I stumbled across these lovely photos by Polish photographer Ilona Szwarc from her series American Girls. These photographs add a new depth to the trend, seeing double,  that I’ve been following and our struggle to have one, solid identity while we navigate a fragmented world. Szwarc describes her work: “American Girls” is a series of portraits of girls in the United States who own American Girl dolls. When I first came to the US, the phenomenon of the American Girl doll immediately caught my eye. Photographically it was a beautiful image — girls with their sculptural representations, their twins, their avatars. I realized that the design of the dolls embodies contemporary cultural values. They were conceived to be anti-Barbie toys modeled on the body of a nine-year-old. Each doll can be customized to look exactly like its owner, yet all of them really look the same.American Girl dolls offer an Illusion of choice and therefore an Illusion of individuality. Yet they play a crucial role for girls at the time when they are forming their identities. The portraits are both beautiful and eerie, and I can’t help but immediately compare each girl with her doll. What strikes me the most is how each girl’s uniqueness and individuality is instantly made bland and banal by her plastic doll twin. Take a look at the rest of the portraits here.
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I stumbled across these lovely photos by Polish photographer Ilona Szwarc from her series American Girls. These photographs add a new depth to the trend, seeing double,  that I’ve been following and our struggle to have one, solid identity while we navigate a fragmented world. Szwarc describes her work: “American Girls” is a series of portraits of girls in the United States who own American Girl dolls. When I first came to the US, the phenomenon of the American Girl doll immediately caught my eye. Photographically it was a beautiful image — girls with their sculptural representations, their twins, their avatars. I realized that the design of the dolls embodies contemporary cultural values. They were conceived to be anti-Barbie toys modeled on the body of a nine-year-old. Each doll can be customized to look exactly like its owner, yet all of them really look the same.American Girl dolls offer an Illusion of choice and therefore an Illusion of individuality. Yet they play a crucial role for girls at the time when they are forming their identities. The portraits are both beautiful and eerie, and I can’t help but immediately compare each girl with her doll. What strikes me the most is how each girl’s uniqueness and individuality is instantly made bland and banal by her plastic doll twin. Take a look at the rest of the portraits here.
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I stumbled across these lovely photos by Polish photographer Ilona Szwarc from her series American Girls. These photographs add a new depth to the trend, seeing double,  that I’ve been following and our struggle to have one, solid identity while we navigate a fragmented world. Szwarc describes her work: “American Girls” is a series of portraits of girls in the United States who own American Girl dolls. When I first came to the US, the phenomenon of the American Girl doll immediately caught my eye. Photographically it was a beautiful image — girls with their sculptural representations, their twins, their avatars. I realized that the design of the dolls embodies contemporary cultural values. They were conceived to be anti-Barbie toys modeled on the body of a nine-year-old. Each doll can be customized to look exactly like its owner, yet all of them really look the same.American Girl dolls offer an Illusion of choice and therefore an Illusion of individuality. Yet they play a crucial role for girls at the time when they are forming their identities. The portraits are both beautiful and eerie, and I can’t help but immediately compare each girl with her doll. What strikes me the most is how each girl’s uniqueness and individuality is instantly made bland and banal by her plastic doll twin. Take a look at the rest of the portraits here.
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I stumbled across these lovely photos by Polish photographer Ilona Szwarc from her series American Girls. These photographs add a new depth to the trend, seeing double,  that I’ve been following and our struggle to have one, solid identity while we navigate a fragmented world. Szwarc describes her work: “American Girls” is a series of portraits of girls in the United States who own American Girl dolls. When I first came to the US, the phenomenon of the American Girl doll immediately caught my eye. Photographically it was a beautiful image — girls with their sculptural representations, their twins, their avatars. I realized that the design of the dolls embodies contemporary cultural values. They were conceived to be anti-Barbie toys modeled on the body of a nine-year-old. Each doll can be customized to look exactly like its owner, yet all of them really look the same.American Girl dolls offer an Illusion of choice and therefore an Illusion of individuality. Yet they play a crucial role for girls at the time when they are forming their identities. The portraits are both beautiful and eerie, and I can’t help but immediately compare each girl with her doll. What strikes me the most is how each girl’s uniqueness and individuality is instantly made bland and banal by her plastic doll twin. Take a look at the rest of the portraits here.
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I stumbled across these lovely photos by Polish photographer Ilona Szwarc from her series American Girls. These photographs add a new depth to the trend, seeing double,  that I’ve been following and our struggle to have one, solid identity while we navigate a fragmented world.

