I was recently thinking about this as a whole not just punk, but it seems as if fashion isn't special anymore at least in the masses. Of course, for those who truly understand art and fashion they'd understand how they go hand and hand. I saw many comments on Instagram about Met Gala and why some celebs chose to wear certain gowns. It was crazy to me how so many people feel they know fashion just because they can throw some labels together, or how some people feel only because a celebrity is making a designer more visible in their wardrobe they know fashion. I'm game for people trying to keep up with the latest, but it's almost insulting as a person who has been following fashion for awhile to see ignorant comments in regards to fashion as if they have the proper backings about it as a whole.
What stood out to me in Anna Sui interview was not only was she saying fashion has become so available to the masses there''s not a movement to be followed, lately.I also, have a problem with things becoming "false movements". Everything you put on a t-shirt or a crewneck is NOT a movement it's basically a bunch of overly used words that has no significant cause or ulterior. I've been waiting to say this for a long time, the right way.
On other tips, if you don't know that much about fashion stop getting into ventures you don't know about or have the proper knowledge about. Seems now a days anybody can sell things on Instagram. Anybody can put clip art and fancy lettering on crewnecks, t-shirts, and beanies. Don't get me wrong, it's catchy and trendy now, but for how long? (Hopefully not long) I'm ready to see new designers, new innovators, new musicians, and new artists.
Based on what you're saying, I'm wondering whether we aren't due for another punk-fashion moment—at least in terms of that paring down.
Well, it's inevitable that something will flip things in another direction, eventually. But it can't happen the same way. Right now, everything is so Internet-driven that everywhere and everyone is all kind of the same. We've all got the same information, and we've all basically got access to the same stuff, so it's hard for anything to be "cool."
And then, too, a lot of what happened with punk came out of politics and the economy. I mean, you really could live in Manhattan for nothing and make art. If there was going to be another movement like punk, it would probably come from someplace where people can do that now, like Detroit.
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