Tag Archives: VINTAGE POLITICS
VINTAGE POLITICS: Appadurai, Fashion and Nostalgia
The “French Explorer” Jacket from “vintage style” retailer J. Peterman (recently discussed here), described thusly: “Remember Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, considered by many to be France’s greatest explorer? Some think it was his unique brand of Colonialism…. But I think … Continue reading
Filed under THEORY TO THINK WITH, VINTAGE POLITICS
VINTAGE POLITICS: The Awl’s “White People Clothing and ‘Old Money Green’”
Awl writer Cord Jefferson just penned an incredibly thoughtful piece on the phenomenon of “nu prep” or what passes for “classic Americana” in men’s style. In “White People Clothing and ‘Old Money Green,’” Jefferson wonders what to make of garments … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE, VINTAGE POLITICS
Fashion Projects #3 Out Now!
I’m super thrilled about the newest issue of Fashion Projects: On Fashion, Art, and Visual Culture, themed “On Fashion and Memory.” From the editorial letter: In thinking of clothes as passing fashions, we repeat less than half-truth. Bodies come and … Continue reading
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Vintage Politics, Interrupted
I do mean to return to questions of vintage in the future –beyond that one great conversation I had with Minh-Ha– but I find right now I’m unable to devote much time or thought to its multidimensional, multifunctional phenomena. (More … Continue reading
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LINKAGE/VINTAGE: Thunderhorse Vintage
I’m leaving town in a couple days, so the series of posts on politics of vintage continues here with an excerpt from an interview with Sacramento’s Thunderhorse Vintage co-owners and twin sisters Marilyn and Jen Ayres, published in the UC … Continue reading
Filed under LINKAGE, VINTAGE POLITICS
On The Politics of Vintage, Starting With a Series of Thoughtful Epigraphs Before I Begin My Own Ruminations on The Topic
The following paragraphs are excerpts, authored by others, which might offer us (a collective us) an initial entry point into weighing the politics of vintage. The first comes to us from Catherine and her blog Renegade Bean, from a post … Continue reading
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In Vintage Color
There is a lot to appreciate about Fashion for Writers‘s Meggy Wang, like her recent conversation with her new collaborator Jenny Z on “overdressing.” But one of the things I appreciate the most is how her outfit posts might be … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE, ON BEAUTY, VINTAGE POLITICS
