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merz: your look has all the grace of george michael at the tail end of a coke binge.
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And oh, for the record I am NOT a designer..........Avant Garde Tailor please....
I need something to distinguish myself from he who shall not be named“You know,” he says, with a resilient smile, “it is a hard world for poets.”
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Some thoughts on regional views on brand cohesion / identity / exclusivity after reading Faust's article on Undercover:
Almost all modern Japanese brands sharing CDG DNA make a killing off large-margin items like tees. All these brands essentially double-dip by appealing to two distinct demographics (fashion vs. street), sure there is some cross-pollination but by and large the camp that buys A doesn't buy B.
From my point of view this really doesn't fly in the west, just look at how much hate HBA gets for funding its avant-garde offerings with, for lack of a better word, "fuccboi fashion." (I know there are other reasons people dislike HBA but to me this is a big one.) Also look at the derision people have for customers who limit their buying from a brand to entry-level items (Gucci belts, LV wallets). Rick has to limit his graphic tees to DRKSHDW and BBS has to limit his to 11, imagine the backlash if they released this stuff mainline. Seems like this cultural norm allows Japanese brands to "get away with more" with regards to low-effort, high-margin items. Miyashita is selling a plain t-shirt with CURRY RICE in all caps for $70 and his customers aren't complaining.
I feel in general the eastern market has a less exclusive view on brand cohesion and identity. I don't have personal experience, but I feel that fans of, say, UC's more avant-garde offerings don't have as much hate for fans of UC's graphic tees as fans of BBS' more avant-garde offerings do for fans of 11. Would this be a fair assessment?
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Originally posted by NOHSAD View PostThe short version to this is, despite where you're from or your upbringing, if you like something, you'll find a way to learn more about it. Hell, Yamamoto grew up poor and had a rough childhood. Now, even at his age, still one of the best designers fashion has to offer.
EDIT: Forgot to mention: I included Shayne Oliver and Virgil Abloh because their designs have such overt influences, specifically Abloh's "Pyrex" label named for the instrument you cook crack in, among the other garment-based references.
Originally posted by zamb View Postone could have a discussion as to whether black designers or black people are under represented in fashion and that's has its own issues.
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Rich and poor people are tech savvy. Kids should discover fashion by peaking an interest in what someone is wearing on the street and doing some research. The fact that they were interested in a piece of clothing alone says something. They should not discover fashion through Kanye West. As an aside, and from a skateboarder's perspective. I have never met a legitimate kid at the skatepark who said they got into skateboarding because of Ryan Sheckler (his TV show). Then again I would be embarrassed to say that too. People that get into anything stemming from pop culture never really last. They skim the top, figure out they're faking the funk and leave. People's fickle flavour of the month interest in pop culture is an attitude that they will carry over into everything else.
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Originally posted by forget it View PostDefinitely - I totally agree. My point is just that for some groups it's easier to endorse this sort of thing, I know from my experience at art school that most of the kids in the fashion program were from extremely affluent backgrounds. (However, obviously this is not empirical.) I'm not saying that people won't find a way to make it happen, but for some it's an easier link.
EDIT: Forgot to mention: I included Shayne Oliver and Virgil Abloh because their designs have such overt influences, specifically Abloh's "Pyrex" label named for the instrument you cook crack in, among the other garment-based references.
I think you may have misunderstood my post, because that's a part of what I was saying.. Obviously I'm not saying there haven't been successful black people in fashion, nor was I even making any remarks on Kanye's being a "designer" or "high fashion." I think I was perhaps I was not clear enough.
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Originally posted by forget it View Post
1 - So, I think that Kanye West's foray into fashion will ultimately be a good thing.
2 - My point is - because of Kanye West, thousands of young people are now interested in fashion who may otherwise have not known about it.
1 - Stealing designs and press from real, talented designers is not a good thing.
2 - The problem I see with those kids is how they interpret fashion from guys like him (which is not very well interpreted if you look around. kind of embarrassing actually) and in turn, what sort of irks me, is how they portray it in the worst way possible to even more people who are not into fashion.
Also, just look at this:
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Originally posted by patR View Post1 - Stealing designs and press from real, talented designers is not a good thing.
2 - The problem I see with those kids is how they interpret fashion from guys like him (which is not very well interpreted if you look around. kind of embarrassing actually) and in turn, what sort of irks me, is how they portray it in the worst way possible to even more people who are not into fashion.
Also, just look at this:
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Sweatpants are the new fashinz fo shizzle.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 Faust View PostSweatpants are the new fashinz fo shizzle.
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Originally posted by Ahimsa View PostI was helping critique a sweatpants sample fitting last night before I got home...I expect them to retail at at least a few thousand dollars...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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