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A Portrait of Jeremy Scott
How did Jeremy Scott capitalise on his ‘aura’ whilst simultaneously crowning himself the Founding Father of (21st century) Fast Fashion? ‘Some company recently was interested in buying my “aura”. They didn’t want my product. They kept saying, “We want your aura”. I never figured out what they wanted. But they were willing to pay aRead more
The intricacies of Instagram
How can dress and fashion historical imagery be consumed thoughtfully through a platform designed to deliver “Insta” visual-gratification? The name of the game is self-explanatory. Instagram is a digital landscape through which the inescapable consumption of countless images is organised into a curated virtual reality. A flurry of images is uploaded onto our personal, tailor-madeRead more