Gucci is one of the world’s most popular luxury fashion brands. The company was founded in 1921 by Guccio Gucci … More
Category: Fashion Criticism
Paris Fashion Week S/S 2023 Dissected: A Conversation with Unbiased Label podcast host Zara Korutz
The first in-person Paris Fashion Week was a much-expected post-pandemic luxury for all. Truth is the shows were many and … More
Hey New York, Do We Really Need All That Fashion?
The Spring Summer 2023 New York Fashion Week signaled the official kick-off to the fashion month. The anticipation was high … More
Fashion Brand Collaborations Have Reached Saturation Point. Now What?
In today’s metaverse age, brand collaborations span almost every sector of the industry, from streetwear, luxury, independent brands, and everything in between.
For Diane Pernet, Technology With Imagination Marks the Future of Fashion Journalism
In 1947, Harper’s Bazaar’s Editor-in-Chief Carmel Snow famously dubbed Christian Dior’s collection the “New Look”. And while it was Dior’s … More
Do We Need All This Couture?
“If the number of shows on the schedule is any indication that the future of Couture is all but cemented, the question we should be asking in the future is, “Why does this collection need to be Couture?”
Dior’s Cruise 2022 Show Was All About Kallos That Sells
The idea of mixing local couture-like craftsmanship techniques with the properties of modern sportswear is an intriguing one. Still, every great concept requires a brilliant execution. Chiuri delivered clean-cut, minimal active wear interrupted by deconstructed Bar jackets and some sweats with prints loosely related to modern Greek art.
Toxic Masculinity And Infantilization: Why Fashion Communication Is Letting Men Down
This kind of messaging blurs the line between advertising and editorial content to the point where there really isn’t any distinction between the two. Furthermore, it enforces archaic patriarchal stereotypes.
Dont Believe Everything You See-Burberry Celebrates Britishness In A Time Of Ambiguity
Titled “Feminity” this was a collection focused on womenswear marking a shift from Burberry’s long championed gender fluidity. It was also the sheer proof that intuition alone delivered a collection that can please everyone, ever luxury fashion’ over-saturated audience.
Fans or Critics: What Is The True State of Fashion Criticism Today?
As fashion houses adapted to accommodate the digital sphere, increasing consumers’ access to fashion shows, the role of a fashion critic has inevitably changed. No longer the industry’s secrets gatekeeper, the critic had to redefine its role. Enter social media. The decline of print magazines gave birth to a brand new kind of fashion criticism prospering in the digital sphere, that of fashion bloggers and social media aficionados.