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Brandon Maxwell: Couture or Costume?

Maxwell instilled a haughty bygone glamour in his designs, though his ballooning backs and curlicue bust details had the tendency to dip into costume.
Brandon Maxwell Spring/Summer 2016 | Source: InDigital.tv
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  • Dan Thawley

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