What the author truly hates (i wish they had the courage to say this) is the mainstreaming and democratization of fashion. The internet made it accessible for everyone, and now the kids in the suburbs can catch on to trends a few months late, rather than years after the fact.
Subcultures are collapsing and yes algorithms were flattening the trend cycle in a way, which I would argue is starting to reverse, but really what people hate the most is looking basic and like everyone else.
Menswear and womenswear before the internet used to mean more because it was *mostly* a bourgeois pursuit only available to people who lived in major cities and cultural centers, and well now the nasty proles can partake with massive SSENSE sales and easy access to fashion media.
The reality is that there are plenty of brands, designers, artists, photographers, ADs, etc that are making incredible and inspiring stuff. What the author resents are the normies who try to be saucy and swagged out, but failing in the process. Not everyone has refined taste and that’s ok.
Very not true. We all religiously read Vogue, Paper and WWD. Designers and models were household names and fashion spreads adorned bedroom walls in the boonies.
What the author truly hates (i wish they had the courage to say this) is the mainstreaming and democratization of fashion. The internet made it accessible for everyone, and now the kids in the suburbs can catch on to trends a few months late, rather than years after the fact.
Subcultures are collapsing and yes algorithms were flattening the trend cycle in a way, which I would argue is starting to reverse, but really what people hate the most is looking basic and like everyone else.
Menswear and womenswear before the internet used to mean more because it was *mostly* a bourgeois pursuit only available to people who lived in major cities and cultural centers, and well now the nasty proles can partake with massive SSENSE sales and easy access to fashion media.
The reality is that there are plenty of brands, designers, artists, photographers, ADs, etc that are making incredible and inspiring stuff. What the author resents are the normies who try to be saucy and swagged out, but failing in the process. Not everyone has refined taste and that’s ok.
This! It reminds me of that Raf Simons interview where he says that the problem with the fashion industry has gone pop
Very not true. We all religiously read Vogue, Paper and WWD. Designers and models were household names and fashion spreads adorned bedroom walls in the boonies.
This is it right here.
Blame capitalism for creating soul sucking wave of never ending consumption, and train your eye to know real steez when you see it.
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