When governments ban plush toys for being too rebellious, when global consumers rush to buy them anyway—that's not just a trend. That's cultural commentary.
THAT'S THE POWER THAT LABUBUS HAD THIS 2025
THAT'S THE POWER THAT LABUBUS HAD THIS 2025
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
When governments ban plush toys for being too rebellious, when global consumers rush to buy them anyway—that's not just a trend. That's cultural commentary.
THAT'S THE POWER THAT LABUBUS HAD THIS 2025
THAT'S THE POWER THAT LABUBUS HAD THIS 2025
Fashion is always political.
Let's talk about Stitch
Let's talk about LABUBUS
Choosing to wear cute monsters in 2025 was choosing to carry visible symbols of lovable rebellion into conservative spaces.
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Let's talk about Stitch
Let's talk about LABUBUS
Choosing to wear cute monsters in 2025 was choosing to carry visible symbols of lovable rebellion into conservative spaces.
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Freaky & Cute 2025
2025 was a perfect square year. 45x45 = 2,025. The last time this happened was in 44x44= 1936 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was still working to get the US out of the Great Depression.
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December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Fashion is always political.
Let's talk about Stitch
Let's talk about LABUBUS
Choosing to wear cute monsters in 2025 was choosing to carry visible symbols of lovable rebellion into conservative spaces.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Let's talk about Stitch
Let's talk about LABUBUS
Choosing to wear cute monsters in 2025 was choosing to carry visible symbols of lovable rebellion into conservative spaces.
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As society's pendulum swings conservative in fashion, politics & culture, cute monsters became our little rebels gaining mainstream acceptance amidst constant division.
Read more here!
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Read more here!
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Freaky & Cute 2025
2025 was a perfect square year. 45x45 = 2,025. The last time this happened was in 44x44= 1936 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was still working to get the US out of the Great Depression.
substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
As society's pendulum swings conservative in fashion, politics & culture, cute monsters became our little rebels gaining mainstream acceptance amidst constant division.
Read more here!
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Read more here!
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From banned in Iraq to worn by celebrities worldwide: the 2025 cute monster journey shows how fashion can be both divisive and unifying, scary and comforting.
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Freaky & Cute 2025
2025 was a perfect square year. 45x45 = 2,025. The last time this happened was in 44x44= 1936 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was still working to get the US out of the Great Depression.
substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
From banned in Iraq to worn by celebrities worldwide: the 2025 cute monster journey shows how fashion can be both divisive and unifying, scary and comforting.
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Conservative fashion is having a moment—and it’s not just about politics.
Higher necklines, longer hems, and classic colors are dominating runways as a direct response to global political shifts.
Higher necklines, longer hems, and classic colors are dominating runways as a direct response to global political shifts.
December 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Conservative fashion is having a moment—and it’s not just about politics.
Higher necklines, longer hems, and classic colors are dominating runways as a direct response to global political shifts.
Higher necklines, longer hems, and classic colors are dominating runways as a direct response to global political shifts.
The PHOTOS are a story on their own. Christopher Anderson just turned portrait photography into a diplomatic weapon and everyone's responding to the art. Genius.
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The PHOTOS are a story on their own. Christopher Anderson just turned portrait photography into a diplomatic weapon and everyone's responding to the art. Genius.
Plot twist: Susan has a 2028 plan and she's writing it in magazine interviews. She's playing a whole new level of chess while Boss Baby throws a $400M birthday party. The writing isn't just on the wall—it's in Vanity Fair.
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Susan’s Burn Book
The Burn Book attached to this newsletter represents the views of Susan and specific words Susan used for the Vanity Fair interview.Happy Holiday Season!
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December 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Plot twist: Susan has a 2028 plan and she's writing it in magazine interviews. She's playing a whole new level of chess while Boss Baby throws a $400M birthday party. The writing isn't just on the wall—it's in Vanity Fair.
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Susan doesn't like attention, which is why she gave 11 interviews to Vanity Fair this year causing revolts across politics, fashion, and journalism.
What happened?
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What happened?
open.substack.com/pub/fashionw...
Susan’s Burn Book
The Burn Book attached to this newsletter represents the views of Susan and specific words Susan used for the Vanity Fair interview.Happy Holiday Season!
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Susan doesn't like attention, which is why she gave 11 interviews to Vanity Fair this year causing revolts across politics, fashion, and journalism.
What happened?
open.substack.com/pub/fashionw...
What happened?
open.substack.com/pub/fashionw...
Greta Lee named one of Vogue’s best dressed this year! YAY OR NAY?
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Greta Lee named one of Vogue’s best dressed this year! YAY OR NAY?
