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Re: Why Zegna Bought Thom Browne | Breaking News, News & Analysis | BoF

xclamationmarcus — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:23:11 -0000

I can tell you from experience in SF, NY, and HK that the pieces receive TONS of play. The more classic shirting and sportswear (sweatpants, hoodies, sweatshirts) are a huge component of their business and are the easiest to assimilate into different wardrobes, so they've become real bread-and-butter products for retailers with the right clientele.

You have older customers who like the suiting as a little update to their tailored attire, I see plenty of executive women with their handbags and knitwear, and the casual items receive tons of attention in both major retailers and specialty stores that move the needle like SSENSE, Dover Street Market, LN-CC, and their ilk.

This is a surprising, but not surprising move and it's one of those partnerships I never saw coming but makes a lot of sense.

Re: Alden Ehrenreich, Project Runway, Julian Castro, Ariana Grande, Asteroid, Bill O’Reilly, China, Meghan Markle: HOT LINKS

xclamationmarcus — Tue, 15 May 2018 15:52:04 -0000

Thanks! I kept scrolling and the video preview didn't pop up on my laptop, so I didn't notice.

Re: Alden Ehrenreich, Project Runway, Julian Castro, Ariana Grande, Asteroid, Bill O’Reilly, China, Meghan Markle: HOT LINKS

xclamationmarcus — Tue, 15 May 2018 14:21:31 -0000

Is there a typo in the headline? I see no mention of Alden Ehrenreich.

Re: 'Boba Guys' To Expand Mission Location

xclamationmarcus — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:30:42 -0000

That's on the customers, not the business. They're perfectly recyclable plastic cups, but people are lazy. If anything, we should be asking the city to make sure there are plentiful recycling and compost bins all over city parks.

Re: Woman booked into jail after attempting to kidnap boy at Ferry Building

xclamationmarcus — Tue, 23 May 2017 17:06:38 -0000

No, I imagine they'll try to connect her to mental health service providers to try and help diagnose her underlying condition to see if she can't be helped. Then I suppose they'll try to help her with transitional housing to see if added stability helps improve her life and increase her chance of finding employment.

Re: Zara Flattened Shoe - High Heel Mules

xclamationmarcus — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:35:18 -0000

How come no one has noticed that menswear designers have been exploiting this for years? Ann Demeulemeester's done several versions in just the last few seasons.

Re: Stuff you may have missed: December 11, 2013 - Love, Mrs. C

xclamationmarcus — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:00:30 -0000

Skepticism and doubt are smart tools in an age of misinformation and half-truths, but it's hard to take your outrage seriously without considering the fact that these are serious scientists doing serious work using proven scientific methods and established statistical analyses. Wanting to know more is good, but dismissing a scientific study because it doesn't suit your lifestyle or beliefs is a pretty much the definition of a knee-jerk reaction.

That said, I would be interested to know how your research paper compares in terms of results, methodology, sample size, etc.

Re: Does Rick Owens x adidas Signify a New Chapter in Footwear?

xclamationmarcus — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:30:44 -0000

What do you make of things like Y-3 and Adidas's long-standing collaboration with Jeremy Scott? It doesn't seem like Adidas is late to the game or trying to do what Nike's doing. Nike's been making more upscale products—specifically NSW—for ages. I think it's a little apples to oranges here.

Re: Amanda Seyfried in Balenciaga

xclamationmarcus — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:05:33 -0000

Biggest problem is that the skirt has been rotated, so the slit and the drape isn't lying properly.

Re: Private: X Things Black Gays Say, Interpreted For Suburban White People

xclamationmarcus — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:52:13 -0000

It's not offensive, it's just a little old and I don't find it that well written.

Re: PR All Stars: Boys on the Side

xclamationmarcus — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:37:32 -0000

Has anybody brought up the fact that Emilio's look owes everything Jean-Pail Gaultier? Pinstripes? Sexy, unconventional tailoring? Gender ambiguity that enhances, rather than muddles, sex appeal? It's classic JPG, just with maroon instead of navy or black. It's still the best entry, but it's a rehash of much better and very well-known work.

Re: Marion Cotillard for W Magazine

xclamationmarcus — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:48:28 -0000

Fetish accents and historical references? From Tim Walker? What a surprise.

Re: Rita Ora in McQ by Alexander McQueen

xclamationmarcus — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:00:48 -0000

I actually like the soft drape of the tulle; I think it creates the illusion of this "sketched" black shadow that frames the dress and makes the floral even punchier. It's kind of like a fashion illustration come to life. I can see why that wouldn't be a person's cup of tea, though.

Re: Andrea Cheng Interview - Got A Girl Crush Editor

xclamationmarcus — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:08:50 -0000

Pretty sure she's just an asshole, Len.

Re: Vogue Korea: Fashion into Art

xclamationmarcus — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:09:02 -0000

It amazes me at how strong the editorial voice behind Vogue Korea always is. It comes through loud and clear. A lot of Asian fashion is relatively pre-occupied with what's "Western" and "new" and Vogue Korea has always been willing to put forth its own Korean identity front and center without fetishizing it. The adaptations to the hanbok are brilliant (though they DO tread a little too much of the same ground over the course of the story), but it's a fantastic way to tie modern design into tradition and craft. Brava, ladies!

