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Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of rationality, Apollonian, and the irrational passion, defined as Dionysian, have always been a sort of philosophical guide for Murano; his way of conceiving fashion.
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By the ninth century B.C.E., Delos had been established as an Apollonian sanctuary.
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The strapless gown was designed with a cutout beneath the bust line and symmetrical cutouts at the hips augmented by crisscross fabric.
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Old way refers to the original version of voguing, up through the late ’80s, which emphasized clean, symmetrical lines in the body and sharp angles.
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“Apollinian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Apollinian. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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