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The Daily Free Press

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Melissa Park | Associate Graphics Editor

‘Fashion daddies’ aren’t exactly revolutionary | Wear Me This

Sujena Soumyanath April 8, 2025
Diljit Dosanjh, the Indian music superstar who brought Punjabi beats to Coachella, is challenging how we view masculinity. From diamond encrusted jewelry and sequined tops, to Chanel pieces and pearls, Dosanjh isn’t afraid to experiment with fashion. In the Punjabi music world, saturated with artists in baggy outfits and chauvinism, Dosanjh’s choice to include traditionally feminine pieces into his looks feels particularly refreshing.
Melissa Park | Associate Graphics Editor

On the sinking ship of Gucci, Demna could be another disastrous leak | Wear Me This

Sujena Soumyanath April 1, 2025
Over the past decade of internet rage-baiting, an unlikely perpetrator has risen to fame: world-famous fashion house Balenciaga. From stiletto crocs to packing-tape bracelets, Balenciaga — once associated with elegant couture gowns and sumptuous fabric — has repeatedly taunted the internet with its meme-worthy designs.
Jodi Tang | Graphic Artist

Skirts over pants and the subversive genius of unsexy clothing | Wear Me This

Sujena Soumyanath March 18, 2025

The internet still remembers when Ashley Tisdale showed up to the 2005 premiere of the Disney flick “Ice Princess.”  Wearing a gold-sequined miniskirt over blue jeans and carrying a clutch resembling...

Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Extending the student loan freeze only delays the inevitable

Editors April 8, 2022
But this postponement amounts to a temporary band-aid on a much larger crisis. The looming student debt apocalypse still remains no matter how many times Biden kicks it further down the road.
Connie Dai / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Abloh’s death doesn’t mean a reimagined streetwear can’t live on

Sujena Soumyanath February 9, 2022
If streetwear wants to survive into the next trend cycle, I would argue it needs a return to its roots.
Adam Driver and Lady Gaga in "House of Gucci"

‘House of Gucci’ suffers from divine lack of inspiration

Josh Rosenthal November 30, 2021
“House of Gucci” is dissatisfying, monotonous and not nearly campy enough to warrant its existence.
Tattoos, piercings and other body modifications are becoming more common in the workplace. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tattoos, piercings becoming more acceptable in various work spaces

Olivia Deng October 2, 2014

With more Americans getting inked and pierced, companies and employees are starting to rethink workplace policies and the impact tattoos and piercings have on job prospects. In 2012, the Center for Professional...

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