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FRIEDAN WRITES, “THE HIGHEST VALUE OF AND THE ONLY COMMITMENT FOR WOMEN IS THE FULFILMENT OF THEIR OWN FEMININITY” (FRIEDAN). WHILE FRIEDAN POSITS THIS FULFILMENT IN A WAY THAT IMPLIES THAT WOMEN ARE CHAINED TO THEIR APPEARANCES – A NOTION WHICH WAS CERTAINLY TRUE FOR SOME WOMEN, LIKE BETTY – PEGGY FORMS A MODEL OF FEMININITY THAT IS LIBERATING AND UNIQUE TO HER.
Not all mothers see fashion as fun, playful or comfy; often, putting an outfit together can seem like a burden. But the hope is not to shame mothers into looking fashionable; rather, the hope is that women see style as a form of self-expression — a way to explore who they are as mothers and not who society wants them to be.
THE STAUD SPRING 2020 PROVES THAT WHETHER SHE’S DESIGNING FOR INSTAGRAM OR FOR THE RUNWAY, SARAH STAUDINGER IS FOREMOST DESIGNING FOR ALL WOMEN.
IF NYFW TAUGHT US ANYTHING, IT’S THAT DESIGNERS ARE RECOGNIZING THAT THERE’S MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF WOMAN – AND MORE THAN ONE WAY TO DRESS LIKE ONE.
