Category Archives: Fashion Writing
What I learned from teaching fashion sketch remotely
It’s been interesting teaching a fashion sketch class remotely for the first time during this pandemic. It did not go the way I expected. I describe the pros and cons of the experience in this piece for FashionUnited.
What I learned from teaching fashion sketch remotely
It’s been interesting teaching a fashion sketch class remotely for the first time during this pandemic. It did not go the way I expected. I describe the pros and cons of the experience in this piece for FashionUnited.
Fashion education is rooted in white, nondisabled, cisgender, thin worldview
Fashion schools have traditionally been as elitist as some of the luxury fashion houses. But Bendrak Barry, the new dean of Parsons, which is consistently voted the top fashion school in the US, is out to change all that. I
Fashion education is rooted in white, nondisabled, cisgender, thin worldview
Fashion schools have traditionally been as elitist as some of the luxury fashion houses. But Bendrak Barry, the new dean of Parsons, which is consistently voted the top fashion school in the US, is out to change all that. I
Fashion: an artist’s canvas in a post-pandemic world
Fashion is looking forward with optimism, and what better way than through the artist’s lens. Some surprising collaborations between the fashion and art worlds are emerging, for both mens and womenswear. You can read about them and what they might
Fashion: an artist’s canvas in a post-pandemic world
Fashion is looking forward with optimism, and what better way than through the artist’s lens. Some surprising collaborations between the fashion and art worlds are emerging, for both mens and womenswear. You can read about them and what they might
What is the prognosis for the spirit of New York?
Being in an Empire State of mind is a little different these days. Many fled the city as the pandemic raged for their Catskills retreats, Long Island beach houses, or back to the small towns they thought they’d left far
What is the prognosis for the spirit of New York?
Being in an Empire State of mind is a little different these days. Many fled the city as the pandemic raged for their Catskills retreats, Long Island beach houses, or back to the small towns they thought they’d left far
Big tech investor tells fashion industry not to trust Amazon
We’ve been grateful for Amazon during pandemic months, even becoming dependent on the instant hit of receiving our orders within 24 hours. We’ve made Jeff Bezos the planet’s first trillionaire. But one Silicon Valley regular advises us to wean ourselves
Big tech investor tells fashion industry not to trust Amazon
We’ve been grateful for Amazon during pandemic months, even becoming dependent on the instant hit of receiving our orders within 24 hours. We’ve made Jeff Bezos the planet’s first trillionaire. But one Silicon Valley regular advises us to wean ourselves
New book charts groundbreaking rise of New Romantics
There’s a longing when we view images from this brief yet influential period in British fashion: the freedom, the courage, the pioneering spirt. It was a time before designer labels dominated youth culture, and creativity flourished. I was excited to
New book charts groundbreaking rise of New Romantics
There’s a longing when we view images from this brief yet influential period in British fashion: the freedom, the courage, the pioneering spirt. It was a time before designer labels dominated youth culture, and creativity flourished. I was excited to
Black Lives Matter in fashion school, a case study
It is rare that an educational institution will permit a journalist to sniff around, speaking to faculty but most importantly to black and brown students about their experience at the school. But one program director at Parsons School of Design
Black Lives Matter in fashion school, a case study
It is rare that an educational institution will permit a journalist to sniff around, speaking to faculty but most importantly to black and brown students about their experience at the school. But one program director at Parsons School of Design
Being a part-time fashion educator during a pandemic
Times are hard for many people right now but I write about what I know. I spill the beans on the hustle that is fashion education here in this piece for FashionUnited…
Being a part-time fashion educator during a pandemic
Times are hard for many people right now but I write about what I know. I spill the beans on the hustle that is fashion education here in this piece for FashionUnited…
Are traditional fashion shows archaic next to the promise of digital?
Digital technology pulled us through a global pandemic when otherwise we’d have been cut off from the rest of humankind with only banana bread recipes for solace. Now digital’s possibilities are endless. But will the fashion industry get with the
Are traditional fashion shows archaic next to the promise of digital?
Digital technology pulled us through a global pandemic when otherwise we’d have been cut off from the rest of humankind with only banana bread recipes for solace. Now digital’s possibilities are endless. But will the fashion industry get with the
15 fashion pros offer key advice to their younger selves Part 2
Fashion is a tricky landscape to navigate but hindsight is a wonderful GPS. In this, the second part, another group of internationally accomplished fashion professionals dish the dirt on what they wish they’d known back then when they were starting out.
15 fashion pros offer key advice to their younger selves Part 2
Fashion is a tricky landscape to navigate but hindsight is a wonderful GPS. In this, the second part, another group of internationally accomplished fashion professionals dish the dirt on what they wish they’d known back then when they were starting out.
Jackie Mallon 