Paris Fashion Week: A Sighting Guide
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Paris Fashion Week: A Sighting Guide

Paris Fashion Month is here, with men’s shows having started January 17th, and Haute Couture the following week. If you’ve been in Paris during fashion week, you know that during this period the whole city seems to be abuzz; overheard conversations all seem to be about fashion week, models are crawling the streets and restaurants, branded cars drive through the streets, and the occasional celebrity is sighted.

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Body Jewelry and Hyper-individualization
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Body Jewelry and Hyper-individualization

Jewelry has historically been impersonal. I do not mean that jewelry cannot be deeply personal and sentimental, because it can, but rather that at its core, it is abstract and can arbitrarily be passed from person to person. This idea is increasingly being flipped on its head, with unique and surreal jewelry that is more frequently tailored to individuals taking the stage.

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The Problem with Performative Diversity in Brand Marketing
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The Problem with Performative Diversity in Brand Marketing

It is clear that representation matters when it comes to consumer spending and positive brand perception and brands are becoming increasingly aware of this. This awareness has created an influx of brands using performative diversity to market products and gain consumer attention or profit without actually caring about the issues of minorities.

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