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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Comfort Makes Me Uncomfortable: Why We Love To Hate The Maxi Dress
A recent spate of digs at this fashion trend has been making me uncomfortable. See for example this by John Oliver (funny) or this on Jezebel (less funny/misfired satire?) (But props to the author for citing Heather Vaughan’s excellent history … Continue reading
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