Rudie: The Blog

Let's Put a Pin In It
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...
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Grunge as Fashion
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...
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Anne Bonny - Inspiration for the Bonny Wrap Dress
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...
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Sheena is a Punk Rocker
Sheena is a Punk Rocker
Sheena of the Jungle is a 1930s comic book about an enormously breasted Amazonian heroine. She takes down bad guys, wears a slinky outfit made from cheetah fur, and has...
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lions and unicorns and wolves, oh my
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,...
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Gatekeeping Purple
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...
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Bloomers: Fancy Pants for Equality
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...
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What is Deadstock Fabric?
What is Deadstock Fabric?
"Deadstock" is a term used for materials that have been produced but never used or sold. Maybe a clothing brand or fabric mill overestimated their needs. Maybe the brand changed...
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lions and unicorns and wolves, oh my
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,...
Read more
Let's Put a Pin In It
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...
Read more
Gatekeeping Purple
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...
Read more
Grunge as Fashion
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...
Read more
Bloomers: Fancy Pants for Equality
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...
Read more
Anne Bonny - Inspiration for the Bonny Wrap Dress
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...
Read more
What is Deadstock Fabric?
What is Deadstock Fabric?
"Deadstock" is a term used for materials that have been produced but never used or sold. Maybe a clothing brand or fabric mill overestimated their needs. Maybe the brand changed...
Read more
Sheena is a Punk Rocker
Sheena is a Punk Rocker
Sheena of the Jungle is a 1930s comic book about an enormously breasted Amazonian heroine. She takes down bad guys, wears a slinky outfit made from cheetah fur, and has...
Read more