Random Fashion Thoughts (Part 3: Style farmer strikes back) - our general discussion thread

[Parker]

i think i'm going to try cotton/linen-sweater-as-shirt in earnest this spring

if not now, when

 

[peachfuzzmcgee]

Really cool interview with him on the Corporate Lunch pod. Check it out if you like the human as well as the clothes

Thanks, On my queue now!

 

[Parker]

this convo got me finally considering buying some Nicholas Daley. I really love the ss20 stuff and sales are somehow already upon us. Isn't it usually at the end of summer? Ssense already got their sales up.

me too. cool stuff.

 

[London]

Really cool interview with him on the Corporate Lunch pod. Check it out if you like the human as well as the clothes

Bought a sweatshirt from him. Like his brand and communications. I like that his brand is rooted in a personal philosophy based on his identity, rooted in multiculturalism and the jazz scene in London. Too many brands are just close with a made up story.

 

[London]

If I ran social media right now for a consumer brand I would be literally having a panic attack

If you had a brand rooted in values and a set of ethics you'd know what to do or not do. Look at brands like Noah.

 

[Fuuma]

Woke Capitalism Isn’t Your Friend

Brands like Pepsi, Nike, and Amazon are embracing Black Lives Matter on social media. Don't be fooled: corporate anti-racism isn’t about solidarity – it’s just a marketing campaign.

www.jacobinmag.com

 

[cb200]

Auntie Anne’s Breaks From Pack By Calling For Protesters To Be Shot

LANCASTER, PA—Taking a different approach from other major brands, which have released statements of support for peaceful nationwide demonstrations against police brutality, the popular pretzel shop chain Auntie Anne’s broke from the pack Tuesday by calling for all protesters to be shot. “We at...

www.theonion.com

 

[Fuuma]

I went on Raytheon, Lockheed etc. and congrats! They didn't post ****, they were on this #lovethetroops #techkillers whatever **** they are supposed to be on.

 

[1969]

If I ran social media right now for a consumer brand I would be literally having a panic attack

Hey if FourLoko can do it, then it can't be that hard. The smaller the brand, the easier it is to get something out. Big Corps...it was/is a **** show.

 

[Fuuma]

When a brand is REALLY small (like some of the shops liked on sf where people namedrop the owner) their brand social media account is almost synonymous with their own posting so if the post is pretty tastefully done it'll go over fine with most people I'd say.

 

[Joytropics]

@Fuuma apropos of nothing, have you read Houellebecq? I’m about halfway through Serotonin. The writing is excellent but it’s not nearly as transgressive as I expected, given his reputation.

 

[Superb0bo]

I would be incredibly surprised if Fuuma hadnt read Houellebecq. I really liked his Lovecraft essay.

 

[Homme]

I think la possibilité d’une île (especially the last third of the novel) and la carte et le territoire are his best works (haven’t read the English translations).

@Fuuma apropos of nothing, have you read Houellebecq? I’m about halfway through Serotonin. The writing is excellent but it’s not nearly as transgressive as I expected, given his reputation.

 

[gdl203]

Way to disrupt the retail world, Private White... summer sale starting June 3rd ?

ma che cazzo

 

[bry2000]

I don't follow Private White closely to know why their announcing a sale is vomit worthy. But I would agree their clothing alone is vomit inducing.