This is an interesting exploration on what fashion will become in the "new" world. As one who has always been smitten with fashion, I had been agonizing of late when perusing the dailys and fashion rags, feeling disheartened to see that the best we can expect is a Disney character, a lion, or meme placed on the print of a beloved house; pieces that are fitted to appear that they are hand-me-downs from your great-uncle who served in WWII; yes, and sweatshirts twice your size with a price tag to astound. Should I feel less of myself that I don't own $150 undershirts or pay $15000 for an outer coat? Isn't that absurd?!
Hopefully this period of introspection will bleed into the fashion world and we will, once again, crave a beautifully crafted item that will stand the test of time; that will not, like our latest smartphone, be obsolete the minute we leave the store.
If not, I surely possess more than enough to last my lifetime.
I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. How we move forward after this pandemic I think will dictate how responsive people are to fashion. I think people still love the magic. They just don’t know how it fits in their life at the moment. For me fashion is an expression of creativity and a physical representation or extension of myself. I forget that not everyone bears the confidence to go to Sephora and try the fuschia lip stick because it brings them joy and pair it with a set of gold hoops because they make them feel like queen on the daily. I think in a time when we are uncertain about our lives we forget that the people we should dressing for first is ourselves, and not everyone has tapped into that yet. Maybe this time of introspection will change that. Our buying habits will finally change as a result of this and I think the industry will have to respond accordingly. We’ll be back to a moment when people thought about keeping a garment for longer periods of time and buying less and possibly searching for a higher quality. I could talk for days about this, but all in all an excellent read.
This is an interesting exploration on what fashion will become in the "new" world. As one who has always been smitten with fashion, I had been agonizing of late when perusing the dailys and fashion rags, feeling disheartened to see that the best we can expect is a Disney character, a lion, or meme placed on the print of a beloved house; pieces that are fitted to appear that they are hand-me-downs from your great-uncle who served in WWII; yes, and sweatshirts twice your size with a price tag to astound. Should I feel less of myself that I don't own $150 undershirts or pay $15000 for an outer coat? Isn't that absurd?!
Hopefully this period of introspection will bleed into the fashion world and we will, once again, crave a beautifully crafted item that will stand the test of time; that will not, like our latest smartphone, be obsolete the minute we leave the store.
If not, I surely possess more than enough to last my lifetime.
I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. How we move forward after this pandemic I think will dictate how responsive people are to fashion. I think people still love the magic. They just don’t know how it fits in their life at the moment. For me fashion is an expression of creativity and a physical representation or extension of myself. I forget that not everyone bears the confidence to go to Sephora and try the fuschia lip stick because it brings them joy and pair it with a set of gold hoops because they make them feel like queen on the daily. I think in a time when we are uncertain about our lives we forget that the people we should dressing for first is ourselves, and not everyone has tapped into that yet. Maybe this time of introspection will change that. Our buying habits will finally change as a result of this and I think the industry will have to respond accordingly. We’ll be back to a moment when people thought about keeping a garment for longer periods of time and buying less and possibly searching for a higher quality. I could talk for days about this, but all in all an excellent read.