Josh submits (pasted from his comments under product review 12658
“Project Runway” was this incredible reality show on the BRAVO network. They took 12 up and coming designers and each week they had a challenge. As an example, make a dress out of what you can buy in the grocery store.…
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Intolerable ugliness or the shape of things to come?
“Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.” Oscar Wilde said that, a known dandy of his day. As someone more inclined to read the science pages rather than fashion at the New York Times, I offer Origami as the Shape of Things to Come.…
The zen of the survival of the prettiest
As I said before, I’m not entirely in agreement with Phaedrus (_zen…_) with regard to quality which he simply defined as beauty; an inherent beauty no one can name but all can recognize. Similarly, the definition of quality has evolved qualitatively a great deal since.…
nothing pithy here
Eric made some interesting comments within the context of his response to my cognitive dissonance entry but he also provided additional food for thought that I’d like to write about in the future. One intriguing idea : “Therefore, the ancientness of the apparel industry lends itself to secrecy and mysticism, and therefore may be exploited by anyone claiming to have unlocked these secrets.…