Author: BrianniNelson
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Hip Hop, Skirts, and Defining Cool
Kanye West has been in the news for his taste in women, his political accusations, and his always ill timed tantrums. But the self proclaimed “Louis Vuitton Don” has also built a reputation for himself in the fashion industry as someone with that rare talent that can make what only appears to be an effortless…
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Gaultier Art Exhibit – Accessing High Fashion
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Wearable Media: Eyewear
This was a spontaneous find on an evening of procrastination. Vuzix produces high definition eye wear that integrates video in a mostly inconspicuous way. The company’s products have been available for the past few years, but what struck me is there recent focus on the fashionableness of the eyewear, in addition to their technical attributes.…
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Perfume Advertising: Manufacturing Desire
My scent of choice: Miss Dior Chérie. I’ve been wearing it exclusively for a few years now and barely remember how that came to be. I had never seen a commercial for it nor was I accosted by an overeager salesperson and a spray bottom at my local mall. My mother had another Dior perfume…
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The She’s All That Effect in Advertising
Fellow editor, Lipiquini, has explored the effects of fashion advertisement on women’s self esteem. The claim is that the fashion industry benefits financially by convincing women of their rampant and offensive deficiencies. A woman with low self esteem is a walking target for every item under the sun that can rid her of her awfulness. …
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Fashion: Philosophy for Everyone
As women (and men) in academia, we’re given a set of both spoken and unspoken rules on what is appropriate. Appropriate to discuss, to research, or even to question. Fashion has remained firmly outside of that design. For philosophy and the humanities, fashion has been ignored “if not outright dismissed as vain and trivial” (Wolfendale…
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Affordability and Accessibility in Wearable Media
Gucci, Louie, Fendi, Prada … Old Navy? Of course a certain Sesame Street song “One of these things is not like the other” springs to mind when reading this list and the odd company out seems grossly apparent. For various factual sociological reasons, the first four brands are synonymous with high quality, wealth, and exclusivity.…