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Adele Varcoe is an Australian fashion practitioner whose work explores notions of dress & undress: read the interview addresspublications.com/adele_varcoe/

"How Women Use Fashion to Assert Their Power" nytimes.com/2014/10/30/fas…

Skin Is In: A Discursive Look at the Rise of Skinhead Styling in Men’s Fashion bullettmedia.com/article/skin-d… via BULLETT Media

Senior-citizen style hits the runways in the form of compression socks. nyti.ms/1y5ocA3

#NTUKnittingNottingham opens today! We've been updating the "coming soon" pages of our website too. Take a peek: boningtongallery.co.uk

It seems no cultural traditions involving death are safe from that commercial god, Halloween theconversation.com/it-seems-no-cu… via The Conversation

Christopher Bailey Makes a (Mini) Movie nyti.ms/1uzU5D7 via @NYTfashion reminds me of a great jrnl article on luxury, art & magic...

...'Retail Luxury Strategy: Assembling Charisma through Art & Magic' by Delphine Dion , Eric Arnould @JournalofRetailing 87 (4, 2011) 502–20

My 1st piece for Conversation! Garbo to Gaga: shades reveal the elusive soul of modern celebrity theconversation.com/garbo-to-gaga-… via The Conversation

Photo: Monday. tmblr.co/Z_5M7s1VpApNA

Dr Chloe Hsun-Lin “What’s Your Desire?”: A New Interpretation of The Wizard of Oz in 21st Century Taiwan #ozat75 buff.ly/1qObJga

Watch Deborah Carré + James Ducker make beautiful shoes in 1st of CR's new films Carreducker bit.ly/11dtAqt

How Victoria’s Secret manage to stage a fashion show, West End musical and soft-core porn all rolled into one bit.ly/12zxQlt

In this week’s issue, Adam Gopnik considers how tourism and luxury are changing Paris: nyr.kr/1yjmw4T

Craft beers + beards + bicycles = what? Solving hipster maths theconversation.com/craft-beers-be… via The Conversation

Fashion catwalks are a smile-free zone. Ever wondered why? bit.ly/1UoLDzY