Fashion ain’t brain surgery, so you know when you go in one direction, you go in the other. | | | | | The Starbury. (Eric Molina) | | | | | | “Fashion ain’t brain surgery, so you know when you go in one direction, you go in the other.”
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| | rantnrave:// In 2006, NBA point guard STEPHON MARBURY tried to crossover the sneaker industry by releasing a shoe that kids coveted and parents with limited incomes could afford. The first STARBURYs launched in 2006 at $14.98 a pair. So, why don't we see them stocked alongside NIKE and UNDER ARMOUR today? Did MARBURY and his business partners at STEVE AND BARRY'S fundamentally misunderstand the way fashion trends work? Is it even possible to produce a decent quality sneaker at that price point? JENN SHAW's short documentary, presented by SPIKE LEE, examines an admirable struggle... Last season, DUCKIE BROWN offered a six-look collection. For Spring 2017, they've taken that minimalist impulse to its extreme conclusion, showing just one look: blazer, polo, trousers. Fin. They continue to offer previous seasons' styles on retailers' request, too -- "If we’ve got the fabric we can make it," says designer DANIEL SILVER. As shows with 90-plus looks become the norm, it's nice to see a brand stand out by doing less... If you're anything like me -- simultaneously obsessed with owning the best-designed gadgets and household items and too lazy to do all the research yourself -- THE WIRECUTTER and THE SWEETHOME are precious resources. Now, founder BRIAN LAM is suggesting they might start a fashion vertical. Fashion's a little more complicated than home electronics -- don't have to worry about the armholes being too high on your new ROOMBA -- but there's definitely space for a resource providing reviews and sizing information that could reduce the friction of online clothes shopping. I assume AMAZON's working on their own version as we speak... BILL CUNNINGHAM went to great lengths to maintain his professional independence. So, why did he eventually join the staff of the NEW YORK TIMES? For the health insurance, actually. MARC BAIN explains the problem with relying on your employer for healthcare. | | | - Adam Wray, curator |
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| PARIS — “Anything could happen” on the street, the photographer Bill Cunningham said in what would turn out to be one of the final videos he recorded before his death. It was one in which, with customary enthusiasm, he noted a “gale force explosion,” in the vogue for tattered jeans. | | |
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| In 2006, former NBA star Stephon Marbury endorsed a revolutionary low-cost sneaker called the Starbury. $15 Kicks revisits the Starbury sneaker's altruistic mission and media frenzy. The film will highlight proponents and skeptics of the brand's humble gross margin and its tumultuous discontinuation in 2009. | | |
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| Alexander Wang is the latest designer to take on a broader business role, becoming chief executive and chairman of his namesake brand. | | |
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| The former head men's designer of Louis Vuitton and Maison Martin Margiela has won early acclaim for his young label, which made its second showing in Paris this weekend. | | |
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| It's been 25 years since Nirvana's 'Nevermind' changed the face of music, fashion and pop culture as we know it – to celebrate, we consider the impact of Cobain's gender-subversive style | | |
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| Women in trousers are banal, but a man in lipstick may well be the last taboo. | | |
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| One of my most sacred possessions is a copy of "Facades" given to me by the photographer Editta Sherman in 2013, the year she died, when she was a hundred years old. The book, a slim metallic-blue paperback, is one of the only photograph collections that Bill Cunningham ever published. | | |
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| When legendary "New York Times" fashion photographer Bill Cunningham died on Saturday (June 25), fans took to Twitter to pay their respects. The sentiments reveal that he's equally admired for the way he conducted his work as he is for his enterprising street photography. | | |
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| Last week, while testing out a new bot called MyKai, I discovered-maybe "realized" is the better word here-that I had spent a small fortune on Amazon in 2015. Sure, I remember a lot of packages showing up that year, but I had never taken the time to assess exactly how much damage my apparent addiction to Kindle ebooks, PS4 games, and K-Cups had done to my wallet. | | |
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| This week marks the 10th anniversary of "The Devil Wears Prada," the fashion film based on Lauren Weisberger's roman à clef that launched Emily Blunt's career, catapulted Anne Hathaway into Hollywood superstardom, and reminded us once again why Meryl Streep is the greatest actress of our time. | | |
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| Like their counterparts in Silicon Valley, fashion entrepreneurs should begin by identifying real problems. Not enough dresses and handbags to choose from isn’t one of them, argues Ari Bloom. | | |
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| More Articles By What does it take for beauty brands to win on Snapchat? Urban Decay and Benefit Cosmetics lenses that ran on the platform last week provide clues into creating a lasting impact from ephemeral content. | | |
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| Steven Cox and Daniel Silver of Duckie Brown never fail to delight. On a particularly muggy June morning, the duo behind Duckie Brown are shooting their Spring 2017 lookbook-quite literally a one-look book-and taking appointments in their West Village studio. Immediately upon entering, they offer up a homemade blend of lemonade and begin perfuming the space with incense. | | |
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| THE 'GIRL GRADUATE' MUST of course have precedence, not merely for her sex but for her sanity: her letter is extremely sensible. She makes two points: that high heels are a necessity for any lady who wishes to keep her dress clean from the Stygian mud of our streets, and that without a tight corset the ordinary number of petticoats and etceteras' cannot be properly or conveniently held up. | | |
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| Upstart perfume makers are ditching all that lust. | | |
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| Britain’s decision to leave the EU, following a 52 percent majority in Thursday’s referendum, continues to rock the markets. After a brief respite, today retailers like M&S and Travis Perkins saw their shares fall more than 10 percent. Meanwhile, the pound plummeted to a 31-year low. | | |
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