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“Punk Style:” An Interview with Monica Sklar

by Tove Hermanson on Feb 7, 2014 • No Comments

The following interview is with my former colleague from Worn Through, the delightful and insightful Monica Sklar. Monica’s book Punk Style (Bloomsbury) was recently released; I asked her a few questions about this fun and important topic in fashion’s social history. What, if any, is your personal connection to punk? Iâ€™ve been associated with the...

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New Collaboration

by Tove Hermanson on Sep 13, 2009 • No Comments

+ = I am one of the newest bloggers for the Style section of the Huffington Post, that amazing online newspaper! It’s a no-pay gig, but I am thrilled! First article to appear shortly.

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Employment for a Fashion History Writer

by Tove Hermanson on Jun 4, 2009 • No Comments

I was laid off from the Whitney Museum last week due to budget cuts (not unexpected exactly, but still inconvenient) and so I begin the arduous task of finding a new job. My professional experience has been in administration, marketing, database management, and other non-fashiony things, but for obvious reasons I’d like to use this...

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Cross-Posting Partnership

by Tove Hermanson on May 4, 2009 • No Comments

+ I have partnered with the lovely Monica Sklar and her team at Worn Through, so I will be cross-posting there every-other week. Monica has multiple co-editors for an intelligent, well-rounded take on fashion history, fashion teaching, fashion book reviews and listings of exhibitions and calls for papers. Check it out here....