Ilise S. Carter

Journalist

How Do You Open an Interactive Museum in a Pandemic? Very Carefully (Published 2020)Curators of the new Makeup Museum had to completely rethink their first exhibition.

Where Drag Queens, Brides, and Madonna Get Fitted for Custom CorsetsRacked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering...

Perspective | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s makeup routine reflects the enduring power of lipstickHow the media and the industry made lipstick an essential.

Beneath the Frills at Ruffle ConThe Lolita movement finds community and empowerment in petticoats and corsets

You Might Not be Wearing Lipstick if it Wasn’t For These WomenIntroducing the OG girl bosses.

What Taylor Swift & Justin Bieber Don't Get About "Goth"Though pop stars like Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber are going goth, they're actually missing the point. Here's more about goth's fashion roots.

Strike a Pose (but Be Ready to Sweat) (Published 2018)Vogueing is having another moment, and those who would like to study with a master from the House of Ninja can do so at a downtown dance studio.

10 Great Sustainable Lipsticks Anyone can rock red lipstick. Here are some quality eco-conscious products.

The Future of Beauty in Three Frantic Days (Published 2018)A look inside the International Beauty Show, a convention for stylists, aestheticians and whatever it is you call the people who sell jelly masks and detox water.

Crowning GloryThe Milliners Guild arose to help professional hat makers deal with the dwindling number of suppliers in the once-thriving hat district in Manhattan’s West 30s.

The Tattoo Artist Who Is Already Removing Confederate Flags"I'm cool with helping some dumbass kid get rid of part of his dumbass past."

American Horror Story: Freak Show versus American history“Only by entering will you learn its secrets.” —Elsa Mars, American Horror Story: Freak Show

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