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they had a good long runopening ceremony was trendy for very little time no?
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they had a good long runopening ceremony was trendy for very little time no?
Oy. That is either great audacity and genius or great stupidity.Financial Times piece on the "LVMH of China" Shandong Ruyi running out of cash for basic expenses after an acquisition spree that included Bally and Gieves & Hawkes:
Shandong Ruyi: confessions of a shopaholic
Instead of becoming a global fashion powerhouse, group lacks enough cash to cover liabilitieswww.ft.com
J,Those who have posted with me over the last (cough, sigh) fifteen years know that I respect and appreciate Jean-Paul Gaultier. News just came out that he's officially retiring. I feel it's the end of an era.
In the hyped-up world of fashion in the 2010's, which largely I didn't understand, I have no doubt that younger fashion fans don't know much about Gaultier. But, I encourage a great deal of googling to see the amazing work he did over the last FORTY years. He was a true craftsman, who also had a great deal of fun. He played up his gimmicks, which got him attention, but at his core he was a real Couturier. Even his goofy clothes were strangely well constructed.
Here is a link to one story about his retirement:
Gaultier's Last Couture Show
I won't do a "TL;DR" of all his neat stuff here; I've done that before. We can start a discussion and build on it as it goes on. But, without Gaultier, you have no Hedi, you have no "androgyny" in menswear with couture details. You'd have your streetwear and your suits, and Bob Dylan wearing women's clothes on stage. But not a lot else.
He's still relatively young (67) and makes plenty from his license on the perfumes. I wish him the best and hope he enjoys every day.
PS I started a separate thread if anybody would like to contribute:
Gaultier Threak
His time at Hermes was glorious.Those who have posted with me over the last (cough, sigh) fifteen years know that I respect and appreciate Jean-Paul Gaultier. News just came out that he's officially retiring. I feel it's the end of an era.
In the hyped-up world of fashion in the 2010's, which largely I didn't understand, I have no doubt that younger fashion fans don't know much about Gaultier. But, I encourage a great deal of googling to see the amazing work he did over the last FORTY years. He was a true craftsman, who also had a great deal of fun. He played up his gimmicks, which got him attention, but at his core he was a real Couturier. Even his goofy clothes were strangely well constructed.
Here is a link to one story about his retirement:
Gaultier's Last Couture Show
I won't do a "TL;DR" of all his neat stuff here; I've done that before. We can start a discussion and build on it as it goes on. But, without Gaultier, you have no Hedi, you have no "androgyny" in menswear with couture details. You'd have your streetwear and your suits, and Bob Dylan wearing women's clothes on stage. But not a lot else.
He's still relatively young (67) and makes plenty from his license on the perfumes. I wish him the best and hope he enjoys every day.
PS I started a separate thread if anybody would like to contribute:
Gaultier Threak
Yup, too bad for Givenchy, Burberry, etc... who jumped too late on the band wagon.Exclusive: Balenciaga Is Returning to Haute Couture
Balenciaga artistic director Demna Gvasalia’s couture debut will take place in July for the fall 2020 season.www.vogue.com
frankly I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. But it’s quite certain streetwear is dead
With all these store closings, it’s nice to see a retailer open a new spot, more convenient for me too vs the Tribeca spot