tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post7531965411351415648..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Are you a "Fashion Person" + POLL!Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-38103574007996729602012-09-11T14:19:02.329-04:002012-09-11T14:19:02.329-04:00I am the total opposite of a "fashion person&...I am the total opposite of a "fashion person", I hate the fashions of today<br />and never look at fashion magazines. Celebrities on the red carpet, models in magazines, and the ordinary citizens who follow them all look silly and ugly. I also hate the disposable attitude that comes with the fashion industry, clothes should be made to last, it's my main reason for sewing. When things come off an assembly line it's hard to have your own personal style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81308730149366812342012-05-31T10:27:13.040-04:002012-05-31T10:27:13.040-04:00I love Project Runway, but I'm definitely NOT ...I love Project Runway, but I'm definitely NOT a "fashion person." I'm more puzzled by some of the latest fashions than desirous of them. I like vintage styles, like '40's era women's and some '80's styles, but I think a lot of those styles were designed to be flattering (make waists look smaller, legs longer, frame the face, etc.). I don't want to wear clothes that look vintage, but I do incorporate bits and pieces into my sewing. I'd never go the route of doing my hair in a 40's style and trying to look like a pin-up poster, but some like that. But there are different levels of fashion and in the upper echelons, the fashions aren't necessarily meant to be worn, they are about concepts and ideas, most of which aren't going to translate successfully into RTW lines and clothing you'll see on the street. That's the history of fashion design, too. Nowadays, since anyone can wear anything, what is there that shocks people? That seems to be the motive behind high-fashion. I'm not into trying to make something totally unique in concept. I like wearable clothing that fits well and looks nice.Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86293341732129560012012-04-13T15:01:05.794-04:002012-04-13T15:01:05.794-04:00Thanks, Peter. You're a peach.Thanks, Peter. You're a peach.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531716617059219992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81596331296226567712012-04-12T20:32:59.737-04:002012-04-12T20:32:59.737-04:00That's the famous "Think Pink" numbe...That's the famous "Think Pink" number from Funny Face. A Must See!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59959781861906433452012-04-12T19:58:37.009-04:002012-04-12T19:58:37.009-04:00Sorry to be late to the party and WAY off topic, b...Sorry to be late to the party and WAY off topic, but could you please clue me in as to the origin of that bottom photo. Looks like it's from a movie I need to see.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531716617059219992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-16599312669475986872012-03-16T12:25:23.187-04:002012-03-16T12:25:23.187-04:00Not a fashionista. I care about the implications o...Not a fashionista. I care about the implications of clothing for women, including, but not limited to, the objectification, comfort, and expense of certain clothes. <br /><br />Fashion people seem indifferent to these issues.<br /><br />Fashion is also a clear tool of patriarchy. It's a brilliant idea, make a huge proportion of over half the population obsessed with their appearance. Link it to their sense of self-worth and opportunity. Watch a mediocre fashion show (one where you aren't distracted by the beauty of the clothes or the models) and you'll see how ridiculous it is.<br /><br />On top of that, some, certainly not all, "Fashion People" are incredibly stupid. They're so stupid they don't even care about their limitations.<br /><br />I care only about enduring style that flatters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-47680018874836819222012-03-13T18:44:16.273-04:002012-03-13T18:44:16.273-04:00No, no! Not the 1800s, Peter! LOL! Just the Sixtie...No, no! Not the 1800s, Peter! LOL! Just the Sixties/Seventies interation of lace, long flowy skirts, and the embroidery from Victorian/Edwardian styles.Marilisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-58353663753059538782012-03-05T20:24:06.871-05:002012-03-05T20:24:06.871-05:00I am fashion.I am fashion.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793295526771577222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-44031972718314784632012-03-05T15:13:34.638-05:002012-03-05T15:13:34.638-05:00"sick sad power circus" -- I love it!"sick sad power circus" -- I love it!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-38302656264702762402012-03-04T22:50:09.580-05:002012-03-04T22:50:09.580-05:00Oh and I stopped taking fashion seriously when the...Oh and I stopped taking fashion seriously when the pants-falling down thing started;Then there was the bum crack trend, and now we have the "cleavage-with-everything" trend and the "got-a-load-in-my" pants trend. I realized that I could wear whatever I wanted to; nothing I could come up with could ever look as absurd or as revolting or as idiotic as some of the sartorial spectacles that have been inflicted on me due to "fashion"!<br /><br /> One has only to peruse the current offerings to see that everyone is out of ideas and it is all nothing but a chaotic dollar grab, and has nothing whatever to do with clothing; clothing is merely incidental to the sick sad power circus that fashion has become, as evidenced by that picture of Herr Karlsberg (or whatever his name is) with all those young and impressionable girls walking behind him like he's some sort of S&M sultan with his harem or something!Sufiyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-79557097122874192212012-03-04T22:37:32.540-05:002012-03-04T22:37:32.540-05:00Did anyone notice that the twins were on the cover...Did anyone notice that the twins were on the cover of the latest issue of Vogue's best-dressed? Can anyone say "huh??" When I think 'best-dressed" the Olsen twins don't exactly pop to mind!