Whenever someone calls fashion a frivolous, non-important part of society, I tend to disagree. Yes, it can be that, but fashion is often the visual canvas where larger social, political, and cultural ...

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As advertisements for the latest trending items seem to infiltrate daily lives more and more, it's important to step back and see the bigger picture of what the state of consumerism today could mean ...

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