I can't claim to understand the world of 'high fashion' but I know a good idea when I see it. Any dress that can automatically transform to be more revealing just makes sense. This is very practical for summertime weather and for making guys horny. Wait until the end for the best of the collection.
Say what you will about American Apparel but I love the brand. Admittedly, I do not buy $50 sweatshirts from their stores (or anything else for that matter) but their business philosophy is one to make note of. Imagine if even 10% of companies in the world operated with similar ethics with regards to production and distribution. Sure, you could argue that because there is now another company making shirts, there is now another company using more materials and energy which is more damage to the environment. However, they have such a significant portion of that market now that other companies, that are not as conscious, may produce less and/or may have influence on those companies to adapt to similar systems. A company such as American Apparel also shows that collectively, our society is more concerned about how and where their products are made. Their marketing is clever too.
Sure, people want to criticize them for their ads for some reason. I don't see what the big fuss is all about. Not just because I like to see sexy girls in ads, but because they're not any worse than Calvin Klein, Guess, Victoria's Secret, etc... If anything, they are a lot better since they are glorifying naturally beautiful girls with out the use of airbrushing, make up artists and agents. Maybe it's the fact that these images look 'real'? A lot of them do look as though they could have just been taken by a boyfriend and that's the appeal and the success. Average citizens can relate to those images and to the company. Even at this point most people know about the good nature of that company but they continue to make people aware even in some of their sexier ads. Recently, they even included a mini newspaper with Vice to make people more aware of immigration issues in America and specifically L.A. Of course it's part of their marketing but they don't have to do what they do.
Oh, did I mention they have some beautiful pictures of girls and other great info on their site?
Sorry about the back to back photo-based postings but I just found this and want to share NOW! This company called Insight makes clothes & accessories targeted to the surf/skate/snow market. Their new ad campaign called "Dopamine" is really nice and based on the links on their site, it's a company I can definitely support (what other clothing company puts Noam Chomsky in their links!?)
When I think of fashion I usually think of the sale rack at Wal-Mart or trash night in an expensive neighborhood. But some people like to wear sculpture on their bodies because they've outgrown normal clothes. Luckily for them there's designers like Sandra Backlund. Seriously, her stuff is out there and apparently she really loves yarn. So if you really love yarn and like to draw a lot of attention to your clothes you should invest in some of these.
The majority of her pieces are big and yarny.
She also incorporates other objects in repetition like this one.
They all have a strong sense of geometry and architecture but this one is more extreme.
