I know there's more important stuff going on in the world, but my sole reason for visiting the New York Times lately has been this baby. Thanks for the links. posted by oinopaponton at 11:11 AM on September 15, 2009
Is that inspired by Dumb Donald? posted by cmgonzalez at 11:19 AM on September 15, 2009
Vacuous self indulgent twaddle. posted by Scoo at 11:23 AM on September 15, 2009
Through some mix of fate and outrageous self-promotion, I managed to finagle an invitation to a show this season- the one night this week I actually had something to do I couldn't put off. Bah! That's what I get for not looking at my calendar. Next season I'm IN, I swear, if I have to scale the tents and rappel in. posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:23 AM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
Vacuous self indulgent twaddle.
Yes, what about it? posted by kathrineg at 11:24 AM on September 15, 2009
What show?!?!? posted by kathrineg at 11:24 AM on September 15, 2009
Bah! posted by Scoo at 11:25 AM on September 15, 2009
The weird crap nobody would ever wear off the runway.
posted by cmgonzalez at 11:19 AM on September 15
*is Karl Lagerfeld*
*smokes enormous blunt *
*has amazing idea for 60's era Batman-villain prêt-à-porter line* posted by Optimus Chyme at 11:26 AM on September 15, 2009 [3 favorites]
Ah, fashion...how I love you! What other endeavour is able to be so totally transfixing yet so unapologetically vacuous and ephemeral all at once? Thanks for the great post. posted by Go Banana at 11:33 AM on September 15, 2009
They're the only reason I know it's Fashion Week, and they make reading about it bearable, even funny! posted by librarylis at 11:36 AM on September 15, 2009
Don't be so hard on them. Think of fashion as the ecological refugium of skinny people, with bizarre plumage and barely sublimated mating rituals. It's not supposed to be normal. posted by bad grammar at 4:11 PM on September 15, 2009
making fun of people for how they look is always clever posted by kathrineg at 4:54 PM on September 15, 2009
making fun of people for how they look is always clever
Kneejerks aside, these people are scary zombies and need to be destroyed. posted by Burhanistan at 5:00 PM on September 15, 2009
It's more the fact that the fashion industry chooses to exploit these people for those reasons, otherwise why have a "model directory" where you can search by the body part or physical feature the model is known for? Another thing is the industry has in the past 5-7 years or so, gone for a certain homogeneous look in order to further the "model as clothes hanger, do not notice her face" notion. So there's a whole host of Eastern European virtual clones out there on the runway (though this has been changing slightly).
I enjoy fashion, but there are aspects that are up for question, as well as ways to poke fun at that industry's choices. posted by cmgonzalez at 5:12 PM on September 15, 2009
OK, fair. I get defensive because so many of the models are immigrants and very young immigrants at that. posted by kathrineg at 5:19 PM on September 15, 2009
Thank you. No Kanye, No Joe Wilson, No Health care. You win the internet today. posted by nax at 5:23 PM on September 15, 2009
The fact that so many are that young is a key factor. Besides the more superficial issue of 16 year olds selling clothes to 30 year olds, there's not a little exploitation or pressure happening. A lot of these girls are living a dream and they are making more money than they could've ever imagined, seeing the world, and all that, but there's a lot of damage that can be done. See Crystal Renn, Ali Michael, or more sadly, Ruslana Korshunova, among others.
That said, the frilliness and the fantasy, the creativity on display, and other parts of fashion are fun and the part I enjoy. The whole model as clothes hanger and not human being thing is something I don't; it's dehumanizing. Would also be nice to see a variety of shapes, sizes, ages, and heights out there. Celebrating that fun, creative aspect in a more human, relatable way. posted by cmgonzalez at 6:11 PM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
Nice post. :)
I've been wrangling press backstage at various Fashion Week shows for the last 6 days. I'll be very, very happy when it's all over in a day or two. posted by zarq at 8:03 PM on September 15, 2009
Also, The Daily is probably an easier source for industry / fashion week news than WWD for the casual reader. Most of the content on WWD is for subscribers only. posted by zarq at 8:07 PM on September 15, 2009
posted by oinopaponton at 11:11 AM on September 15, 2009