The beginning and end for me is the clothes. Yes, I want to make a fashion show for the images, but much more than that, I want to make a show for the people in the room so they feel something, a frisson that goes out into the world through them. | | | | Niki de Saint-Phalle with her Nanas sculptures, silk-screened inflatable vinyl, Vogue 1968.
(Bert Stern/Condé Nast Collection/Getty Images) | | | | | | “The beginning and end for me is the clothes. Yes, I want to make a fashion show for the images, but much more than that, I want to make a show for the people in the room so they feel something, a frisson that goes out into the world through them.”
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| | rantnrave:// It was an omen in 2012 when JEFF BEZOS proclaimed that AMAZON was serious about investing in its fashion and apparel business. Since then, Amazon Fashion has been a thorn in every luxury MBA candidate's SWOT analysis—if said candidate took the potential harbored by Amazon seriously enough. There's still a high level of skepticism directed toward the company's claim to fashion legitimacy. Yet out of a long-term strategy, details emerge. Amazon is set to become the largest apparel retailer in 2017. It recently opened its first fashion photo studio in INDIA. A sleeping giant? Since 2012, the company has been inching its way toward offering capital-F fashion. But it's not there—yet. The launch of FIND in EUROPE has been its most notable launch to date. And there's PRIME WARDROBE, ECHO LOOK, and a slew of private labels maneuvering in the apparel space. Will the company capture not just commerce—but creativity—in fashion? FashionSET: Amazon Fashion... PARIS FASHION WEEK continues. Both ROBIN GIVHAN and VANESSA FRIEDMAN called out a duty-free aesthetic in their reviews of DIOR and LANVIN. That's an evocative description (read: not literal), but are labels forgetting themselves because they desperately need business like duty-free? I'm not going to invoke the M(illennials) word here. Show of the day goes to DRIES VAN NOTEN. It's the breath of fresh air fashion needs. A calm, confident collection. Van Noten chose a wash of color that evokes warmth and ease: amber, russet, marigold, and lush greens. Beautiful textiles. This level of execution often looks effortless. MAISON MARGIELA was another highlight. The LANVIN debut from recently appointed creative director OLIVIER LAPIDUS did not go well. Reactions brought to mind the ill-fated EMANUEL UNGARO x LINDSAY LOHAN collection... This brief on bio-sensing clothing contends that the BLUETOOTH transmitter is expected "to become smaller and smaller until it is simply embedded in the yarn"... GETTY follows French law... Sad news that GARY WARNETT has passed. His knowledge and sharp commentary on the culture of sneakers will be missed. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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| Natacha Ramsay-Levi’s first show for the brand, scheduled for Thursday in Paris, also will be her first on her own as a head designer. | | |
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| For fashion and luxury brands, taking an all-or-nothing approach to Amazon is not a good long-term strategy, argues Richie Siegel. | | |
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| Designers at Dior and Saint Laurent have come up with two very different proposals. | | |
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| At Paris fashion week, the storied house's clothes were rather childish, but lacking whimsy and delight. | | |
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| We take an exclusive look at a monumental new publication that invites you into the designer’s richly woven world, from his first show to his 100th. | | |
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| A home for the designer’s creations - Mondrian dresses, Cossack coats, the “Sunflowers” jacket and more - will open to the public next week. | | |
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| Adam Wray spends four days in London with Nike and Virgil Abloh. | | |
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| Feel free to disagree, though. | | |
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| It serves as a symbol of how a simple sports jersey can communicate powerful social and political messages. | | |
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| And if you buy it, you’re helping save the environment. | | |
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| Alexander Wang, whose own brand dates just over 12 years, embraced youth culture, social media and brand lifestyle from the get-go. | | |
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| "We’re living in a world of loud fashion right now" says Agnona's creative director. "My vision of what’s editorial is probably a lot more calm and subtle,” | | |
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| The death of retail, workers' rights, and pension plans have sent migrant seniors into the arms of Amazon. What does this mean for a generation saddled with debt? | | |
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| From the constant innovation at Asos, Amazon and Missguided to the new supply chain prowess flaunted by Diesel and Gap, fashion retailers of all types are investing in tech to stay relevant to their shoppers. | | |
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| Gabriela Hearst is a proponent of longevity, in all interpretations of the word. The Uruguayan designer uses it as a guiding principle for most areas of her life -- from the way she designs her products, to the professional and personal relationships she cultivates and the environment she keeps. | | |
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| Timo Rissanen discusses how we need to rethink the industry in the context of how it directly impacts and is impacted by the world outside of fashion. | | |
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| On the transformative quality of ritual dress. | | |
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| In Indonesia, snake hunters feed a global industry. | | |
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| Hamish Morrow reviews Juliana Huxtable's new show at Project Native Informant and the first London iteration of Stewart Uoo's annual showcase It's Get Better at the ICA. | | |
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| The history of the wedding dress is shorter than the history of weddings, and even shorter still than the history of marriage. | | |
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