<br /><br /> In fact they have always reminded me of a couple of bag ladies... And now suddenly they merit the cover of "Vogue's Best Dressed"? Puhhhhleeze. I smell payola there; a recent suck-up article listed them as multizillionaire movers and shakers in the rag trade... so I guess with the print industry in such dire straits and all, Vogue decided it was politic to ignore past sartorial history and cede them the cover shot, no doubt for a tidy sum and all the sycophancy they could ever want!Sufiyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-47469034892787994392012-03-04T20:27:50.760-05:002012-03-04T20:27:50.760-05:00Hmmmm - I consider myself a fashionista only latel...Hmmmm - I consider myself a fashionista only lately. I followed it religiously in the 60's, 70's & 80's, but fashion lost me in the 90's & 2000's. But I'm back now that it's turning pretty again. That may be part of the reason you haven't been drawn to it. As fashion moves to a prettier stage, it's easier and exciting to follow. So no, I don't follow "the twins" but I do follow fashion!ClaireOKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-24493366345033003302012-03-04T10:40:10.204-05:002012-03-04T10:40:10.204-05:00I need to vote for the Mary Kate twins, but I do n...I need to vote for the Mary Kate twins, but I do not like their style. I muss confess I follow a bit the trends every Season, just to find out that I do not like most of them. Them I use to pick up one or two pieces I consider that fits my taste and my body and I go for it. The rest of my wardrobe are simply classic.Andrea Cornellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-27089123400292965982012-03-04T10:27:24.425-05:002012-03-04T10:27:24.425-05:00I am definitely a "fashion person". Not ...I am definitely a "fashion person". Not an insano spend-my-lunch-break-on-Style.com fashion person but I like to keep up with what's going on. I used to be a religious Vogue reader until I realized this summer that the fashion industry is kind of evil. The September issue in Vogue did a totally out of touch "Let's celebrate all the sweatshop millionaires in China!" article and I stopped buying it. I also stopped shopping and make or thrift most of my own clothes now. Stepping out of the "must buy" fashion cycle loop has been incredibly liberating.<br /><br />However, I still follow dozens of fashion blogs and still like to know what people are up to. A girl needs inspiration. But I'm done with slavishly buying whatever is hip and cool these days from the knock off shops since that's all I can afford. Sweatshop labour does not make me happy. Sewing does.Heather Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273803885711033973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59715347357039894542012-03-04T10:15:43.119-05:002012-03-04T10:15:43.119-05:00I don't really agree with the questions in you...I don't really agree with the questions in your poll... ;)<br />In my opinion, a true 'fashion person' is a trend setter, someone who (yes) cares about what (s)he wears and is usually ahead of the curve. Not someone who blindly follows what's in some glossy magazine. <br /><br />Personally, I couldn't care less about what Mary-Kate and Ashley might wear but I do like it when a colour or texture (herringbone tweed, a couple of years ago) I've wanted to sew with for months (and finally found fabric in at some market stall selling off the stock from a shop which went out of business many years ago) is suddenly proclaimed to be the new 'it' colour...Laurianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602295642057814667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-27572351343959150742012-03-04T09:50:13.436-05:002012-03-04T09:50:13.436-05:00Style wins over fashion. Style is what I choose t...Style wins over fashion. Style is what I choose that makes me look and feel good. Fashion seems mostly a well orchestrated farce meant to fill somebody else's pocket. No thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-63244903470026964142012-03-04T09:45:58.082-05:002012-03-04T09:45:58.082-05:00I consider a fashion person anyone who has put tho...I consider a fashion person anyone who has put thought into what he or she is wearing. Not following trends consciously is different from not following trends at all. We're all influenced by the spirit of time and therefore we're all participating. Fashion is also about trying to be different from other people and stating that difference through one's clothes, furniture, cars, etc. I think there is more than one type of fashion person.Renatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611834801811459914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-2066632787715343172012-03-04T08:32:52.544-05:002012-03-04T08:32:52.544-05:00The guy in the tutu looks miserable, and with good...The guy in the tutu looks miserable, and with good reason!<br /><br />I consider myself to be a bit of a foodie, and it has nothing to do with restaurants. (I live in a small-ish city, with few quality dining options.) I think a foodie does have an enthusiasm for special, fresh and quality ingredients, and trying new foods. A lot of people don't cook, and eat fast food or from a can/jar.<br /><br />As for fashion magazines, if one is sitting in the waiting room, I might look, but that's it. I would never, never buy one.SondraGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72090925216962833522012-03-04T08:21:40.233-05:002012-03-04T08:21:40.233-05:00I like reading fashion magazines but I enjoy the b...I like reading fashion magazines but I enjoy the back issues (1985? 1998? 2009?) as well as the recent ones. I enjoy the pretty pictures; they get my creative mind thinking but don't dictate what I should be wearing. <br /><br />I love eating fine food and I'm snobbish about processed food, but I wouldn't call myself a foodie and you don't sound like one to me. I tend to think of foodies as the sort of obsessives who'd use distilled hazelnut oil instead of olive oil for their vinaigrettte, who'd search out obscure brands of Spanish sherry, who use a Chinese tea ceremony for their cup of gunpowder tea :-). I only know a few people like this!Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091315686616574564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-73465536926707159922012-03-04T08:12:27.828-05:002012-03-04T08:12:27.828-05:00For me, "fashion" is what a person wears...For me, "fashion" is what a person wears, how they dress themselves. It's wearing the clothes that you do - vintage, business, grunge, tailored, hippy, athletic, avante guarde, classic, preppy, etc - in the combination that ends up on your body that defines *your* fashion. <br /><br />By my definitition, you are into fashion because you create your own clothes and refine your own look.<br /><br />No one said it had to be *good* fashion. ;-)Sew Lady Sew!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16892779463014418535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-69569592366679482502012-03-04T08:07:12.275-05:002012-03-04T08:07:12.275-05:00Fashion to me is simply living to someone else'...Fashion to me is simply living to someone else's standard; I like what is comfortable, and works for me & my lifestyle. I rarely look at a fashion magazine, or watch any fashion type television. <br /><br />Now the foodie thing -- maybe depending on the definition or how you perceive it. We too drink raw milk, have our own cow; raise our own beef, pork, chicken; have our own eggs too; like getting fresh vegetables & fruits -- I'm into the natural grown foods, including my meat, no extra chemicals or meds! So I might be a picky eater :-DLauraMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646972991522827672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-91047996541788509092012-03-04T03:22:33.635-05:002012-03-04T03:22:33.635-05:00I'm not really sure how I'd define myself....I'm not really sure how I'd define myself. I'm not a 'fashion person' in that I don't follow the trends and I have no interest in selling a kidney just so I can afford the latest It Bag/shoes/whatever. And one of the big reasons I sew is I find most clothes in the stores capital-B Boring. It's winter so you can only wear black, grey, black, cream, navy, black, black, maroon, or black? No thank you! I'll wear my pink coat, thankyouverymuch, or maybe my green and purple tartan one if it isn't too cold.<br />But that said, I do find looking at the runway shows fascinating, especially some of the more outlandish stuff, simply because it is so interesting and creative. I think th fact that I do sew inevitably leads to an interest in 'fashion' at some level, at least, even if it is just looking at a few pictures. And while I don't (yet!) have any reason to wear a gloriously dramatic ballgown, it's always fun to look at them.<br />So I'm not really sure what I'd call myself. While I never read fashion magazines, I look at the runway pictures. While I don't go out and buy the latest trendy item, I do look at what sort of influences are around and they sometimes will show up in what I make. So I guess my approach is kind of 'I'm-aware-but-I-pick-and-choose-what-I-care-about-and-what-I-ignore'. Unfortunately I don't know any shorthand term for that approach. Fashion-informed, maybe?<br />Hmm, that's all a bit overlong, and I'm not sure it really answers the question! Oh well.Pamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-16812837918920270032012-03-04T00:10:43.124-05:002012-03-04T00:10:43.124-05:00Lots of people don't care what they eat, and t...Lots of people don't care what they eat, and they even eat lots of things that aren't actually food, like Twinkies etc. So, I guess if you care what you eat you are a foodie. Also, it looks like lots of people will wear anything. What's the garment equivalent of a Twinkie? Polyester trakkiedaks and a T shirt? So I guess if you care what you wear you are into fashion on some level.Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471643987029247042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-12454900256605854532012-03-03T23:39:07.793-05:002012-03-03T23:39:07.793-05:00I "followed fashion" when I was in my la...I "followed fashion" when I was in my late teens and early 20s. I didn't have a lot of income, and I didn't take what I saw on the runways as gospel. More inspiration, if you well. Even then I was quite aware that I was not the body type, nor did I have the lifestyle, being designed for, and had to choose carefully.<br /><br />As I got older and busier, much of that fell by the wayside. I stayed current, sort of, but really didn't have the time, inclination, or money to "follow fashion". Because I was in university for so many years, dress was on the casual side.<br /><br />Now that I've come out the other side, my interest in clothing has reawakened. I would describe my style as more or less classic/tailored and slightly quirky. It's not that I don't like other styles, it's just that simple, classic, and tailored suit my personality and figure best.<br /><br />I'm trying (when schedule and energy levels allow) to get more sewing done. But you know, it's not for the clothes--that's part of it--it's the joy of creating. The same reason I knit.<br /><br />I ran across "Elegance" by Kathleen Tessaro, and would like to get a copy of her inspiration, "Guide to Elegance" by Genevieve Dariaux. Some of the clothing advice is outdated, but one thing stuck with me, and I've been trying to put it into practice. And that's the advisement to not wear anything unflattering. Nothing you don't love. Now when I try something on, "Okay" for colour, fit or style, isn't good enough. I have to look at it and think, "it makes me look good." rather than "it'll do."geogrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935352129240009810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-74078134289141137612012-03-03T23:16:09.122-05:002012-03-03T23:16:09.122-05:00I may have skewed the poll a bit but I could not r...I may have skewed the poll a bit but I could not resist choosing nudist colony. A nudist colony in Kabul. Awesome. <br /><br />I'm not a fashion person but I am trying to dress more consciously and like the way I look more often.Asiyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245387681326015704noreply@blogger.com