Stories

  1. IT WAS MY MOM'S

    Mothers give us so much: life, love, and, if you’re Lilli Millhiser, a handful of vintage Armani.
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  2. On Location_ Kantamanto

    The following photographs were taken by Umu, Fadila, and Rafatu, young kayayei working as porters in Accra’s Kantamanto second-hand market, the largest in West Africa. The three women began studying photography in February 2021 as part of The OR Foundation’s ongoing Storytelling Workshop.
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  3. HOW TO FIND QUALITY VINTAGE ONLINE

    Tips and tricks for finding quality vintage online without breaking the bank or losing your mind.
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  4. BLACK OWNED DEPOP

    Fashion Editor Sydney Rose Thomas selects 5 Black-Owned Vintage shops making waves on Depop. Display Copy catches up with them all to discuss the vintage life, shopping tips, and the Black Owned shops that inspire them most.
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  5. Yesterday's News

    Melissa Riva breathes new life into old narratives. Every fold, every line tells a story, as yesterday’s news is reborn, into a wearable art form that challenges the transience of fashion and echoes the enduring power of timeless tales.
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  6. THE (RE)GENERATION

    Open-hearted, inventive, and nothing if not resourceful, the following twelve international designers have emerged as leading lights of today’s upcycling movement. From discarded tents to old newsprint, this (Re)generation, as we call it, deploys a shockingly broad range of materials to varied ends. But these agents of change speak the same language: they upcycle not for the gratuitous sake of upcycling but rather to give voice to a pungent dialect of social commentary, responsible stewardship, and joyful expression.
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  7. DE(NI)MOCRACY

    NOUN | DE - NI - MOC - RA - CY | DE-N M-’MÄ-KR -SĒ A PHILOSOPHY IN WHICH THE SUPREME POWER OF EXPRESSION IS VESTED IN THE PEOPLE AND EXERCISED BY T...
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  8. DISPLAY COPY x E.L.V. DENIM

    The denim industry is dirty. But it doesn’t have to be. Display Copy teamed up with E.L.V. DENIM to bring to (second) life a couple pairs of jean-ius.
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  9. A PLACE IN THE SUN

    Inside Arizona’s most enchanting oasis of vintage fashion.
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  10. NOTES ON KITSCH

    Rave Review cuts through clichés and flirts with the fine line between what’s kitsch and what’s cool.
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  11. BELONGING

    A comfortable house, chairs on a porch, a garden in back — the heart resides here. César Buitrago spends a day with artist, dancer, and model Somali Findlay affirming the bonds of friendship, family, and the power of belonging.

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  12. FLEX YOURSELF

    Before lockdown, we stood around. We moved, from memory, in inches: “Stand there. Move to the left. A hair more.” During lockdown we could not stand; we kept falling and falling. Many things that were relevant then are not now. Now we flex and rise. And when we finally stand, we will dance.
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