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Remember Project Runway? Well, It’s Making a Comeback

I hopped on the “Project Runway” bandwagon in 2012. As a second grader with a new paper doll fashion design set from F.A.O Schwarz, I had turned to “Project Runway” for the ingenuity and fervor I hoped to harness on my construction paper and glitter: elegant drapery, intricate bodices, exquisite tailoring … all brilliantly executed before the lights dim for the start of the runway show. When Tim Gunn announces the formidable “Your time starts now!” in his iconic, velvety bravado, the contestants appear to defy the first law of thermodynamics and make something out of nothing.

Fashion, EntertainmentNyla GilstrapDecember 14, 2022project runway, fashion design, tele, competition TV, designers

Victoria's Secret: The Male Fantasy

What used to be the largest lingerie retailer in the United States is now a brand name riddled with accusations of fatphobia, transphobia and ageism. Victoria’s Secret is attempting to redefine its influence by featuring models with a more diverse range of body types and skin tones in their advertisements. As they do so, the fantasy of a slim, tall woman with a 32B-cup bra size disintegrates – the fantasy that the company itself created.

Becoming A Witch: Learn from “American Horror Story: Coven”

Halloween may have passed, but Evanston’s howling winds, 6 pm sunsets and fiery red foliage perpetuate an autumnal stay-of-mind. Come early November, some may not have completely shed their witchy alter-egos. If you’re still feeling spooky, check out this admission letter from Miss Robichaux’s Academy, the witch school from “American Horror Story: Coven,” season three of the FX horror anthology. One of her pupils is bound to resonate with you!

EntertainmentElias FanNovember 16, 2022television, american horror story, witches, spooky, costume design, personal style

Dressing for Revenge: An Analysis of Taylor Swift’s Midnights Era Fashion

Taylor Swift is a mastermind, and nothing in her album roll-outs is accidental—including her outfits. From the perfect red lip to the latest leg-lengthening bodysuit, each Swift album unveils a new side to the singer-songwriter’s style, and the Midnights era, based on her latest record-shattering release, is no exception. At times shimmering and at others subdued, Swift’s recent looks perfectly represent the album’s basis on a special kind of self-reflection that can only occur in the middle of the night.

EntertainmentAlea WilkinsNovember 14, 2022Taylor swift, music, music video, album

Are you Good or Evil? Your Happily Ever After Through Fashion

In the seams of Agatha’s and Sophie’s adventures, fashion illustrated their emotional development. Once the two girls arrived home, they returned to their original clothes because they finally, know who they are: maybe a little evil and a little good, but certainly best friends. Fashion allowed for experimentation, social change statements and an expression of identity; Fashion allowed them the versatility to discover the pieces that best fit them, and to me, that’s the magic!

EntertainmentAnna Grace SouterNovember 8, 2022Netflix, good vs evil, fashion symbolism, light vs dark, character

Ginger Snaps Is Your Next Halloween Watch

As Halloween slowly creeps up on us, horror films have reclaimed their spot as the most seasonally appropriate (yes, even more appropriate than “Gilmore Girls”) way to ignore your assignments and second round of midterms. Out of the multitude of bone chilling, heart stopping and vomit inducing options, I find myself drawn to horror films with well written female leads. After all, there’s nothing like a mad woman, and there’s nothing like cheering her on as she inevitably wrecks the lives of every other character. For the 2022 season, my recommendation is a slightly lesser known Canadian cult classic: the fabulously heart-wrenching “Ginger Snaps.”

EntertainmentMarija JovicOctober 29, 2022halloween, horor, horror movie, female protagonists