UNDERCOVER FALL / WINTER 2023 Women’s – Paris
We would like to present to you Undercover’s Fall/Winter 2023 Women’s collection.
Photography by Matthew Reeves.
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SZ Podcast Episode 33: The Meaning of Pharrell at Louis Vuitton with Amy Odell
We are back with fashion journalist and author Amy Odell to discuss Pharrell’s appointment as the creative director of Louis Vuitton Menswear and what it means for fashion, what it says about the power of celebrity, Louis Vuitton’s business model, and the fashion media.
StyleZeitgeist Podcast: The Apology by Demna with Amy Odell
We dissect Demna’s first post-Balenciaga scandal interview in Vogue with the journalist Amy Odell. We discuss Demna’s mea culpas and the various statements he makes, dive into the mechanics of the interview, its possible causes and effects, Kering’s corporate strategy, and Vogue’s journalistic integrity. We also try to guess who actually conducted the interview. Odell…
StyleZeitgeist Podcast: Paris Fashion Week Mens F/W ’23 with Philippe Pourhashemi
On this episode we reunite with our regular guest, fashion editor and critic Philippe Pourhashemi, to reflect on the Fall / Winter ’23 Men’s season. We discuss Pitti Uomo, Milan, and Paris shows, from Jan-Jan Van Essche to Rick Owens to Yohji Yamamoto to Sacai, the debacle that was the Gucci show without Alessandro Michele,…
Welcome to the Post-Fashion World
Observing the changes in the art scene in the early 1970s, the great art critic Harold Rosenberg wrote, “The artist today is primarily a maker not of objects but of a public image of himself.” The model for this new attitude was Andy Warhol, who spent more time cultivating his persona than making art, which quickly stagnated after his overwhelming success in the ‘60s.
Fast-forward fifty years and we are witnessing the same state of affairs in fashion. For plenty of creative directors of major houses their own image trumps their creative output. At the same time, there exists a tug of war between the primacy of the brand and that of its creative director.
This is, obviously, not to say that there is no fashion being produced — there is more of it than ever. It’s just that by and large it has become rather unmemorable – familiar garment archetypes with logos on them – eclipsed either by the personas of its creators or by the brand image. The winning formula for today’s successful creative director of a major brand is something like persona + merch = fashion; designer as celebrity pushing unremarkable product. Fashion design, as such, has taken a back seat to public image as a marketing device.
kolor F/W23 Men’s – Paris
We would like to present to you kolor’s Fall/Winter 2023 Men’s collection.
Comme des Garçons Homme Plus F/W23 Men’s – Paris
We would like to present to you Comme des Garçons Homme Plus’ Fall/Winter 2023 Men’s collection.
Junya Watanabe F/W23 Men’s – Paris
We would like to present to you Junya Watanabe’s Fall/Winter 2023 Men’s collection.
Yohji Yamamoto F/W23 Men’s – Paris
We would like to present to you Yohji Yamamoto’s Fall/Winter 2023 Men’s collection.
Rick Owens F/W23 Men’s – Paris
We would like to present to you Rick Owens’ Fall/Winter 2023 Men’s collection.