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In the 1980s, Budapest was not quite socialist and not quite capitalist, and there was one fashion designer who thrived... more

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Ever since 1995, a generation has been dreaming of Cher’s digital closet from the movie Clueless. So why don’t we... more

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As the 80s turns into the 90s, preppy is everywhere. All over the planet. In the United States AND Japan.... more

Ralph Lauren ascends. And so does a slender little joke book that no one expected to be a colossal, massive... more

Ivy starts to go out of style, thanks to the counterculture (with a lot of help from corporate America). But... more

The look of the elite somehow becomes the look for everyone. And as more and more people are taking on... more

So where does Ivy begin? The short answer: Princeton University. The long answer is a spiral that takes us from... more

A trend forecaster follows up on a trend report from 2016. A prominent fashion buyer tells me his trends for... more

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