Yesterday? No way. I don’t look left; I don’t look right. I look forward, and I pursue my own sensibility. | | | | | H&M x Kenzo, 2016. (diy.disco/Flickr) | | | | |  | “Yesterday? No way. I don’t look left; I don’t look right. I look forward, and I pursue my own sensibility.”
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| | rantnrave:// Authenticity, speed, and upheaval—these were the persistent motifs that moved fashion this year. So I'm keeping this one light. Here's a collection of lists, roundups, and highlighted observations from what people remembered most in 2016. Find what moves you, and enjoy. Cheers to 2017. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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 | WWD |
| Election turmoil aside, in 2016, genuine fashion took a sorry back seat to instant fashion in the proverbial conversation. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| A look at the developments that shaped the industry, and that will continue to have an impact in 2017. | | |
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 | Complex |
| The year's most stylish rap duo, Rae Sremmurd, showcase the best menswear from 2016, brands to watch in 2017, and all-time classics. | | |
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 | i-D Magazine |
| All aboard. For The Big Issue, visionary photographer Daniel Jackson took to the subways of New York, guerrilla style, alongside i-D Fashion Director Alastair McKimm to shoot spring/summer 17's most inspired collections. | | |
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 | High Snobiety |
| We take a look at the biggest fashion fads and crazes of the year and try to predict which ones will be sticking around until 2017. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| The past year will go down in history as a year of radical regime change, not least (well, probably least) in the fashion world. | | |
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 | Vogue |
| From Gucci to Vetements, Barneys, Bergdorf’s, and other top department stores discuss their 2016 best sellers. | | |
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 | McKinsey & Company |
| After a tough 2016, growth in the $2.4 trillion industry may accelerate next year, according to the first joint report from McKinsey and the Business of Fashion. | | |
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 | Racked |
| RIP 100 layers of makeup. | | |
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| Vogue |
| Who will take home the gold in the marquee event, “Side-Eye of the Year?” Which editor nabbed a victory in the “Quickest Exit From a Fashion Show With a Broken Heel” race? And what the heck is the “Flattops and Florcore” Award? Vogue Runway’s street style photographer extraordinaire, Phil Oh, showcases his best pics of 2016—and a heaping serving of his sharp wit—in this end-of-year slideshow. | | |
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 | Jing Daily |
| We're reviewing the China luxury stories our readers were most interested in this year, which covered topics ranging from WeChat to Brexit. | | |
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 | Business of Fashion |
| This year, the Vetements and Balenciaga designer has distinguished himself as the person who had the most impact on the global fashion industry. | | |
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 | GQ |
| Affordable workwear-and way pricier "inspired-by" pieces-took over guys' closets in 2016. | | |
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 | Glossy |
| These days, you’d be hard-pressed to find a fashion insider or enthusiast who’s not a fan of Gucci’s Alessandro Michele — which is a rarity of anyone or anything in the industry. | | |
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 | The Fashion Law |
| Coco Chanel is famous for a number of things; one of them is her famed quote, “Imitation is the highest form of flattery.” While the legendary designer’s underlying sentiment is accurate in theory, in practice it is not quite as simple, and with the rise of fast fashion retailers, copying appears to be at an all-time high. | | |
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| i-D Magazine |
| White pantsuits, red caps, Black Lives Matter shirts, and beauty pageant burkinis - fashion this year was anything but bipartisan. | | |
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 | Footwear News |
| These movers and shakers blazed new trails in 2016. | | |
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 | W Magazine |
| Raf Simons to Calvin Klein. Hedi Slimane out of Saint Laurent. It was a year of never-ending cha-cha-changes in fashion's highest echelons. | | |
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 | Fashionista |
| Justin Bieber merch, streetwear and Kendall + Kylie are just a few of the tools they used to woo millennial shoppers. | | |
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 | Forbes |
| From artificial intelligence to blockchain, we highlight some of the key digital marketing and tech trends for fashion brands and retailers to think about as they head into the New Year. | | |
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| WWD |
| Yesterday? No way. I don’t look left; I don’t look right. I look forward, and I pursue my own sensibility. | | |
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| Vogue |
| We look back on the designers, photographers, and editors who passed away in 2016. | | |
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