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X-WR-CALNAME:23rd Annual Pop Conference
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DESCRIPTION:Over three exciting days of panels\, roundtables\, keynotes\, a
 nd special events\, the 23rd annual Pop Conference will explore the deep a
 nd complex relationship between popular music\, style\, and fashion. This 
 year’s theme\, “Baby\, It’s a Look: Popular Music\, Style\, and Fash
 ion at the Edge\,” draws its inspiration from a 2017 Leikeli47 lyric and
  marks the first joint gathering of PopCon and IASPM-US since 2012.\n\n \n
 \nFashion and music are inextricably linked\, from Josephine Baker’s ban
 ana skirt\, Cab Calloway’s zoot suits\, Billie Holiday’s signature gar
 denia\, to The Beatles’ mop-top haircuts. Today\, the connection between
  pop music and fashion remains stronger than ever. Visualizers thrive on s
 treaming platforms\; fashion runways in Paris\, Rio de Janeiro\, and Johan
 nesburg deploy pop music to bring designers’ visions to life\; and music
 ians themselves blaze new trails designing streetwear collections and serv
 ing as creative directors for major fashion houses. \n\n \n\nBut style has
  always been much more than just commerce or escapism—it has long been a
  space for critique\, refusal\, defiance\, and radical expression. At its 
 most powerful\, style challenges norms\, blurs boundaries\, and pushes art
 istic and cultural frontiers\, moving us right to the edge. \n\n \n\nThis 
 year’s conference returns to USC’s Thornton School of Music in Los Ang
 eles just months after January 2025’s catastrophic Eaton and Palisades w
 ildfires\, and during a time of profound global upheaval and turmoil. The 
 2025 “Baby\, It’s a Look: Popular Music\, Style\, and Fashion at the E
 dge” conference presents a remix\, an opportunity to reconsider how fash
 ion and music shape the world we live in\, reflecting our realities\, stru
 ggles\, and aspirations while leading us toward the very edge of what feel
 s possible.\n\n—\n\nAdmission is free and open to the public with RSVP. 
 Some special events may require a separate RSVP.
LOCATION:USC University Park Campus
SUMMARY:23rd Annual Pop Conference
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CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Music
CATEGORIES:Conference/Symposia
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