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Image above via SEA, featuring their Linden dress.

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Image above via SEA, featuring their Linden dress.

This is a trend you’ll either love or hate — I’m in the former category as I have seen women rock the look with aplomb. This trend is taking off in no small part because it fits with the ethos of sustainability in fashion: why not upcycle old pieces to create something new? (Spanish brand Desigual has actually launched a patchwork denim collection using dead stock from past seasons!) Don’t worry, it’s not all rustic folklore looking stuff — there are pretty dresses from Olivia Rubin, Endless Rose ($110!), LSF (on sale in very limited sizes here), and SEA to...

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I’ve fallen prey to the grand millennial vibe and I suddenly can’t get enough of this muted green color that’s midway between sage and mint

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I’ve fallen prey to the grand millennial vibe and I suddenly can’t get enough of this muted green color that’s midway between sage and mint

Sources, from top to bottom, left to right: Pictures I Saw and Loved // Papier Stationery // Staud Dress // Veja sneakers // Placemats // Riley Sheehy design // Vogue cover // Zara sweater Some chic finds in this vein… DYING OVER THIS DRESS PRETTIEST PLACEMATS AT A GREAT PRICEPOINT FUN BOW EARRINGS FOR $40 $25 H&M SCORE VEJA SNEAKS CHIC SCALLOP-TRIM STATIONERY THIS WHISPER JACKET IN THE OLIVE HEAVILY DISCOUNTED BROCK SKIRT ALIGNS IN THE HAZY JADE HUE DARLING SUITCASE SET (WOULD BE CUTE DECOR IN A LITTLE ONE’S ROOM TO STOW DRESS-UP OR STUFFED ANIMALS!) STUNNING LOEWE COAT...

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In March, members of the Toronto ballroom community, including Tamar Miyake-Mugler and Aura Louboutin West, were in Chicago for the 19th annual Midwest Awards Ball when the news came that the Canada-United States border was closing

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In March, members of the Toronto ballroom community, including Tamar Miyake-Mugler and Aura Louboutin West, were in Chicago for the 19th annual Midwest Awards Ball when the news came that the Canada-United States border was closing

The event was cut short as they rushed home to Toronto. This early period of the pandemic, with all the grief, anxiety and isolation of lockdown, was destabilizing for many. Cracks in our society—issues like systemic racism and police brutality—had widened. But under the pressures of the pandemic, these fissures, which disproportionately impact our poor, elderly, migrant and racialized populations as well as those living with disabilities or addiction, have been thrown into high relief. Though often invisible to white, middle-class, heteronormative society, their existence was not a revelation to anyone in ballroom. “Welcome to what it feels like to...

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It’s no secret that fashion is cyclical so when “new” trends emerge, don’t be surprised when if it feels like déjà vu

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It’s no secret that fashion is cyclical so when “new” trends emerge, don’t be surprised when if it feels like déjà vu

As social distancing is giving us a head start on our spring closet clean out, we suggest you keep an eye out for these six spring 2020 shoe trends you’ll likely find hanging around from previous seasons. Whether they are decades old or from last spring, the top spring 2020 shoe trends from the runway can easily be reinvented without leaving the house. Loafers Photography via Imaxtree Photography via Imaxtree Photography via Imaxtree Photography via Imaxtree Photography via Imaxtree Photography via Imaxtree 1/6 Loafers Fendi 2/6 Loafers Lacoste 3/6 Loafers Loewe 4/6 Loafers Prada 5/6 Loafers Tory Burch 6/6 Loafers...

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Below, 10 “It” dresses for spring/summer 2020 — pieces for special occasions like birthdays, weddings, or just celebrating your first few days out of isolation, whenever that day may come…

FashionTrends Scalloped Spring Summer Trends

Below, 10 “It” dresses for spring/summer 2020 — pieces for special occasions like birthdays, weddings, or just celebrating your first few days out of isolation, whenever that day may come…

1 // THIS DAMARIS BAILEY FLORAL STUNNER 2 // THE KHAITE ALLISON DRESS (ON ABSURD SALE RIGHT NOW) 3 // THIS BREEZY JULIET DUNN (SORT OF THE BEACHIER COUSIN OF THE POPULAR RHODE RESORT ELLA DRESS) 4 // THE STAUD COCOON DRESS 5// THIS HORROR VACUI FLORAL 6 // THIS VINTAGE-LOOKING MIDI 7 // BROCK PERFECTION 8 // SUNNY ZIMMERMANN DREAMINESS 9 // THIS MIDI DRESS (CURRENTLY MARKED DOWN TO UNDER $100) 10 // ANYTHING BY AGUA BENDITA, BUT ESPECIALLY THIS (CURRENTLY 30% OFF) P.S. Three under-$70 steals that also fit the bill: this Zara, this $35 score, and this...

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