The only crisis is when people are insecure. When you are insecure, you stop looking at your own identity, and you look at the identity of other people and what they sell best. It doesn’t mean another person’s bestseller is going to be your bestseller. If you have a strong identity, people will be faithful and come back to you. |
| | | | | Thrasher logo tee. (EventPhotosNYC) | | | | | | | “The only crisis is when people are insecure. When you are insecure, you stop looking at your own identity, and you look at the identity of other people and what they sell best. It doesn’t mean another person’s bestseller is going to be your bestseller. If you have a strong identity, people will be faithful and come back to you.”
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| rantnrave:// H&M has enlisted M.I.A. as the face of their World Recycle Week Garment Collection program. Customers are encouraged to return unwanted garments to H&M for reuse, and participants will be rewarded with a discount on a future purchase. Great that H&M is investing in research aimed at improving textile recycling processes, but can't help but note the irony in a sustainability effort that encourages further consumption... What would be the impact of an H&M-sized company doing away with packaging for in-store purchases?... Thanks to VETEMENTS, a bunch of models, and a toddler of some repute, the THRASHER logo is enjoying what we might call “a moment.” THRASHER, if you didn’t know, is skateboarding's most enduring periodical. In an essay for the CALIFORNIA SUNDAY MAGAZINE, WILLY STALLEY calls it "VOGUE for degenerates,” making long-time editor JAKE PHELPS its de facto ANNA WINTOUR. I opened this piece in a fit of procrastination, but found STALLEY’s description of the vocation of professional skateboarder dovetailing neatly with that of professional model: "You don’t root for skaters; you have taste in skaters. And a professional’s job is to go out and get footage for his sponsors, who put out videos that are both marketing for products and the means by which skateboarding progresses.” Plus: low pay, zero job security, typically short careers. Wish STALLEY had asked PHELPS what he thought of VETEMENTS' THRASHER flip, but based on PHELPS' general disposition, I feel like I have a pretty good idea. | | | - Adam Wray, curator |
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| Appearance is no longer just a topic for fashion ads and how-to guides WHEN I first started my blog The Beheld, I spent a good deal of time clicking refresh on one particular website. | | |
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| Banana tried to leave their classic sweaters and tailored pants behind for a more fashion forward look, but now they're bringing the staples back. | | |
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| The sports giant is putting its energy into fashion. Its latest signing, Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci, talks exclusively to Charlie Porter about why fitness is the future | | |
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| At the end of 2015, my company This Is Ground was facing a growing problem: growth. We wanted to meet the demand for our product without compromising the soul of our production. This Is Ground has been designed and produced in downtown LA since its inception in 2013. | | |
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| When Tory Burch opened her Paris flagship last July at 412 Rue Saint-Honoré, ready-to-wear was housed in the penultimate room on the top floor of the 4,200-square-foot unit. Not for much longer. | | |
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| BASEL, Switzerland - Sitting on the top floor of Hublot's shiny black Baselworld stand, Jean-Claude Biver, the man at the head of LVMH's watch division, is venting. I've asked him why the Swiss watch industry is flagging, and he's not very happy about it. | | |
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| There is certainly no indication that the world is ready to let go of O.J. Simpson even after the NFL Hall of Famer was sentenced to 33 years in prison for his role in a 2007 Las Vegas robbery that centered on sports memorabilia which resulted in multiple felony counts like criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, and assault with a deadly weapon. | | |
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| Nike's got a target on its back. The world's largest athletic gear maker on Tuesday reported yet another quarter of stellar earnings -- its 22 percent year-over-year growth in adjusted EPS flew past Wall Street's 9 percent estimate and marked seven consecutive quarters of double-digit earnings growth. | | |
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| The shift is towards more ethical and sustainable practices in the manufacturing process, and a number of postgraduate courses are setting the trend. | | |
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| While it may seem simply like a savvy marketing ploy by PR people at Nike, the Swoosh has attempted and succeeded at creating a holiday of sorts for their storied Air Max silhouette. | | |
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| It's no small feat to be the oldest continuously producing watch manufacturer in the world. And while Vacheron Constantin holds this historic accolade, and can stake claim to 260 years' worth of developments in horlogerie, the luxury Swiss watch brand continues to produce pieces that strike a balance between an illustrious past and a tech-driven future. | | |
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| Fashion consumers take note: Planet Earth is in environmental peril and our obsession with clothing isn't helping. Rebecca Burgess is an educator, writer and natural-dye farmer from Northern California who is trying to make us rethink our wardrobes in myriad ways. | | |
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| You never know what can trigger a breakthrough moment. Christine Hunsicker can attest to that. The serial entrepreneur who has helped launch two high-tech start-ups is now busy building her latest venture: an online subscription rental clothing service for women sizes 10 to 32. | | |
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| Why would people look down their noses at ethical shoppers? Aren’t they role models for the rest of us? | | |
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| The Kardashians have been hit with a $180 million dollar lawsuit in connection with their Kardashian Beauty collection. | | |
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