Left-wing politics--even extreme left-wing politics--aren't as radical, aren't as edgy, aren't as revolutionary, and aren't the flex that many of their proponents believe them to be.
We used to call them posers. Now we just call them LARPing revolutionaries.
Velez is certainly refreshing, but except for the Gone with the Wind-themed fashion show, I don't get a sense from this article what is supposed to be so anti-woke and contrarian about her. Her fashions are interesting, but they basically look like a bunch of stitched-together rags designed for skeletal people.
Decades ago I had a girlfriend, a nice girl from a southern Christian family, that worked in that space as a model. It somehow ruined her psychologically. So, I can say with absolute certainty I understand nothing about high fashion. But, one thing I did note that a 29 year old with 2 children and a husband is an outlier to the elites. I think her lifestyle is as much rebellion against that world as her art.
Runway shows have nvr been abt clothes ppl see on the streets. (Not sure how or why ppl were expecting that.) It’s abt influencing art, culture & design. I LIKE her. She’s talented & I love her perspective. Her goal, in addition to creation, is to break down the imposed barriers, judgements & stereotypes in an industry she loves. Simply by disobeying & calling out their hypocrisies, she takes risks like they nvr have or EVER will. They’re bullies, hate-mongers & overlords disguised (so they think) in “love & inclusivity”. Elites hate anyone who doesn’t want to be just like them, selling their soul. It’s all they have for self assurance & vanity. I wish her & all other industry-shakers much success!! With our support, they can & will succeed. Godspeed EV!
Kudos to her for giving the finger to the woke SATC-wannabe fashionista editors and woke outrage overall, (I'm beginning to wonder if it's possible now to monetize a cancellation effort - for the victim :) ) but geez, fashion sucks and always has. I wouldn't buy any of those outfits, even if I was young enough to wear them, for $10. The outfit that chick in front of the fireplace is wearing looks like it was made out of toilet paper.
Is there any "industry" more illustrative of what a decadent society looks like than the "Fashion Industry"? I think not. Then again, decadent societies do tend to come and go.....
Y'all this CLEARLY the best quote from this article: “There is a henhouse of fashion editors who gate-keep and are still living their Sex and the City ‘best life,’ who moved to New York to pursue their dream of being a snob.”
I've scarcely been to NYC and know nothing about the fashion industry. But this one connects!
The photo's amusing in the contrast between the fashion and what the others are wearing, not unlike looking at a Ford parked next to a FormulaOne. But fashion, at least in part, serves a similar purpose: to define the edge. It's great to see Elena Velez's edge is sharp enough to cut through the fog of culture war.
The photo's amusing in the contrast between the fashion and what the others are wearing, not unlike looking at a Ford parked next to a FormulaOne. But fashion, at least in part, serves a similar purpose: to define the edge. It's great to see Elena Velez's edge is sharp enough to cut through the fog of culture war.
Left-wing politics--even extreme left-wing politics--aren't as radical, aren't as edgy, aren't as revolutionary, and aren't the flex that many of their proponents believe them to be.
We used to call them posers. Now we just call them LARPing revolutionaries.
Velez is certainly refreshing, but except for the Gone with the Wind-themed fashion show, I don't get a sense from this article what is supposed to be so anti-woke and contrarian about her. Her fashions are interesting, but they basically look like a bunch of stitched-together rags designed for skeletal people.
Decades ago I had a girlfriend, a nice girl from a southern Christian family, that worked in that space as a model. It somehow ruined her psychologically. So, I can say with absolute certainty I understand nothing about high fashion. But, one thing I did note that a 29 year old with 2 children and a husband is an outlier to the elites. I think her lifestyle is as much rebellion against that world as her art.
I like the anti-woke direction. I'm not knocking the fashion industry. It has its place. Most of us, though, catalog it in the Who Cares? file.
Runway shows have nvr been abt clothes ppl see on the streets. (Not sure how or why ppl were expecting that.) It’s abt influencing art, culture & design. I LIKE her. She’s talented & I love her perspective. Her goal, in addition to creation, is to break down the imposed barriers, judgements & stereotypes in an industry she loves. Simply by disobeying & calling out their hypocrisies, she takes risks like they nvr have or EVER will. They’re bullies, hate-mongers & overlords disguised (so they think) in “love & inclusivity”. Elites hate anyone who doesn’t want to be just like them, selling their soul. It’s all they have for self assurance & vanity. I wish her & all other industry-shakers much success!! With our support, they can & will succeed. Godspeed EV!
Kudos to her for giving the finger to the woke SATC-wannabe fashionista editors and woke outrage overall, (I'm beginning to wonder if it's possible now to monetize a cancellation effort - for the victim :) ) but geez, fashion sucks and always has. I wouldn't buy any of those outfits, even if I was young enough to wear them, for $10. The outfit that chick in front of the fireplace is wearing looks like it was made out of toilet paper.
Is there any "industry" more illustrative of what a decadent society looks like than the "Fashion Industry"? I think not. Then again, decadent societies do tend to come and go.....
Y'all this CLEARLY the best quote from this article: “There is a henhouse of fashion editors who gate-keep and are still living their Sex and the City ‘best life,’ who moved to New York to pursue their dream of being a snob.”
I've scarcely been to NYC and know nothing about the fashion industry. But this one connects!
Keep shining a light on...what exactly....non regime people? What are we collectively besides based?
write on.
This was such an interesting article. I don't understand a thing about this sort of art but I like this woman's perspective a lot.
Who gives a rip? I want my thirty two seconds back.
So, here we have yet another article about an industry controlled completely by ONE group... the group that cannot be named...
Bari Weiss and crew are quite possibly the most intellectually lazy people that have ever published.
Reading the Free Press is like reading Cold War Pravda with articles that criticize "politicians" but can't seem to critique the Soviet Union...
"Post-beauty" is right. 🤢
The photo's amusing in the contrast between the fashion and what the others are wearing, not unlike looking at a Ford parked next to a FormulaOne. But fashion, at least in part, serves a similar purpose: to define the edge. It's great to see Elena Velez's edge is sharp enough to cut through the fog of culture war.
The photo's amusing in the contrast between the fashion and what the others are wearing, not unlike looking at a Ford parked next to a FormulaOne. But fashion, at least in part, serves a similar purpose: to define the edge. It's great to see Elena Velez's edge is sharp enough to cut through the fog of culture war.