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Fashion
09.07.10: Jessica Helfand
The Real Skinny on the Real SkinnyThe is the first of two essays on the visual nature of body image.
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08.19.10: Johanna Blakley
The Costs of Ownership: Why Copyright Protection Will Hurt the Fashion IndustryNew copyright protection for fashion designs is only going to hurt an already struggling industry.
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12.01.09: Owen Edwards
Busted by Colombo, or, the Impediments of StyleThe restrained high style of the ad men in Mad Men has revived a painful memory of one of my life-changing moments.
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