Such an important issue! I work for a company that is trying to highlight the waste that is happening in the fashion industry, which sadly mostly is dumped in countries like Kenya or Haiti, causing horrible pollution and destroying their local textile businesses. We work with a group in Kenya who showed us around the Dandora landfill, which is 70% clothes (and was declared full in 2001 but is still being added to). You can see all brands there, from Zara to Premark, Nike etc... It's hard to know where to start addressing these problems, but like you so eloquently put it: we consumers need to buy less and more purposefully for sure. I really enjoy all your videos, thanks!
That part of being independent is so important! Really, we need to start to stop glorifying designer going to big conglomerates. We need more big independent brand.
My best piece of newly added clothing for last year, 2022, was my Thebe Magugu Heirloom Raincoat. Fabulous. And when I wear it, I know that it will take me longer to get errands done as folks will stop and comment on it. Thebe , winner of the 2019 LVMH prize, is one of my favorites. But, it's not always easy to get his clothing. He's in South Africa. Plus, a lot of his pieces sell out fast as I just checked his South African website. Greetings from Los Angeles
All Black Everything. I remember back in 2013 when leather accents and all black outfits were the trend. Somewhere down the road in the mid 2010s people started to see "All Black Everything" as a boring and contrived style. I think Kanye West, rappers such as Playboi Carti and Destroy Lonely, Balenciaga, and social media have re-influenced the "All Black" aesthetic along with draped layering. People nowadays are going outside as if they were about to commit heists and I'm very surprised to see this trend come back in such full-force. I'd even go as far as to say "All Black Everything" is here to stay. I don't see it falling out of relevancy anytime soon
Good trend. Clothes that elevate the ways in which the wearer interacts and is able to adapt to their surroundings. IE gorpcore and techwear. Major downside is the heavy chemical processing during fabrication and waste that is almost literally made out of purposely undegradable material.
This is an engaging video article, thanks for providing another informative piece Reggie. I'll say that the 2010s strong influence of skate plus the "normcore" labeled trend that followed a little after the 2010s hypebeast era helped dive Millenials and Gen Z into buying secondhand. Top it with the West recently imitating the long standing trend of Asian fashion's affinity for drapey clothing.
love what u covered here. Curious if you're gonna make a vid on Ludovic de Saint Sernin leaving Ann Demeulemeester after one season, since it definitely was driven by a very elitist purist fanbase of Ann
I gotta give a little push back. People have agency to stop buying clothes the same way we all have agency to end our oppression, and yet here we are. We are trained from inception to consume, to think we are the things we buy and that they’ll liberate us. Unlearning all that isn’t just something people can just do at the turn of a switch. We all are victims of consumer capitalism and to say, people are misplacing their ire at companies and instead they should just stop being victims feels irresponsible. But outside of that, dope vid lol
Such an important issue! I work for a company that is trying to highlight the waste that is happening in the fashion industry, which sadly mostly is dumped in countries like Kenya or Haiti, causing horrible pollution and destroying their local textile businesses. We work with a group in Kenya who showed us around the Dandora landfill, which is 70% clothes (and was declared full in 2001 but is still being added to). You can see all brands there, from Zara to Premark, Nike etc... It's hard to know where to start addressing these problems, but like you so eloquently put it: we consumers need to buy less and more purposefully for sure. I really enjoy all your videos, thanks!
That part of being independent is so important! Really, we need to start to stop glorifying designer going to big conglomerates. We need more big independent brand.
My best piece of newly added clothing for last year, 2022, was my Thebe Magugu Heirloom Raincoat. Fabulous. And when I wear it, I know that it will take me longer to get errands done as folks will stop and comment on it. Thebe , winner of the 2019 LVMH prize, is one of my favorites. But, it's not always easy to get his clothing. He's in South Africa. Plus, a lot of his pieces sell out fast as I just checked his South African website.
Greetings from Los Angeles
Based taste
Even us South Africans are having trouble copping Thebe 😂
@@TehMr Wow! That's really too bad as he produces some great, non-cookie cutter designs and ones which really tell a story.
Greetings from Los Angeles
Got a Shein ad on this video lol…
That bookshelf behind you is dope.
All Black Everything. I remember back in 2013 when leather accents and all black outfits were the trend. Somewhere down the road in the mid 2010s people started to see "All Black Everything" as a boring and contrived style.
I think Kanye West, rappers such as Playboi Carti and Destroy Lonely, Balenciaga, and social media have re-influenced the "All Black" aesthetic along with draped layering. People nowadays are going outside as if they were about to commit heists and I'm very surprised to see this trend come back in such full-force. I'd even go as far as to say "All Black Everything" is here to stay. I don't see it falling out of relevancy anytime soon
i remember when “genderless fashion” was called unisex
Me too! but when I said this same thing to my girlfriend, he rolled his eyes and said "okay boomer" -- wtf
@@bigbenchinko its all marketing words to reflect the current youth. now its the zoomers and "genderless fashion". its all the same
Love the topic. Each trend could be discussed in length in a separate video.
Good trend. Clothes that elevate the ways in which the wearer interacts and is able to adapt to their surroundings. IE gorpcore and techwear. Major downside is the heavy chemical processing during fabrication and waste that is almost literally made out of purposely undegradable material.
This is an engaging video article, thanks for providing another informative piece Reggie.
I'll say that the 2010s strong influence of skate plus the "normcore" labeled trend that followed a little after the 2010s hypebeast era helped dive Millenials and Gen Z into buying secondhand. Top it with the West recently imitating the long standing trend of Asian fashion's affinity for drapey clothing.
I would like to see a video of good examples from independent designers that are challenging fashion
Fashion exploration of style and direction
This is an interesting perspective.
You ain’t have to do my man cudi like that😭
I mean I like Cudi’s music but dude did wear a wedding dress for kicks. 😅
Great video as always. Was wondering how you felt about Saint Michael/Saint Mxxxxxx?
Your content is improving! I’m here for
I dig your SHURE mic, what version is it plz? And have you already done a WTH on Samuel Ross?
Gonna do it!
love what u covered here. Curious if you're gonna make a vid on Ludovic de Saint Sernin leaving Ann Demeulemeester after one season, since it definitely was driven by a very elitist purist fanbase of Ann
The owner of Ann D brand is actually the most purist one out there lol
Great content and conversation, Reggie! Supporter via Taiwan, by way of College Park, GA
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#KeepItCasual
Good vid
A trend that has to die: Jeans.
Every day, millions of liters of water are contaminated because of them.
T R E N D B O I S
Gorachimass!
aren't gender neutral clothes just unisex clothes rebranded? lol
all the examples of genderless fashion you showed, still looked like a kid named cudi dress vibes
I gotta give a little push back. People have agency to stop buying clothes the same way we all have agency to end our oppression, and yet here we are. We are trained from inception to consume, to think we are the things we buy and that they’ll liberate us. Unlearning all that isn’t just something people can just do at the turn of a switch. We all are victims of consumer capitalism and to say, people are misplacing their ire at companies and instead they should just stop being victims feels irresponsible. But outside of that, dope vid lol
Companies will always act the same. People can always change. That’s my only rebuttal. We CAN unlearn. That’s the whole point but I see your point.