Category: fashion
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At the Emporio Armani show, the models smiled. And I thought that was odd.
Though I didn’t have the chance to watch all of the shows during Milan Fashion Week, there was one I did watch, which caught me off guard. It was the Giorgio Armani FW23/24 womenswear show. The models looked happy. And that was weird. And of course, it is weird that I think that was weird.…
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Reflection of Fear of God’s Jerry Lorenzo’s career pivot
“Am I too late?” It’s a question that I often ask myself. I have a fear that opportunity, as a general thing, is limited; success has a by when date. But as I continue to learn about the fashion world, I learn stories that make me question that. My winding career path may not be…
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Upside down dresses at Viktor & Rolf and high fashion art
A friend sent me a short video of the Viktor & Rolf 2023 Couture show, captioned with the message, “Now this, this is high fashion.” I think what a lot of people get wrong about couture shows, and fashion shows in general, is that every single piece that comes down the runway needs to be…
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Maybe there’s more to the colors on the runway
I was preparing a talk and needed a song. I gave it over to YouTube to play something randomly for me. It gave me Sara Bareilles covering Yellow by Coldplay. As she sung it, the words sunk into me. It spoke to me of sacrificial love. It was perfect for a discussion of love and…
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Beyond New York: Here are some other American cities that do Fashion Week too
Love is measured in time. How long do you want to spend with the subject of your affection? If you are measuring my viewing of the recent fashion shows and content to come to an assessment, you can certainly say that I love fashion shows. February is “Fashion Month,” or at least on of the…
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Not too late: An introduction to over 60 model Jacky O’Shaughnessy
I get into my head every now and again that my time has passed. It is as if I am a wound soldier in this battlefield of life, telling my dreams to go on without me. “Save yourself! Leave me behind with my unfulfilled potential.” In truth, very rarely is it too late to start…
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Dolce & Gabbana goes all black for Fall-Winter 2023/2024
Dolce & Gabbana debuted their menswear line for Fall-Winter 2023/2024. It was just black, with pops of color from grey and white. To call them pops of color is a bit much. What I did notice was that they are continuing what I’ve noticed happening across designers. That is borrowing aesthetics from womenswear and doing…
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Adidas loses their trademark case, and now I am reflecting on what I lose focusing on others
A little while back, I wrote about Adidas Groups suit of Thom Browne, on the grounds that the luxury brand was infringing on their Signature Three Stripes. In that post, my thoughts were that it didn’t seem reasonable that consumers would be confused. With Adidas diehards looking specifically for the correct number of stripes and…
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Historical fashion icon: The dandy “Beau” Brummel
Personally, I have been on the hunt for men’s fashion influencers I can follow who are crushing it in the fashion game. Apparently there is one who I should know about, but I am just about 200 years late to notice. The man is George Bryan “Beau” Brummel. He is credited as most famous dandy.…
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