« Makeup & Martinis: the Key to a Fashionista's Heart. Mediabistro.com & NYC's Mantra Host The Body Shop & Makeup Artist Chase Aston. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG | Main | Rock a Pair of Chuck Taylor All Star Low from the (RED) Collection & Help People Affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & SHOE BLOG »
Find out What Yohji Yamamoto, Oscar Wilde, a Hilarious Chris Rock Routine & the Victorians have in Common. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Victorian fashions
Yohji Yamamoto Fall 2007
Oscar Wilde
Chris Rock
I've always maintained that fashion holds up a mirror to our inner life, and provides a peek into our collective unconscious. And looking at all the Victorian-inspired volume & ruffles on some of the A-list runways made me wonder why fashions from an era known for obsessive modesty would resonate with today's openly sexual, violent society.
In a guest editorial I penned for the fab Papierdoll.net, I explore the idea that just as Victorian parlor games reveal class unrest to be a central theme in their society, Chris Rock's take on why white people are dead set on preventing everyone else from attaining true weath in order to preserve the status quo reveals similar concerns today.
For a take on fashion that involves more than just a report on hemlines or silhouettes, check out my piece, A Victorian Mood on the Runways on Papierdoll.net.
- Lesley Scott
(photos: illustration - victoriana.com, Yohji Yamamoto - style.com; Chris Rock Never Scared - Amazon.com)
March 6, 2007 in Fashion, Fashionweek, Pop Culture, Weblogs | Permalink
TrackBack
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/266210/16647836
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Find out What Yohji Yamamoto, Oscar Wilde, a Hilarious Chris Rock Routine & the Victorians have in Common. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG:
