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I have a few things I need to say in this post. Let’s get the obvious out of the way. Yes, I had a good holiday and yes I’m sure you all had a good holiday too. And the other thing; once again, I’m sorry for my embarrassingly large hiatus from writing. I’ve been interning for GLASS Magazine (release spring 2011), and all my writing creativity has been put towards that. Anyhoodles, let’s get on with the big stuff shall we.


ONE. I originally wrote this on my new Samsung Galaxy S Captivate. I thought this feat was of notable significance.


TWO. REBLOGGING is not BLOGGING. I’ve recently come across this blogging site tumblr, much like blogger or BlogSpot, only on this one you can “reblog”. Because of this little button, most of the content on any given blog is unoriginal. I have nothing against sharing work, and spreading the word, but it bothers me that this may be turning into a habit. I personally think it’s a little demeaning to put true bloggers edited and planned work under the same title as tumblr users clicking “reblog” and then being done with it. Again, I don’t want to offend many amazing tumblr blogs, but I just needed to put my thoughts out there.


THREE. I made a Christmas tree out of a lampshade and reused bottles, then topped it with Lady Gaga made from a Barbie. I shall make a post about it asap.

That’s all folks! Thanks for reading, and all that jazz! Happy Holidays and jolly New Year!

Peace Out Fashion!

WOAH! It's been a while. I was in Ecuador building a school for those without acess to a proper education. But to be honest, I haven't really been trying to put up a new article.

Fashion is at a stand still. There is no nice way of putting it. Every trend on the runway has been done before. For example: 80's revival, tie-dye, vintage, floral, etc. It has all been on the runway at some point before. Clothes have limitations. Only what can fit on the human body, can be called fashion. I realize that this post is a fashion cry for suicide, but it's not going anywhere. People can wear anything, and it is accepted. This is because being "different" is impowering and brave. Don't get me wrong, I love that we all live in such and accepting society. But, even though there is nothing new, designers will continue to find some sort of obscure trend to manipulate to flatter the human body. And the fashion world will live on, and continue to attempt walking with it's head held high, right up to the point where it can crawl in the mud beside the slugs (heavy metaphor for all you). But as for me, untill something happens, and untill something makes me go "oooo interesting", my posts will become farther and farther apart. Stop putting things on the runways, just because we need to feul a mutli-billion dollar empire. Do it because you have something to say. Do it because something has inspired you. Do it because fashion is art.

Peace Out!

Victoria

"Stuff" is not Fashion

It is not Stuff, it is Fashion

Too often do we mix the two.

Here is a mid-week shocker. Be pre-warned, this is a very "number filled" article. H&M sells about 500 000 000 items a year from 1700 stores across the world. This earns them $440 million bucks a year. Not too bad. They are the 3rd largest clothing realtor in the world, after GAP and Spain's Inditex (never heard of it). Now for the most shocking fact in my mind. A piece of clothing can be designed, produced, and distributed, so from the drawing board to the hanger; in 20 days. Yeah, crazy right? It wasn't always like that. Remember the times when it would take a month for some little seamstress to make a dress?

The world is just pumping out STUFF faster and faster. As soon as a colour or cut becomes popular and gets in style, it's on the racks making the company rich. It's a rush for them to make it, and it's a rush for us to buy it. This rush has increased the seasons of the year. Fashion used to have 5 distinct seasons (summer, fall, spring, winter and Resort). Now we have a staggering 26 seasons, all lasting about 2 weeks each. I love the excitement of waiting and anticipating what is going to become in style. Now the wait is gone, by the time we have the chance to prospect, the runways are out.

H&M is restocked daily, getting about 3 trucks a day bringing the world more stuff. Look at Hollister and Abercrombie. That isn't what fashion is about. A shirt with a name on it, with a pair of yoga pants is not fashion, its people wearing stuff. The more there is the less special it is, so nothing is important. Labels now rush, rush, rush to design and sell, sell, sell. It’s like fashion has had one too many cups of caffeine.

What ever happened to stopping and smelling the roses? It is facts like these that make the world look at fashion as a superficial indulgent. It is not. I say, down with “stuff” and let’s rebuild the world of fashion.

 

 

Less Perfect, More Perfect?

      Think about a model, what do you see? I see a fresh manicured, Chanel head-to-toe (latest season, of coarse!), size 00, pefect teeth and skin, you get the point. But is that changing? Natural beauty has been seen on more and more Magazine covers and runways.

    These days you are constantly seeing celebraties confessing to imperfections, coming out and saying that they are wearing spanx head to toe. You are also seeing a lot of Beauty companies such as Dove telling girls that they have inner beauty. So after all that, are Magazines and Runways finally taking notice? Here is my evidence, Exibite A; One of the latest issues of Vogue, there is a model with gap-teeth on the cover, and there was no attempt to hide them what-so-ever. Although I’m thinking it could have been an artistic tribute to the famously gap-toothed Pop Queen Madonna. Exibite B; Lola by Marc Jacobs features a less than typical model on there print ad. This girl has dull, messy hair, and little make-up. The face isn't the only thing we are letting show for it's true self. Boho, hippie, flowing dresses and ruffles are only to name a few of the recent styles to hit us with a wave of natrulness.

    So is this the start of something? I think so, although I still believe models are still under weight, and coloured people are still under representated. But I do believe change is here, and here to stay. Having said that, I'm not one to just take a trend or style and just accept it. I want to know why that trend is, what it is.

     So what changed? Or what has evolved? What has made fashion experts alow "normal" or "natural" be alowd in the spotlight? My take on it, is that with all the media, and technology with us, and being nailed at us, we are looking for a way out. Let me expand on that. We are in a day and age where information is being yelled at us from every which way. I'm talking billboards, gossip, magazines, TV, Radio, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Fashion Blogs like The Fashion Facet Report, and so many more! Also we are never alone we are covered in cellphones, pagers, iPods, headpieces, 20 function watches, gadgets that now do EVERYTHING, shall I continue? So under all that, like I said, we are looking for a way out, we are looking for a way to be ourselves again, we are looing for a way to be natural. To do that, we can't take all that stuff off, we can't shut it all out, unless you plan to move to Nunavut and live with the Innuite, you can never get out of this never ending movement of lifestyle, that we call "today". Therefor, we turn to a form of self-expression we have turned to so many times befor, in times of confusion and frustration, and that is, and always will be, fashion.