The word streetwear is very loaded right now. With OAMC the goal wasn’t to try to get labeled. It was to try to make cool s*** from cultured and eclectic ideas; it was that simple. | | | | Designer Geoffrey Beene checking out shoes in Milan, Italy, 1978.
(David Lees/Corbis Historical/Getty Images) | | | | | | “The word streetwear is very loaded right now. With OAMC the goal wasn’t to try to get labeled. It was to try to make cool s*** from cultured and eclectic ideas; it was that simple.”
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| | rantnrave:// Have you checked out 24 SÈVRES? Overall, LVMH's return to multi-brand e-commerce is a deft one, albeit quieter than I expected. The site is beautiful, clean, and it does evoke a sense of place, mixing heritage and craft with the contemporary. Sculptural forms, furniture, trunks, flowers, and stylized shipping crates share space in the site's imagery and product photography. Love the concept of having limited edition pieces created for the site, and I enjoy the details that push subtly against conventions of design, like the "hand-sketched" icons. Those touches make the site directional and memorable. Would love to see more rare or high-octane fashion offerings. For lack of a better term, the site could use more #grails. The UX is well-executed, yet conventional. It's worth visiting. IAN ROGERS and ERIC GOGUEY spoke to FAST COMPANY and YAHOO STYLE about the launch. GLOSSY's JILL MANOFF points out that the site caters to PARIS, which, on one hand makes sense—that's the location of LE BON MARCHÉ. On the other hand, it goes against the broader trajectory of luxury e-commerce—rootless, placeless, catering to anyone with access to the network and a credit card. DIOR and LOUIS VUITTON, two jewel-in-the-crown brand offerings, aren't currently available to ship to the USA. Still, the site's above average IMHO. Transformative? They're iterating... The CFDA Awards. I thought there'd be a lot more to say, but as it turns out, it's a night for the CFDA. Putting establishment in establishment. There's a time and place for that. The CFDA has a long history of building resources and a community for American fashion. ANNA WINTOUR's speech for FRANCA SOZZANI was beautiful. RAF is Raf (wonderful, achieved meme status). But where's the rest? The experimental, the wild, the for-better-or-worse revolutionary? GARY WASSNER brought up some great points on TWITTER. Do American labels have difficulty with name recognition abroad? Does the stigma that American designers are somehow less creative than their European counterparts still persist? Can anyone look better than ALEK WEK in this BALENCIAGA look? (Answer: I don't think so)... GARAGE MAGAZINE is live on VICE, and if CINTRA WILSON's ride through imaginary fashion VR (on hyperdrive) is any indication, there's some exciting stuff on the way... Kaleidoscopes are making an appearance, in LOUIS VUITTON's new customization campaign and the APPLE WATCH's kaleidoscope face, announced at WWDC... A brief look at shanzhai counterfeit designers... YOOX NET-A-PORTER is going fur-free. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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| The Council of Fashion Designers of America gave its most important awards to foreigners who have reinvented U.S. brands. | | |
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| It’s your dystopia, so dress to kill--or be killed! | | |
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| The champion of emerging designers, Fashion East founder Lulu Kennedy, talked to 1 Granary about the challenges young designers face (and monster trucks). | | |
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| With LVMH’s new retail site, chief digital officer Ian Rogers wants to translate the tricky art of selling luxury products into an online experience. | | |
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| LVMH Moet Hennessy launched its new site with the French luxury department store, Le Bon Marche, calling it 24 Sevres. Brands like Dior and Louis Vuitton will be available to shop on one digital platform for the first time. | | |
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| Politics were top of mind at the fashion industry’s annual ceremony on Monday night, where a diverse set of individuals, from Raf Simons to Gloria Steinem, were honoured. | | |
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| The guys behind Grailed break down their 10 (okay, 11)-to-6 wardrobes. | | |
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| As her documentary series ‘States of Undress’ returns for a second season, the writer and actress discusses weird fashion, writing a screenplay, and her role in ‘Twin Peaks.’ | | |
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| Mainers get their wedding dresses and their beer at the same fun store. | | |
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| Remembering a New York designer who had fun with fashion. | | |
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| To reach millennials, luxury brands like Gucci and Louis Vuitton are partnering with influential streetwear sites Highsnobiety and Hypebeast. | | |
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| The new funding comes just in time for the retailer to open its first store. | | |
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| Thinking you can trust the websites promoted by social media platforms? Think again -- because even seemingly legitimate sites are pointing consumers towards websites selling counterfeits. | | |
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| Influencer marketing is going through some serious growing pains, but brands are still seeing better results from their work with influencers than they do when marketing through traditional means. To shed light on an industry still shroud in mystery, we asked an influencer marketing executive to share her honest thoughts in exchange for anonymity. | | |
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| Recycled plastic water bottles are transformed into Rothy’s ballet flats in just six minutes. | | |
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| Adwoa Aboah is ridiculously beautiful, but that is not what makes her the most in-demand model of the moment. Sure, the razor-sharp cheekbones and the blown-glass lips don't do her prospects any harm. But there is something in her gaze to camera that makes her beauty seem as if it's not the most compelling thing about her. | | |
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| After winning the YOOXYGEN Award, we caught up with the designer working for a more ethical wardrobe. | | |
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| The shoe brand No. One pairs tech savvy and a genuine commitment to craftsmanship to create sneakers that feel like art. | | |
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| Fashion left the company, and its executives, behind. Now what? | | |
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| The demise of a free-trade agreement between the United States and several Asian countries is breathing new life into the Guatemalan apparel industry. | | |
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