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The Color of You
It’s not just the aesthetic appeal of a hue that draws us in, but the subtext it carries as well. Societal norms and even the history of color create a framework for how each shade is understood. Every color carries a story of its own, and when we choose to embody one, it becomes part of the unique personality of our style.
Dreaming of a Wearable Future
Where should we go from here, if a once-promising textile is revealed to offer convenience at the expense of our environment? Maybe we can again turn to Rabanne’s vision: “The only new frontier left in fashion is the finding of new materials.”
From Business Cards to Brand Deals: How Patrick Bateman Foreshadowed the Influencer Era
Does this sound like your favorite lifestyle influencer or the inner ramblings of a cold and psychopathic killer? The answer is both. They sound the same, at least in this situation.
Bianca Censori and the Politics of Being Bare
Many people have expressed disgust at this public display of nudity, but the real question that lingers is not what she was wearing, but rather was who the outfit was serving. Was this an expression of personal style, or a gross objectification?
Matcha Lattes and Masculinity
The performative male starterpack: wired headphones (playing Clairo, Lana Del Rey, or beabadoobee), iced matcha latte (that is ethically sourced), tote bag (extra points if there’s a Labubu), baggy jeans (thrifted), fitted blank T’s (or ones with a forgotten indie band’s logo), and a book (feminist literature, of course). We all know or have seen him, especially on campus.
Trend Watch: Michigan Edition
During the time I spend walking around campus, I find myself noticing common trends and variety in how people approach personal style. I decided to ask around about some of these trends to get a feel for why or how people interact with fashion trends on the University of Michigan campus.
SHEI x Daily
Who will sit where? What will the theme be? So much is at stake, and we all sit like idle children waiting.
Sexual Salvation or Repression?
Can lust ever be a truly female experience? The so-called “male gaze”—a feminist theory that explains the way women are portrayed in the media in order to please men—has infiltrated our society from all sides.
Eating People
Beneath the podium of disgust we have flung greed onto, there is a thing that drips—that seeps into a rag and gets wrung into all of our mouths, and without fail we lap it up with eager tongues. Whether we would like to admit it, there is a need within our fleshthings to consume. There’s a gluttony that lives inside the body, and it writhes and lunges as if by an electric impulse.
Love Letters
“Don’t you just love it?” asked Audrey Hepburn, who played Holly Golightly in the classic film Breakfast at Tiffany's, as she walked into the Tiffany & Co. Flagship in Manhattan. Ever since that moment premiered in 1961, Tiffany’s has been synonymous with Audrey Hepburn and all things classy and lovely.
Feminine Style
Whether you are frolicking through department stores with your light pink Miu Miu ballet flats or wearing babydoll tops with bows in your hair to class, feminine fashion is overturning the trend cycles and the way consumers view girlhood. In this stylist's opinion, coquette is here to stay and evolve with the ladies who choose feminine fashion in their wardrobes.
Miss Dior
There is a certain power that comes in a small perfume bottle. A simple spray can lift the spirit, inspiring confidence and signifying beauty. Miss Dior accomplishes this and more by sharing a story with its sweet floral scent. The rosy pink bottle tied with a bow encapsulates a beautiful tribute to Catherine Dior, the sister of Christian Dior and a hero to France.
The Winds of Creativity
André’s return with New Blue Sun marks a distinctive chapter in his career and holds a unique place amongst his discography, as well as in the broader landscape of music today. The ambient instrumentals and shift in gears from his usual style not only defies expectations but reaffirms the power of artistic exploration and not being confined by expectations.
Sped-Up Music and Misconceptions of Creativity
Not only has this led to increased use of these songs on TikTok, but their regular-tempo counterparts have climbed the Billboard charts and reached larger audiences on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.
Electric Intimacy and Post-Lockdown Performing
And at her Royal Oak show, the energy between Cutler and the crowd was electric. As a performer, Picas described, Cutler created “an intimate environment” on stage, heavily engaging with her band…
Our Knights in Shining White Armor
Just say it. I thought. Just say it. It’s not a bad word, it really just is what it is. But she didn’t say it. She wouldn’t say it. In a class discussion on The Bluest Eye, the white student in the row ahead of me skirted around the words “white privilege”…
My Grandmother, the Blackbelt Judo Legend
“I had teachers who said I have a 3-dimensional mind,” my grandmother explained. “I can close my eyes and see how to construct something. I can see how it works, rotate it in my head and see all views of something I want to construct.” Although Janice Adrianne...
In Defense of Incomprehension
Music is a magic made mundane by its ubiquity, but it is magic all the same. As many like to say, it is a universal language unrestricted by linguistic barriers, but not everyone takes the opportunity to venture out and listen to music not in their native tongue. This...