In today's world it is necessary to question things, to think. Of course as a luxury brand we are always thinking about how to make a better product, something that lasts longer, that works better. When necessary, the technical capabilities will be there and will only improve. What I'm more interested in now is why we make what we make. What does it mean to people, how does it make them feel when they see it or use it? | | | | Theater of King Louis XV. Versailles, Vogue 1957.
(Henry Clarke/Condé Nast Collection/Getty Images) | | | | | | “In today's world it is necessary to question things, to think. Of course as a luxury brand we are always thinking about how to make a better product, something that lasts longer, that works better. When necessary, the technical capabilities will be there and will only improve. What I'm more interested in now is why we make what we make. What does it mean to people, how does it make them feel when they see it or use it?”
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| | rantnrave:// We're accustomed to switching perspectives as we share online, yet there’s nothing like reading about people's experiences in their own words: first person. These 20 interviews stood out for moments that are insightful, funny, heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, from people across the world of fashion. Here’s to 2018. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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| For 032c's Winter Issue 2016, Jack Self traveled to Rotterdam and Milan to speak with OMA founder Rem Koolhaas about their collaboration with Prada. | | |
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| Fashion critic Cathy Horyn on what it takes to be listened to. | | |
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| The singer-songwriter goes deep in his most extensive interview about fashion to date. | | |
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| What’s it like to FaceTime Rick Owens at his Venetian apartment? Find that out, and more, from the winner of the 2017 CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award. | | |
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| The power of image, from an in-person first impression to an Instagram post shared with millions of followers, has now been commercialized and politicized, for better or for worse. The role that fashion plays in this is an increasingly important one, something of which Louis Vuitton's artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière is ever mindful. | | |
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| A conversation with Jacob Yazejian, used clothing exporter. | | |
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| The life of a fashion designer. It’s all parties, stress and breakdowns, isn’t it? Not if you ask Dries Van Noten. | | |
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| "It feels like we're scamming people and the sham is about to implode tomorrow. What if one day you don't get jobs? What if one day brands don't believe in you?" | | |
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| It is mid-morning in New York, and I meet Virgil Abloh on the second floor of the 11 Howard hotel, in a nightclub called The Blonde. As we speak in the empty lounge, his iPhone lights up constantly. Occasionally, he cannot help but pause and answer a text. | | |
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| An interview with Eduardo Dente, the man behind the white curtains and trompe l'oeil wall papers. | | |
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| Author W. David Marx reflects on a changing Tokyo and the internet’s impact on trends. | | |
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| "In honor of his own 10 year anniversary of hitting the streets and snapping real outfits worn by real people, I thought it as good of an opportunity as any to not only share our thoughtful and honest conversation with the Grailed community, but turn the lens back onto the man himself to see what he's been wearing lately as part of our ongoing In Medias Res series." | | |
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| Glamour caught up with Hailey Gates, host of Viceland's 'State of Undress,' to talk about how the stories explored in season two feel a little closer to home. | | |
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| While shops like Supreme have stores in New York, London, Paris, and all over Japan, their fanbase undeniably stretches beyond those cities. The Internet has made it (a little) easier to get your hands on rare gear, but the online community united by a shared passion for labels like Supreme have been galvanized by social media like forums and Facebook groups. | | |
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| Plus, Rocky answers questions from Raf Simons, André 3000, Mahershala Ali, and more. | | |
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| A conversation about life after Vogue with Lucinda Chambers. | | |
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| The social media star went from creating outfits online to dressing real life icons. | | |
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| Its technical clothing was a response to increased CCTV surveillance, The Criminal Justice Bill and air pollution -- now ‘London’s answer to Helmut Lang’ is making a comeback. | | |
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| Hussein Chalayan is the last of the great talents of the 1990s to remain independent. Maybe that's why he's as fearless as ever. | | |
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| With offices in London and Paris, and the occasional pop-up clinic – a fixture in LA during the lead-up to the Oscars each year – Dr Sebagh is always on the go. After turning her away at her first consultation, fashion’s go-to make-up artist Pat McGrath finally has a chance to sit down with Dr Sebagh to discuss fish lips, vampire lifts, and what it means to be ‘in frame’. | | |
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