Good Bad Taste

How John Waters Turned Filth, Camp, and “Ugly” Aesthetics Into Art

May 8 • Cameron McKinnon

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The “Is Fashion Art?” Debate Ends Tonight

Explaining the Met Gala’s theme and dress code: “Costume Art” and “Fashion Is Art.”

May 4 • Cameron McKinnon

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April 2026

Seeing Double — But Not Enough

Why Vogue’s Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour cover doesn’t go far enough

Apr 14 • Cameron McKinnon

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Vogue, Doja Cat, and the Death of Editorial Fantasy

As magazines lean harder into sterile studio shoots, even a figure as visually fearless as Doja Cat can’t completely save the formula.

Apr 5 • Cameron McKinnon

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Constructing a Star: Josephine Baker and the Art of The Pop Star

From stage presence to self-made persona, she created the blueprint.

Apr 3 • Cameron McKinnon

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Back of the Closet 004: Where Are the Freaks Going Out?

On performance, scrolling, and the loss of being in the room

Apr 1 • Cameron McKinnon

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March 2026

Two Months in New York

On comparison, creative pressure, and learning to bake the cake first.

Mar 27 • Cameron McKinnon

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John Galliano… at Zara?

What the partnership signals about fashion’s shifting power dynamics

Mar 26 • Cameron McKinnon

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Fabulous.

Carrie Donovan and the Art of Making Fashion Mean Something

Mar 3 • Cameron McKinnon

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February 2026

How to Wear Mugler (According to a Queer Icon)

David Hoyle is the face of the label's deeply intentional return to its roots.

Feb 25 • Cameron McKinnon

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Maybe We Aren’t Nostalgic. Maybe We’re Restless.

Why fashion keeps returning to moments of upheaval and what that says about us now.

Feb 19 • Cameron McKinnon

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Specula Mundi: Valentino’s Resurrection of Old Hollywood

Couture as escape in an unstable world

Feb 3 • Cameron McKinnon

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