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I came across an article on The BoF {Business of Fashion}
newsletter by Vanessa Friedman titled, Is Fashion too safe? The article
is thought provoking and a good read.
Here are a couple points:
Open any glossy magazine and there, staring from advertisements and editorial alike are Christy Turlington, Kate Moss, Stephanie Seymour – old models and proven sales vehicles. The same goes for all those celebrities whose contracts get bigger and bigger even as the viewing public declares itself to be over the stars-sells-stuff idea. No matter: go with the known.
Seems like she had to get some stuff off her chest and I guess
she is pushing designers not to be so safe. Separate from my thoughts…she ends
her article with “I dare you”.
I do get where she is coming from.
Fashion is my passion because I have something to express..my
art, my thoughts and my contribution as a fashion designer. Like Friedman stated in her article:‘Fashion is predicated on giving people what they did not know they wanted’. Though, I feel that fashion is right where it needs to be.
Certain points stated in the article
can get fine-tuned and leveled out, OR end not so well. But fashion is more risky than ever. Have you seen Prada’s Spring 2014 RTW Collection? And count on Chanel to bring new designs and great style inspiration {from head-to-toe}, to the runway. There are more.
A lot of
different fashion pieces have been upgraded too. Check out the Trend Alert and
Polyvore post. Any new designer bringing
their weird and different thing has my ‘go for it’, because that’s what keeps
fashion alive.
If anything fashion is getting redundant, but it happens. It is really every designer’s game right now. NYFW just passed and a lot of new
designers showed their impressive collections. We’ve reached a time in fashion I used to dream of college -a way
to really get in, but my way. So anyone up and coming in fashion {designers in
particular} can change the game and breathe new life in the Fashion World…ANYONE.
I don’t think it’s too safe, but a new era in
fashion is approaching. Will it be safe? I don’t think so.
…this is a great conversation piece.
Business of Fashion
*Oh, its London Fashion week...Runway faves are coming!
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