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Is fashion art? Why is archive fashion everywhere in 2026? Have designers created anything genuinely new since 1970—and what do postwar Paris, May 1968, 1970s punk, quiet luxury, vintage clothing, fashion TikTok, and the decline of print magazines tell us about how people dress now?On this episode of Pair of Kings, Sol and Michael sit down with Dr. Alexis Romano, fashion historian, writer, curator and professor at Parsons School of Design, for a conversation about fashion history, modern fashion trends, and the forces that turn clothing into culture. Alexis studies twentieth-century fashion, photography, women's history, clothing archives, and everyday dress. Her book, Prêt-à-Porter, Paris and Women: A Cultural Study of French Readymade Fashion, 1945–68, traces the rise of French ready-to-wear after World War II through garments, Vogue and Elle, film, photography, oral history, and the lives of women who bought and wore the clothes.The conversation begins with a fit check spanning Rick Owens, Crocs, selvedge denim, and a vintage Mollie Parnis Ultrasuede set before asking whose clothing gets preserved as fashion history. Museums often prioritize haute couture, luxury fashion, and famous designers, while everyday sportswear, workwear, ready-to-wear, and heavily worn garments disappear. Alexis explains why ordinary clothing and oral history create a richer record.Sol, Michael, and Alexis trace French prêt-à-porter and its tension with haute couture. They discuss how postwar modernization, technology, urban life, New Wave cinema, fashion magazines, photography, and changing ideas about women shaped the modern fashion industry. They examine how ready-made clothing became fashionable rather than merely practical, why casual dress grew alongside social liberalization, and how fast fashion represents the latest stage of a much longer ready-to-wear system.That history leads directly into the fashion landscape of 2026. Why do many well-dressed people now choose either expensive designer clothing or vintage and secondhand clothes? Why are the 1990s and Y2K still being recycled? Has archive culture made younger consumers more historically literate—or convinced them that old clothes are automatically better than new design? The episode connects the 1970s “beige decade” to The Row-era minimalism, natural-looking materials, texture, tactility, pared-back luxury, and the quiet-luxury conversation. Alexis breaks down the decade's competing trends: American sportswear, punk fashion, disco style, polyester, plastic, lamé, bold color, natural fabrics, wide-leg trousers, and Ultrasuede. Contradictory aesthetics existed at once—much like today's mix of minimalism, maximalism, streetwear, high fashion, and microtrends.A major section asks the central question: is fashion art? The group discusses The Met Costume Institute's 2026 Costume Art exhibition, the Museum at FIT, the Whitney Museum, MoMu Antwerp, and the growth of museum fashion exhibitions. Rick Owens becomes a case study in how a garment can be a consumer product, collectible design, personal uniform, museum object, and artwork at the same time. They also discuss Yohji Yamamoto exhibitions, the boundary between a fashion store and an art gallery, museum merchandise, and why fashion may be “the art of the people”—an art form audiences can wear, touch, collect, alter, and recognize in their own closets.This episode is part of Pair of Kings' exploration of “integrated fashion”: the idea that brands increasingly operate across clothing, art, media, music, fragrance, retail, technology, museums, and lifestyle, while consumers build wardrobes around their hobbies, identities, communities, and references. Fashion is not only what appears on a runway. It is also what gets worn, photographed, posted, remembered, collected, studied, resold, copied, preserved, and eventually called history.Whether you follow high fashion, menswear, streetwear, archive fashion, vintage clothing, fashion TikTok, fashion magazines, modeling, editorial photography, independent designers, museum exhibitions, or fashion theory, this conversation offers a practical history of how taste is made—and asks what parts of modern fashion culture will still exist for historians fifty years from now.Alexis is collecting fashion oral histories and personal fashion autobiographies for her research. Find her at @dressondisplay and AlexisRomanoProjects.com.We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording.Lots of love,SolSol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. 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Starting out in sales can build out a skillset that will often lend itself to many other roles you may explore in your lifetime. A career in marketing in particular can greatly benefit from the experiences with product-knowledge building, direct selling, and networking gained through a sales role. In this episode of Tech Sales is for Hustlers, Alexis Romano discusses her journey from sales to marketing, the way in which her sales background has greatly benefited her career in marketing, and the importance of having a mentor in your company.

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Discover what it takes to create a magnificent life of choice, freedom, and abundance. Alexis Romano’s journey from being an employee of the New Jersey school system to a multimillionaire entrepreneur network marketer will inspire you with the belief that anything is possible. Alexis had a vision of an extraordinary life, and she took the simple actions to make that life her reality. Listen to her and learn how you too can live into any story you allow yourself to create. BOOK RECOMMENDATION The Success Principles by Jack Canfield WEBSITES https://10x.alexisromano.com (https://10x.alexisromano.com) www.thrive-fitness.com (http://thrive-fitness.com/) www.bodysoulandpole.com (http://bodysoulandpole.com/) Tell us what you think and feel. Let your voice be heard.

To visit show notes page and resources, go to: www.MLMNation.net/043 Who is Alexis Romano? For the past six years Alexis Romano has coached, inspired, and motivated thousands of people and helped transformed their lives; not only physically, but financially, emotionally, and spiritually. She has replaced her six figure income as a high school counselor for over 20 years and is assisting others on her team to do the same. Alexis is now a seven figure annual income earner in network marketing and living her true passion.

To visit show notes page and resources, go to: www.MLMNation.net/043 Who is Alexis Romano? For the past six years Alexis Romano has coached, inspired, and motivated thousands of people and helped transformed their lives; not only physically, but financially, emotionally, and spiritually. She has replaced her six figure income as a high school counselor for over 20 years and is assisting others on her team to do the same. Alexis is now a seven figure annual income earner in network marketing and living her true passion.

To visit show notes page and resources, go to: www.MLMNation.net/043 Who is Alexis Romano? For the past six years Alexis Romano has coached, inspired, and motivated thousands of people and helped transformed their lives; not only physically, but financially, emotionally, and spiritually. She has replaced her six figure income as a high school counselor for over 20 years and is assisting others on her team to do the same. Alexis is now a seven figure annual income earner in network marketing and living her true passion.