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Jan 01, 2015
Androgynous Clothing
Natalia Manzocco is no stranger to thrift stores. The owner of an online gender-neutral clothing website spends hours sifting through racks of used garments for pieces that accentuate both a man’s muscles and a woman’s curves. Manzocco, a 27-year-old Riverdale resident, began selling clothing and accessories meant for both sexes at Future is the Future. […] Read MoreDec 26, 2014
UNIQLO
While American Apparel might have dominated the basics-in-every-color market for the past decade, there’s a new giant in town with well made, wallet-friendly and ethically produced garments. Uniqlo currently has a couple dozen outposts in the United States, with plans to open even more from coast to coast. With a healthy e-commerce site, novel collaborations and […] Read MoreDec 23, 2014
Resolutions
Are your New Year’s resolutions the same every year? Something about eating better, a nod to working out more, maybe a pledge to get more sleep? Perhaps another year has gone by, and you’re looking at the same old story. We’re not saying you need to change. You’re great the way you are! Maybe it’s […] Read MoreDec 20, 2014
Santa’s Workshop: China
There’s red on the ceiling and red on the floor, red dripping from the window sills and red globules splattered across the walls. It looks like the artist Anish Kapoor has been let loose with his wax cannon again. But this, in fact, is what the making of Christmas looks like; this is the very […] Read MoreDec 11, 2014
Pope Francis
As the January sales season nears in the West, Pope Francis will call on shoppers not to buy products which may have been made by modern-day slaves – whatever the savings. In a speech to be delivered on January 1 entitled “No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters,” the Pope will say that despite the […] Read MoreNov 19, 2014