports

Elsbeth van ParidonDecember 22, 2017

"Although in some ways, China’s tech field is ahead of the U.S.’s in terms of gender equality -- with women holding 40 percent of the country’s science, technology, engineering and math jobs compared with 25 percent in the U.S. -- there is still progress to be made." Julia Hollingsworth... Read More

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Crescite Et Multiplicamini: China’s Top Multi-Brand Boutiques

Sandy ChuDecember 12, 2017

As an emerging market with 1.3 billion people, China’s growing affluence has made the country a major story to watch in the global fashion world as its economic might rose to international prominence at the start of the 21st century. And multiplying leads to multi-branding.... Read More

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