This Friday evening marks the end of an era and the dawn of another as the last fashion show takes place at the WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design before the Fashion Design and Merchandising Department moves to the new WVU College of Creative Arts and Media. The ...
The Cutting Room Boutique celebrated five years in business last month. Situated in the historic Seneca Center, it specializes in timeless women’s fashions that offer comfort, function and versatility. Fast fashion retailers release a new collection roughly once per week, churning out ...
by Robin Abcarian Three of my favorite things came together as I read Erin Zhurkin’s debut novel, “Plus-Size in Paris.” First, having lived in Pau, in the Pyrenees, and Paris for two very important years of my life — at 12 with my family and 20 as a university student — ...
by Scott A. Leadingham A deluge of headlines about state laws to restrict drag performances like drag story hours at libraries make it seem like these are recent debates. They are not. Drag and the First Amendment are part of a larger and long-running question about ...
by Robin Abcarian The late Karl Lagerfeld once told me to ditch my glasses. “You’re pretty,” he said. “They hide your eyes.” He also told me a story about a client of his, a very rich woman, not very attractive, with one droopy eye. She addressed this ...
by Samhita Mukhopadhyay I remember the first time I walked into a United Colors of Benetton store when I was 12 years old at the Woodbury Commons outlet mall. The brand, which was all the rage in the 1990s, exemplified the epitome of chic for my tween self. I went in and picked up a ...