I have a running personal theory that no one really pays attention to the Cannes red carpet unless they’re on it. I know it’s all over TikTok and Insta but it rarely feels like a “moment” anymore. It’s been overtaken by the Met Gala.
New video! We visit with the manager of the Bankfield Museum in a wide ranging discussion talking about their fashion collection, access to the collection and how it inspires reproductions and new fashion.
I recently posted about my hatred for cargo pants.
I don't resile from that judgement, but some posts from @pixelcats expressive of her generosity of spirit reminded me that I need to take care not to be a curmudgeon:
“The jumpers that I bought from Marks & Spencer in the 80s, I’ve still got some of them. They’re brilliant. And the jumpers that you buy now, they’re total shit. This is what’s happened in clothing, in footwear, in the homes that we live in. Does that make our lives any better? Does it bollocks. We’ve binned five and a half million jobs making these things well, and it’s absolutely killed communities.”
You seldom see strong fashion stories on @medium (a shame IMO, because we all wear clothes and they say so much about us). But the young Medium writer Jee Young Park show how well they can work in this story that defends the controversial 2024 MetGala by showing how much she valued the museum as a Korean-American growing up in New Jersey:
How human hair can help tackle challenges associated with climate change
The industry consumes a massive amount of water. According to the World Research Institute, it takes 700 gallons to produce just one cotton shirt when compared to the human hair method, which uses no water
I love loafers. And I especially love horsebit loafers. So I put together a detailed guide to buying some.
This is not a simple list of brands; in this article, I will explore why
you might pick one type of horsebit loafer or another, explain each
recommendation in a fair bit of depth, and explain what types of loafers
to avoid.
Géopolitique de la mode : Vers de nouveaux modèles
Sophie Kurkdjian analyse ces différentes évolutions, devenue phénomène global qui, au-delà de sa quête de créativité et d'innovation, doit repenser tout son système. Rattrapée par la surproduction et la surconsommation, la mode se trouve aujourd'hui aux prises avec des défis sociaux et environnementaux qui conditionnent son avenir.