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Jul 2023
40m 46s

Fashion Without Capitalism

Avery Trufelman
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In the 1980s, Budapest was not quite socialist and not quite capitalist, and there was one fashion designer who thrived in this moment.

This is the story of Tamás Király, an unusual artist from an unusual period of Hungarian history, both of which were unusually short-lived. Because Király was murdered in 2013.

Photos of Király and his designs are at https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/

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