Archive - PATTERN RECOGNITION

This election matters, esp. to fashion

Global fashion is watching the polls like never before

Jul 3 •

June 2024

Read them + weep!

Jun 28 •

Beauty's infernal double bind

Try. Hard. But not too hard. Obviously.

Jun 25 •

The astroturfing of (fashion) culture

Did they *actually* pave paradise and put up a parking lot, like Joni said?

Jun 14 •

WELL-TRODDEN ELEGANCE

Patina as a status signal?

Jun 7 •

May 2024

BEYOND BREAKING POINT

Know your limits?

May 24 •

Blocking big celebs: flash trend or...cultural awakening?

May 10 •

THE PROBLEM THAT (STILL) HAS NO NAME

Wait, did Betty Friedan predict all this?

May 9 •

COUNTERCULTURE vs. OVER-THE-COUNTER CULTURE

Here's to the crazy ones

May 3 •

April 2024

What comes AFTER the attention economy?

Depends what you think the next SCARCITY is

Apr 26 •

YOU'RE TOO BROKE TO BUY CHEAP SHIT

Happy Earth Day

Apr 22 •

OVER THE INFLUENCE

Why DO we post, anyway?

Apr 18 •

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