Do Luxury Shoppers Keep Up With Fashion Shows and Designers?

[blueorchid]

That’s such a strange comparison lol

Yeah, it is, but my logic was that cars are things that are BIG BRANDS like fashion, etc. etc. What's a better comparison? Does everyone know the history of the production company who produces the films they watch? Do you have to know ABOUT an artist to listen to their music?

I feel like the entire question is something I don't "get" and I think is a strange question in general. I mean, what does it mean if people who buy Dior products (just an example) don't know the history of the house? Maybe I'm just stuck on the "know anything about the designers of their favourite labels." I mean, what if they don't? What does that mean? Should they know more? I just feel like the question as it's proposed doesn't make much sense, imo.

 

[runner]

it may be replaced with "what does it mean to know?"
most researchers of lightning should be well informed about the phenomenon, understanding it through technical terms into which they converted various natural elements.
they can say they know about it. but those who can say they know it could be those who have been struck by it.
(if I understand english correctly though)
the reason the former tends to be valued in many parts of this world is that it is useful and marketable.
but it's the latter that has pure, intimate, experience as lived time.

"nothing that's said is true." words include lies. words are not things themselves to which words refer. the reason poetry is jealous of music.
"be careful not to sink into the slum of words (try not to live in a linguistic slum)." - sontag
on top of that, the stories brands provide to us could include the decollation and narcissism of them.

explanation, analysis, whatever can be something abstract, signitive, and dependent, constructed upon/generated from things themselves.
nothing compared to the fertility of things themselves.
things are primary. knowledge is something second-order. this is not movable. no matter how hard I personally want to say knowledge is important.

 

[runner]

^decoration

 

[Lola701]

It doesn’t matter who the CD for LV, Dior, Hermes, Chanel is. Even when you consider the greatness of Hedi at Dior Homme, I reckon it was ultimately a small drop in a very big ocean. I will follow Saint Laurent, Armani and Yohji among the big names because they are couture houses; fashion is their lifeblood.

I find this point very interesting because you follow YSL and Armani, which isn’t that much different from Chanel and Dior. I mean, Chanel and Dior are historical Couture houses that sells clothes. The fact that a lot of people buy the bags and accessories (while aspiring to own RTW) doesn’t change that fact.
Is your judgement based on the perception rather than the core reality of those brands?

The appointment of a designer at Hermes has never been a life changing, industry shifting thing. When Margiela and Gaultier joined, it made fashion people pay attention to the brand on a different level but in essence, I think that people who cares about those questions knows those parameters.

 

[Pointsowo]

I’ve wondered about this too! TBH, I think a lot of luxury shoppers don’t follow fashion shows or know the stories behind collections. My sister and I visited Milan a few years ago during fashion week (pure coincidence—we were there for food, not fashion!). While we didn’t attend any shows, the buzz around Italian men's fashion trends caught my eye. I remember stumbling into a boutique where the SA casually mentioned how certain cuts and fabrics were inspired by traditional Italian tailoring with a modern twist.

 

[GivenchyHomme]

Have you seen the views these shows get on YouTube? Fashion shows are more impactful now than ever.



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[LadyJunon]

Have you seen the views these shows get on YouTube? Fashion shows are more impactful now than ever.


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Meanwhile, most of the comments are Kpop whores waiting to get a glimpse of their beloved Rose/Jimin/Lisa etc.

 

[nationalsalt]

Meanwhile, most of the comments are Kpop whores waiting to get a glimpse of their beloved Rose/Jimin/Lisa etc.

It's such a crazy phenomenon. I've almost given up looking for any meaningful comments or critiques under show vids now!