Is Cancel Culture Effectively Shaping the Fashion Industry?
Shouldn't D&G have been cancelled? Everyone in fashion seemed to know that the irascible Italian duo had a history of making questionable choices that seemed to represent even more questionable personal values - and were unapologetic about it. But for the past decade, they have largely been forgiven.
Doja Cat apparently has magical foresight.
If fashion houses have realised that their archives are the epitome of their long-lasting legacies, fashion photographers have certainly been the ones who have paved the way for their legacies to endure the passage of time. And even more, the ones defining our relation to fashion.
Two years have passed since we last sat down with Cian Ducrot, a rising star in the music industry whose meteoric ascent continues to captivate fans worldwide. In that time, life has been a whirlwind of change, yet Ducrot remains remarkably grounded and true to himself.
Is it possible to think of a future based on today’s economic, social and political systems? That’s a matter that Ghanaian-Scottish architect and academic Lesley Lokko reflects upon with the different initiatives she’s engaged with, including this year’s edition of Venice Architecture Biennale.
For starters, backstage staff pasted AVAVAV-scribbled pages on the wall before pushing a model onto the runway, and with this, the mood of the show — chaos, unfinished pieces, undressed models and discrepant concepts — was set.
Looking at Mark’s photography, we are certain of two things. The first one, that the streets used to inform the aesthetics of magazines, and the second, that Mary Ellen Mark was born in the heyday of the women’s rights movements in the U.S. and so her subjects are mostly women.
Joseph Williams Raidt’s graduate collection, titled ‘Oma Gertrude’, is a beautifully crafted visualisation of his Oma’s Alzheimer’s, in which the designer imagines the way she interacts with her surroundings when she’s alone. Joseph’s collection was selected by the Lichting project and presented during Amsterdam Fashion Week in August.
“The Geeks, the ones that care, the ones that do it for free, they are the ones who stick around”, said Tyler, The Creator.
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