Chaos is favorable to creativity. | | | | | Mixed message clothing, 2007. (Lenore Edman) | | | | | | “Chaos is favorable to creativity.”
| - | Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, 2016 |
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| | rantnrave:// JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC is known for irreverence and the placement of explosive pop culture on the runway. That kind of playfulness and wit is now de rigeur. He’s an OG as far as pop art x fashion collaborations go, and his name is often synonymous with this coat from the ARCHE DE NOÉ collection, crafted from teddy bears. Would love to meet the conservator who’s taking care of that one. Castelbajac’s interview with TREY TAYLOR leads with an amazing anecdote about how he joined the philosophical society LA PHALÈNE in the year 1970: "I crushed my watch and I yelled, ‘Time is dead!’ Then they said, ‘Okay, we'll take you in.’” Join the club…Sustainability has not been a trend for NIKE; more like a swerving path of changing practices. Starts and stops. Supplier lists. Inert gases. And reconfiguring enough company practices to arrive at the realization that, when not enacted in defense, sustainability can lead to actual innovation. And that can lead to whole multitudes of competitive advantage. Easy to grip if you’re as large and as ingrained in public consciousness as Nike… H&M tweeted its supplier list Monday. Many, many tweets ago. Companies already use sophisticated PLM software to track products. Is it that much further a cognitive leap to imagine we could leverage PLM for consumer-facing information? How much transparency will customers push for? Next stop, garments’ supplier factories are printed on inside care labels, or use blockchain. Who will groan louder, suppliers or shoppers? (?) (??)… Love SHOWSTUDIO’s TUMBLR takeovers. This week SAM MCKNIGHT is piloting the ship, and he’s sharing some GR8 '90s magazine spreads, coupled with intriguing commentary. The archive lives…ICYMI, ROBOTS READING VOGUE, from YALE libraries. A little n-gram search for your trouble… Sew what you like, in LONDON. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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| For a man whose double poncho inspired Andy Warhol to say, "Oh no, who am I going to wear that with?" he's maintained a jovial approach to creativity, tongue firmly planted in cheek. | | |
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| Last week, on the brisk October evening that marked Game 1 of the World Series, I sat at a Brooklyn sports bar inside a galleria and noticed that a man on the field was wearing a suit. | | |
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| From wigs to weaves and hair extensions, there is a vast market for human hair and often it doesn't come from where you think. | | |
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| Chief sustainability officer Hannah Jones talks to BoF about Nike's journey from sweatshop scandals to embracing sustainability as a tool for business innovation. | | |
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| With products like Solar Roof and Powerwall, Tesla envisions balancing a world with fewer resources. | | |
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| For 70 years, Finley operated her business just so--plotting out the week, printing and distributing schedules in neat red booklets before the CFDA acquired the calendar. | | |
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| The most dynamic form of routing is focused on e-commerce home deliveries. Ken Wood, the EVP of Product Management at Descartes, said “traditional retailers want to be competitive with the Amazon’s of the world." | | |
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| As more and more brands launch with socially responsible spins to their business, the big question is whether it’s just marketing buzz or truly authentic. | | |
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| Now here’s something very different: A bag designer’s dream museum, a shrine to the everyday (and often coveted) accessory. | | |
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| While the United Stated continues to be a major participant in the $3 trillion global fashion industry, U.S.-based fashion manufacturing - those involving apparel, shoes, and accessories - has faced a steady decline. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment in apparel manufacturing has decreased by more than 80 percent between 1990 and 2011. | | |
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| Decorated by Michael S. Smith for the Obamas, the White House’s private quarters are as worldly and relaxed as the family that calls them home | | |
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| Peter Orner wanders from Prague to the redwoods. | | |
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| The platform is developing and testing new features for brand and retail accounts. | | |
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| Twenty brands will test a feature that adds product details and outside links to images. | | |
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| A first look at Beth Ditto’s bold and covetable new plus-size collection. | | |
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| Meet what may be the world's heaviest pair of jeans, a 38-ounce fashion monster that is more armor than pants. | | |
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| One man’s journey to his wardrobe staple. | | |
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| While commercial success among fashion magazines is uneven, supplements are a steady oasis of profitability. How are they doing it? | | |
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| This New York City-based storefront is run by 45 independent designers (and counting). | | |
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