Alexander Skarsgård named one of Vogue’s best dressed this year! YAY OR NAY?
December 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Alexander Skarsgård named one of Vogue’s best dressed this year! YAY OR NAY?
Rosalía named one of Vogue’s best dressed this year! YAY OR NAY?
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Rosalía named one of Vogue’s best dressed this year! YAY OR NAY?
Teyana Taylor named one of Vogue’s best dressed this year! YAY OR NAY?
December 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Teyana Taylor named one of Vogue’s best dressed this year! YAY OR NAY?
This book Christmas tree made me smile so I wanted to share it 🎄🎅🏽📚
December 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This book Christmas tree made me smile so I wanted to share it 🎄🎅🏽📚
Biggest mistake in fashion people make! Have you done it? 👀
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Biggest mistake in fashion people make! Have you done it? 👀
Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad got clicks.
Ralph Lauren’s Oak Bluffs collection got culture, history, and community.
Guess which one the algorithm rewarded? Not the one with substance.
Ralph Lauren’s Oak Bluffs collection got culture, history, and community.
Guess which one the algorithm rewarded? Not the one with substance.
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad got clicks.
Ralph Lauren’s Oak Bluffs collection got culture, history, and community.
Guess which one the algorithm rewarded? Not the one with substance.
Ralph Lauren’s Oak Bluffs collection got culture, history, and community.
Guess which one the algorithm rewarded? Not the one with substance.
Most “fashion controversies” start because someone went viral without context. The internet is great at screenshots — terrible at research.
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What the Internet Gets Wrong About Fashion & Power
An image says more than a thousand words, is what people like to say.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Most “fashion controversies” start because someone went viral without context. The internet is great at screenshots — terrible at research.
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Every year, the best fashion work gets ignored because it refuses to offend. Outrage sells, craftsmanship… not so much. And that’s the real tragedy.
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What the Internet Gets Wrong About Fashion & Power
An image says more than a thousand words, is what people like to say.
substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Every year, the best fashion work gets ignored because it refuses to offend. Outrage sells, craftsmanship… not so much. And that’s the real tragedy.
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The algorithm is a capitalist king. It feeds you what keeps you scrolling, not what keeps you informed. And it’s shaping fashion narratives more than editors ever have.
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The algorithm is a capitalist king. It feeds you what keeps you scrolling, not what keeps you informed. And it’s shaping fashion narratives more than editors ever have.
One of the most important skills of 2025?
Curating your algorithm.
Your feed becomes your worldview — and fashion is no exception.
Curating your algorithm.
Your feed becomes your worldview — and fashion is no exception.
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
One of the most important skills of 2025?
Curating your algorithm.
Your feed becomes your worldview — and fashion is no exception.
Curating your algorithm.
Your feed becomes your worldview — and fashion is no exception.
Beyoncé will make an appearance at the Met Gala for the first time in one decade.
December 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Beyoncé will make an appearance at the Met Gala for the first time in one decade.
You can actually train your algorithm:
See nonsense? → “Not Interested.”
See meaningful work? → Save. Share. Like.
See nonsense? → “Not Interested.”
See meaningful work? → Save. Share. Like.
December 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You can actually train your algorithm:
See nonsense? → “Not Interested.”
See meaningful work? → Save. Share. Like.
See nonsense? → “Not Interested.”
See meaningful work? → Save. Share. Like.
Fashion criticism without context is just noise. And the algorithm loves noise.
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Fashion criticism without context is just noise. And the algorithm loves noise.
Ruth E. Carter designed one of the most intricate Afrofuturistic gowns this year — and the internet barely blinked. Slow fashion, deep fashion, POC fashion… the algorithm doesn’t reward it nearly enough.
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ruth E. Carter designed one of the most intricate Afrofuturistic gowns this year — and the internet barely blinked. Slow fashion, deep fashion, POC fashion… the algorithm doesn’t reward it nearly enough.
The algorithm doesn’t want nuance — it wants anger. If it were a designer, it would only create scandal-core.
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The algorithm doesn’t want nuance — it wants anger. If it were a designer, it would only create scandal-core.
So Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams have consistently delivered incredible fashion storytelling. Nicole’s archive pieces are stunning, Beyoncé tells a new beautiful story with each album and Venus expresses so creatively.
They will bring so much joy and creativity to the exhibit & Gala!
They will bring so much joy and creativity to the exhibit & Gala!
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
So Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams have consistently delivered incredible fashion storytelling. Nicole’s archive pieces are stunning, Beyoncé tells a new beautiful story with each album and Venus expresses so creatively.
They will bring so much joy and creativity to the exhibit & Gala!
They will bring so much joy and creativity to the exhibit & Gala!