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The Dedicated Economy of Fashion

October 3rd 2008 07:55

Will a Credit Free society Force out Fashion for the Common Man/Women?

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Before and After?

As we all wait anxiously to see what the next move will be by the US to attempt to rescue a crumbling western economical system, the idea of opulent glamour and extravagant wardrobes seems to be akin to wearing a fur coat at a PETA meeting.

The way it used to work, cash for product

Sure we will recover from this rather huge misstep but fear and speculation are the foundations of the western market. The effects may well come through in retail spending, especially with the certainty that our liquid credit card driven culture is going to have to learn to save for what it wants instead of using the plastic on a whim.

So how will this affect the average income earner with a fashionistas dreams? Clothes and accessories are an expensive addiction. If we define ourselves by what we wear, what happens when the spontaneity needs to be curbed according to actual, real world cash flow?

A virtual economy

Even this somewhat frugal writer sometimes splurges on a pair of sneakers, shirt or pants as an impulse buy, fully aware that at the end of the month the money is not going to be there to cover the bank statement when it arrives.

So how about you readers, what do you think will happen to a fashion driven culture when the only thing you can buy is what you can afford?

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Fat is the new thin?

April 14th 2008 01:29

The illusion of retouched beauty

Exhibit A from telegraph.co.uk shows Cameron Diaz altered with bulk

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Posted By: Tyronne - Category: Models, Photos, Random, Trends

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What's Your Fashion Style?

February 20th 2008 00:02

What’s your style?

This assortment is just the beginning

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Posted By: Tyronne - Category: Clothes, Random, Trends

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8 Songs about Fashion and Accesories.

December 18th 2007 00:02

Fashion for a Song

Bowie. David Bowie.

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Posted By: Tyronne - Category: History, Photos, Random, Trends

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Vintage: The story of how it got old, and quick

October 21st 2007 11:52

Sometimes I hate fashion, or more specifically, when something is in fashion. As someone who consistently tries to not wear the in-the-moment look, being confronted by what seemed like every girl on George Street wearing my style was like a slight on my wardrobe philosophy.

This happened a few years ago, and according to fashion experts, designers, icons and industry persons, it is not going away too soon. If ever. The buzzword I’m referring to is ‘vintage’. Trawl eBay these days and anything you’re looking for is likely to be touted as ‘vintage’, ‘retro’, ‘old-school’ and ‘so [insert era]’. To clarify, I don’t have a problem with vintage wear at all. It practically consumes all my hangers, shelves and drawers. My issue is with the consequences and ramifications of ‘vintage’ becoming what I would call a cultural movement

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Posted By: the-mothball-cardigan - Category: Celebrities, Random, Trends, Yves Saint Laurent

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Fashion - Where does it end?

October 16th 2007 00:01

Fashion – Where does it end?

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The size of the size zero debate

September 27th 2007 07:25

The size zero debate is the new black, the latest fashion trend, which, like all fads, is probably not wise to buy (into) too much. I am not saying that the emaciated idealisation of the female body is not a problem, but that the media and public response is on the side of hysteria. For some perspective on my perspective, it should be known that I am not a size zero. I am not six foot tall, and I do not know anyone that has come under the attack of this new moralizing discourse.

A skinny model, quick! Where's the bandwagon?! Image from dancewithshadows.com

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Posted By: the-mothball-cardigan - Category: Clothes, History, Models, Random, Shows, Trends

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A Strange, New World of Accessories

September 9th 2007 07:07

I don't know when it happened, but the humble accessory, once an interesting pair of earrings, has morphed into strange objects of vogue. I blame this on the co-habitation of the Consumer Culture and the Technological Age. Their love child is Consume-Tech, the dirty beast that requires people to have things, not out of interest or appreciation, but because everyone else has it. You know when someone says, "I'm going to the shops. Would you like anything?", and you feel the urge to make a request, but you can't actually imagine an object in your mind? That is a symptom of the cultural atmosphere of today: you simply must have something, anything at all.

