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Uptowns to Lafayette Street: How New York Wrote the Rules of Sneaker Style
Every city has a shoe. In New York, it has always been the sneaker, and the city did not just wear them. It named them, rapped about them, customized them and built stores around them. In 2015, the Brooklyn Museum hosted The Rise of Sneaker Culture, a touring exhibition organized by the American Federation of…
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The New York Layer: How to Dress for the City’s Cold Months, by the Numbers
Ask a New Yorker about winter and you will rarely hear about the cold alone. You will hear about the walk from the subway to the office, the wind that funnels down the avenues, the train car that feels like July, and the slush that waits at every corner. Dressing well here is less about…
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Where New York Learns Fashion: A Guide to the City’s Fashion Schools
FIT, Parsons, Pratt and LIM each grew out of a different idea of what fashion education should be. Here is how they began, what sets them apart and how to choose.
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A Walking History of New York’s Great Department Stores
From Herald Square to 58th Street, a self-guided walk through the stores that taught America how to shop, with the dates and stories behind each address.
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Starting a Fashion Label in New York: The Paperwork Nobody Talks About
Before the first sample, there is the business. A plain-English checklist of the registrations, tax steps and labeling rules a new New York fashion brand should know.
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Fashion Careers Beyond the Designer: Where the Jobs Really Are
Fashion runs on far more than designers. A clear-eyed look at the numbers, the roles that keep the industry moving and how to find your way in from New York.
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Green Claims, Decoded: A Designer’s Guide to Sustainable Fashion Labels
“Eco-friendly” is easy to say and hard to prove. What GOTS and OEKO-TEX labels actually certify, what U.S. rules say about green claims, and what New York throws away.
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Fashion Photography Basics: Light, Lookbooks and the Rights Every Shoot Needs
Great images sell collections. Who owns those images, and what you can do with them, matters just as much. A practical guide to planning a shoot and getting the paperwork right.
