I think people need to take more risks. Stop making models look the same in every shoot. Transform these girls. Allow them to really model. Make them a character... I think people get so scared of being labeled a cultural appropriator but there are still so many ways to transform someone without offending. Fashion needs to get back to that. | | | | Sit with us. The Craft. Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Rachel True, and Neve Campbell, 1996.
(Archive Photos/Moviepix/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “I think people need to take more risks. Stop making models look the same in every shoot. Transform these girls. Allow them to really model. Make them a character... I think people get so scared of being labeled a cultural appropriator but there are still so many ways to transform someone without offending. Fashion needs to get back to that.”
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| | rantnrave:// RALPH LAUREN's new CEO, PATRICE LOUVET, spent over 25 years in CPGs, aka the consumer packaged goods industry. You know, deodorant, razors, bodywash, detergent, toothpaste—incredible amounts of the stuff. First question: how will this translate to a "luxury" lifestyle brand? Louvet spent the majority of his career at PROCTER & GAMBLE, and my thoughts went immediately to one word: units. We all know Ralph Lauren needs to post some numbers, and soon, to right the ship. Was chatting with REDEF CEO JASON HIRSCHHORN about it on SLACK, and we agree on RL's #issues: modernization, risk, new brand experiences. As a company in the business of selling lifestyle, Ralph Lauren needs relevance. It needs swift action. It's got legacy, but it needs updating. Who's going to convince Ralph? Louvet starts in July... Our latest REDEF FashionSET, In Character: Costume Designs for Movies/TV, goes behind the scenes of some of the most incredible wardrobe work in the entertainment biz. Movies like CLUELESS, PULP FICTION, ROMY AND MICHELE, SOLARIS, SNOWPIERCER. TV shows like BLACK-ISH, FRESH OFF THE BOAT, GIRLS, THE HANDMAID'S TALE. ANGELS COSTUMES, which has been in business since 1840. We see ourselves in these characters. And dressing them requires an intense amount of research, craft, communication, and style... Don't miss BOF's interview with IAN ROGERS on LVMH's 24 SÈVRES. Expectations are high. Stakes are high, competition is—medium? There's an INSTAGRAM account for 24 Sèvres too. I want an e-commerce site to show the world fashion can get digital experiences right. No more "me, too"... A few things you may have missed: BRAVO will debut a six-part series on ANNA WINTOUR and TINA BROWN... ASOS is on fire. I mean, its warehouse. It was on fire... Wasn't going to jump on the "male romper" bandwagon, but fine, here... Brandwagon. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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 | The Business of Fashion |
| LVMH chief digital officer Ian Rogers speaks to BoF’s Imran Amed about the strategy behind the conglomerate’s long-awaited return to multi-brand fashion e-commerce. | | |
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 | Bloomberg |
| Ralph Lauren Corp. hired Patrice Louvet as its next chief executive officer, tasking a Procter & Gamble Co. veteran with leading a difficult turnaround at the preppy apparel brand. | | |
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| The Business of Fashion |
| The Venice Biennale still offers the worlds of fashion and design the grandest opportunities to impress their finer selves, says Tim Blanks. | | |
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 | AnOther |
| As his new exhibition opens in his homeland, Simon Porte Jacquemus sits down with Ted Stansfield to talk national identity, favouring spontaneity over strategy, and the beauty of the simple things. | | |
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 | Glossy |
| Despite how fundamental it is to the success of brands and publications, social media continues to get a bad rap — be it for enabling the worst aspects of humanity, privileging the superficial or whittling down our collective attention span. Those who work in the space are subject to the same criticisms and also the same concerns. | | |
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 | British Vogue |
| The esteemed fashion director will depart the publication after a career spanning 36 years at the publication. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| The Milk Studios founders helped turn an uncool area into a hub of fashion and art. With Camp David, a co-working space, they’ll try their luck again. | | |
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 | Vice |
| We chat with artists Jane Mai and An Nguyen about their new book and the history of the Lolita subculture. | | |
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 | The Fashion Law |
| The fashion industry often gets quite a bit of flak for taking advantage of those within its purview, whether it be underage models, overworked interns, indie designers whose creations are targeted by copyists or the often un-paid freelancers upon which the industry so heavily relies for its content needs. | | |
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 | Literary Hub |
| While visiting family over the holidays, an uncle pulled me aside. “You have gray hair,” he whispered, with alarm and not a little judgment. “I know,” I said and told him how much I was looking for… | | |
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| The New York Times |
| Four jewelry experts on the value of celebrity, awards season loans and the moments they’ll never forget. | | |
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 | Hypebeast |
| The Japanese rapper du jour speaks to HYPEBEAST Magazine at his home in suburban Tokyo. | | |
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 | Fashion Unfiltered |
| Why the Eastern European country--home to Demna Gvasalia--is producing some of the world’s most modern fashion | | |
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 | The Daily Beast |
| A Kickstarter for a company making male romper suits has attracted a lot of money-but also lots of derision. Are men ready for this infantilizing all-in-one? | | |
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 | Fashionista |
| Things are not looking good for 2017. | | |
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 | High Snobiety |
| Gigi Hadid & Kendall Jenner's blazing success in fashion has given rise to a new generation of the social media supermodel. So, who is the most influential? | | |
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 | The Cut |
| Akris created an entire collection of clothing inspired by her images, on view now in New York. | | |
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 | Spoon & Tamago |
| When the luxurious Train Suite Shiki-Shima launched earlier this month people ogled at its sumptuous bar car, first-class dining room and lounge car with its large windows and couches. But when it comes to the service industry, one design detail that often gets overlooked are the staff uniforms. | | |
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 | The Hairpin |
| Benebabes, Tartelettes and the rise of the cult makeup follower. | | |
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 | CityLab |
| The retail meltdown is laying waste to shopping centers and big-box-style developments nationwide. But cities and suburbs can use this crisis as a way to speed long-overdue land use reforms. | | |
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