Natasha Gardiner-Feldman PZ ’23 founded PZ Threads as a community for creative individuals interested in the fashion industry.
Tag: Fashion
Popped up: How influencers are stealing power from fashion magazines
Pop culture columnist Hannah Avalos Pomona ’21 investigates the way social media has hyper-individualized fashion. “A decline in the influence of fashion magazines has prompted an increase in choice when it comes to personal style, which in turn has fostered increased diverse discourse on beauty,” she writes.
Wuss poppin’: The appropriation of casual streetwear is a serious flex
In this week’s pop culture column, Nadya Siringo Ringo SC ’21 critiques the cultural appropriation inherent in popular streetwear and minimalist clothing. She writes, “Expensive streetwear heavily draws from the styles and cultures of low-income communities, making versions that are inaccessible to them despite their heavy influence.”
OPINION: Steal my aesthetic? You’re pathetic
If you identify as straight, you should think twice before stealing queer fashion trends. You might be guilty of more than you think.
OPINION: Sustainability shouldn’t create a class divide
Fast fashion and the obsession of the wealthy with second-hand clothing is bad for the environment and for equality.
Fashion spotlight: When Claremont hallways become fashion runways
Fashion trends among the students of the Claremont Colleges include Birkenstocks, high-waisted shorts and distressed jeans