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Communication Through Clothing part one, featuring Ethan M. Wong, Lawrence Schlossman, and Charlie Caulfield

Communication Through Clothing part one, featuring Ethan M. Wong, Lawrence Schlossman, and Charlie Caulfield

If style is language, how do you speak it? I explore, through several interviews, different perspectives on expressing yourself through personal style. Here's part one, with Ethan Wong, Larry Schlossman, and Charlie Caulfield.

How Harry Styles Wears Tailoring

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How Harry Styles Wears Tailoring

There are common threads in the ways Harry Styles wears tailoring. These common threads run through different stylists, and seem to indicate a deeply personal style. I'm going to break down that style, that language, and provide you with practical insights.

The Gaze, and other philosophical perspectives: Is it even possible to dress entirely for yourself? For that matter, is it possible to dress for others? Can we ever be understood?

The Gaze, and other philosophical perspectives: Is it even possible to dress entirely for yourself? For that matter, is it possible to dress for others? Can we ever be understood?

When you realize that language and communication are meaningless, absurd, and incoherent; you're imprisoned by the gaze of others; you're trapped in a continuous process of redefining what humanity is meant to be; and free will itself is nothing but a paradox, getting dressed hits different.