Whats up with everyone wearing Purple?

[shkani04]

Yea purple seems to be in. Even stores like H & M are going out of control with purple... I think its more of an east coast thing anyways...

 

[unrated]

I bought a purple shirt during the summer, I didn't expect it to be a hit in the fall

 

[jet]

^Werd, I got a purple blazer and sweater coming before this thread.

Now I'm kinda turned off.

 

[FormalFashion08]

tooO late now...

 

[chronoaug]

I'm really sad i can't find that purple henley of mine. No idea where it could be

 

[Roy Biggins]

Death to all trendies. Stay kvlt.

 

[LA Guy]

Originally Posted by Roy Biggins

Death to all trendies. Stay kvlt.

Unless you genuinely do not care about clothes, like my father, who wears whatever my mother buys him, and has worn the style of stome washed jeans from Sears for the past 20 years (he just replaces a worn out pair with a nearly identical pair), you are not immune from trends.

Think about dry denim. When did that trend start? I mean, I wore APCs as far back as 1999, but I certainly washed them a lot more regularly than I do my dry jeans now. Nudie, which sort of heralded the trend in North America, was not available here until... 2002 or so, maybe 2003, and then was available first only through Famous Friends, then through Hollywood Trading Company. And there was no North American distributor. And even the things people say about proportions are colored by trends. I was reading tons of comments about how skinny jeans needed low profile shoes. Er, sure, that makes sense. But with the 80s hightops back in full swing, High tops with a relatively bulky profile, (especially at the ankle) by Dior Homme, Raf Simons, Lanvin, and so on, are being worn with skinny jeans, which themselves are starting to lose favor with the fashion crowd.

 

[Roy Biggins]

Originally Posted by LA Guy

Unless you genuinely do not care about clothes, like my father, who wears whatever my mother buys him, and has worn the style of stome washed jeans from Sears for the past 20 years (he just replaces a worn out pair with a nearly identical pair), you are not immune from trends.

Think about dry denim. When did that trend start? I mean, I wore APCs as far back as 1999, but I certainly washed them a lot more regularly than I do my dry jeans now. Nudie, which sort of heralded the trend in North America, was not available here until... 2002 or so, maybe 2003, and then was available first only through Famous Friends, then through Hollywood Trading Company. And there was no North American distributor. And even the things people say about proportions are colored by trends. I was reading tons of comments about how skinny jeans needed low profile shoes. Er, sure, that makes sense. But with the 80s hightops back in full swing, High tops with a relatively bulky profile, (especially at the ankle) by Dior Homme, Raf Simons, Lanvin, and so on, are being worn with skinny jeans, which themselves are starting to lose favor with the fashion crowd.

You have adequately described the rationale of the failed special ed hipster aesthetic, but I fail to see what this has to do with the baseline inanity of "omg y'all dusky plum is like so hot y'all." This sort of behavior is the reason that real people hate women.

 

[Casey]

I think purple is a pleasant color to look at.

 

[aerether]

Saucemaster's picture with him in mostly blue (navy long-sleeve henley, raw denim, blue Paul Smith shoes) but with a purple undershirt comes to mind...

I think purple can work when it's understated and "blends in" so to say. I wouldn't wear it as a main color unless I misplaced my Y chromosome somewhere.

 

[Gravitas]

I blame it on that new artist Prince.

 

[LA Guy]

Originally Posted by aerether

Saucemaster's picture with him in mostly blue (navy long-sleeve henley, raw denim, blue Paul Smith shoes) but with a purple undershirt comes to mind...

I think purple can work when it's understated and "blends in" so to say. I wouldn't wear it as a main color unless I misplaced my Y chromosome somewhere.

He is wearing that undershirt because I gave it to him. It was a sample from a label that didn't work out. That shirt was made about... 4 years ago now? So, if that is part of the present trend, it was because Jay Allen was apparently way ahead of his time.

 

[rocks]

The only article of clothing I have in purple is a light turtle neck pullover. I haven't even worn it yet since it's still too hot here; however, when I do, I plan on pairing it with a dark blue or black ensemble from head to toe.

 

[Rye GB]

All of the major brands (Those with the largest retail presence) all purchase Fashion Forecasting color information from three to four different companies.

2. These Fashion Forecasting services all meet in Paris as a group and set a general consensus for color 2 years down the road.

3. Each fashion forecasting service presents these colors in their own way and sells to their customers.

Result: No coincidence that Gap, H&M, J Crew, Zara, Mango, etc all happen to present the same colors during a season.


The only other explanation to a retail push on a particular color is if a designer (Armani, Dior, Lanvin, YSL) uses a particular palette in a show that receives gushing reviews. Magazines and fashion reporting services will all influence fashion companies especially when they are all lauding the same designer.

Finally there are smaller brands that tend to go off in their own direction but some how still retain a common link to mass-market brands with color. Most designers still assign a certain level of common sense when selecting color for the season (Nom De Guerre with their monochromatic palette and Henrik Vibskov in color laden La La Land) not included. Buyers think in very simplistic terms and to be good in business this has to be accounted for. A designer won't push a palette of Black, Navy, Rust, Purple, Burgundy and Forest Green for spring, as they wouldn't select a pastille palette for fall. Purple is a common color as part of a fall palette and next year it will be the turn of Rust or Brown and so forth.

 

[theguy]

first page of yahoo http://startwearingpurple.yahoo.com/ one of the quotes on that site was "purple is in because there is nothing in the dictionary that rhymes with it" -I dont think anything rhymes with orange or silver either. So there goes that idea lol