Tag: Fashion shows
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All their eyes were on the sky: Critique of the Louis Vuitton Pre Fall 2024 show in Hong Kong
Models were still walking as the lights dimmed and the audience turned their backs. Everyone’s eyes and phones were pointed to the sky. There a formation of drones put on a show. They lit up the sky to make an ocean wave, and then a boat, and then the sun, and finally LV iconography. I…
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Stine Goya is a brand that should be on your radar and may soon be in a store near you
Danish brand Stine Goya is expanding to the U.S. Does that mean anything to you? No? That’s fair. I only just found out about this brand all of 15 minutes ago and am now trapped in admiration. It started with the video of their SS24 fashion show. Really a clip of a pair of shoes.…
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Pharell’s first show for Louis Vuitton- Spring/Summer 24
Finally, it has arrived, the first show from Mr. Pharell Williams as the new creative director from Louis Vuitton menswear. The show began with a recorded conversation between Jerrod Carmichael and Henry Taylor about goals. The designs featured camo, in a Minecraft-like pixelated style. Similar blocking was found on jeans. It reminded me of the…
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Thinking about size inclusivity on the runway
Vogue Business analyzed size inclusivity on the runway for Fall/Winter 23. There was reduced number of midsize and plus size models during this past Fashion month compared to last year. (Straight size sizes 0-8, midsize 10-14, plus size 16 and up. Most runway shows feature sizes 2 and 4.) I tend to have mixed feelings…
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With Fall/Winter 23, Bottega Veneta asks, “What is chic?”
I am late to the party on this, but I finally saw the Bottega W 23 show. Often designers end their fashion show with a final look intentionally chosen to be the show stopper. I mean because it literally is the signal that the show is over. It is a work of art. At the end…
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The Dior FW23 show was like a letter of encouragement to the 1950s woman
Today’s Dior show felt like a love letter to 1950s fashion. Personally I love a long skirt and structured jacket. However, my thinking was that this was a way of reinventing the styles of the house from its early days. I thought about the “New Look,” which was Christian Dior’s way of bringing back femininity…
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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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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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