I won’t name any names, but there are massive companies that have full-blown meetings where they sit 20 at a desk and think about the type of budget they can come up with to create an atmosphere of youth-centered s*** just like this. If you have to sit at a table to try to create a vibe with real kids being themselves then you probably shouldn’t even try. | | | | Raf Simons S/S 2018, NYC, July 11, 2017.
(Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “I won’t name any names, but there are massive companies that have full-blown meetings where they sit 20 at a desk and think about the type of budget they can come up with to create an atmosphere of youth-centered s*** just like this. If you have to sit at a table to try to create a vibe with real kids being themselves then you probably shouldn’t even try.”
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| | rantnrave:// Pop culture is storming the gates this week. INTERVIEW magazine leads with KIM KARDASHIAN WEST styled as JACKIE O. And the interview with NORTH WEST is priceless. I don't think VIRGIL vs. KANYE is a thing, but I'll definitely take the photoshopped image of the two of them face-to-face, and then side-by-side doing the exact same pose. Maybe there's more to this than I realized (kidding they just—like to lean to the camera in the same way okay)... Have to give a shoutout to team FASHIONISTA for stepping up with some A1 work this week. BRYANBOY aka BRYAN YAMBAO is the latest blogger OG to be featured in "A Decade in Digital," and it's great. First wave fashion bloggers are industry vets now, and they've been at the forefront of fashion's digital frontier since the heady days of early fashblogs. And it's incredible, given all the changes in fashion media and marketing, that they're still doing their thing. TYLER MCCALL interviewed stylist ERIC DAMAN about his work creating the wardrobe of GOSSIP GIRL. Also great. In the site's pop culture week, see ALYSSA VINGAN KLEIN's ode to DARIA and MAURA BRANNIGAN's paean to FERRIS BUELLER. Who can forget the Fashion Club of LAWNDALE? The celebratory tone is welcome right about now... Love a point/counterpoint. Are there benefits to counterfeit fashion? How do counterfeits and knockoffs have different ? Is it all bad? If a counterfeit is truly 1:1, then who benefits? Look no further than this op-ed in HIGHSNOBIETY and THE FASHION LAW's response. On one hand, counterfeits exist to fulfill a cultural desire for cult objects. On the other hand, they take value away from the creative people that made those objects to begin with... VFILES winners were announced and they're showing at BARCLAYS CENTER in BROOKLYN... AFROPUNK looks... ROGER FEDERER wore OFF-WHITE x NIKE sneakers on the court at ARTHUR ASHE KIDS DAY... Tracking fashion from the stands at the US OPEN vs. WIMBLEDON.
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 | Fashionista |
| "It feels like we're scamming people and the sham is about to implode tomorrow. What if one day you don't get jobs? What if one day brands don't believe in you?" | | |
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 | Fortune Magazine |
| The discounters are ruining it for everyone. | | |
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 | South China Morning Post |
| With rent, pollution and population density soaring in big Chinese cities, a growing number of designers have made the move to the burgeoning fashion centre on China’s southern coast | | |
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 | SSENSE |
| Jeff Weiss speaks with Babylon LA’s Lee Spielman about the inclusive ethos that drives the brand. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| The good, the ridiculous, and the resonant on the red carpet and stage at this year’s award show. | | |
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 | Interview Magazine |
| If anyone can be said to embody the American Dream, it’s Kim Kardashian West. | | |
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 | i-D Magazine |
| “Ohhh, god. I’ve got so many trainers. So many trainers. You just said the word, and I just pictured all my trainers in my bedroom and they're just -- they're everywhere.” | | |
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 | Bloomberg |
| The fast-growing Canadian company has helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs start online stores. | | |
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 | The Business of Fashion |
| As fashion titles face increasing pressure from brands to show clothes exactly as they appeared on the runway, the editorial shoot has become less about consumer inspiration and more of a controlled marketing play. | | |
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 | WWD |
| Malinda Sanna, founder and chief executive officer of Spark Ideas, shares insights about Millennials who shop for high-end products. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| Before Bape was a cult name, its founder, Nigo, released an innovative album of coy pop-rock. | | |
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 | Highsnobiety |
| WeberHodelFeder is an Antwerp-based shoe label known for mixing up classic footwear like brogue wingtips with a fashion-forward sensibility. | | |
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 | The Telegraph |
| Revealing the limitations of your business is an unusual move for any chief executive, particularly one who is hoping to take his company public in the near future. | | |
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| Highsnobiety |
| Check out this op-ed piece on the advantages and disadvantages of counterfeiting in the fashion industry, as brought to you by Aleks Eror. | | |
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 | The Fashion Law |
| On the heels of releasing its first-ever documentary exploring Korea's next-level counterfeit culture, HighSnobiety took on the age-old question, "Is Counterfeiting Actually Good for Fashion?" | | |
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 | Racked |
| The platonic ideal of the changing room isn’t complicated, but some stores still force shoppers out into the light. | | |
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 | Tech Wire Asia |
| HBX, the e-commerce extension of fashion influencers, Hypebeast, recently unveiled a new visual identity for itself as it continues to explore the territory between the digital and physical branding. | | |
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 | Rivet |
| Experts share why U.S. denim and fashion brands hold back from adopting more sustainable business practices and how they can overcome the barrier of cost. | | |
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 | The Cut |
| Laura Kim says tomayto, Fernando Garcia says tomahto. | | |
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 | Vogue |
| Can NYFW get its mojo back? "Vogue" contributor Maya Singer has a suggestion. | | |
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