Reinventing Jewish Fashion: What’s Old Is New Again

By Mirushe Zylali October 21, 2021

Sewing together fashion from other places and times to express a history of many roots.

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The Nice Jewish Girl’s Guide to the Broccoli City Fest

By Michele Amira April 22, 2015

Although my favorite holiday, Tu B’Shevat, passed in February, Jewish tree lovers like me can still find joy in another holiday celebrating the beauty of earth’s many bountiful blessings: Earth Day and the week-long Broccoli City Festival. Starting in Washington, D.C. on April 25 and finishing up in Los Angeles May 3, the Broccoli City Festival…

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On The Seventh Day, God Made Fashion

By H. B. Rubin May 14, 2013

Hassid or Hipster? It’s a topic of discussion that never gets old. But what about these bearded men’s female counterparts? While I don’t think we’re going to see any Hasidic women sporting crop-tops and wedged Supergas anytime soon, there may be more stylish overlap than you’ve previously considered. Whether it be the variety of hats lining…

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Meet Diane von Furstenberg [Celebrities]

By lkatz March 5, 2012

Legendary fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg’s mother was in Auschwitz 18 months before she was born. Born Diane Simone Michelle Halfin on December 31, 1946 in Belgium, her parents, Leon and Liliane Halfin, were both Jewish. Her mother’s greatest gift to her was the conviction that “fear is not an option,” Von Furstenberg said at an United…

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