When you have something popular you have to be careful with the volume. If people see something too much, they get tired, so we are very careful and control the number of units we sell. | | | | "Missoni Miss." 1975.
(Hulton Archive/Archive Images/Getty Images) | | | | | | “When you have something popular you have to be careful with the volume. If people see something too much, they get tired, so we are very careful and control the number of units we sell.”
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| | rantnrave:// Great topic for debate: who benefits from all the trading in the secondary market for sneakers and streetwear? STOCKX announced Tuesday that it's moving into streetwear. The marketplace known for sneaker trading aims to deliver price transparency and a centralized market hub. It's also profiting from spaces previously dominated by amateurs and fans. Good or bad? What are the implications for sneaker manufacturing? For culture? CAM WOLF's piece for GQ quotes sneaker vlogger akaTRENT, who has this to say on searching for market prices for sneaker resale: "I'm not advocating for someone to use StockX—I'm literally saying that this is pretty much the only place I can do that very quickly." A market like StockX has its advantages, but it can detract from some of the serendipity that make resale markets fun. I've always been amazed at how enthusiasts of anything have a kind of preternatural instinct for pricing and market movements—and of course, those without literacy or access to information are the ones most vulnerable. As it ever was. What's next, people start taking short positions on JORDANS and front running YEEZYS? I'm kidding, but still... Love seeing projects like NEU NEU, a media platform that celebrates black creatives in fashion. The magazine is identity-driven, but the message is firmly inclusive. It's not "for us, by us," but "by us, for everyone"... The constant tracking of creative directors is like fashion's version of homing beacons or "where's my IPHONE." Except these aren't iPhones. They're talented, high achieving individuals responsible for the aesthetic direction of massive empires of ready-to-wear, accessories, advertising imagery, and social media. Per anonymous sources, PHOEBE PHILO may leave CÉLINE. LVMH denies it. Is anyone else feeling fatigue over the churn, not to mention the slingshotting of aesthetic direction at fashion's most well-known labels? If Philo does leave, how is the brand positioned to accelerate growth? CÉLINE became white hot under Philo's direction, inspiring unilateral riffing off of the label's aesthetic from fast fashion to mid-level luxury startups. I remember when just about every label, luxury or otherwise, began gold stamping a diminutive logo onto its handbags à la Céline. Cult status can be hard to maintain when the riffing begins. If Philo does leave, she leaves behind a long shadow—a tough act to follow... LIZ TILBERIS's HARPER'S BAZAAR is one of my favorite eras in the magazine's history. Fun to browse via online archives... KATE LANPHEAR is creative director at MARIE CLAIRE... Stats on US retail sales... Hybrid footwear. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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