Welcome to click click, the sporadic review of what I find worth clicking on the internet.
Evocative pictures of 1980s Brooklyn youth from the National Geographic Archives. This week is the first time I’ve ever explored Brooklyn. It is a vast city with so much vivid visual – and vocal – culture. Via Fiona.
Shopping Rebellion – a fascinating article from 2002 about subcultures, design, and retail in Japan. Via Edmund X White.
Your Dreams My Nightmares - hearing this interview between two pro illustrators – one 7 years into his career, the other with over 25 years of experience – came at a good time for me, as I’m entering my own seventh year. It seems it’s an itchy time where you’re developing an ego while still struggling. Via Jen.
Portraits of Albanian Women Who Have Lived Their Lives As Men – what is so striking about these women is how their gestures are so completely masculine, if I hadn’t read the article I don’t think I would have recognized them as female.
Questioning the Meaning of “Ethical” Fashion – I tend to be equivocal about applying the term “ethical” to anything in fashion, so I appreciated garçonnière’s explanation of the practical considerations and contradictions of trying to consume clothing in a political way.
Credible, Sophisticated, Unexpected: The Fashion of Deus Ex – when interviewing me about Double Flawless for Wired.co.uk, Philippa Warr introduced me to this rare example of a what a fashion-conscious video game looks like.
Shoes - if shoes could talk… actually, they do.
Where does all the clothing go? – a real-talk translation of academic research on the fate of our discarded clothing.
Karma, chroma, chakra -
TACK – Fashion’s Critical Task – honoured to be included among some excellent critical quotations. Thanks Caroline!
GayGamer – so grateful for the support and understanding from this community for the Double Flawless project!
The Buzz – CBC’s arts blog covers Double Flawless.
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The Daily Dot – “We believe the Internet is made to connect us, not isolate us.”
Canada.com – the first media reaction to Double Flawless.
Inspirations by Lauren Olivia - “Art, Fashion, Charities & more…”