Something clicked. It was completely not rational. Very much emotional...In a company like Gucci, you can lose millions and millions in a second. It could’ve been much easier for me to appoint someone famous. | | | | | Models boarding Lockheed 10B Electra. March 1940, Dallas. DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University. (Robert Yarnall Richie) | | | | | | “Something clicked. It was completely not rational. Very much emotional...In a company like Gucci, you can lose millions and millions in a second. It could’ve been much easier for me to appoint someone famous.”
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| | rantnrave:// So many great stories today. VANESSA FRIEDMAN wrote about PETER PAUL KAWAGAELG WILLIAMS, Alaskan, member of the YUP’IK tribe, and proprietor of SHAMAN FURS. Williams's whole practice—indeed, his business and his whole way of life—appeals to having a direct connection to clothing. In this case it's the fur of sea otter, which has been legal to hunt exclusively by "Indians, Aleut, and Eskimos" since 1972. Love anything that challenges our assumptions about an industry, an individual, a place. That one was a breath of fresh air… Now to some turbulence. Designer exits. CAROLINE BROWN, DAO-YI CHOW, and MAXWELL OSBORNE will exit DKNY. Regarding that precarious element of time, MATTHEW SCHNEIER wonders if 2 years was enough. As much as everyone loves PUBLIC SCHOOL, the DKNY collections didn’t ignite passion. There’s also an instance when a designer steps in at a house and just blows everyone away. That would be ALESSANDRO MICHELE at GUCCI, and GQ has a great profile on the designer. Both circumstances prove that for fashion, there is no formula. The title of creative director isn’t a band-aid. What if customers voted for creative directors?… On to magazines. News dropped today that SELF is moving entirely online. As publications make the move to all-digital, the fashion industry needs the tools to use technology creatively and of their own volition. How many times has wearable technology been stunted on by critics who say that the technology industry largely lacks cultural fluency for fashion? Are magazines any different?… Vote for the best store of 2016 at HIGHSNOBIETY… MAX CHAFKIN tried on the role of INSTA influencer and it's awesome… Would love to see some photos of AMAZON’s showroom for imported goods in BEIJING. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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| An Alaska Native turns to the fashion world to send a message about hunting, history and haute couture. | | |
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| I used to post cat photos. Then a marketing agency made me a star. | | |
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| How should we think about these visible symbols and the varying reactions they elicit? | | |
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| Just two years ago, Alessandro Michele was an unknown: a back-of-the-house veteran at Gucci, and no one’s idea of a revolutionary. But that’s what he’s become, thanks to a blur of colorful, floridly embroidered, eminently wearable clothing. | | |
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| Scores of seasonal window displays once graced the city’s great retailing corridors, but only a few stalwarts remain. Blame that Grinch, the internet. | | |
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| “Can you start tomorrow?” Those are the four words every job seeker dreams of hearing after an interview. | | |
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| Behind every great NBA star from Russell Westbrook, Dwyane Wade, Lebron James, to Stephen Curry, is Barry Parasram, the league's own gatekeeper. | | |
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| Fast fashion retailers are exploiting increased public interest in contemporary art with a slew of artist collaborations. Is it working? | | |
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| A Q&A with Max Wastler: blogger, middle America-representer, and shirtmaker. | | |
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| Because on average, shoppers have 4.2 of them installed on their phone right now. | | |
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| Gary Tok’s Master Shoemakers is about the hidden world of bespoke shoemaking. For all the information out nowadays about Savile Row and custom clothes, there’s surprisingly little info about the world of high-end shoes outside of Lazslo Vass’s popular title, Handmade Shoes for Men (published ten years ago). | | |
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| The world is full of hype. Hype starts as a whisper, then turns into a growing thunder, finally transforming into all out hysteria. This chain of events can apply to anything. A new brand, the latest sneaker drop, "Hamilton." | | |
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| Through his family store, Neiman Marcus, Stanley Marcus introduced French sophistication to Texas and aspirational luxury to America. | | |
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| One thing they all have common--most people leave it until the last minute. | | |
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| As Byronesque Vintage launches an edit of rare Margiela accessories, we explore why they are desired as both wearable and collectable objects alike. | | |
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| A year after waking up from a coma, Edward Meadham -- the cult designer once half of London’s legendary Meadham Kirchhoff -- launches his first solo label, Blue Roses, today at Dover Street Market. | | |
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| Everything you need to know about Nova magazine, the ground-breaking feminist publication that launched in the 60s and boldly challenged the status quo. | | |
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| Condé Nast is said to make bigger restructuring moves around the new year. | | |
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| How helpful are certifications in the fashion industry and are they even working? From Rana Plaza to current manufacturing models, we look closer. | | |
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| We reveal the new designers at Birmingham’s NEC Arena this week. | | |
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