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This was excellent, especially the second part of the show. Kind of went under the SZ radar.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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I would like someone to articulate why they find it excellent, and what is the "pull" of this brand.
I see he Margiela references etc, and i hear a lot about the brand among lovers of alternative fashion with an intellectual bent, but so far to me I haven't seen the kind of brilliance that would convince me
I am willing to give a fair hearing.......“You know,” he says, with a resilient smile, “it is a hard world for poets.”
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Originally posted by Faust View PostThis was excellent, especially the second part of the show. Kind of went under the SZ radar.
Zam, I think the obvious appeal (as you mentioned) is that it's a hark back to older Margiela, coupled with the current 90's obsession we're seeing with pop-culture, has brewed into a perfect storm for this brand to take root.
My personal attraction is the oversized sleeves, and the how simple every piece is with that little extra something. There's something glorious about how off-putting the garments seem yet how wonderful they drape and fit.
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It is very hype indeed...
Why it is well-liked:
-Harkens back to the anti-fashion aesthetic. Jeans are vintage looking, looks aren't too polished, pieces are Margiela-deconstructed, proportions are awkward, styling is eclectic.
-Still manages to reference the main fashion cool things of the moment: Skate/Trasher/streetwear/Gosha aesthetic, 90s musicians, leather pants in 70s colours, LGBT subcultures.
-Classic wardrobe staples (trenches being the best example) still make it easy to integrate.
Overall it is popular because fashion people currently dislike "fashion" as an aesthetic and discourse but they still cannot completely step out of it as they wouldn't look cool. Hence Vêtements.Selling CCP, Harnden, Raf, Rick etc.
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WHAT? YOUR BUDDY, GOSHA, OPENED THE SHOW, FUUMA!!! Talk about hype...
On a serious note, I agree that there is a certain amount of hype around it.
Why I like it is that it is indeed very Marginal and quite anti-fashion. It's an antidote to the vulgarity of Balmain/Moschino/Saint-Laurent, etc. that has permeated fashion. I am not sold on it quite yet and I though the last season was a failure, but this was great, especially the second part.
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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
StyleZeitgeist Magazine
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I agree. It's definitely counter-Margiela, if we are to keep with the same motif.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
StyleZeitgeist Magazine
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Originally posted by Ahimsa View PostIt's already posted in the fashion media section, but I thought it worth bringing up here too:
Demna Gvasalia, Vetements' creative director, was just named the new creative director of Balenciaga.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
StyleZeitgeist Magazine
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Explains a lot:
Previously, Gvasalia, 34, worked behind the scenes at Margiela for eight years (while Mr. Martin Margiela was still at the house), as well as at Louis Vuitton, where he took up the role of senior designer of women’s ready-to-wear collections for a short period before launching Vetements. Agnès Barret, a recruiter who worked with Mr. Martin Margiela, has referred to Gvasalia as Mr. Margiela’s “spiritual son.”
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