Who is your favorite fashion designer, or least favorite; and why?
For starters, I do have an affinity for the cold designers: I mean cold colors, cold cuts: like Prada. But it’s too robot, too modern, I mean, if we all dress like Star Trek in the furure, that’s gonna be sad. But on the other hand, Versace is just to rich, too green, too Mediterranean. By nature I am a cold person, yet I adore the luxury of Versace’s style. Despite their prices, Prada is not real luxury and opulence. But I did love Versace’s line, “I love Los Angeles, it’s so superficial.” At least he admits it and and sees the beauty in what is shallow.
For complexity of statement, Alexander McQueen and that crew deserve recognition, but their work is Art, no one would wear that, there has to be a line somewhere that says: ‘beyond here is not fashion anymore, it’s Art.’
I love Kenneth Cole, not for his run of the mill stuff, but for his sarcasm, his ads are too funny: “Ten million people are dying of AIDS/but we prefer to stay clothes minded.”
Yves Saint Laurent, the “last true couture,” should make a sophisticated taste happy. But what is he doing that wasn’t done in the 50’s, his stuff looks like what Jackie O wore. His claims to avant garde seem to come to nothing but cuts on a bias.
The fashion designer I most like the work of is Dolce and Gabbana. They have the luxurious extravagance of Versace, but their colors are less rich, maybe some countess from Norther Italy might fit into their fashion.
As a further topic of discussion, how racist are the big fashion houses? Even Anna Sui is a born and bread American. Would Ralph Lifshitz really have failed if he hadn’t changed his name? Can you name even one Oriental Model. And not for lack of beauty. Has anyone been watching the Korean I am a Model? Frankly only the one contestant is too beautiful, but the pannel of judges sure are beautiful. These days the runway models are more and more coming from Eastern Europe: the same look, but they come cheap. Why has the Euro-American fashion industry accepted Africans, but not Orientals?
Jean, I live out in the sticks, who would I wear the clothes for? My husband who thinks I look great in a Tshirt and blue jeans 
especially this time of year 
, our son, our dogs , our cats or the live stock down the road? I go into town once a week for groceries . About 3 times a year I may do some socializing and that is usually accidental. My husband has more good clothes then I do. He is the one that goes everywhere, I run this home front. Clothes I have yet to find a need to understand. If it is cheap, fits, is durable and comfortable then I get it if I need to. If you could be kind enough to explain to this city girl turned country woman why clothes are so important, i would apreciate it. I just simply never got it.
Don’t they have enough things to do that?
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