Rudie: The Blog

lions and unicorns and wolves, oh my

Humans have always been weird and messy. And gross and perverted and funny and stupid and childish and selfish and insecure and eccentric. I love to think of the humanity,...

lions and unicorns and wolves, oh my

Humans have always been weird and messy. And gross and perverted and funny and stupid and childish and selfish and insecure and eccentric. I love to think of the humanity,...

Let's Put a Pin In It

By now you know that I tend to hyper-fixate on extremely specific things, especially when it comes to fashion and history and womanhood and the like. I have been looking...

Let's Put a Pin In It

By now you know that I tend to hyper-fixate on extremely specific things, especially when it comes to fashion and history and womanhood and the like. I have been looking...

Gatekeeping Purple

From ancient civilizations to modern countercultures, purple plays a symbolic role in the expression of political prowess. Colors have always held profound cultural significance, and purple in particular is a...

Gatekeeping Purple

From ancient civilizations to modern countercultures, purple plays a symbolic role in the expression of political prowess. Colors have always held profound cultural significance, and purple in particular is a...

Grunge as Fashion

Grunge as a music genre first emerged in the Pacific Northwest region of the USA in the mid-1980s. This genre was heavily influenced by punk, metal, and alternative rock, with...

Grunge as Fashion

Grunge as a music genre first emerged in the Pacific Northwest region of the USA in the mid-1980s. This genre was heavily influenced by punk, metal, and alternative rock, with...

Bloomers: Fancy Pants for Equality

Bloomers were popularized in the mid-19th century by early suffragette Amelia Bloomer, who protested gender inequality by challenging the restrictive clothing norms of her time.   Women were largely expected...

Bloomers: Fancy Pants for Equality

Bloomers were popularized in the mid-19th century by early suffragette Amelia Bloomer, who protested gender inequality by challenging the restrictive clothing norms of her time.   Women were largely expected...

Anne Bonny - Inspiration for the Bonny Wrap Dress

Anne Bonny was an infamous pirate who lived during the beginning of the 18th century. Born in Ireland as the result of an illicit affair, she moved to the Bahamas...

Anne Bonny - Inspiration for the Bonny Wrap Dress

Anne Bonny was an infamous pirate who lived during the beginning of the 18th century. Born in Ireland as the result of an illicit affair, she moved to the Bahamas...