Recomendación: 5 autores contemporáneos para entender la moda. En una sociedad obsesionada por la imagen, la moda es un enigma mediático que, salvo en casos excepcionales, sólo muestra su superficie.
Esto no es gratuito. Pierre Bourdieu señala en un capítulo de Sociedad y cultura dedicado a la alta costura que para ser periodista de moda, lo mejor es tomar distancia de los conceptos de la sociología de la moda. Siendo un objeto clave del imparable consumo del presente, la moda también se desdobla en la filosofía, el arte, la literatura y lo político. Código selecciona cinco teóricos contemporáneos que, desde afuera de la disciplina, han hecho aportaciones relevantes para la comprensión de los fenómenos de la moda.
Los ordenamos alfabéticamente. 1. “Podemos mentir en el lenguaje del vestido o tratar de decir la verdad; a menos que seamos desnudos y calvos, es imposible permanecer en silencio.” ¿Cómo se viste la gente, y por qué? 2. 3. Sociólogo y filósofo francés, es conocido por sus reflexiones sobre la posmodernidad. 4. 5. Color Theory Behind the Seasonal Color Analysis. "The Concept & Theory Behind the Seasonal Color Analysis" Gaining basic knowledge in color theory gives you a better understanding of the concept behind the seasonal color analysis, and how a coloring is assessed.
Open letter to I:CO fashion recycling. This post is an open letter and questionnaire to the I:CO clothes collecting company (and it´s partner companies) that works in many fashion retail shops taking in donated clothes and recycling them.
The following paragraphs have been copied from the I:CO website and written in to conversation form for easier reading. The post is long, I know, so bare with me. It has loads of good questions about clothes collecting and recycling as a business. I hope I:CO or some of their partner companies answer them. "The challenge" I:CO: Every year, millions of tons of used textiles and shoes are produced. NEW OBSESSION: CLUELESS LIPSTICK. Who doesn’t love Clueless?
The outfits, the heartbreak, the revolving closet, the snappy one-liners! (“You don't understand, this is an Alaïa. It's like a totally important designer.”) Here at HQ we’re all, like, totally obsessed with Cher and her crew, which is why we all rushed to buy the brand new lip colour from our make-up range when we discovered it was called ‘Clueless’! As Cher says in the movie, “Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good.” So if, like Cher, your main thrill in life is a makeover, we like totally recommend you pucker up and prepare to get clueless! FASHIONABLY DISNEY. You know that we’re a tad obsessed with anything and everything fashion but we’re not sure if you know that we have a bit of a thing for Disney too!
One of our first fashion memories is when the singing mice make Cinderella’s ball dress with leftover ribbons and the evil sisters’ discarded green pearls so it should come as no surprise that our hearts skipped a beat when we saw Sashii-Kami’s fashion sketches of all our favourite characters. All long-legged, strong jawed and with perfect pouts of course, the princesses AND the villains have been given an extreme fashion make over. Snow-White is revamped with a pair of vertiginous 3 strap Mary Janes and an extra frilly red cardigan while Pocahontas gets thigh-high boots covered in tassels, Ariel a layered skater skirt and Cinderella a sparkly empire-line dress.
We particularly love the feminisation of the villains (including the male ones) into some sort of high fashion evil Carine Roitfeld-ish characters. GUY BOURDIN: FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY'S MASTER. Posted on February 11, 2013 Guy Bourdin was no ordinary fashion photographer.
His shoots were more likely to feature raw chickens alongside exquisite gowns than a perfectly turned out model and he was more inclined to spend hours discussing Cadillacs with the champion of surrealism, Man Ray, than be gossiping with a fashion editor. THE BEST PROM MOMENTS EVER. We can’t remember when ‘ prom ’ became a regular event here in Blighty- it was probably some time between Molly Ringwald’s Pretty in Pink and the craze for High School Musical – but we have to admit, us Brits have wholeheartedly embraced the American fascination with grand leaving balls and final year dances as our own.
You might have already noticed but this season we’re paying more attention to the big day than ever and giving you the chance to win a custom made prom dress of your dreams through Pinterest . Get all the info here ! Need a little inspiration for your custom gown? We’ve made a short list of our favourite prom movies of all time and why we love them… Ah, John Hughes, you legend. For those of you who spent your teenage years glued to your television screens watching the endless to-ing and fro-ing of the Buffy and Angel saga – we did! You know there’s hope for everyone when Napoleon Dynamite gets to the prom. Best Job Ever: Pantone’s Leatrice Eiseman, Color Specialist.
We’ve covered quite an array of creative professions for our Best Job Ever series, but this one is truly awe-inducing.
Not many get to claim the dream title of ‘Color Specialist,’ but Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute and author Leatrice Eiseman does, and with — dare we say — ‘flying colors.’ Not only is she an expert resource to those in industries including interior and industrial design, but she’s also been a self-employed color consultant for nearly 25 years. Add in her authorship of eight books on color, and Leatrice’s litany of accomplishments is just about as colorful as the paint palettes she works with.
Read on for more on how her career came to be! As a young girl, what did you aspire to be? : myvintagevogue » 1930's » Harvey Nichols & Co LTD - London 1937.