May 18, 2011

Coach and other "fashionable" pieces

I can't tell you how much it pisses me off when people refer to the following as "fashionable"

Do you know I read that the companies make more money from those bags sold to the average middle class person than the other bags?


Honestly, this Walmart bag is more fashionable than that monogrammed, overexposed Coach purse.


Anyway, I always thought the only way Coach was successful (besides the leftover fame from it being an old leather corporation) was that it had incredibly good business and marketing people. Reed Krakoff is President, Executive Creative Director of Coach, and he holds a Bachelor's in economics from Tufts University. It recently seeped to me that fashion is, first and foremost, a business. I used to think the designers had control over fashion, but now I realize it's ultimately the masses (and CEOs). Fashion has to walk the fine line between avant garde and appease enough people for a profit. Olivier Theyskens, in my opinion, is one of the most talented and brilliant fashion designers out there, yet he was let go twice (Rochas, then Nina Ricci). Why? His pieces were raved on by many, but deemed "impractical" to wear and did not sell well. In the end, fashion is for selling.
But back to Coach and the public perception of fashion. I find it really amusing when someone claims they know a lot about fashion, and go on to list brands like Chanel, Coach, Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana. I want to ask them if they can name the designers behind each brand. If they can, I am impressed. Because in my experience with people in real life and fashion, a knowledge of fashion has been associated with wearing hip clothes (simple tank, short waist-line shorts), taking a like to wearing clothes from Forever 21, and telling others you are fashionable.

/rant.

btw i adore Fossil. Their stuff is cute, rather inexpensive, and made of good material (durable). I have a ton of Fossil things, and I recommend you get in on it ;)


To me, they are the better version of Coach (better designs, better materials, cheaper price). That's not to say that Coach isn't all bad--they do have cute bags, the anonymous ones without the ugly monogrammed logos.

May 10, 2011

Resort Collections: Chanel 2012

Chanel is sort of epic, minus the fugly high boot sandals. I approve of the other footwear.
I started loving it when the white stepped in, everything was very summer-y and i adore the interesting lengths of the shirt to skirt. The flowers are so refreshing and I like that it's not flowery prints like a lot of other trends right now, but seem to be alive on the dresses themselves.






I adore this next dress, with the fun geometric print. I don't like the shoes, but they sort of fit with this dress


I love the flow but also the sleeves! They add a bit of extra flirty formality.