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Cultural Inspiration Series: The Mexican National Costume

Mexico, the land of tequila, sombreros and cacti. Or at least that’s what the visuals the name of the country evokes in our minds. It is not commonly though of as a center of the fashion world, but actually, they have quite a lot to contribute. We looked into this, and now when we think …

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Cultural Inspiration Series: The Russian National Costume

Although you might not be aware of it, the fashion industry gets inspired from a surprisingly wide range of things, and not among the least important of them are national costumes. Fashion designers, specifically American ones, seem fascinated with these things, perhaps out of the lack of their own national costume and no one common …

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Trends That Break Our Heart: Plaid Isn’t High Fashion

A year ago plaid was pretty unavoidable. From high-end stores like Rag & Bone and Richard Chai to popular quality chains like Gap and American Eagle, then even affordable high fashion boutiques like H&M and Forever 21. Plaid wasn’t just for casual shirts or even shorts anymore, it had moved on to decorate suits, jackets, …

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Paisley Print: An Intricate and Exotic Pattern for The Summer

We here at the Xaxii Creative Team are constantly exploring the world of fashion, and thus we  often come across many  prints and patterns, which are not only a prominent part of the fashion scene today, but also hold great historical significance. Today on our fashion map is the territory of the ancient empire of…

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Patterns and Prints: Easing into Spring 2012

We don’t know how about you, but we here at the Xaxii Creative Team have been ready for Spring months ago… and finally it’s catching up to us! Little by little the weather is warming up, and you know what that means? Time for a change of wardrobe! We here at Xaxii are very into…

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Aztec-Inspired Fashion: From Ancient Mexico to Modern Runways

 

The Aztec civilization was renowned for it's architectural and artistic accomplishments. It spread along the territory of what today is known as Mexico. After being conquered by the Spanish, it was completely wiped out, so the only evidence of it's existence today are archeological excavations. As a tribute to the Aztecs, the fashion industry…

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