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oscar de la renta, fall 2019 (look 52)

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Untitled Poetry Just Read

the devil decided i was his stooge,

i let him loose in my soul,

through my delicate defenses he wandered,

i didn't know what to say except that he was pleading so nicely,

and i couldn't get away his eyes were too enticing

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The British Fashion Awards

Award for Positive Change: Signatories of the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action

Presented by: Amber Valetta & Halima Aden

Accepted by: Emmanuel Gintzburger, Alexander McQueen; Gabriele Maggio, Stella McCartney; José Neves, Farfetch; Stefan Seidel, Puma; Thierry Andretta, Mulberry and Wolfgang Blau, Condé Nast

Brand of the Year: Bottega Veneta

Presented by: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

British Emerging Talent Menswear: Bethany Williams for Bethany Williams

Presented by: Rita Ora & Liam Payne

British Emerging Talent Womenswear: Rejina Pyo for Rejina Pyo

Presented by: Bel Powley & Gugu Mbatha Raw

Special Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld

Presented by: Dame Anna Wintour and Lady Amanda Harlech

Urban Luxe: Fenty

Presented by: Tyler, the Creator & Janet Jackson

Business Leader: Remo Ruffini for Moncler

Presented by: Shailene Woodley

Fashion Icon: Naomi Campbell

Presented by: Sir Jony Ive

Accessories Designer of the Year: Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta

Presented by: Karen Elson

Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Sam McKnight

Presented by: Emilia Clarke

Designers’ Designer Award: Christopher Kane for Christopher Kane

Presented by: Kylie Minogue

Trailblazer Award: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen

Presented by: Naomi Campbell

British Designer of the Year Menswear: Kim Jones for Dior Men

Presented by: Miguel & Kaia Gerber

Accepted by Donatella Versace

British Designer of the Year Womenswear: Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta

Presented by: Emma Roberts

Model of the Year: Adut Akech

Presented by: Pierpaolo Piccioli & Edward Enninful

Designer of the Year: Daniel Lee for Bottega Veneta

Presented by: Naomi Watts

Outstanding Achievement Award: Giorgio Armani

Presented by: Julia Roberts & Cate Blanchett

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i’m not actually afraid of heights -a tragic metrical combination by a tragic homosapien

i don't wanna fall

i don’t wanna fly

i’m scared to drop

But i’m terrified of heights

i don't want to be

underneath the languid emerald sea

but i don't want to breathe

out of fear of saying the wrong thing

so take me to a place, a dark everlasting pea

where space and time adjourn

solitary and desolate, a stark reality

safety is all i need to discern

i know what i warrant

whichever place may be lamentable

But please take me away

because I can't bear to stay

after all, i am terrified of heights

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Girl with the Pearl Earring

who: Johannes vermeer (dutch golden age painter)

when: 1665

medium: oil paint

location: mauritshuis

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fast fashion : a force that must be stopped

Fast fashion is used to describe cheap trendy clothing that are very quickly coming in and out of style. Many fast fashion retailers introduce new products multiple times in a week in order to stay on trend, or rather manipulate adolescents which are their primary market to conform to these trends.

If you went into your closet and checked the labels of your clothing, chances are that most of them are from fast fashion retailers. So how did fast fashion manage to take over our closets and become so successful and widespread?

Its commonly believed that fast fashion is a response to the market of consumers demanding high fashion at low costs but the truth is, that fashion retailers are actually creating that demand, because selling a large amount of clothes that didn’t cost them much to make is extremely profitable.

And how do they maximize their profit? Well, instead of replenishing their stock they replace items that sell out with items of a different style making our older clothes outdated and unfashionable and also making us constantly want to keep shopping for new, trendier clothes.

Because fast fashion brands are constantly hunting for new trends, many times they steal and copy ideas from independent artists, but this is an issue for a whole other day.

They use advertising and partnerships to stay relevant and further promote their constant changing of trends. But the worst part is that they use cheap labor that is often sourced from sweatshops which are factories where workers are employed at inhumanely low wages for long hours under poor working conditions.

For example, in Bangladesh, sweatshop workers will earn 33$ per month which is way below the living wages of 60$ a month. They’re forced to work from 14-16 hours a day in often hazardous working conditions. Since 1990, more than 400 workers have died and thousands have been wounded in 50 major factory fires which were the result of poor maintenance. Female workers have faced sexual harassment and no access to maternity leave.

Factory management in many cases prohibits the creation of trade unions which prevents the workers from defending their rights. Workers are also exposed to harmful and carcinogenic chemicals and child and slave labor are also omnipresent in sweatshops.

Fast fashion also comes at a huge environmental cost. Garment production in unregulated factories has resulted in the use of toxic chemicals to create vibrant colors, prints and fabric finishes. These chemicals can enter our bodies when we wear them, harm the workers that use them during production and they are dumped into streams and other waterbodies polluting rivers and the soil.

Because fast fashion is so cheap and disposable, consumers are throwing their clothes away at unprecedented rates. Five percent of all landfill space is textile waste. On average, every US citizen alone throws away 70 pounds of clothing every year. Brands also choose to incinerate their old stock rather than donate it or repurpose it because they claim it ‘ruins their image’.

According to a recent post, the textile industry emits more greenhouse gases than international shipping and aviation combined and with some reports even claiming that it’s the 2nd dirtiest industry in the world.

Fast fashion takes fashion victim to a whole new level and if you are a fashion victim, STOP IT. GET SOME HELP.

To get started follow these extremely effective yet simple steps:

- Don’t try to conform to what society calls ‘style’. It is specifically articulated to have you fall into a trap of following trends. Wear what makes YOU happy and what makes YOU feel beautiful.

- Thrift your clothes. Wearing vintage or second hand clothing honestly elevates your style. It makes you look a lot less boxed-in. By wearing thrifted clothing, you can also wear leather and fur products.

- Invest in strong basics. Having a well curated variety of neutral pieces makes coordinating outfits easier and helps you so that in the long run you can repeat the outfits with a new extravagant piece (like a scarf or a belt) every time.

And if you already have Fast Fashion pieces or you don’t have the option of going ethical, then respect your clothing and the effort gone into producing them. Don’t throw them out, treat them well and get as much wear out of them as you can.

hope you make better choices