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
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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?”
Be Cool or Be Nothing: Men’s Spring 2022 Collections Ditched Heritage for Hype
Coolness doesn’t have a past; it rather operates in a perennial future. In that sense, heritage brands seem to have taken a route that guarantees sales through doing what the others are also doing. Those street style-savvy aesthetics can be Dior, Louis Vuitton, Off –White, anything. Their past cultural references mean nothing to a generation of clients that are both very young to remember and very uninterested to learn.
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.
In Ukraine, A New Modelling Agency Is Pioneering Inclusivity Through Localization
Elga Volga (Vogue Laboratory) interviews the women of her home country making local fashion history We live in unprecedented, rapidly … More
Four Questions About Halston
Now, with the Netflix series Halston telling his story, Halston’s name is being reintroduced to Generation Z through the performance of Ewan McGregor. directed by Daniel Minahan-and produced by Ryan Murphy, Still, as often happens with biopics, Halston’s family didn’t seem to agree or approve the miniseries. In fact, Lesley Frowick, Halston’s niece and chief executive of his archives, released a statement complaining that the series was “an inaccurate, fictionalized account” of her uncle’s life.
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.
New York Fashion Week Was More About Content Than Creativity
What’s left to say here is that the format is wrong for many smaller brands and designers that do great design and tailoring-but can’t get through the digital noise or simply don’t have the resources to bring their vision to digital life. They need support as much as editors need a clear calendar to look forward to
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