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Call for submissions: MAMA SAYS GOOD GIRLS MARRY DOCTORS
February 27, 2010 – 6:29 pm | No Comment
Call for submissions: MAMA SAYS GOOD GIRLS MARRY DOCTORS

Contribute your story to a forthcoming volume: “Mama Says Good Girls Marry Doctors.” This book focuses on the pressures on South and East Asian women who have grown up in North America to be “good girls.”

Worldtown Hearsay :: Hijabizing Paris Ads
February 25, 2010 – 1:52 pm | No Comment
Worldtown Hearsay :: Hijabizing Paris Ads

“The street artist known as Princess Hijab is, as she puts it, hijabizing ads in Paris. She’s drawing the Islamic head cover onto immodestly dressed models in public advertisements and billboards. Why? It’s unclear. She has a manifesto, written in the third person, on her website, but it’s oddly-punctuated and generally baffling.”

London Fashion Week Round-up
February 24, 2010 – 7:28 pm | No Comment
London Fashion Week Round-up

London Fashion Week wraps up today.
Don’t cry in to your 5 inch pumps…
Catch up on our coverage!

Here and Now: Knowing the Legacy of Malcolm X
February 22, 2010 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Here and Now: Knowing the Legacy of Malcolm X

Know the true meaning of Malcolm X, and you cannot help but be moved. You cannot help but stand up taller and aim to live with greater courage, committed to the upliftment of oneself and of all people. The life and death, struggle and change he underwent from 1925 to 1965 still stands as a powerful source of learning and inspiration. The burden now falls upon those of us who know to ensure that new generations aren’t deprived of also truly knowing Malcolm, and living better because of it.

The following resources and selected quotes have been gathered as a brief, introductory primer for those unfamiliar with Malcolm X.

Street Style Snapshots :: This Is Worldtown jumps in at LFW
February 21, 2010 – 11:49 pm | No Comment
Street Style Snapshots :: This Is Worldtown jumps in at LFW

:: Dispatches from London Fashion Week ::
This Is Worldtown joins the street style bandwagon, and is it ever fun!
We spotted these stylish and pulled together men and women in and around London Fashion Week venues.

Beam me up :: Backstage at Belle Sauvage
February 21, 2010 – 2:29 am | No Comment
Beam me up :: Backstage at Belle Sauvage

This Is Worldtown had the opportunity to backstage at the Belle Sauvage show for their Autumn/Winter 2010 collection. Check out the slideshow for all the action, from start to finish.

Worldtown Hearsay :: Is Die Antwoord blackface?
February 20, 2010 – 7:47 pm | No Comment
Worldtown Hearsay :: Is Die Antwoord blackface?

Spotted via Africa is a Country: Die Antwoord - a trio from South Africa that happens to be the hipster obsession du jour, has previously been referred to as a “wild and savage rap group from the deep, dark, …

Notes from LFW :: Christopher Raeburn, Lu Flux, Holly Fulton, St. Erasmus, Sykes, MaxJenny
February 20, 2010 – 1:03 pm | One Comment
Notes from LFW :: Christopher Raeburn, Lu Flux, Holly Fulton, St. Erasmus, Sykes, MaxJenny

While the runway shows get the glitz & glam, Fashion Week is essentially a trade event.
The designer exhibitions are where to find some of the most interesting, innovative and stylish creations looking to express an idea and be available in a shop near you.
This Is Worldtown shares some notes on exhibitors that intrigued us.

Spectacle & redemption at Jena.Theo
February 20, 2010 – 10:22 am | No Comment
Spectacle & redemption at Jena.Theo

:: Dispatches from London Fashion Week ::
To see the Autumn/Winter 2010 collection from Jena.Theo come down the runway at London Fashion Week, it is difficult to believe that just half a year ago the duo behind the line, Jenny Holmes and Dimitris Theocharidis, were participating in their very first catwalk show as part of Fashion Fringe at Covent Garden.

Notes from LFW :: Elvis & Kresse Arts, KAYU, Fannie Schiavoni, Eternal Child, Craig Lawrence, Izzy Lane
February 20, 2010 – 6:55 am | No Comment
Notes from LFW :: Elvis & Kresse Arts, KAYU, Fannie Schiavoni, Eternal Child, Craig Lawrence, Izzy Lane

While the runway shows get the glitz & glam, Fashion Week is essentially a trade event.
The designer exhibitions are where to find some of the most interesting, innovative and stylish creations looking to express an idea and be available in a shop near you.
This Is Worldtown shares some notes on exhibitors that intrigued us.