Fashion is a powerful art form. It has the ability to change our attitudes, our moods, and our interests. It connects cultures, languages, and perspectives. We are all unique, and should all have the freedom to express ourselves through what we wear or how we wear it. What I also like about fashion is that designers incorporate other aspects of pop culture and history into their creations. They have such influence over the general public, yet they draw influence from the general public. It’s a cycle.
One of my favorite websites is called “The Sartorialist”. Run by Scott Schuman, the Sartorialist was created to establish a “two-way dialogue about the world of fashion and its relationship to daily life” (quote taken from the biography page on the Sartorialist website). Essentially, photographers travel the globe in search of innovative, trendy, avant-garde, and eye-catching fashion found on the street. An individual photograph is posted each day, each depicting a different kind of outfit, each taken in a different location. The saying, “a picture’s worth a thousand words,” comes to mind when I think of the Sartorialist. It’s photojournalism for the soul. Every picture evokes a different emotion, a different reaction. I feel like I am traveling to a different part of the world through each respective picture.
The Sartorialist is truly an inspiring concept. And an awesome blog to peruse.
http://www.thesartorialist.com/
My personal favorites today (though I do enjoy so many of the outfits posted in recent months):
1. This pairing is so chic and sophisticated, yet fun (the incorporation of tan and nude makes simultaneously youthful/inviting and mature). http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/on-the-street-via-manzoni-milan-5/
My personal favorites today (though I do enjoy so many of the outfits posted in recent months):
1. This pairing is so chic and sophisticated, yet fun (the incorporation of tan and nude makes simultaneously youthful/inviting and mature). http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/on-the-street-via-manzoni-milan-5/
2. So Summer-y and sweet: Happiness in a photograph. http://images.thesartorialist.com/thumbnails/2011/09/091111grapedress7050web.jpg
3. This picture’s just hilarious. http://images.thesartorialist.com/thumbnails/2011/09/091111warisahluwalia7372web.jpg
4. Eye-catching. Cool pairing, I like the color/pattern coordination. Very different, though not necessarily the most amazing outfit. Just different in a good way! http://images.thesartorialist.com/thumbnails/2011/09/091411blueshoes8622web1.jpg
And another shot of the outfit: http://images.thesartorialist.com/thumbnails/2011/09/091411blueshoes8614web.jpg
5. Awesome color/pattern pairing. A-plus. http://images.thesartorialist.com/thumbnails/2011/09/90811PatternMix_5670Web4.jpg
I really like your idea that fashion is a cycle in that the designers influence the general public, and the general public influences the designers in return. I had never thought of fashion in that way before. The website "The Sartorialist" is so cool too! I agree with you that it feels like I am traveling to a different part of the world every time I see a new photo. I think it really shows that the world can be connected through fashion.
ReplyDeleteOne of my best friends brothers is a desighner for Calvin Klein so I hear about the ins and outs of the fashion industry all the time. It really is a unique art form that many people do not recognize as much as other arts. It also one of the most demanding and exclusive industries. I really enjoyed your post.
ReplyDeleteOf course I agree with Katie that fashion is a powerful art form and that, whether people admit it or not, it has the ability to change a person's attitude, moods, and interests. I also enjoyed your comments to the links you posted!
ReplyDeleteYou might look at gofugyourself, a fashion blog with funny, and sometimes very thoughtful, writing about the outfits celebrities wear: http://gofugyourself.com/
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