Tag: Fashion shows
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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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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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Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 22: The Bangkok Spin-off
So, I watched the Bangkok Louis Vuitton men’s Fall/Winter 2022 show last week. As I watched I took notes on all that I saw. The use of flowers, oversized tailoring, artwork, and a continuation of Abloh’s Boyhood Ideology. I thought to myself that they were making a clear link to the previous show, especially when…
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Louis Vuitton Cruise 2023 Collection show. Here’s what I noticed.
The Louis Vuitton Cruise Collection debuted yesterday. I just watched it and have some quick takes. First, the show took place at the visually stunning Salk Institute in San Diego California. The beautiful architecture and stunning waterways provided a fitting backdrop to the luxurious designs for the show. If I were to summarize the looks…
