Comments on: library finds – Figleaf http://finalfashion.ca/library-finds-figleaf/ trend theory Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barry Wright, III http://finalfashion.ca/library-finds-figleaf/comment-page-1/#comment-80642 Barry Wright, III Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:02:01 +0000 http://finalfashion.ca/?p=2817#comment-80642 "The deliberate turning upon the fashion past increases people’s feelings that we ourselves cannot judge, that we have little taste of our own. So we become even more dependent on experts to form opinions for us. And so the next fashion can be foisted all the more readily." This hits it perfectly. It seems that this has only become more exacerbated with the growth of technology. People seek out even more bite-sized guidance, leaving "experts" and experts a whole lot of control. I'll have to check if my library has the book as well. “The deliberate turning upon the fashion past increases people’s feelings that we ourselves cannot judge, that we have little taste of our own. So we become even more dependent on experts to form opinions for us. And so the next fashion can be foisted all the more readily.”

This hits it perfectly. It seems that this has only become more exacerbated with the growth of technology. People seek out even more bite-sized guidance, leaving “experts” and experts a whole lot of control.

I’ll have to check if my library has the book as well.

]]> By: Auntie Fashion http://finalfashion.ca/library-finds-figleaf/comment-page-1/#comment-80518 Auntie Fashion Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:04:44 +0000 http://finalfashion.ca/?p=2817#comment-80518 Tabloids and paparazzi were as much a part of mid-60s fashion culture as they are today. The trend eased off in the 70s, picked up a little steam in the late 70s, then eased off again. I recently picked up a whole stack of 60s "movie magazines" at a flea market, and I was amazed by the similarity of the eras. Replace the Twilight gang with the Rat Pack, and things were pretty much the same. Tabloids and paparazzi were as much a part of mid-60s fashion culture as they are today. The trend eased off in the 70s, picked up a little steam in the late 70s, then eased off again. I recently picked up a whole stack of 60s “movie magazines” at a flea market, and I was amazed by the similarity of the eras. Replace the Twilight gang with the Rat Pack, and things were pretty much the same.

]]>