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On Saturday, Samoan fashion designer Afa Ah Loo—who was known for his distinctive and vibrant culture-based designs—was killed during what was supposed to be a peaceful “No Kings” march in Salt Lake City, Utah. The designer was part of a crowd of over 10,000 people in Salt Lake City marching in solidarity with the “No…
After decades of serving the community with floral arrangements and gifts, Black’s Fashion Flowers has announced on social media that it will be closing its doors at 310 E. Main Street in Fairfield, effective today (Monday, June 16th). Owners Mark and Tina Turner made the difficult decision to sell the business due to ongoing…
The Royal Ascot, London’s summer horse racing events, have always been about the fashion. Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) has been along for the ride, capturing the strict dress code since 1910 with coverage in its “They Are Wearing” column throughout the decades. From the archive, here is a look back at the fashion—especially those whimsical…
The summer social season in London peaks with the Royal Ascot, the premier horse racing event, spanning one week in June. The event brings together royals, friends and admirers to not only bet on horses but for a celebration of British sartorial splendor under a strict dress code. The Ascot, established in 1711 by Queen…
Claire McCardell Courtesy of the Maryland Center for History and Culture There is a designer that defined American fashion—who brought pockets into womenswear (thank you for that), popularized ballet flats (also this) and ushered wrap dresses, mix and match separates, denim, leggings and even hoodies into the fashion conversation. Unfortunately, at least until a new…
I used to think Y2K fashion was just a chaotic mashup of low-rise jeans, tinted sunglasses and chunky highlights best left in the early 2000s. I rolled my eyes at rhinestones and side parts. I thought bedazzling belonged in the past — until Denver proved me wrong. The Y2K revival in Denver isn’t just alive:…
The 39-year-old man shot and killed at a weekend “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City was a successful fashion designer and former “Project Runway” contestant who devoted his life to celebrating artists from the Pacific Islands. Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was killed when a man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping…
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To wit: at one point, a model appeared in a swatch-stuffed miniskirt, clutching her chest like Kate Moss on the late designer’s spring/summer 1994 catwalk. This pouting nymphet was just one of Hill’s junkyard characters – an eerily voiceless cast that began life as gestural sketches, and included buccaneers in patchwork pantaloons, sirens draped in toggle-embroidered…