Anonymous asked: Who says there is a "correct" way of approaching fashion and an "incorrect"?
I do. You want to make something of it?
When a garment so decidedly moves away from referencing the waist, it takes on the burden of psychological discomfort with one’s waist, and the need to define it or mask it, and perhaps the whole dialogue that accompanies such an issue. When a person wears a garment like this, they convey confidence in a much more intellectually profound way than anyone in a bikini might.
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“Who would wear that?”
Fashion shows with a thought-out concept will often have “show pieces.” These are looks included in the show that advance or expand upon the idea of the collection, but which are not expected to go into production. That is, one version of the garment will exist, to be worn in fashion shows and magazine spreads.
So, I guess the answer to that insipid but inevitable question would be, “a model will wear that.”
There are worlds of possibility to be discovered in atypical materials. This particular Balenciaga collection achieved its intriguing volume by using laser-cut pieces of a foam material intended for the dashboards of cars. (Another interesting note: those front seams look to be laced with self-filled bias-cut tubes of that same material that the foam is covered in.)
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The real beauty of these comes from their complexity. The repeated trapezoidal paillette shape lends itself much more willingly to the contours of a body than rectangles might, and reflects light in a less uniform way, which helps to contribute to the rich visual texture.
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