Roberta Fabbrocino
McGee’s shows capture a reality that those seeking meaningful connections know well. Real friendship and community building demand time, empathy, and constant engagement. As we navigate life’s challenges, these stories offer both humor and a blueprint for resilience through platonic bonds.
Valentine’s Day spending is set to hit $29.1 billion, even as modern relationships feel more uncertain than ever. From Wuthering Heights–style passion to dating apps and late-stage capitalism, love today is as political and commercial as it is romantic.
The dark atmospheres of Gothic literature and the Gothic Revival have profoundly influenced the arts, from fantasy literature to horror films. These fashion collections have beautifully reimagined these elements, mixing ethereal fabrics, dark touches, and bold visual contrasts.
Food is not just sustenance. It reflects our traditions, health and socio-economic conditions. Throughout history, art has captured this intricate relationship, which is now reflected by how we portray food on social media.
Luxury brands aren’t satisfied with quick-hit ads anymore. They’re going full auteur, dropping mini-movies that feel straight out of a film festival lineup. It’s not just marketing; it’s a flex of storytelling, tech, and cultural capital in an era where everyone’s a creator.
Costume design is vital in translating a filmmaker's vision onto the screen. Kate Hawley’s works, with their intricate designs, tell stories of their own, serving as powerful tools for character development and thematic depth.
Historically, Autumn has been associated with the themes of transition, grief, and magic. Filmmakers often explored these themes in movies set in the season of fallen leaves. Embrace the enchanting essence of Autumn through these five cinematic gems.
Corsets have long been depicted as uncomfortable and dangerous, yet they remain a part of fashion and pop culture, and of course of our history. While narratives from the media often emphasize the oppressive aspects of corsetry, research has revealed a more nuanced picture.
Inspired by the Victorians' love for anything macabre and Punk rebellion, the Goth subculture is back (and has never left). Using dark fashion aesthetics to celebrate its culture of defiance of social norms, Goth honors its darkly poetic roots in every revival.
Maison Margiela’s Artisanal 2025, debuting under Glenn Martens, merges surrealist Gothic design with Flemish and Dutch art history and unusual, discarded materials; reimagining the brand’s avant-garde legacy through sculptural silhouettes, intricate masks, and masterful craftsmanship of the past and the present.
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