Archive - Body of Archive

Body of Archive 004: Dior's New Look

A postwar return to femininity & indulgence alike.

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Body of Archive 003: The Dream Machine of Couture

Couture dresses almost no one, which is exactly how it sells everything.

Jul 20 • Body of Archive

Body of Archive 002: What Does Beauty Reveal When It Thinks It Is Only Being Beautiful?

On the things we forgive once they have been deemed beautiful.

Jul 20 • Body of Archive

Body of Archive 001: What One Valentino Gown Reveals About the Politics of Image

The first in a new series on archival fashion, cultural memory, and the hidden life of objects.

Jul 20 • Body of Archive

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