I think the traditional gatekeepers of fashion, their time is done. There’s a new generation, a new cohort and new energy that’s very authentic and comes from really passionate people. People are passionate about design and culture. The design houses and brands are drawn to creative energy so they’re finding the source and they’re finding it inspiring. There’s a connection happening that’s a reorganization of luxury. | | | | Chanel store on Castlereagh Street, Sydney, April 12, 2002.
(Jessica Hromas/Fairfax Media/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “I think the traditional gatekeepers of fashion, their time is done. There’s a new generation, a new cohort and new energy that’s very authentic and comes from really passionate people. People are passionate about design and culture. The design houses and brands are drawn to creative energy so they’re finding the source and they’re finding it inspiring. There’s a connection happening that’s a reorganization of luxury.”
|
| |
| | rantnrave:// When an once underground culture comes crashing into mainstream awareness, it won't be without its frictions, fallouts, and soul-searching. This postmortem on COMPLEXCON from HIGHSNOBIETY's JIAN DELEON puts into perspective the once-marginalized space of streetwear and sneaker culture and what's at stake as it continues to grow into mass awareness. It's a culture poised on a precipice—at the intersection of mass culture, underground roots, clamoring fans, and investment opportunity. DeLeon brings up some great points about older generations. Is there a responsibility for the "O.G.’s and real heads" to shepherd the flock, to tell their stories? Can hype be put into perspective when there's little commercial incentive to do so?... LEVI'S is putting the "re-" in resale by purchasing 50,000 pairs of its own vintage jeans from a collector and reselling them as LEVI'S AUTHORIZED VINTAGE. This isn't your typical vintage reissue. More like re-re-resale. The collection is made up of denim from the '70s, '80s, and '90s found at a trade show. The source? JEFF FULLER, a former tech worker and vintage store owner. Levi's trades on heritage, so its move to take back value from the aftermarket—we're talking cultural and financial capital here—could be seen as savvy or cannibalizing. The thing about vintage is that there's a finite supply, shrinking all the time... Loved this story on how fashion, of a virtual kind, keeps people playing DESTINY 2 even after they've completed the game... GRAILED launches a section for classic menswear... COREY MORAN is GOOGLE's new head of industry for fashion and luxury... For its final print edition, TEEN VOGUE welcomes HILLARY CLINTON as guest editor... Now on NETFLIX: the documentary "Franca: Chaos and Creation," a portrait of VOGUE ITALIA's famed editor FRANCA SOZZANI, directed by her son. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
|
|
 | The Washington Post |
| She may have been dressing for the weather, but it was perfect for the narrative. | | |
|
 | WWD |
| Campbell has written a letter to the editor about the widening scandal that’s ensnared top names in the business. | | |
|
 | Highsnobiety |
| Streetwear has evolved from niche to mainstream. So how can the culture's O.G.s preserve its authenticity for future generations after ComplexCon 2017? | | |
|
 | Racked |
| Outfits, in the form of armor, keep players coming back long after they’ve finished the multiplayer game. | | |
|
 | Garage Magazine |
| In his new zine, pegged to the second drop of his Calabasas line with Adidas, West shares his vision of the place where the luxury revolution was televised. | | |
|
 | The Business of Fashion |
| Chief executive Marco Gobbetti has outlined an ambitious three-pronged plan to elevate the British brand's positioning. | | |
|
 | GQ Style |
| Levi’s is about to drastically change the vintage jeans market. | | |
|
 | brandchannel |
| Inditex will compensate garment workers at factory whose owners have disappeared, almost five years after Rana Plaza disaster. | | |
|
 | Hyperallergic |
| James Crump’s seductive new documentary delves into the fascinating, 1970s universe of the New York-based fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez. | | |
|
| Highsnobiety |
| With new sneaker partnerships and endorsements popping up seemingly every other day, 2017 was the year of the celebrity co-sign. | | |
|
| | | massive multiplayer online |
|
 | The Rake |
| The sensual feeling of an Hermès silk creation can act as a transportive moment back to a time or place. It is one of the reasons why the family owned house has been a byword for rarefied style for nearly two centuries. | | |
|
 | Quartzy |
| Customers are looking for a connection to a Mongolian herder, a Bolivian textile weaver, or an Italian shoemaker. | | |
|
 | Glossy |
| As the former creative director of Glossier, the London native helped to build the ubiquitous brand from the ground up when she joined in December of 2014, touching everything from the product design to the website. Now she's heading to the branding agency Aruliden, where she'll work as vice president and creative director, working with clients like Shiseido Group, Coty and Estee Lauder. | | |
|
| WWD |
| The couturier is author, director and set designer of the show -- based on his life in fashion -- due to open at Les Folies Bergère next October. | | |
|
 | The Fashion Law |
| Ask Nike. One of the biggest threats to a retailer's reputation is an allegation of involvement in slavery, human trafficking, or child labor. | | |
|
| Racked |
| Mixed race people often have to question if we will ever be "enough" for either side. | | |
|
 | The Cut |
| How the Trump women used their bodies as decoys in Japan. | | |
|
 | FashionUnited |
| The WGSN Futures 2017 Summit New York is over for another year leaving us much to reflect upon. Futures is an annual day-long event held in seven cities worldwide during which experts in global trend analysis take the stage to address the overarching shifts in technology, culture, and the marketplace which they have determined will shape tomorrow. | | |
|
 | How To Spend It |
| A new London boutique opening is the latest in a trend transforming the way men shop. | | |
|
 | Sixth Tone |
| Alibaba’s futuristic shopping mall is the latest step in its plan to dominate retail both online and in real life. | | |
|
 | YouTube |
| | | | | | | | |
|
|
| © Copyright 2017, The REDEF Group |
|
|
