High fashion is truly dead.
Last week, legendary fashion photographers Bruce Weber and Mario Testino — the latter a favorite of the British royal family — were accused by multiple male models of decades-long sexual harassment.
Designer Alexander Wang just joined Tommy Hilfiger, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, Altuzarra, and Thom Browne in dropping out of February’s New York Fashion Week — whose biggest star, Tom Ford, has openly acknowledged his profession’s irrelevance.
“Most of the American population is switched off fashion,” Ford told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016. “[It’s] become a spectator sport for the most part.” (Ford has largely pivoted to a successful career writing and directing films.)
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High fashion has always been a self-promoting circus, but over the past couple of decades, it's become a cartoon of itself.
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ReplyDeleteA clown show, 11:34.
You have to wonder how some of these people could walk down that 'catwalk' thing dressed like they are and keep a straight face.
It must be awfully good money.
I always thought some of the male fashion designers used anorexic female models so they could imagine what their clothes would look like on a 12 year old boy.
ReplyDelete"thong jeans" was a good indication it was dying LOL !
ReplyDeleteOr Lularoe leggings, 12:48!!!!
ReplyDelete1208 is correct
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