Category: Off The Hook

Versace – Lead With designers flying around the world to present their pre-fall collections at this time of year, it’s about time someone brought one to New York. And Donatella Versace arrived here just in time on Sunday night with a show that had more big city callouts than a Broadway musical, starting with the …

Buying clothes with political messages isn’t activism A shirt featuring Bernie Sanders’ campaign slogan in the 2016 presidential election. Photo by Shelly Prevost. As global capitalism has expanded its hold on the world, it’s become easier than ever to express oneself through clothing. Not only are high fashion knockoffs available at every price point, but …

TROY – Pull open the drawer with your T-shirts and you can view the touchstones of your life, recalling everything from concerts to vacations to sporting events. “Everyone has T-shirts,” said Samantha Mahoski, curatorial assistant at the Rensselaer County Historical Society. “T-shirts tell us something. They tell us the events of your life,” Mahoski said. …

When I was a teenager in the 80s, we all had badges – “Don’t blame me, I voted Labour” badges, and “Protest and survive” badges (an anti-nuclear slogan, riffing on the government information films, Protect and Survive), and badges with a great big smiling sun on them, the beginning of climate consciousness. (My cousin once …

Designed by Meg O’Donnell The slogan tee — so rich in its history, so radical in its potential for political statement. Remember when Katharine Hamnett met Maggie Thatcher? Remember when George Michael chose life? Remember Frank Ocean’s big questions ? Remember when Nick Clegg wore that This Is What A Feminist Looks Like T-shirt? It’s …

Money is no object (even when it is) Look, I’m not pretending diamond earrings wouldn’t be nice. But the days when jewellery was just hard currency in sparkly form are over. Costume jewellery isn’t about fake jewels any more, it is desirable in its own right. Most women who wear jewellery buy it for themselves, …