Re: Snoop Dogg disses Girls’ Generation?

xclamationmarcus — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:41:09 -0000

Thanks, bruh.

Re: Snoop Dogg disses Girls’ Generation?

xclamationmarcus — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:11:47 -0000

It's amazing how much people love reading into things and pretending there is drama. The picture is edited and all you can see are legs and thighs. You normally eat chicken with biscuits. But if all that's shown are legs and thighs, then no "biscuits" are part of the "meal". It's a METAPHOR.

Re: When Automotive 'Drifting' Goes Horribly Wrong, in Saudi Arabia

xclamationmarcus — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:20:35 -0000

I think some would argue that this behavior is symptomatic of a lot of the religious mores, social conservatism, and us vs. them mindset that marks modern Saudi culture. The video might be gratuitous violence, but its context speaks to disaffection with society, economic issues, and even problems concerning race—the NY Times article mentions that the "racers" disband as the Pakistani couriers start working at the jobs that Saudi men find beneath them.

Re: Are airplane seats dangerously small for fat Americans? - The Week

xclamationmarcus — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:48:27 -0000

"What can be done?"

Why don't we just consider making it a national priority to achieve greater levels of fitness and health? Why do we continually court the lowest denominators in our country when it comes to things like politics, religion, healthcare, and values?

Re: Photo of gay kiss over the top

xclamationmarcus — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:22:38 -0000

Nobody said he can't have freedom of speech; I don't see that posted anywhere on any comment that MSG Wade should not be free to write whatever he pleases. What I see are a lot of people pointing out the bad example it sets when an officer decides that his post enables him, in any way, to dictate the morality of others.

I thank God for gays, because it makes it so easy to find out who the narrow-minded and weak-willed are. It's particularly puzzling, though, that Christians are always the ones who want to talk about sex. I never saw anything sexual going on in the photo the MSG references. What I see is one soldier who has served his country dutifully and well returning to somebody who is proud of him and overjoyed for his safe return. The last time I checked, that's some real American values right there.

Re: http://www.refinery29.com/t-alexander-wang-lookbook

xclamationmarcus — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:13:32 -0000

You really have to take it apart and look at the individual pieces. Alex deliberately has the T lookbooks styled to be VERY concise looks that represent very clear programs within the line, so each look is meant to encapsulate multiple pieces that anybody would buy and wear as separates or to carry several ideas in a single look. Even then, a lot of the looks are very well styled and would look much more "normal" is you just swapped in an alternative colorway for one or two pieces. Now to wait to get my hands on it next fall...

Re: Mary Katrantzou Fall 2012 Collection

xclamationmarcus — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:51:56 -0000

It's great to see Mary expanding her range outside of just cocktail and evening with some separates and knits thrown in. Her Topshop capsule collection is bound to get more people's eyes on her work, but if she's concerned with growth (as almost any young designer brand inevitably is), she's going to have to find a way to translate her work into more approachable ready-to-wear pieces. I'm very resolutely against the idea of people watering down their vision for commercial purposes if it isn't necessary, but even people known for their eye-searing colors and outrageous ideas like Henry Holland or Bernhard Wilhelm find ways to inject their aesthetic into a wide enough array of styles and product categories to let buyers curate the collections and introduce them to women in more understandable ways that stand up on their own merits outside the context of a runway show.

Re: http://tumblr.thedailywh.at/post/17166869808

xclamationmarcus — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:09:00 -0000

This post is slightly inaccurate:

"A common misconception associated with the plant, because of its status as a state flower, is that the cutting or damaging of the California poppy is illegal. There is no such law in California, outside of state law that makes it a misdemeanor to cut or remove any plant growing on state or county highways or public lands, except by authorized government employees and contractors; it is also against the law to remove plants on private property without the permission of the owner (Cal. Penal Code Section 384a)"

If Mr. Click planted a poppy on your yard, you are well within your rights to remove it (and you could probably sue him for trespassing), but the protection would protect the ad if it were placed on public property.

Re: Thom Browne Fall 2012 Menswear Collection

xclamationmarcus — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:24:17 -0000

It's a little hard to understand these clothes unless you understand the subcultures, aesthetic movements, and construction that techniques Browne uses, reuses, and deconstructs. A lot of this is drawn from the tensions between mainstream and subculture as well as that gold mine of teenage angst, popular kids versus the outcasts. If you look at it, though, this is really a study in contrasts: skinny skinny suits and oversized knitwear; ultra-masculine visual tropes and feminine colors; classical tailoring and modern rebellion.

I value and appreciate the visceral, emotional reactions that commentators have to Browne's clothes, but I think it's also important to take a step back and ask yourself what's REALLY going on with the clothes, once you remove the make-up, the show, the models, and all the craziness. Underneath it all, there's a man who is very seriously trying to pose interesting questions and make us re-think what we wear and how it shapes our selves.

Re: Michael Fassbender for Interview Magazine

xclamationmarcus — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:20:28 -0000

Ooops. I'm pregnant.