I was almost jealous, almost envious, of the way an outsider might see the world. I wanted to see the world through their eyes. I wished there was a psychedelic drug that allowed me to see the world differently. I thought I wouldn’t be able to create something new unless I became a different person, with different views, different thoughts, different experiences — basically a different life, a life away from fashion. | | | | Alexander McQueen A/W 2010, March 9, 2010, Paris.
(Chris Moore/Catwalking/Getty Images) | | | | | | “I was almost jealous, almost envious, of the way an outsider might see the world. I wanted to see the world through their eyes. I wished there was a psychedelic drug that allowed me to see the world differently. I thought I wouldn’t be able to create something new unless I became a different person, with different views, different thoughts, different experiences — basically a different life, a life away from fashion.”
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| | rantnrave:// The cult of COMME DES GARÇONS is instinctual. Look at it two ways—getting to know the creative practice of CDG takes time, honing one's eye, study, and experience with the clothes—there's an element of connoisseurship to it, which is no doubt part of its appeal. Or, and I gather this is the way REI KAWAKUBO prefers, there's no path to understanding. The experience of CDG clothes should be utterly visceral—all seeing, feeling, wearing and less thinking—letting go of all preconceived notions of what clothing or the body should be. No wonder Kawakubo has been fascinated with the sartorial codes of punk. There's a near-morbid fascination with the protrusions, raw seams, chopped-up hems, and dismissal of symmetry that CDG has shown over the years. And in that sense, the creations can be left to a more primal instinct. I can think of few but JOHN WATERS who are able to articulate the solace of finding one's tribe through clothing that bears the label CDG. Those who collect it are its best ambassadors. No starter packs or explainers necessary. But if you persist, and need a fair summary, check out this "faker's guide" (ha) by TROY PATTERSON... Antipode to the bluster of the MET show can be found at MAD in NYC: “fashion after Fashion” features commissioned work from six teams of designers, invited to create installations according to their personal definitions of fashion. Nice to see experimental fashion exhibitions cropping up in NYC, since they've been almost exclusively reserved for EUROPE in recent years… Here's an anthropological take on why people don't return their shopping carts. For clarity, these are non-digital carts we're talking about... Key point for AMAZON's apparel strategy (should be in the starter pack for understanding the company): it plays the long game... Oh yeah, the COSTUME INSTITUTE fête. REI showed up. Who won the night? Well the CI, obviously, for raking it in. WINTOUR, whose name is literally synonymous with the place. And TRACEE ELLIS ROSS. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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| Over the years, the online giant has picked off different retail businesses, from books to electronics. Now apparel sellers are starting to succumb. | | |
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| "The concept of ‘the model’ differs between fine art, design, architecture, fashion, photography and new media, and offers an intriguing mix of things: it can be a rudimentary sketch, an ideal, a miniature, a set of instructions, a maquette or a prototype... But only in fashion is the model a living, breathing human being; and only in fashion does this creature have an inert counterpart, in the form of the dress she wears, also known as the model." | | |
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| Opening at the Met Museum this month is a retrospective of the fashion crowd’s favorite Japanese label. Here’s how to bluff your way through it. | | |
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| "There's a sense of power injected into these clothes." | | |
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| "Among the many unfair stereotypes lodged against women—small hands, delicate fingers, weak arms, poisonous knees—is the belief that we all love shopping." | | |
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| A year in the making, the exhibition will run May 4 through Sept. 4, displaying 140 of Kawakubo’s designs for Comme des Garçons from the early Eighties to her most recent collection. | | |
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| Pulling up to a parking spot and finding a shopping cart there can be pretty frustrating. Why do people ignore the receptacle? | | |
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| She has a White House job and a global business empire modeled on her image. But experts warn Ivanka Trump is deep in an ethical danger zone. | | |
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| In this report from BoF's special print edition, 'America', we examine how American fashion brands are grappling with the perils of a post-Trump reality and its impact on trade, manufacturing and immigration. | | |
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| Gabriela Hearst’s time on her rural South American ranch informs how she designs for cosmopolitan women. | | |
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| Chances are, if guests at this evening’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala are not wearing Comme des Garcons, they are wearing looks from the brand that sponsored their attendance. | | |
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| More fashion is fueling both interest and business in parkas, bombers, the so-called shacked and more. | | |
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| While many retailers are scrambling to close storefronts, one internet upstart is opening them-but for just a few months at a time. | | |
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| Four Muslim women on how makeup empowers them to shatter stereotypes. | | |
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| Showing at the Museum of Arts and Design, the new exhibition ‘fashion after Fashion’ brings out the serious, and personal, sides of the industry. | | |
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| Imagine being on your feet for hours with almost 35 pounds of camera gear while dressed in a tuxedo. | | |
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| Having just shuttered 36 out of 45 total stores last week, Kit and Ace’s aim of opening 95 global stores by 2019 (and taking out $300M in debt to do so) is over. This is just the latest in a consistent series of embarrassing missteps since early 2016. | | |
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| “The idea of African fashion has been so limited for so long, focused just on prints and wild colors, when in reality, there’s a breadth of diversity that should be highlighted,” said Kwesi Blair, the Oxosi's COO. “We want to show that there’s a lot more to it than just Ankara and Vlisco fabrics, or Kente cloth.” | | |
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| Macy's Loop flagship is for sale - or, to be more precise, the top half of the building is available to potential buyers or joint venture partners. | | |
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| They weren't anti-technology. They just wanted some protections from the machines coming to take their jobs. | | |
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