As I get older, people are like, 'Oh, you’re in this new s*** or whatever, and I don’t like that.' They get critical of the new stuff, and it’s because they’re not learning the language anymore. They’ve stopped. And every year that that happens, they're less connected to the world as it’s growing. | | | | | A familiar tag. | | | | | | “As I get older, people are like, 'Oh, you’re in this new s*** or whatever, and I don’t like that.' They get critical of the new stuff, and it’s because they’re not learning the language anymore. They’ve stopped. And every year that that happens, they're less connected to the world as it’s growing.”
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| | rantnrave:// In his interview with SSENSE, artist CALI THORNHILL DEWITT, whose work inspired KANYE's PABLO merch, talks about wanting to produce something that would eventually be ripped off, copied and sold by tourist trappy street vendors. I get that -- from certain perspectives, making something so broadly resonant that others see it as an opportunity to make a quick buck is an objective indicator of success. You've also changed, in a small way, the way that the world looks. You've introduced a motif which becomes a process, a creation so compelling it replicates. The further it travels, though, the more disconnected it becomes from its origins. DEWITT lifted the idea for the shirts from Chicano gangs in L.A., made to honor friends who'd been murdered. He's open about where the style came from, but most of the people introduced to it through KANYE will never learn about its background. They may not even know who DEWITT is, never mind the people whose idea he plucked. What responsibility does an artist have to cite their sources? Does total transparency about where their ideas come from ruin part of experiencing them? Can a visual idea scale without having its meaning transformed?... According to DEWITT, in a music scene, just showing up and being an active audience member is an important contribution. Can this concept be applied to fashion? Does offering your body as a platform for a set of aesthetic ideas mean you're participating in their creation? Am I just trying to rationalize spending lots of money on clothing?... Speaking of concepts that changed the way the world looked, AMANDRA PETRUSICH looks into the ubiquity of headphones. Proof that we actually love wearables -- as long as they serve a compelling enough function... CHRIS SALE -- top-tier athlete, harsh fashion critic. | | | - Adam Wray, curator |
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| Thomas Jeppe spoke to Dewitt about the importance of music, the roots of his aesthetics, and global communication. | | |
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| Layoffs. Protests. Bankruptcy. Restructuring. Here's how Paula Schneider is attempting to lead this infamous L.A. basics brand forward. | | |
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| Now that the hype at home has died down, can New York Fashion Week: Men's continue to grow? | | |
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| Immigration reform will continue to be a hot topic in the coming weeks leading up to the November election, and there's one part of the debate that should be kept in the forefront -- high-skilled immigration. Fixing a broken immigration system for high-skilled workers is vital to America's innovation economy. | | |
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| Anyone who has recently spent time in a public space-traversing the aisle of an airplane, say, lurching toward your seat adjacent to the toilet, trying to shift your backpack without thwapping a fellow traveller on the forehead-has likely noticed the sudden and extraordinary ubiquity of headphones. "Do people really like music this much?" | | |
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| The collision of fashion and tech has spawned a cottage industry of those looking to shepherd the would-be disruptors into the ways of the industry. Fashion incubators and accelerators like Pratt's Brooklyn Fashion and Design Accelerator, the New York Fashion Tech Lab and the CFDA Fashion Incubator have sprung up, designed to help budding industry talent get off the ground. | | |
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| Rachel Venrick, who works at the Nordstrom at the Mall of America, talks about how retailers are using old-school amenities to get people in the door. | | |
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| That ended abruptly. Oscar de la Renta designer Peter Copping is already stepping down from his post as creative director, leaving one of America's most storied fashion houses rudderless. "After almost two years at Oscar de la Renta, personal circumstances require me to return to Europe," Copping said in a statement from the brand. | | |
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| Louis Vuitton designer and Nike's latest collaborator on why he knew the trend was going to be major. | | |
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| In an episode of Sex and the City, public-relations executive Samantha was so desperate for a Hermes Birkin bag that she was prepared to use the name of one of her celebrity clients to jump the waiting list. That was in 2001. These days, she might not have to try so hard. | | |
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| Despite being a staple of middle-England dads, the brand has been beloved by 90s rappers, grime MCs, and Supreme aficionados. | | |
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| Zara suspended sales of select items on Wednesday following allegations that four designs were the original work of L.A.-based independent artist Tuesday Bassen, reported Refinery29. Zara parent company Inditex initially rejected the claim that Bassen's designs were recognizable enough to be owned, but later issued a statement to Refinery29 and Buzzfeed, saying it had "the utmost respect for the individual creativity of all artists and designers." | | |
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| Jason Kelly's job is to make Republicans like Paul Ryan look good at the Republican National Convention. | | |
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| South Korea’s booming beauty industry has received its second major investment in a week. | | |
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| Today, we take it for granted that retailers will provide shoppers with a multichannel experience that gives them the ability to shop however, wherever and whenever they want. | | |
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| With traditional advertising formats - print, TV spots, banners, and pre-rolls - rapidly losing impact, brands must reframe their marketing propositions as a value-based relationship with consumers. In this rapidly emerging era of "consumers in control" (aka people), attention will become the new currency. | | |
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