There needs to be cross-pollination, joking, playing, interaction — and failure. Command and control is less and less viable today. The creative director of today has to be a symphony conductor. | | | | Naeem Khan Bridal Fall 2018. NYC, Oct. 6, 2017.
(JP Yim/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “There needs to be cross-pollination, joking, playing, interaction — and failure. Command and control is less and less viable today. The creative director of today has to be a symphony conductor.”
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| | rantnrave:// Sometimes there’s a union of style, celebrity, pop fandom, and culture that’s just right. The cues don’t come through direct avenues. It’s more intuitive than that. There are no formulas, despite the collisions of brands and business development deals that may claim otherwise. And IMHO, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME in FLAUNT MAGAZINE wearing GOSHA RUBCHINSKIY and GUCCI loafs at THE PENINSULA in PARIS is Excellent Fashion™. That’s right, Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Muscles from Brussels, star of TIMECOP, BLOODSPORT, KICKBOXER, UNIVERSAL SOLDIER, JCVD, and now JEAN-CLAUDE VAN JOHNSON. I have to call it as I see it. The editorial is a combination of older, wiser martial arts action star, dad style, pure joy derived from action movies, outsider-as-insider fashion, and the thrill of seeing someone with one of the most persevering careers and dedicated international fan bases return to the spotlight. And the styling is great. Crosscurrents of JCVD and fashion have faded in and out over the years, although there was a denim line called DAMMAGE 7 (yes) that despite my best efforts I've been unable to locate. It debuted at HARRODS in 2001. There's a great image of NAOMI CAMPBELL and JCVD hanging at PLANET HOLLYWOOD when that was a thing. And other than some short-lived merch collections, not much has surfaced. I don't know if we'll see more of JCVD as the next fashion ambassador, but I'm 110% here for it if we do… The latest GRAILED 100 is once again a choice selection of, well, grails, from the FW 1996 HELMUT LANG denim jacket to SUPREME's 1998 spoof on a PATAGONIA fleece. As detailed in GQ STYLE, each piece has a story or is tied to a cultural moment, and in that way the Grailed sale is a savvy mix of connoisseurship and hypebeast commerce. "By enthusiasts, for enthusiasts," indeed… Briefs: A list of discrimination cases from THE FASHION LAW... Nice PALACE ad... JUICY COUTURE joins NYFW and POIRET will show in PARIS. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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 | Flaunt Magazine |
| Jean-Claude Van Damme still looks like he could kick anyone through a wall. We sat down with him for our Witness Protection Issue, trying very hard to stay on his good side. | | |
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 | The Business of Fashion |
| It is time to vanquish this derogatory phrase used against designers and creators who step outside the narrow confines of what the world -- and other Africans -- tell us it means to dress, think and be like an African. | | |
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 | Document Journal |
| Take it from social media: We have never been more fixated on fashion exclusivity than now. Instagram is packed with people's smug pictures of their limited-edition Supreme x Louis Vuitton bags, personalized patchy Gucci jackets, and Chaos phone cases with our initials embossed into the leather. | | |
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 | GQ Style |
| Here’s your first look at some of the most iconic pieces from the upcoming Grailed 100 sale. | | |
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 | SSENSE |
| Erika Houle explores the aesthetic evolution of how we carry currency. | | |
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 | GQ |
| Stores are trying to keep up with customers’ changing demands: exclusively launching a collection of Migos merch is an admirable attempt at just that. | | |
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 | Fung Global Retail & Technology |
| Deep Dive: Future Proofing Department Stores in Asia-Part 1 - Fung Global Retail & Technology | | |
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 | Esquire |
| A little morning relaxation for you. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| The six sisters launch a fashion line that rebrands their father’s message for the pussy-hat era. | | |
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| Document Journal |
| Since 1985, the head curator of the Christian Dior Archives, Soizic Pfaff, has been building out the venerable house's archive of dresses, hats, shoes, original swatches, and even sketches of the first collection hand drawn by Monsieur Dior. Located off Avenue Montaigne in Paris, the archive is immaculately maintained. | | |
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 | Fashionista |
| Of the many fashion tech startups and e-commerce companies we've seen flood the retail landscape in the past eight years or so, the personal styling service Stitch Fix has stood out as one of the fastest-growing and the first to go public, with a $120 million initial public offering last November. | | |
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 | Fast Company |
| The CEO of Outdoor Voices called Bandier’s new line an “exact copy” of her brand. Now the alleged #LeggingsLarceny is causing an Instagram war among fans. | | |
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 | Racked |
| The Chanel 2.55. The Hermès Birkin. The Fendi Baguette. Whatever the It bag of the moment is, its name becomes known far beyond its actual owners. But the reliable cycle of It bags isn't actually a given. Sure, Chanel's famous leather quilted purse with the iconic chain strap dates back to February 1955 (hence the name). | | |
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 | Quartzy |
| FX's nine-part miniseries exploring Gianni Versace's tragic murder claims to honor the legacy of AIDS, but actually renders the disease nearly invisible. | | |
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 | FASHION magazine |
| Co-creative directors Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia move forward with a nod to the past, paying homage to Oscar de la Renta while helming his brand. | | |
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 | Quartz |
| Their system for creating color-changing objects is still in early stages, but they imagine one day being able to recolor an item using just a smartphone. | | |
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 | The Art Newspaper |
| The Google Cultural Institute’s We Wear Culture fashion stories are its latest museum collaboration, its director Amit Sood tells us. | | |
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 | Glossy |
| In luxury fashion, the chief digital officer still has a purpose. It's the person who can be brought in to buckle down and mature the brand's digital efforts, and help right ship. At the same time, they signal both internally and externally that real time, energy and money is being invested in digital advancements, and progress is on the horizon. | | |
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 | Garage Magazine |
| The fashion at the Grammys was a lively contrast to the average Hollywood red carpet, showing how musicians are the ones who show us how to communicate with clothes. | | |
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 | VOGUE India |
| Mythical forms on romantic silhouettes. | | |
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 | YouTube |
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