Kategorie: Theory
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Curators: The New Fashion Celebs?
In this modabot-feature I’m reflecting on a realtively new, high-profile career in fashion: curators. Not only do they work in galleries, bringing theory, space and fabric together – they also work digitally, giving the museum a new, cool reputation. Who started it? Diana Vreeland of course! Read more here.
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Don’t Wear Our Fashion – The Challenges of Brand PR
This is a translation of a post that was published here in May 2012 For a brand, especially in the luxury sector, it is of highest importance to keep control over who identifies with it and why. Luxury brands, in order to justify their margin and their status, have to keep their supply artificially low and […]
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Reflecting Fashion – Mode im Museum
Dieser Artikel erschien ursprünglich am 27. 08. 2012 bei globe-m Die Grenzen zwischen Kunst und Mode in Frage zu stellen, und über Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten beider zu reflektieren, ist Ziel der Ausstellung „Reflecting Fashion“ im Wiener mumok (Museum moderener Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien). Künstler und Designer von Weltrang sind in den Hallen des mumok versammelt. […]
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The Evolution of the Supermodel: The Runway as Spectacle
The development of the fashion show, with in-house models posing for customers as early as 1850, until today’s catwalk craze is a long and meaningful story. I have picked out some quotes from Caroline Evans‘ article The Enchanted Spectacle, and I’ll try to sum it up for you guys. The fashion show has played a […]
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Was macht eigentlich heute… das Spaghetti-Top?
Gestern Abend, in einem Anfall von Nostalgie, sah ich mir zusammen mit einer Freundin ein Paar Folgen „Sex and the City“ an. Zweite Staffel. Und da war es: Das Spaghetti-Top. Natürlich, an Carrie sah es fabulous aus. Jede hatte damals eines. Doch nun sieht man es gar nicht mehr. Und ich kam nicht umhin, mich […]
Barbara Russ 