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Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Why Brands Should Stay out of Body Politics

by Krista Stevens June 13, 2018October 19, 2022

When it comes to telling how women how they should feel about their bodies, brands should remain silent.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 8, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Amanda Mull, Allegra Hobbs, Andrew O’Hagan, Andrew Kay, and Joe Veix.

Shiprock Peak in New Mexico
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads April 20, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Rachel Monroe, Jianan Qian, Rene Ebersole, Adi Robertson, and Kyle Chayka.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Design, Essays & Criticism, Quotes

Do These Pants Make Me Look Like Everyone Else? Be Honest, Alexa.

by michelleweber April 18, 2018October 19, 2022

What happens to taste when machines become the tastemakers? Kyle Chayka meditates on style, algorithms, and our generic yet lullingly unobjectionable future.

Posted inBusiness, Nonfiction, Quotes

Why Is Northern Mexico’s Thriving Resale Clothing Business Illegal?

by Aaron Gilbreath March 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Enterprising Mexican citizens buy America’s unwanted secondhand clothing to resell in Mexico, so why is this illegal?

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 23, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Edith Zimmerman, Eli Saslow, William Brennan, Meredith Haggerty, and Kelly Conaboy.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

Maternity Clothes for Women Who Hate Maternity Clothes

by Aaron Gilbreath February 2, 2018October 19, 2022

A close, personal look at the evolution of the maternity clothing industry.

Woman working at Ford plant
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads December 22, 2017October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Susan Chira and Catrin Einhorn, John Branch, Amanda Mull, Mimi O’Donnell and Adam Green, and Mansi Choksi.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Fashion For Everyone, Where “Everyone” Means “Thin People”

by michelleweber December 20, 2017October 19, 2022

Fat ladies are bad optics.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Why Aren’t Fashion ‘Disruptors’ Serving Plus-Size Customers?

by michelleweber December 20, 2017October 19, 2022

Apparently making pants for fat people is so radically difficult from making pants for thin people that it will take years of additional R&D.

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