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	<title>styleskilling.com</title>
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	<description>You cannot deconstruct unless you know how to construct.    - Alexander McQueen</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Onward Impulse</title>
		<link>http://styleskilling.com/2008/06/05/onward-impulse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Miles</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Subculture</dc:subject><dc:subject>Big Thaw Onward Impulse</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going for something a little more noirish on this one.  Hope you like it.
Onward Impulse
Download audio file (Big Thaw - 07 - Onward Impulse.mp3)

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		<title>More from Big Thaw</title>
		<link>http://styleskilling.com/2007/12/20/more-from-big-thaw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Miles</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Fashion</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some songs I&#8217;ve been putting together.  Hope you enjoy them. 
The Back of Beyond
Download audio file (Big Thaw - 06 - The Back of Beyond.mp3)
Amateur Seaman
Download audio file (Big Thaw - 02 - Amateur Seaman.mp3)
Ghettotecture
Download audio file (Big Thaw - 05 - Ghettotecture.mp3)
Blue-Devil Factory
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		<title>Big Thaw</title>
		<link>http://styleskilling.com/2007/10/09/big-thaw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Miles</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Subculture</dc:subject><dc:subject>Big Thaw</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have been working on some music under the moniker Big Thaw.  Hopefully I&#8217;ll have something up on myspace.com soon.  For now, Warren Ellis has been kind enough to include my song blue-devil factory in The 4am.  
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		<title>Sandra Backlund&#8217;s Ink Blot Test</title>
		<link>http://styleskilling.com/2007/06/15/sandra-backlunds-ink-blot-test/</link>
		<comments>http://styleskilling.com/2007/06/15/sandra-backlunds-ink-blot-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Miles</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Fashion</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject><dc:subject>Sandra Backlund</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[The newest collection from Sandra Backlund, &#8220;Ink Blot Test&#8221;:

photo by Peter Farago


photo by Peter Farago

photo by Peter Farago

photo by Peter Farago

I include this runway image of the above look to best show the great shape and natural placement on the body.  Photo by Lauren Humbert.

photo by Peter Farago

Again, this is the runway shot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Distinctive Coats from the a/w 2007-8 Collections</title>
		<link>http://styleskilling.com/2007/06/01/distinctive-coats-from-the-aw-2007-8-collections/</link>
		<comments>http://styleskilling.com/2007/06/01/distinctive-coats-from-the-aw-2007-8-collections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Miles</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Fashion</dc:subject><dc:subject>Burberry Prorsum</dc:subject><dc:subject>Byblos</dc:subject><dc:subject>Eley Kishimoto</dc:subject><dc:subject>hussein chalayan</dc:subject><dc:subject>Josep Font</dc:subject><dc:subject>Kenzo</dc:subject><dc:subject>lutz</dc:subject><dc:subject>Marios Schwab</dc:subject><dc:subject>Txell Miras</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[While not all are entirely wearable, the following coats and jackets stand out for structure, innovation or just because I would love to wear them. 

Kenzo a/w 2007-8


This and other coats from Hussein Chalayan&#8217;s a/w 2007-8 collection were inspired by samurai armor.

Byblos a/w 2007-8

Marios Schwab a/w 2007-8

Really the jacket is an excuse to post the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everlasting Sprout&#8217;s Charm Collection</title>
		<link>http://styleskilling.com/2007/05/25/everlasting-sprouts-charm-collection/</link>
		<comments>http://styleskilling.com/2007/05/25/everlasting-sprouts-charm-collection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 01:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Miles</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Fashion</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject><dc:subject>Eugene Atget</dc:subject><dc:subject>Everlastin Sprout</dc:subject><dc:subject>Paris</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[The attraction to Everlasting Sprout’s a/w 2007-8 “Charm” collection is due as much to the idea behind the looks as to the skillfully worked knitwear itself.   Keiichi Muramatsu and Noriko Seki explain that what inspired them for this collection, &#8220;&#8230;was a series of pictures taken by Eugène Atget.  The pictures capture the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Endhouse Angst</title>
		<link>http://styleskilling.com/2007/05/13/endhouse-angst/</link>
		<comments>http://styleskilling.com/2007/05/13/endhouse-angst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 03:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Miles</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Subculture</dc:subject><dc:subject>comics</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[
I apologize for not updating the website more often, but for the past couple of months I&#8217;ve been working on a comic, &#8220;Endhouse Angst&#8221;.  Hopefully my art will improve with time&#8230;

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		<title>Koji Arai Last Supper Exhibition</title>
		<link>http://styleskilling.com/2007/04/15/koji-arai-last-supper-exhibition/</link>
		<comments>http://styleskilling.com/2007/04/15/koji-arai-last-supper-exhibition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Miles</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Fashion</dc:subject><dc:subject>21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa</dc:subject><dc:subject>Koji Arai</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re in Japan between now and June 3rd Koji Arai&#8217;s &#8220;Last Supper&#8221; exhibit is on at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa:

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		<title>Paradise Kiss</title>
		<link>http://styleskilling.com/2007/01/22/paradise-kiss/</link>
		<comments>http://styleskilling.com/2007/01/22/paradise-kiss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Miles</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Fashion</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Subculture</dc:subject><dc:subject>Ai Yazawa</dc:subject><dc:subject>Atlanta</dc:subject><dc:subject>fashion manga</dc:subject><dc:subject>Oxford Comics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Paradise Kiss</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living in Atlanta for three years helped to dispel many myths (no, the Tara Plantation has never been real and no, there aren&#8217;t any peach trees to be found in Atlanta) and reinforce a few stereotypes (yes, southern folk are hospitable and yes, it’s called the Dirty South for a reason).  I miss the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Designer To Dealer:  The Transition From Boutique to House of Ill Repute</title>
		<link>http://styleskilling.com/2007/01/16/designer-to-dealer-the-transition-from-boutique-to-house-of-ill-repute/</link>
		<comments>http://styleskilling.com/2007/01/16/designer-to-dealer-the-transition-from-boutique-to-house-of-ill-repute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Miles</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Op-Ed</dc:subject><dc:subject>Addict</dc:subject><dc:subject>Burberry</dc:subject><dc:subject>Christian Dior</dc:subject><dc:subject>New York Times</dc:subject><dc:subject>Shivani Vora</dc:subject><dc:subject>shopping addiction</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “Dior Addict” marketing campaign for cosmetics and perfume (weren’t there the shirts as well?) launched a few years ago, peddling luxury goods and the accompanying addiction.  Christian Dior doesn’t use the “Admit It” tagline anymore, but that’s just as well.  Don’t admit it.  In fact, don’t even have a paper trail [...]]]></description>
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