Hello everyone,
I'm a student in a postgraduate program in fashion management at the Institut Français de la Mode, and I've chosen to write my master's dissertation on the rhetoric of craftsmanship in a specific niche market defined by the following criterias: no advertising, small-scale production and distribution, strong emphasis on technical know-how, and elaborate aesthetics. I'm focusing mainly on a few brands : Carol Christian Poell, Paul Harnden, and those developped by former Carpe diem designers; but will probably use examples from others.
This forum has of course been a strong source of information and inspiration so far, and will continue to be. In order to go more in depth, I would like to talk about it with some knowledgeable people - co-wokers or connoisseurs, anyone who would be willing to share some information, opinion, and a little bit of their time with the enthusiast neophyte that I am.
MPs are more than welcome; for Parisians, so is coffee. I'll be writing in French, but of course English spoken insight is still appreciated.
Thanks in advance