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		<title>The Authentic Artist Myth</title>
		<link>http://www.wornthrough.com/2012/01/31/the-authentic-artist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tove Hermanson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Godmother sent me this brief article on David Hockney&#8216;s withering opinion on artists such as Damien Hirst who rely upon assistants to &#8220;do the work&#8221; &#8212; Hirst has only painted five of the 14,00 in existence, and he was quoted as saying that many of his spot paintings are produced by others &#8220;because he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Source Material: Trade Cards</title>
		<link>http://www.wornthrough.com/2012/01/26/source-material-trade-cards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a week ago, I experienced research serendipity: while sitting in front of my computer in Sweden, searching the archives of Baker Business Library at Harvard University, I came across this little number: I was looking for Boston dressmakers and tailors in business in the 1890s (harder than you&#8217;d think), and this popped up! My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anarchists of Style: Mr. Pearl</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Corsetry has been the foundation of all women&#8217;s clothing over the ages. It&#8217;s important that people should not forget this, elegance requires a foundation…. These days people are more fascinated by the complications of a voicemail on their mobile phones than unseen sophistications. –Mr. Pearl Video: Diane Pernet, A Shaded View Mr. Pearl, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the success of Balenciaga: Spanish Master, it should come as no surprise that the Queen Sophia Spanish Institute was enthusiastic to present another exhibition that focuses on clothing.  Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress contains a gratifying combination of painting and traditional Spanish attire that simultaneously works to showcase the vision of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Teaching Fashion: Monastic Dress</title>
		<link>http://www.wornthrough.com/2012/01/13/on-teaching-fashion-monastic-dress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monica Murgia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new year always leads me to reflect on my past so that I can set new goals.  This year will mark the start of my third year teaching fashion as an adjunct instructor.  Looking back at this experience, I have identified one main key to success.  This key will work in any course, across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Imprint (NYC): The Evolution of Motifs in Fashion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally, I write about exhibitions and events that I have the opportunity to attend. But today I wanted to let WT readers know about a show that I have been working on, and extend an invitation to all who are going to be in the NYC vicinity to come check it out!  The opening is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto</title>
		<link>http://www.wornthrough.com/2012/01/05/the-bata-shoe-museum-toronto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the course of my recent holiday travels I was pleased to finally make it to the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.  This institution, as you may have already surmised, is completely devoted to the history of footwear.  The museum is comprised of four floors, each which house separate exhibitions and I was thrilled to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Archive: Anarchists of Style: Barbette</title>
		<link>http://www.wornthrough.com/2011/12/26/from-the-archive-anarchists-of-style-barbette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December 2010, Lisa ntroduced us to Barbette, aerialist phenomenon of the 1920s and 1930s famous for his high wire and trapeze stunts dressed as a woman. “He walked with a tightrope high above the audience without falling, above incongruity, death, bad taste, indecency, indignation.” —Jean Cocteau We suspect that Barbette, aerialist phenomenon of the 1920s and 1930s, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Museum life: Identifying gender</title>
		<link>http://www.wornthrough.com/2011/12/23/museum-life-identifying-gender/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while ago a volunteer asked how to identify the difference between little girls and little boys dresses from the 19th Century. She had an example from her museum collection and wanted me to confirm whether a girl or a boy wore it. It is confronting when you get asked something like this, there are so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fresh Look at Mid-century Design</title>
		<link>http://www.wornthrough.com/2011/12/15/a-fresh-look-at-mid-century-design/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wornthrough.com/2011/12/15/a-fresh-look-at-mid-century-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Sweden has long been known for its beautiful women, but its reputation for clothes has been popularly based on wearing none at all.&#8221; LIFE Magazine, October 6, 1958 (1) With the increasing global visibility of Swedish labels from Cheap Monday to Ann-Sofie Back, the concept of &#8220;Scandinavian Design&#8221;&#8211;so rooted in interiors of the mid-twentieth century&#8211;is [...]]]></description>
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