Stories

  1. IT’S PERSONAL

    To collect is an act of totemic significance and of metamorphosis. Fashion Editor Gabrielle Marceca selects treasured pieces from the storied collections of four devoted fashion collectors-cum-archivists.
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  2. Obscure Connections

    Byronesque, an online editorial-based shop for obscure vintage fashion is the ultimate resource for rare 90s runway looks. But it’s not for beginners, and the associations they draw are anything but linear.
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  3. All Is Bright

    Founded by stylist Irene Albright in 1990, Albright Fashion Library sprawls across a vast loft near the Bowery, a densely packed trove of clothing, footwear, and accessories. Run by the incomparable Patricia Black, the archive’s creative director, Albright is a veritable kunstkammer, a repository of thirty years of high fashion.
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  4. COMMODITY FETISHISM

    LIKE A SPIRIT MEDIUM EVOKING VOICES FROM A CELEBRATED PAST, ARTIST KATERINA JEBB EMPLOYS DIGITAL SCANNERS TO DOCUMENT TREASURED WORKS FROM HER OWN COLLECTION AND FROM THE ARCHIVES OF FASHION’S MOST STORIED HOUSES.
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