September 2010
Net-a-Porter plans first-ever runway show at... →
via @luxurysociety:
The site is sending a “small army” of fashion advisers to Houston to assist customers at the show and at a VIP reception. Nearly everything on the runway will be immediately available for sale.
“The ability to buy on the spot is incredibly important,” Loehnis said. “It should be immediate gratification. You should see something, love it and be able to get it.”
WatchAnimated short on Courtney Love’s style evolution: “The Dark Night of the Soul” by Michael Mouris.
Miuccia Prada on Made in Italy →
Labels with “Made in India” or “Made in Scotland” right under the brand lettering are a bold new step being taken by Ms. Prada and her husband and business partner, Patrizio Bertelli. They recognize that although 85 percent of their goods are made in Italian factories, there is nothing to be ashamed of in tapping international artisans…
“‘Made in Italy’ — who cares? It’s not a brand...
Provenance? There’s an App for That →
My latest Fashion 2.0 article for The Business of Fashion on the digital traceability of materials and labour sourcing and the challenges and opportunities this poses for luxury fashion brands.
Small Change →
Malcolm Gladwell writes in the @newyorker on why hierarchical structures (strong ties) are more powerful change agents than networks (weak ties). But why imagine an either/or situation? A hierarchy that thinks strategically can also leverage the power of networks to its advantage.
The Genius of the Tinkerer →
Nice piece in today’s @WSJ by my former professor @stevenbjohnson: “Ideas are works of bricolage. They are, almost inevitably, networks of other ideas. We take the ideas we’ve inherited or stumbled across, and we jigger them together into some new shape. We like to think of our ideas as a $40,000 incubator, shipped direct from the factory, but in reality they’ve been...
“Anybody who thinks that you can pull up drawbridges and maintain a simpler world...”
– Stephen Green, Chairman, HSBC
Fashion Cycle Reboot →
The new fashion forward: In the 21st century, asks Sarah Mower, why are designers waiting six months to sell their collections?
The Connected Business →
Clouds, big data, and smart assets via @McKQuarterly column in the @FT
Consumed: Objects With Back Stories →
“Ask anybody about the most meaningful object he owns, and you’re sure to get a story — this old trunk belonged to Grandpa, we bought that tacky coffee mug on our honeymoon, and so on. The relationship between the possessions we value and the narratives behind them is unmistakable. Current technologies of connection, and enterprises that take advantage of them, surface this idea in new ways — but...
“Struggling to envision a context in which these dense garments could exist, I...”
– NYTimes on REED KRAKOFF
WatchMOVE! is a two-day performance-based fashion and art exhibition at MoMA’s PS1 organized by V Magazine’s Cecilia Dean and David Colman: http://www.vmagazine.com/move Oct 30-31, 2010
WatchFelicity Brown’s raw/refined play is standout at Fashion East #LFW
WatchJonathan Saunders was exquisite. Lovely lightness and colour palette. Clear message. One of best. #LFW
WatchNicely executed reptilian rock stars at Todd Lynn #LFW