Posted by Katia on April 29, 2011 · 3 Comments
“Birds of a feather flock together.” People with similar tastes tend to gravitate towards one another. But could it also be argued that closeness breeds similarity? Twin infants, unbeknownst to them, are made to sport the same attire. But usually, when they grow older, they want nothing more than to break free from sartorial sameness. … Read more
Category Culture, Extremes of Style, Fashion, Musings, Psychology of style · Tagged with attire, Clothing, David Sally, fashion, Look-alike, psychology of style, sameness, sartorial twins, Style
Posted by Katia on April 19, 2011 · 2 Comments
Fashion is the vehicle through which a particular beauty ideal travels from the towering skyscrapers housing the offices of the industry’s most influential glossies to our mass consciousness. Across the pages of fashion magazines lay perfectly symmetrical faces with flawless, porcelain skin, and long and lean statuesque models of near perfection. It’s odd then to … Read more
Category Culture and society, Designers, Extremes of Style, Fashion, Lookbooks and editorials, Musings, News and commentary · Tagged with antifashion, Art, Beauty, design, designers, fashion, Fred Davis, Jean-Paul Gauthier, Mugler, Nicola Formichetti, Rick Genest, skeleton, Style, Vogue Hommes Japan, zombie
Posted by Katia on January 13, 2011 · 1 Comment
Following my rumination on fashion extremists eccentrics (enter descriptive term of your choice here), I now turn to another rara avis of fashion, a bird so rare that I don’t think there is a term, let alone one with the potential to arouse complaint, to describe the individuals who prescribe to this style of dress. … Read more
Category Extremes of Style, Fashion, News and commentary, Personal Style, Psychology of style, Style Showcase · Tagged with Black tie, Clothing, Emmanuelle Alt, fashion, Janelle Monáe, Karl Lagerfeld, tuxedo, Uniform
Extremes of Style: When Antifashion Becomes Fashion
Posted by Katia on April 19, 2011 · 2 Comments
Fashion is the vehicle through which a particular beauty ideal travels from the towering skyscrapers housing the offices of the industry’s most influential glossies to our mass consciousness. Across the pages of fashion magazines lay perfectly symmetrical faces with flawless, porcelain skin, and long and lean statuesque models of near perfection. It’s odd then to … Read more
Category Culture and society, Designers, Extremes of Style, Fashion, Lookbooks and editorials, Musings, News and commentary · Tagged with antifashion, Art, Beauty, design, designers, fashion, Fred Davis, Jean-Paul Gauthier, Mugler, Nicola Formichetti, Rick Genest, skeleton, Style, Vogue Hommes Japan, zombie