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Mar 10, 2020
3 minutes
Illustration by Laurene Boglio
#14: Polyvinyl chloride
There’s a very specific vernacular that goes along with wearing PVC. Whether its a Kardashian-style rubber dress or a pair of throwback go-go boots, the oil-slick, reflective quality is striking and futuristic. This is a material that moulds to the wearer’s body like a latex glove, and the neon glow of the nightlife bounces off it perfectly. It screams of modernity, of audacity, and of the tension between discomfort and pleasure or verboten erotic thrillers like , PVC clothing is never middle of the road.
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