Category: Fashion
If the “Offensiveness” of Fashion Keeps Being Kiboshed, What Is Left of Faux Profundity in the 21st Century?
Being that New York City long ago adapted to the U.S. curse of falling in line with catering to the political correctness that became part [Read More…]
J. Lo and the Versace Dress: A Rare Instance of Something Getting Better With Time
Though Milan Fashion Week commenced on September 17th, it was Jennifer Lopez’s surprise closing of the Versace show in an updated version of her iconic [Read More…]
Peter Lindbergh: Fashion Photography Was Never The Same
While there have been a number of game-changing photographers over the course of the twentieth century–from Guy Bourdin to Richard Avedon–perhaps no other one had [Read More…]
Stop Trying to Make Commercialized Camp Happen–It Defeats Its Entire Purpose
First of all, no event of a mainstream nature can possibly be commodifiably camp without the presence of Madonna, who managed to make cone bra [Read More…]
Karl Lagerfeld Wordlessly Sanctioned Sweatpants, Therefore Gave Up on Life
In the endless arsenal of “bitchy comments” to choose from in Karl Lagerfeld’s oeuvre, one of the most immortal shall remain, “Sweatpants are a sign [Read More…]
Not To Be Outdone by Dolce & Gabbana or Fendi, Gucci Releases Black Face Balaclava in Time for Black History Month
On the heels of Fendi’s “pussy sweater” and Dolce and Gabbana’s incessant rash of overall offensiveness, it would seem fellow Italian haute couture label Gucci [Read More…]
Fashion Finally Catches Up to Internet Speak: Viktor & Rolf’s SS19 Runway Show
Possibly not since the 1980s has fashion ever been this loud. Founded somewhat “late in the game,” by haus of standards, in 1993, Viktor & Rolf [Read More…]
LDR & Jared Leto’s Gucci Guilty Commercial: A “Born to Die” Redux
As the more approachable “twin” to Link Wray’s cherished 1958 hit single “Rumble,” the record’s B-side, “The Swag” is fittingly used to set the sonic [Read More…]
Eating Still Not Kosher: The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show & the Strange Political Time For Wanting to Be Visually Appealing
That the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was incepted into existence at the height of the anorexic glamor (1995) of what it meant to be a [Read More…]
To Be Honest, the Offensive D&G China Ads Feel Like A Sofia Coppola and/or Wes Anderson Movie
There might have been a chance for Dolce and Gabbana, already on such thin ice with their back to back controversies–some including comments on IVF, [Read More…]
