tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post2947032753543270617..comments2024-03-06T03:19:26.910-05:00Comments on The Emperor's Old Clothes: Can Fashion survive the Couture?Fluff Chancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17757091504806772512noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-31992074056375277442009-08-01T22:32:42.827-04:002009-08-01T22:32:42.827-04:00Hear hear. My feelings exactly.Hear hear. My feelings exactly.Miss Pam From T-Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082388963474085046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-17813798991313842762009-07-30T14:49:17.292-04:002009-07-30T14:49:17.292-04:00in my middle class existence, I can never afford c...in my middle class existence, I can never afford couture.. that said, I appreciate it for its whit, its irreverence, imagination... well, at least it used to be that until corporations and their Wall St. masters got involved...<br />couture was never for the masses let alone for corporations interested in the bottom line... the fact that everything is becoming more and more homogenized, dumbed-down, pedestrian...beige, is a reflection of those two entities' power over the industry. It's all about selling the most units to the widest of audiences... in order to do so, you have to appeal to the LOWEST common denominator.<br />The sooner couture goes back into "hiding", to the realms of the few that can afford it, to the few who understand and appreciate it, away from the prying eyes of the media, the better... then, you will see a renaissance of new ideas an innovation that will, eventually trickle down to the masses without their knowledge.<br />And, can we please start the process by banning reality TV "stars" and their ilk from the front row of fashion shows? And, no I don't care to hear the opinion of the rap star du jour about a particular collection unless he/she knows the difference between silk jersey and chiffon. And, why are THEY arbiters of style all of the sudden? No, no, too much "democratizing" of style has yielded mediocritizing instead and, in the process, the avant garde, the new ideas and, the visionaries are pushed out.Chris in SFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-14640445541895429262009-07-30T14:16:39.863-04:002009-07-30T14:16:39.863-04:00I think Haute Couture will always exist!At least, ...I think Haute Couture will always exist!At least, in Paris!Anne Corronshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776524387728266798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-77741592659489526742009-07-29T23:37:12.712-04:002009-07-29T23:37:12.712-04:00Well said! insightful, elegantly articulated. Hope...Well said! insightful, elegantly articulated. Hope everything works out for you... and I hope you keep up the blog! it's rare to see such a daring and critical analysis of fashion that's too often trivialized and "air-brushed" with media hype and passing trends!divinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-51680509532646078282009-07-13T20:39:53.825-04:002009-07-13T20:39:53.825-04:00well written!well written!a referencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791553415632072348noreply@blogger.com