When my family lost everything, Mom had used clothing stores, and I
was her buyer. Dad had shoe stores, and I read Footwear News
everyweek, and advised him. I have a lot of great friends in the
industry, and I know a lot of poets who use that fashion... young,
old, whatever.I do this as well.
Sonia Delaunay
I think Charles Bernstein rag trade interview by Susan Schultz is nice.
http://www.jacketmagazine.com/14/schultz-bernstein.html
All best,
Catherine
On 5/13/13, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Certainly, it tends to be first world,' Chris.
>
> A lot of us dont really notice, but probably do wear the stuff, just because
> it's in the stores (where I look for stuff on sale if possible).
>
> Like you, I want the cloth etc to feel good...
>
> Doug
> On 2013-05-10, at 8:25 PM, Chris Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> For most of my life I have taken it for granted that I wear designer label
>> clothing and I still do. It's an unspoken requirement in my creative
>> profession.
>>
>> But recently, reading realist writings from the USA, I have come to
>> understand this is an elite privilege. (And I, some sort of wealthy snob
>> for wearing designer clothing.)
>>
>> Designer clothing becomes a sign of wealth rather then good taste and a
>> sense of elegant style as well as feeling so nice to wear. Dressing with
>> style and elegance, that is something that money cannot buy; even if you
>> are a boy band member and hire a stylist. I could still dress those boys
>> better, and with ease being such handsome young men.
>>
>> I wear YSL shirts, because they feel good to wear on my skin and thick
>> cotton is warm and soft, as I do polo short sleeve shirts, with a French
>> designer name, I cannot spell or pronounce; and my jeans are mere Levis or
>> something less. I refuse to pay inflated designer prices for a worn out
>> pair of fading blue jeans... I expect better... fawn soft woollen fabric
>> designer label trousers to match an Italian designed blue wool jacket,
>> hand stitched, if nothing less. My shoes, something else, even if brown
>> leather brogues. And ties, if needed, are always silk and at least hand
>> finished. Nothing less then silk in a tie can be permitted.
>>
>> But I am still very curious as to how and why designer labels have become
>> this sign of wealth... for sure, most of us who wear this stuff do not pay
>> the advertised retail price... often it is given to us to wear... and I do
>> wear flannelette shirts from a discount supermarket.
>>
>> Designer clothing fits easier on the body and remains visually elegant,
>> being less trauma to wear. Form comes after comfort.
>>
>> --
>> BLOG http://abdevpoetics.blogspot.com.au/
>>
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