This morning my students were were synthesizing and presenting about information from a professional fashion trend report. And the topic of aesthetic came up, as a “goth revival aesthetic” for childrenswear. One of the students described aesthetic in this sense as a lifestyle or choices that you make that affect the visual aspects of your …
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Stop the war in Ukraine – fashion for the greater good.
Sometimes it seems that fashion is insignificant when we consider such horrible life events like the war happening right now in Ukraine. I’m a firm believer that clothing and the fashion industry can influence the world for good, even in times of war. from digital fashion to the power of clothing symbolism, we are seeing …
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Do we need a new word for Fashion?
In this intense time of re-assessment, perhaps we need a new word that describes the making and wearing of clothes?
Augmented reality and fashion: Trying on Gucci shoes from the comfort of my couch
Augmented reality is bringing virtual images into your real world through the lens of your phone. There’s a lot of talk right now about digital fashion and ways of enhancing the online buying experience through technology. I recently discovered the app Wanna Kicks, and had fun trying on shoes from my couch with augmented reality. …
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Artificial intelligence and the future of sustainable fashion event
I’m attending Understanding AI: The Future of Sustainable Fashion. Would you like to attend? https://www.linkedin.com/events/understandingai-thefutureofsust6777550518412681216/
Issey Miyake and a piece of cloth
Issey Miyake has insight about fashion design that is as needed today as it was 15 years ago.
The hands behind the brands
I have had the great honor and pleasure to meet and learn from some of the women who worked in the French Haute Couture ateliers: Mme. Picot, Mme. Ivagnes, Mme. Lenoir. They are talented, driven, and highly skilled. Their criteria and quest for quality is unparalleled. Not being able to travel to the Paris American …
I have been in a pandemic-induced silence, and today I am motivated to speak. Interestingly, what motivated me is the fact that Vogue magazine has commissioned artists for the cover of the September 2020 issue. As I have been preparing to teach the talented fashion design class of 2021, the Art/Design relationship has been in …
Finding what we need closer to home
As we move forward in this environment of human-accelerated climate change, I believe we need to revisit our values. To teach ourselves, our contemporaries and the next generations that valuing our possessions and making the effort to buy local will be good for us all in the end.
Back to the future: Super Bowl 2020 Halftime’s sexuality over sound.
I’ll start this post by saying that the Missouri pro sports teams are on fire! The KC Chiefs win is the point of last night’s Super Bowl, but given my perspective, I have to pause a moment and ask, why does entertainment continuously make sexualizing the woman’s body as important or even more important than …
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Fashion Matters II 