Szwarc describes her work:

“American Girls” is a series of portraits of girls in the United States who own American Girl dolls. When I first came to the US, the phenomenon of the American Girl doll immediately caught my eye. Photographically it was a beautiful image — girls with their sculptural representations, their twins, their avatars. I realized that the design of the dolls embodies contemporary cultural values. They were conceived to be anti-Barbie toys modeled on the body of a nine-year-old. Each doll can be customized to look exactly like its owner, yet all of them really look the same.

American Girl dolls offer an Illusion of choice and therefore an Illusion of individuality. Yet they play a crucial role for girls at the time when they are forming their identities.

The portraits are both beautiful and eerie, and I can’t help but immediately compare each girl with her doll. What strikes me the most is how each girl’s uniqueness and individuality is instantly made bland and banal by her plastic doll twin. Take a look at the rest of the portraits here.

Conjoined again

Two heads, one body and the power of +one is apparent in this Kayak ad titled “Roommates”. Another great example of the conjoined trend I’ve been observing. Let me know if you have any thoughts on what it all means. Why are we feeling the need to share bodies? Are we not enough on our own anymore?

The Not-So-Far Rockaways I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.
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The Not-So-Far Rockaways I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.
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The Not-So-Far Rockaways I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.
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The Not-So-Far Rockaways I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.
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The Not-So-Far Rockaways I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.
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The Not-So-Far Rockaways I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.
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The Not-So-Far Rockaways I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.
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The Not-So-Far Rockaways I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.
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The Not-So-Far Rockaways I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.
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The Not-So-Far Rockaways I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.
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The Not-So-Far Rockaways

I understand that distance is completely relative, but Manhattanites in particular develop a very specific sense what’s near and far. I had always heard of the Rockaways but had never been there and imagined it to be a far, far, far away place. This past weekend I traveled to that faraway land only to discover it’s actually very very near. A 45 minute bus trip and I was there, along with other volunteers from New York Cares, among the piles of ruined belongings, the mud covered streets, the rubble from gutted houses, and a resilient and determined community. This is not a faraway place. This is the backyard of bustling Manhattan. Now that life for the majority of Manhattan feels more or less like business as usual, I wanted to share these images from my trip to hopefully inspire anyone whose sense of distance, like mine, has become a bit skewed. This weekend, take a trip out to the Rockaways, or Staten Island, or any other hard-hit area. Lend a hand and in the process, reset your sense of what’s near and what’s far.


Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Seeing Double

Another fall fashion trend I’ve come across is the use of pairs. Couples, twins, and duos can be found in almost every campaign. It seems as a culture we may struggling with the concept of having one solid identity. Or are we uncomfortable with the idea of solitude in a hyper-connected world? Or maybe the use of duos represents a state of transition where we’re neither here nor there. Whatever the underlying cultural sentiment, doubling down seems to be popular thing to do.

For another interesting perspective on doubles, check out my friend Maxine’s thoughts on Masculine Double Vision.

Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Power Struggle The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has certainly affected the fashion industry this fall. Dominance, submission, and power struggles are spread across a variety of campaigns with leather, chains, and dungeon-like backdrops adding a little BDSM flair. It’s interesting to think about which sex dominates in each of these ads. Playing the middle ground, Calvin Klein shows both men and women in dominant and submissive roles with two separate ads that are nearly identical except for the placement of the models. Apparently there’s a little something for everybody.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Power Struggle The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has certainly affected the fashion industry this fall. Dominance, submission, and power struggles are spread across a variety of campaigns with leather, chains, and dungeon-like backdrops adding a little BDSM flair. It’s interesting to think about which sex dominates in each of these ads. Playing the middle ground, Calvin Klein shows both men and women in dominant and submissive roles with two separate ads that are nearly identical except for the placement of the models. Apparently there’s a little something for everybody.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Power Struggle The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has certainly affected the fashion industry this fall. Dominance, submission, and power struggles are spread across a variety of campaigns with leather, chains, and dungeon-like backdrops adding a little BDSM flair. It’s interesting to think about which sex dominates in each of these ads. Playing the middle ground, Calvin Klein shows both men and women in dominant and submissive roles with two separate ads that are nearly identical except for the placement of the models. Apparently there’s a little something for everybody.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Power Struggle The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has certainly affected the fashion industry this fall. Dominance, submission, and power struggles are spread across a variety of campaigns with leather, chains, and dungeon-like backdrops adding a little BDSM flair. It’s interesting to think about which sex dominates in each of these ads. Playing the middle ground, Calvin Klein shows both men and women in dominant and submissive roles with two separate ads that are nearly identical except for the placement of the models. Apparently there’s a little something for everybody.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Power Struggle The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has certainly affected the fashion industry this fall. Dominance, submission, and power struggles are spread across a variety of campaigns with leather, chains, and dungeon-like backdrops adding a little BDSM flair. It’s interesting to think about which sex dominates in each of these ads. Playing the middle ground, Calvin Klein shows both men and women in dominant and submissive roles with two separate ads that are nearly identical except for the placement of the models. Apparently there’s a little something for everybody.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Power Struggle The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has certainly affected the fashion industry this fall. Dominance, submission, and power struggles are spread across a variety of campaigns with leather, chains, and dungeon-like backdrops adding a little BDSM flair. It’s interesting to think about which sex dominates in each of these ads. Playing the middle ground, Calvin Klein shows both men and women in dominant and submissive roles with two separate ads that are nearly identical except for the placement of the models. Apparently there’s a little something for everybody.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Power Struggle The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has certainly affected the fashion industry this fall. Dominance, submission, and power struggles are spread across a variety of campaigns with leather, chains, and dungeon-like backdrops adding a little BDSM flair. It’s interesting to think about which sex dominates in each of these ads. Playing the middle ground, Calvin Klein shows both men and women in dominant and submissive roles with two separate ads that are nearly identical except for the placement of the models. Apparently there’s a little something for everybody.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Power Struggle The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has certainly affected the fashion industry this fall. Dominance, submission, and power struggles are spread across a variety of campaigns with leather, chains, and dungeon-like backdrops adding a little BDSM flair. It’s interesting to think about which sex dominates in each of these ads. Playing the middle ground, Calvin Klein shows both men and women in dominant and submissive roles with two separate ads that are nearly identical except for the placement of the models. Apparently there’s a little something for everybody.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Power Struggle The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has certainly affected the fashion industry this fall. Dominance, submission, and power struggles are spread across a variety of campaigns with leather, chains, and dungeon-like backdrops adding a little BDSM flair. It’s interesting to think about which sex dominates in each of these ads. Playing the middle ground, Calvin Klein shows both men and women in dominant and submissive roles with two separate ads that are nearly identical except for the placement of the models. Apparently there’s a little something for everybody.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Power Struggle

The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has certainly affected the fashion industry this fall. Dominance, submission, and power struggles are spread across a variety of campaigns with leather, chains, and dungeon-like backdrops adding a little BDSM flair. It’s interesting to think about which sex dominates in each of these ads. Playing the middle ground, Calvin Klein shows both men and women in dominant and submissive roles with two separate ads that are nearly identical except for the placement of the models. Apparently there’s a little something for everybody.

Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Lifeless References to lifelessness were abundant among the fashion ads this fall. The most striking one to me is Marc Jacobs’ — the camera angle makes us feel like we’re attending a funeral. Death is certainly more becoming in some of these ads than others.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Lifeless References to lifelessness were abundant among the fashion ads this fall. The most striking one to me is Marc Jacobs’ — the camera angle makes us feel like we’re attending a funeral. Death is certainly more becoming in some of these ads than others.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Lifeless References to lifelessness were abundant among the fashion ads this fall. The most striking one to me is Marc Jacobs’ — the camera angle makes us feel like we’re attending a funeral. Death is certainly more becoming in some of these ads than others.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Lifeless References to lifelessness were abundant among the fashion ads this fall. The most striking one to me is Marc Jacobs’ — the camera angle makes us feel like we’re attending a funeral. Death is certainly more becoming in some of these ads than others.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Lifeless References to lifelessness were abundant among the fashion ads this fall. The most striking one to me is Marc Jacobs’ — the camera angle makes us feel like we’re attending a funeral. Death is certainly more becoming in some of these ads than others.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Lifeless References to lifelessness were abundant among the fashion ads this fall. The most striking one to me is Marc Jacobs’ — the camera angle makes us feel like we’re attending a funeral. Death is certainly more becoming in some of these ads than others.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Lifeless References to lifelessness were abundant among the fashion ads this fall. The most striking one to me is Marc Jacobs’ — the camera angle makes us feel like we’re attending a funeral. Death is certainly more becoming in some of these ads than others.
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Lifeless

References to lifelessness were abundant among the fashion ads this fall. The most striking one to me is Marc Jacobs’ — the camera angle makes us feel like we’re attending a funeral. Death is certainly more becoming in some of these ads than others.

Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Conjoined There’s an abundance of sharing happening in these fall fashion ads. Shared arms, heads, hips, legs — but what does it mean as a culture? Are we’re feeling a little isolated and missing the human connection? Maybe we’re longing to be better multi-taskers? Or is it a question of identity and feeling like we have multiple “selves”? Coincidence or not, when I see these ads I can’t help but think of Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins with a popular reality show that just finished running on TLC. Unlike the fashion ads above that have a freakish quality to them, Abby and Brittany’s show emphasizes how normal their lives are despite the fact that they’re so unique. Whatever the fascination — in fashion or reality right now — one thing is apparent: more is definitely more. 
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Conjoined There’s an abundance of sharing happening in these fall fashion ads. Shared arms, heads, hips, legs — but what does it mean as a culture? Are we’re feeling a little isolated and missing the human connection? Maybe we’re longing to be better multi-taskers? Or is it a question of identity and feeling like we have multiple “selves”? Coincidence or not, when I see these ads I can’t help but think of Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins with a popular reality show that just finished running on TLC. Unlike the fashion ads above that have a freakish quality to them, Abby and Brittany’s show emphasizes how normal their lives are despite the fact that they’re so unique. Whatever the fascination — in fashion or reality right now — one thing is apparent: more is definitely more. 
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Conjoined There’s an abundance of sharing happening in these fall fashion ads. Shared arms, heads, hips, legs — but what does it mean as a culture? Are we’re feeling a little isolated and missing the human connection? Maybe we’re longing to be better multi-taskers? Or is it a question of identity and feeling like we have multiple “selves”? Coincidence or not, when I see these ads I can’t help but think of Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins with a popular reality show that just finished running on TLC. Unlike the fashion ads above that have a freakish quality to them, Abby and Brittany’s show emphasizes how normal their lives are despite the fact that they’re so unique. Whatever the fascination — in fashion or reality right now — one thing is apparent: more is definitely more. 
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Conjoined There’s an abundance of sharing happening in these fall fashion ads. Shared arms, heads, hips, legs — but what does it mean as a culture? Are we’re feeling a little isolated and missing the human connection? Maybe we’re longing to be better multi-taskers? Or is it a question of identity and feeling like we have multiple “selves”? Coincidence or not, when I see these ads I can’t help but think of Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins with a popular reality show that just finished running on TLC. Unlike the fashion ads above that have a freakish quality to them, Abby and Brittany’s show emphasizes how normal their lives are despite the fact that they’re so unique. Whatever the fascination — in fashion or reality right now — one thing is apparent: more is definitely more. 
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Conjoined There’s an abundance of sharing happening in these fall fashion ads. Shared arms, heads, hips, legs — but what does it mean as a culture? Are we’re feeling a little isolated and missing the human connection? Maybe we’re longing to be better multi-taskers? Or is it a question of identity and feeling like we have multiple “selves”? Coincidence or not, when I see these ads I can’t help but think of Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins with a popular reality show that just finished running on TLC. Unlike the fashion ads above that have a freakish quality to them, Abby and Brittany’s show emphasizes how normal their lives are despite the fact that they’re so unique. Whatever the fascination — in fashion or reality right now — one thing is apparent: more is definitely more. 
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Conjoined There’s an abundance of sharing happening in these fall fashion ads. Shared arms, heads, hips, legs — but what does it mean as a culture? Are we’re feeling a little isolated and missing the human connection? Maybe we’re longing to be better multi-taskers? Or is it a question of identity and feeling like we have multiple “selves”? Coincidence or not, when I see these ads I can’t help but think of Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins with a popular reality show that just finished running on TLC. Unlike the fashion ads above that have a freakish quality to them, Abby and Brittany’s show emphasizes how normal their lives are despite the fact that they’re so unique. Whatever the fascination — in fashion or reality right now — one thing is apparent: more is definitely more. 
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Conjoined There’s an abundance of sharing happening in these fall fashion ads. Shared arms, heads, hips, legs — but what does it mean as a culture? Are we’re feeling a little isolated and missing the human connection? Maybe we’re longing to be better multi-taskers? Or is it a question of identity and feeling like we have multiple “selves”? Coincidence or not, when I see these ads I can’t help but think of Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins with a popular reality show that just finished running on TLC. Unlike the fashion ads above that have a freakish quality to them, Abby and Brittany’s show emphasizes how normal their lives are despite the fact that they’re so unique. Whatever the fascination — in fashion or reality right now — one thing is apparent: more is definitely more. 
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Fall Fashion 2012 Trends : Conjoined

There’s an abundance of sharing happening in these fall fashion ads. Shared arms, heads, hips, legs — but what does it mean as a culture? Are we’re feeling a little isolated and missing the human connection? Maybe we’re longing to be better multi-taskers? Or is it a question of identity and feeling like we have multiple “selves”?

Coincidence or not, when I see these ads I can’t help but think of Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins with a popular reality show that just finished running on TLC. Unlike the fashion ads above that have a freakish quality to them, Abby and Brittany’s show emphasizes how normal their lives are despite the fact that they’re so unique. Whatever the fascination — in fashion or reality right now — one thing is apparent: more is definitely more. 

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