Well, I have been heavily inspired by some threads here on tfs ('Do you think fashion critics write something real instead of compliments?', 'Carré Otis Finally Names Her Alleged r*pist') to think about the unfairness of the fashion world and I have noticed that that young designers are rarely supported. Big designers are praised for ugly and boring collections (Prada, Balenciaga) young, innovative designers are mostly ignored. The big houses recruit and befriend successful stylists (Emmanuelle Alt, Katie Grand and Marie-Amelie Sauvé come to my mind) to expose their labels in big magazines. There is no other why I could explain the raise of Balmain, a label that hasn't been innovative, but rather trashy in recent years.
Also I started looking at Magazines more closely. The big advertisers are usually the ones that get editorial exposure (Lanvin, Céline, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy) although they don't necessarily showed the strongest collections. Even if there are young designers that start getting exposure, those are often the ones with massive money to support them (Pedro Lourenco, Alexander Wang) finding their way into the fashion world. Also in Haute Couture editorials usually the big houses (Elie Saab, Gaultier, Dior (even with an extremely bad collection) or Givenchy) and not new but very talented designers, such as Yiqin Yin, who produce extremely beautiful collections but do not get noticed.
Young designers are the future, the ones that bring excitement to an industry that is populated by corrupt, fake *******-people (if you think I am a bit hard I would suggest you to spend a day in a young designers showroom and deal with buyers and editors). I would like to hear your opinions on this topic.
Also I started looking at Magazines more closely. The big advertisers are usually the ones that get editorial exposure (Lanvin, Céline, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy) although they don't necessarily showed the strongest collections. Even if there are young designers that start getting exposure, those are often the ones with massive money to support them (Pedro Lourenco, Alexander Wang) finding their way into the fashion world. Also in Haute Couture editorials usually the big houses (Elie Saab, Gaultier, Dior (even with an extremely bad collection) or Givenchy) and not new but very talented designers, such as Yiqin Yin, who produce extremely beautiful collections but do not get noticed.
Young designers are the future, the ones that bring excitement to an industry that is populated by corrupt, fake *******-people (if you think I am a bit hard I would suggest you to spend a day in a young designers showroom and deal with buyers and editors). I would like to hear your opinions on this topic.