Gucci Meme's Controversy

Gucci, a well respected brand launched their #tfwGucci campaign over the weekend. This encapsulated a series of fashion-focused macros poking fun at some of the more silly and ridiculous elements of fashion life created by some of the internet's most popular meme-makers. These were undoubtedly shared across social media causing controversy. 

Critics have been worreid about corporate appropiation of a subculture. Many have taken to twitter to vent their feelings about the meme's scattered all over the internet. They feel the move is the brand recognising  their scores of young fans who obsessively share their images across social media, as well as a genuine attempt to celebrate the meme-makers themselves. Gucci made sure the creators of the meme's were celebrated on the Gucci instagram, posting lengthy bios of each collaborator detailing their work, motivation and agendas.

 After seeing these's memes, I don't find them offensive but almost put an element of humour and irony into the fashion world which is so stern and less jokey most of the time; therefore I praise Gucci by making controversial memes as they light up and take a mockery of the seriousness of fashion.

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Personal Shopper

As a lover of fashion related films, when I heard about the film Personal Shopper I was eager to know more about it. Personal Shopper is a 2016 French pyschological thriller film about a woman named Maureen who is a lonely personal shopper who starts to communicate with ghosts, especially her deceased twin brother. This really enticed me, as not only is it to do with fashion but has a twist of having the thriller element involved also. Kristen Stweart's valiant depiction of Maureen the 'personal shopper' makes the movie even more alluring as you feel a sense of empathy for her and her lack of place in the world due to the loss of her twin brother. 

What I liked about this movie, is it gave you an insight into the world of personal shoppers, something I hope to get into after university; and this film made me fascinated in the job role and everyday life as a personal shopper.

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Nicki Minaj (Paris Fashion Week)

Nicki Minaj decided to bare all in paris fashion week making quite a bold and eye-catching statement causing lots of controversy. She decided to have her breast out with a fashionable "nipple pastie" on it to somewhat attract the media and become the most talked about person within the show. This look not only is bizzare in several ways but caused a media frenzy with people tweeting and instagramming this ambigious look. In my opinion, I don't think it's at all fashionable nor classy and Minaj should stick to a simple ensemble without catching attention for the wrong reasons.

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Trend - Belly Button Fishnets

After seeing copious amounts of images of girls wearing fishnets above their belly buttons, I gave a look at what this new, ambigious trend had to offer. Fishnets proved a successful accessory last season among skirts, dresses and jeans. In addition, the small detail of showing the fishnets over one's jeans seemed to be trending the most. 

In my opinion, at first I was skeptical about whether or not this looked silly and almost wrong but  then someone challenged me to try the trend myself. Personally on me, I'm not sure whether I suit this eccentric trend and would rather just opt for a pair of fishnet socks, however certain celebrities have managed to pull off this trend as if it's a pair of denim jeans. Here are some examples.

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Halycon Gallery

Today I visited the Halycon Gallery in Bond Street as they were having an exhibition on Andy Warhol. "Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertising that flourished by the 1960's". 

As a lover of pop art, I jumped on the bandwagon to visit this exclusive and quite hidden exhibition nestled in the heart of bond street and took some photos of my favourite Warhol work.

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Fragrance Brief

Our new assessment for Module 2 is a "fragrance brief" which involves researching, understanding and collecting data in reference to which fragrances are prominent in the market right now. As a lover of perfume and all things which smell aromatic, I decided to dedicate this blog post to my favourite smelling fragrances which differ from candles to perfumes. 

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Political Fashion

The rise in political fashion is a topic I feel is needed to blog about. Following the rise of Trump and the slogan "make america great again" has a mixture of positive and negative connatations. For example at the 2017 Grammy awards; singer Joy Villa opted for a political inspired dress in the american flag colours which the slogan "make america great again" and on the back a huge embellished sign saying "Trump". 

In addition, Calvin Klein delivered a political message at Fashion Week which stated: "David Bowie’s infamous song “This is Not America,” designer Raf Simons made a pointed message during his debut collection for Calvin Klein at New York Fashion week. "It reflects the environment," Simons wrote in the show notes. "It is the coming together of different characters and different individuals — just like America itself." The music, the clothes and even patterned bandanas he sent to guests with a note saying: “Unity, inclusion, hope and acceptance: Join us at Calvin Klein in wearing the white bandanna. #tiedtogether,” Simons wanted to use his platform to put his message across.“When you have a voice, you should use it," Simons said backstage just last week at his own label's menswear show, almost as if alluding to his Calvin Klein show on Friday. There were nods to the American West for both women and men, with denim jackets over loose jeans, or colorful cowboy-style shirts. There was sporty America, in striped tube-sock sleeves — similar to the arm-warmers shown by his men's label. There were crisp business-like suits in black and white, and coats in colorful quilt patterns.

Lastly, Supreme's Spring/Summer 17 collection features Barack Obama in their 90's inspired garms.

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