Fashion Survivors
September 15, 2009 11:03 AM Subscribe
Ah, Fashion. The shows.
The designers.
The styling.
The photography.
The models.
The news (including the colors).
The street.
The designers.
The styling.
The photography.
The models.
The news (including the colors).
The street.
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The weird crap nobody would ever wear off the runway.
Is that inspired by Dumb Donald?
posted by cmgonzalez at 11:19 AM on September 15, 2009
Is that inspired by Dumb Donald?
posted by cmgonzalez at 11:19 AM on September 15, 2009
Through some mix of fate and outrageous self-promotion, I managed to finagle an invitation to a show this season- the one night this week I actually had something to do I couldn't put off. Bah! That's what I get for not looking at my calendar. Next season I'm IN, I swear, if I have to scale the tents and rappel in.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:23 AM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:23 AM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
The weird crap nobody would ever wear off the runway.
posted by cmgonzalez at 11:19 AM on September 15
*is Karl Lagerfeld*
*smokes enormous blunt *
*has amazing idea for 60's era Batman-villain prêt-à-porter line*
posted by Optimus Chyme at 11:26 AM on September 15, 2009 [3 favorites]
posted by cmgonzalez at 11:19 AM on September 15
*is Karl Lagerfeld*
*smokes enormous blunt *
*has amazing idea for 60's era Batman-villain prêt-à-porter line*
posted by Optimus Chyme at 11:26 AM on September 15, 2009 [3 favorites]
Ah, fashion...how I love you! What other endeavour is able to be so totally transfixing yet so unapologetically vacuous and ephemeral all at once? Thanks for the great post.
posted by Go Banana at 11:33 AM on September 15, 2009
posted by Go Banana at 11:33 AM on September 15, 2009
You did a FPP on NY Fashion Week and didn't include a link to the Fug Girls doing their thing?
They're the only reason I know it's Fashion Week, and they make reading about it bearable, even funny!
posted by librarylis at 11:36 AM on September 15, 2009
They're the only reason I know it's Fashion Week, and they make reading about it bearable, even funny!
posted by librarylis at 11:36 AM on September 15, 2009
Here's a much more realistic take on fashion photography. The comments section contains some great inside baseball.
posted by infinitefloatingbrains at 11:44 AM on September 15, 2009
posted by infinitefloatingbrains at 11:44 AM on September 15, 2009
The Secret World of Haute Couture gives another look inside the fashion industry. It's up on youtube.
posted by hoppytoad at 11:58 AM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by hoppytoad at 11:58 AM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
Is this something that I'd have to wear clothes to understand?
posted by octothorpe at 11:59 AM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by octothorpe at 11:59 AM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
It's nice the designers are able to give meth addicts some work.
posted by Thorzdad at 12:13 PM on September 15, 2009
posted by Thorzdad at 12:13 PM on September 15, 2009
Rarely is ignorance so proudly flaunted on Metafilter as it is in fashion threads.
posted by Bookhouse at 12:13 PM on September 15, 2009
posted by Bookhouse at 12:13 PM on September 15, 2009
Gah! I wasn't expecting a real life zombie stare.
Perhaps this is better?
posted by cmgonzalez at 4:09 PM on September 15, 2009
Perhaps this is better?
posted by cmgonzalez at 4:09 PM on September 15, 2009
Don't be so hard on them. Think of fashion as the ecological refugium of skinny people, with bizarre plumage and barely sublimated mating rituals. It's not supposed to be normal.
posted by bad grammar at 4:11 PM on September 15, 2009
posted by bad grammar at 4:11 PM on September 15, 2009
It's more the fact that the fashion industry chooses to exploit these people for those reasons, otherwise why have a "model directory" where you can search by the body part or physical feature the model is known for? Another thing is the industry has in the past 5-7 years or so, gone for a certain homogeneous look in order to further the "model as clothes hanger, do not notice her face" notion. So there's a whole host of Eastern European virtual clones out there on the runway (though this has been changing slightly).
I enjoy fashion, but there are aspects that are up for question, as well as ways to poke fun at that industry's choices.
posted by cmgonzalez at 5:12 PM on September 15, 2009
I enjoy fashion, but there are aspects that are up for question, as well as ways to poke fun at that industry's choices.
posted by cmgonzalez at 5:12 PM on September 15, 2009
Thank you. No Kanye, No Joe Wilson, No Health care. You win the internet today.
posted by nax at 5:23 PM on September 15, 2009
posted by nax at 5:23 PM on September 15, 2009
The fact that so many are that young is a key factor. Besides the more superficial issue of 16 year olds selling clothes to 30 year olds, there's not a little exploitation or pressure happening. A lot of these girls are living a dream and they are making more money than they could've ever imagined, seeing the world, and all that, but there's a lot of damage that can be done. See Crystal Renn, Ali Michael, or more sadly, Ruslana Korshunova, among others.
That said, the frilliness and the fantasy, the creativity on display, and other parts of fashion are fun and the part I enjoy. The whole model as clothes hanger and not human being thing is something I don't; it's dehumanizing. Would also be nice to see a variety of shapes, sizes, ages, and heights out there. Celebrating that fun, creative aspect in a more human, relatable way.
posted by cmgonzalez at 6:11 PM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
That said, the frilliness and the fantasy, the creativity on display, and other parts of fashion are fun and the part I enjoy. The whole model as clothes hanger and not human being thing is something I don't; it's dehumanizing. Would also be nice to see a variety of shapes, sizes, ages, and heights out there. Celebrating that fun, creative aspect in a more human, relatable way.
posted by cmgonzalez at 6:11 PM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
Nice post. :)
I've been wrangling press backstage at various Fashion Week shows for the last 6 days. I'll be very, very happy when it's all over in a day or two.
posted by zarq at 8:03 PM on September 15, 2009
I've been wrangling press backstage at various Fashion Week shows for the last 6 days. I'll be very, very happy when it's all over in a day or two.
posted by zarq at 8:03 PM on September 15, 2009
Also, The Daily is probably an easier source for industry / fashion week news than WWD for the casual reader. Most of the content on WWD is for subscribers only.
posted by zarq at 8:07 PM on September 15, 2009
posted by zarq at 8:07 PM on September 15, 2009
Not that impressed with Marc Jacobs's shows, but holy shit, Rodarte.
posted by oinopaponton at 4:57 AM on September 16, 2009
posted by oinopaponton at 4:57 AM on September 16, 2009
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