the new Marc Jacobs ad… I think it’s hilarious.. watch and see what he is advertising
Funny no?
Happy Friday x
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Margiela!!!!!! thank you Apple….
I have been dreaming thinking sweating about it ever since I saw the collection online … the boots, I had to have the boots. If you haven’t seen them, here they are:
I’m willing to give up comfortable shoes and a month of groceries to have them.. So this morning I set my alarm to log in and buy them online – easy, no? why schlep to the store and wait in the cold when I can do it from my bed… but no, by 10am, I had the boots in my sight, but not in my shopping cart… off I went to Oxford street.. the loooovvveelyyy security guards tell me at 10.30 that we can’t shop without a wristband (dammit) until 12.30. Crap. crap crap crap. there will be nothing left by then.
screw thatWell I guess it’s only fair everyone gets a turn.I run down Regent Street to the Apple store where there are fast computers as far as the eye can see.
I swear Apple isn’t paying me, but the connection and the site was soooo fast, at 10.39 am I had placed my order AND had time to buy more. If only Visa was as generous as Apple…So then as
smugcasual as can be I wandered to the H&M on Oxford street at 12.00 – and here is what it looked like:
Reasonably civilised, but all the good stuff was gone…. did anyone else get what they wanted??
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and we’re back…
One of my favourite bloggers.. no actually she IS my favourite.. is Garance Dore. She is incredibly insightful and creates beautiful drawings, photos and more recently video. Last week I watched an interview she did with Costanza Pascolato of Vogue Brazil who is a formidable force in fashion, frequently snapped outside the shows and now at age 72, is no doubt an accurate voice of how fashion has changed over the years.
The most interesting point was when she said that since the ’80s and ’90s the luxury groups have owned fashion. Everywhere we go there are the same stores, the same brands and the same looks. Obviously these filter down to the mainstream, so where once upon a time a designer look was exclusive and expensive, now it’s just expensive.
As the wave of international chain stores, from high end to the likes of Zara and H&M sweep through the world (they are now making their way over to Australia, having nearly conquered Asia), are we gradually seeing the demise of the unique and individual independent designer, one that can actually make a living from their work?
As fashion lovers, do we want this? Can it be avoided? How many of us go to the trouble of seeking out a unique item of clothing, and when we do, do we buy it? Comments please!
You can watch the video here:http://www.garancedore.fr/en/2012/10/24/pardon-my-frenchcostanza-on-fashion/