One object that people feel the need to update update UPDATE is the mobile phone. Apparently, for one to be stylish, one must purchase an updated version of these gadgets every two months. I am therefore a total dag, as you can't even get a new battery for my phone and it was only released two years ago. Today's phones hold a microcosm of your world: your address book, your camera, your photo gallery, your video camera and associated home movies, your mp3 player, a radio, navigator systems, mirrors and they may even make phone calls too. It can't be singularly planed either - it has to flip, slide or rotate. Call me Aunty Mable, but I just don't get why something that is hidden most of the time is considered more desirable than a pair of Christian Louboutin's

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Posted By: the-mothball-cardigan - Category: Accessories, Celebrities, Fashion Tips, Random, Street Chic, Trends

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Confessions of the cloth

August 27th 2007 13:02

How long did it take you to get dressed today? I had planned what to wear today well in advance of tucking myself into bed last night. Of course, nothing ever goes to plan. I had chosen a Kinki Gerlinki tent dress with puff sleeves, made of alternating thin stripes of red and blue wool. It has Impressionist style tapestry flowers over it. Oh man, I love it. I usually wear it with a black cardigan, as the dress is enough on its own, but today I was just not content with said cardigan. I then spent the next half an hour trying to figure out what to cover my arms and their goosebumps with (I eventually settled for a black fitted spencer underneath). Trying to sleep through the wardrobe bangs and groans of despair, my boyfriend was witness to my little "episode". He was also witness to a much more panicked, and altogether (with the benefit of hindsight, of course) pathetic case of 'I have nothing to wear' a week earlier. This one lasted an hour, and as a result, I was late to university. Yes, readers, I was freaking out about what to wear to university.

When I admitted to a friend the shames of my shallow life, she confided that she too has days where she feels so uncomfortable she wants to "get off the train and go home". Her self-conscientiousness is also a result of the perils of attending a city university (but to be fair, she goes to a university dedicated to art theory, history and practice

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Posted By: the-mothball-cardigan - Category: Accessories, Dresses, Fashion Tips, Random, Street Chic, Trends

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Yeah They Were All Yellow

August 24th 2007 01:42

Look at the Stars - Angelina Jolie - image from dailymail.co.uk

For Australian residents, you’re probably hiding under a rock if you didn’t see any coverage over the last few weeks of the David Jones and Myer Spring/Summer launch shows. Megan Gale and Jennifer Hawkins were parading their respective stores’ wares and championing this season’s trends, sycophantically surrounded by media, buyers and designers alike.
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Posted By: Chic Critique - Category: Spring, Summer, Clothes, Dresses, Models, Random, Trends

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Mums, muttons and lambs

August 20th 2007 12:31

In my dinner shifts as a bistro waitress, I come across a great deal of good and bad outfit decisions. For content purposes, I will refer only to dinner shifts only, as the lunching crowd are somewhat less inclined to look as they dress.

As part of the bourgeoisie crowd, most women aren’t really pushing my style buttons, but most put in some effort. To begin, there are dress codes before entering the venue, such as no hats, no soiled uniforms, no bare feet and no swimwear. However, the lady out for a night on the suburban town with the girls, ladies, man, kids, family or myriad of families is unlikely to be wearing any of the aforementioned outfits, even in the steamiest of Australian summers. I appreciate this modesty and thought. What I don’t appreciate is the severe decline in any form of style and adherence to rules of taste, cut and colour, and sharp increase in the ‘Mumsy’ look

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Posted By: the-mothball-cardigan - Category: Fashion Tips, Random, Trends

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Saturday Powerhouse (Part 1)

August 20th 2007 01:45

Sydney Design Festival '07 - image from sydneydesign.com.au

Fresh from an early morning breakfast, the family and I headed to the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on Saturday morning last. As well as having a Special FX exhibit to keep the rest of them occupied, the Young Blood Designers Market was on and the Fashion from Fleece exhibit featured as part of Sydney Design 07.
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Posted By: Chic Critique - Category: Accessories, Clothes, Random, Shows, Street Chic, Trends

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It's all in the curve

May 18th 2007 03:55

One the most complex conundrums of autumn/winter 2007 is the fine distinction between cocoon and bubble skirts, a difference to elucidated below with pictorial and linguistic explication.

The important difference between cocoon skirts and bubble skirts is that one is attractive, flattering and altogether desirable while the other is not. Bubble skirts are like this

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Posted By: Fashion - Category: Autumn, Winter, Clothes, Fashion Tips, Random, Trends

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Internet Fashion Fun

April 6th 2007 02:31

Hidey ho everyone!

Firstly, let me wish you all a happy and safe Easter long weekend. I hope the Easter bunny delivers some serious chocolate to your doorsteps

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