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Our musings on fashion, film, culture, our creative process, objects of desire, and where to find the best pieces.

One Bride. Five Dress Codes.

A bachelorette in Puerto Rico, done in style.

Dressing Hillman’s Next Chapter

How A Different World’s costume design carries family history, cultural identity, and a new generation’s growing pains.

"She is multi-faceted, and her wardrobe is a reflection of all of those aspects of her identity. She presents as shy and introverted initially, but her clothes, accessories, hair, and glossed lips clearly offer a way to express herself more boldly. Also we love a good nail set, and apparently Rashida does too. Rashida’s wardrobe has a confident visual language: fitted silhouettes, cropped proportions, sporty references, and an affinity for purple. "

-Excerpt from Dressing Hillman’s Next Chapter
"Since sparkle already had a lead role, the accessories could afford to exercise restraint. This is where styling becomes a series of decisions about emphasis."

— Excerpt from One Bride. Five Dress Codes.
"Nonetheless, across that 39 year gap, what I expected to translate was his style; though in a more evolved form. I love that Provi and team kept the sneakers in rotation even as he takes on serious responsibility. The costume challenge becomes showing how his personal style has matured alongside him."

-Excerpt from Dressing Hillman’s Next Chapter on Dwayne' Wayne’s character
"For a group of melanated women, “nude” also meant way more than tan. The result: a rich spectrum of sand, caramel, and deeper browns."

— Excerpt from One Bride. Five Dress Codes.
"We considered support, coverage, and adjustability alongside silhouette in our sourcing—a deck-side pose and a leap into open water ask different things of a bikini."

— Excerpt from One Bride. Five Dress Codes.