What-nots
From the More Obscure Corners of Vintage
I've written before on how the concept of Vintage has been diluting and deteriorating ever since the Pandemic.
Others are starting to pick up on this too.
The ‘Haulification’ of Vintage →
Fashion Heroine of World War II
In 1939, a young woman in Prague named Hedy Strnad sent her dress designs to the United States hoping they would save her life.
Gucci Storia is an immersive exhibition on the 105-year-old history of the company. Launched this Spring in the 14th-century Palazzo Gucci, Florence, and conceived by creative director Demna, it reimagines the house’s history through its Tuscan origins — in ways both classical and surreal.
Did you know that Antwerp is considered the capital of modern fashion?
And… in exciting personal news, I will be there this September to attend an exhibition honoring the local group of designers who, in the 1980s, were responsible.
I am quite happy when fashion and art history collide, and Tilda Swinton in this 2023 fashion editorial shoot with the mad genius photography of Tim Walker delivers a chilling and poetic sequence of style — inspired by portraits of her own ancestors.
VINTAGE BY THE NUMBERS
1. One in three is how many purchased fashion items globally will be pre-owned by 2030. Source
2. 1805 was the year that patterned textiles became available to the wider public, thanks to, of all things, punch cards. This made the loom the first programmable device, and some would say that the debate around AI started then. Source
3. 6 is the number of layers in this ingenious chart that ranks different parts of civilization in relation to the speed with which they change! Source
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