Fashion is fascinating to me in the sense that it is as often vapid as it is reflective of the human experience. Some of it makes you laugh and scratch your head while at others times doing something truly unique and beautiful. Seeing clothing on music artists that you may enjoy that you can then buy certainly sounds like a moneymaker in waiting in some cases. The pictures in the article of Dior’s men’s campaign in some ways feels forward-thinking while in other ways appears to be selling effeminate attire that is only interesting in the sense of being experimental and seems like it is tailored to an audience of one, the designer.
Music and fashion have had influence in pop culture for quite a number of decades. While it is hard for me to see it as new, perhaps there is a resurgence. It used to be that television and film had a significant influence as well, but the things people see today feel far more spread out without as many shared experiences.
Interpretive dance is an interesting thing to think of at a fashion show, though in browsing through the linked article, it really sounds like the dance is meant to be in service to nothing more than the fashion itself. It’s my own personal opinion, but if dress on display is meant as art, it would speak much more deeply to the heart if it was in service to something else, like life lessons or illustrations of love, as opposed to just catching the eye. It’s kind of like leading the audience by the hand to nowhere in particular and turning around to tell them how great a time they had and ask what they learned along the way.
Fashion is funny in that it's both ideological in a sense while being cynical and a total cash grab, much like the Dior’s men’s campaign which is artistic in its vision but is ultimately poised to sell Dior as a brand and lifestyle. But then, just as you said, the whole campaign is reflective of the designer's lived experiences and what they want from clothing – they're making for themselves, not anyone else, and if we buy it great but if not it's no loss to them.
I definitely don't think there is anything new in music and fashion influencing each other, that has always been a thing and it's always going to be a thing. But what I do think is interesting, and new, is the areas of music that overlap with fashion and feel fresh – such as the use of particular types of dance (ballet/interpretive/crunk/breakdancing) to illustrate branding and a renewed identity/fashion vision. And when you combine the two – dance and fashion – you have these spectacles that can elevate the entire experience for those inside and outside of fashion walls, even those on the sidelines who may have not seen themselves reflected in a fashion sense on a deeper level.
Honestly? Fashion is in the very nature of hand-holding. Brands are trying to push products, and they'll do it by whatever means necessary to get us to buy. But when it's done in a way that taps into culture, that provides genuine consumer value at some point during the journey of the fashion experience, then that can be a good thing depending on which way you look at it…
Fashion is fascinating to me in the sense that it is as often vapid as it is reflective of the human experience. Some of it makes you laugh and scratch your head while at others times doing something truly unique and beautiful. Seeing clothing on music artists that you may enjoy that you can then buy certainly sounds like a moneymaker in waiting in some cases. The pictures in the article of Dior’s men’s campaign in some ways feels forward-thinking while in other ways appears to be selling effeminate attire that is only interesting in the sense of being experimental and seems like it is tailored to an audience of one, the designer.
Music and fashion have had influence in pop culture for quite a number of decades. While it is hard for me to see it as new, perhaps there is a resurgence. It used to be that television and film had a significant influence as well, but the things people see today feel far more spread out without as many shared experiences.
Interpretive dance is an interesting thing to think of at a fashion show, though in browsing through the linked article, it really sounds like the dance is meant to be in service to nothing more than the fashion itself. It’s my own personal opinion, but if dress on display is meant as art, it would speak much more deeply to the heart if it was in service to something else, like life lessons or illustrations of love, as opposed to just catching the eye. It’s kind of like leading the audience by the hand to nowhere in particular and turning around to tell them how great a time they had and ask what they learned along the way.
Fashion is funny in that it's both ideological in a sense while being cynical and a total cash grab, much like the Dior’s men’s campaign which is artistic in its vision but is ultimately poised to sell Dior as a brand and lifestyle. But then, just as you said, the whole campaign is reflective of the designer's lived experiences and what they want from clothing – they're making for themselves, not anyone else, and if we buy it great but if not it's no loss to them.
I definitely don't think there is anything new in music and fashion influencing each other, that has always been a thing and it's always going to be a thing. But what I do think is interesting, and new, is the areas of music that overlap with fashion and feel fresh – such as the use of particular types of dance (ballet/interpretive/crunk/breakdancing) to illustrate branding and a renewed identity/fashion vision. And when you combine the two – dance and fashion – you have these spectacles that can elevate the entire experience for those inside and outside of fashion walls, even those on the sidelines who may have not seen themselves reflected in a fashion sense on a deeper level.
Honestly? Fashion is in the very nature of hand-holding. Brands are trying to push products, and they'll do it by whatever means necessary to get us to buy. But when it's done in a way that taps into culture, that provides genuine consumer value at some point during the journey of the fashion experience, then that can be a good thing depending on which way you look at it…