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Inspiration: The section of my closet where I pick out my clothes everyday. (T-Shirts) Section I used to alter my identity. Before: School Concert! Work Day 1: 9 Hours The first day of my alter ego project I went to my aunt’s house, my friend Antonio’s birthday dinner, and a show. Normally, for these types […]
November 8, 2012
Before After For my alter identity project I am going to transform myself by wearing clothing that I don’t typically wear. For my everyday dress I wear jeans, sneakers, and a graphic tee. I dress for comfort but more importantly with things I like. I want […]
November 1, 2012
“who wore khaki pants and a casual blouse which was chided by onlookers who told her that she was not properly dressed.”‘ -Ironically to see the difference that it it is not proper to the Kalabari but is used as a uniform and professional dress in the Western culture. “For the vertical lines found […]
October 30, 2012
“what garment colours go with which complexion and at what age one must stop wearing V-necks and start round-necked clothes.” “If I had to choose something to wear I think it would be trousers, as a lesbian.” “I mean I saw a woman in a [gay bar] that had an Adidas top on, and it […]
October 24, 2012
Stella!!!!!! & Stanley from A Streetcar Named Desire Poision Ivy & Bane Fear When first reading the words “Femme Fatale” the first thing that triggered in my head was “one of Britney Spears’ albums!” Maybe not the best example of femme fatal, however still a very current world known superstar. I have seen the phrase used on occasion […]
October 23, 2012
Girls Being Force Fed for Marriage Barney’s 2012 Holiday Campaign 1950’s 1960’s Women have always had high standards based on dress and their look throughout history. In different regions all over the world “beauty” is defined differently. Such as in Africa when women go to a fat farm to literally gain as much weight as possible […]
October 18, 2012
“Physique of the ancient Greek athlete provided a fitting template for the production of a rationalized modern wardrobe.” “Later pattern cutting systems abandoned a striving for the ideal in preference for the closer study of anatomy and geometry.” “There are men, and plenty of them, who change their clothes twice as often.” Most people when […]
October 15, 2012
“It was used as a public means of self-advertisement for the powerful members of English society and since remained the main source for the study of the costume of the period.” “It demanded skill, agility and self-control, usually expected of actors, so as not to display the strain it caused the body, but rather to […]
October 11, 2012
“As a new demand for privacy progressively isolated people from each other, the use of, among other things, a mask could offer a way out of this self-imposed isolation and inhibition.” “These “masks” in a sense run counter to modern expectations about what a mask is there for: their purpose is not to protect and […]
October 9, 2012
“Behind the mask” “The conception of masquerade I use does not limit it to th notions of truth and falsity, but regards it as a sort of visual performance through artefacts: a vehicle for constructing and deconstructing identities.” “Choosing the discreet route they have camouflaged their group membership, or used a set of private […]
Natasha Reyes 
November 19, 2012
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