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Q: I lost a pair of my favorite Gucci's when I was jet skiing in the Bahamas. (Yes, I know... stupid)
I went online to see if I could buy another pair and I see that the style is retired (they were from 2008). I found them on a site that says
A: I would say almost definitely they are a knockoff. The packaging seems WAY too tacky for a nice designer stamp, and if it were real there would definitely be no scratches on anything, and I am pretty sure the cleaning cloth should definitely come in a
I touched on this issue in the questions put to me by the Bendigo Advertiser, and it’s something I think about a fair bit. What will survive of the 90s? What is currently out of fashion, at one's fingertips everywhere and cheap cheap cheap, that vintage lovers should be snarfling NOW before Vogue declares ‘The Return of Tencel’ or something equally earth-shattering?
Having been a child in the 90s, I don’t look back to that decade in the same way I do to the 70s, 80s etc. Things from the 90s look sombre, matte, dull and dated, rather than fun/hilarious/well made etc. Coles/Fosseys polar fleece, anyone?
In fact, as simplicity became such a catch-cry of the 90s (I’m thinking of all those ‘shift dresses’ and straight CK jeans, and anything with Tommy Hilfiger devoted to to it), it’s really tough to pick out what was distinctive, stylish and timeless, and what will be relegated to the duster bag of horrors permanently.
For example. I was uncool in the 90s (in much the same way as I’m uncool now), but even I managed to wear all of the following during the decade that stretch fabrics didn’t forget:
...Put a spring in your step
For all those fashionistas out there, you will all be sensitive that the past two months have been the most important of the year in the industry. Designers will have been working hard all year to produce their S/S 2012 collections as the four key host cities eagerly prepare for a week of pure style adultery. Parties, runways and models will have overtaken the streets of NY, London, Paris and Milan. Celebrity guests, the fashion influential and bloggers don the front row seats judging and fascinating the looks as they hawk at what delights (or perhaps not so) are presented before them. The joys of getting the first glimpse of what is to come for next season is a dream for all, the reality is that for most of us, fashion show tickets are hard to come by and watching collections online and viewing blog updates are our chance to see what the next season has in store. Having kept up with the events day by day this scrap size fashion digest will be filling you in on all the trends to come and the gossip from the Big Apple to the City of Love.
I will leave it to another friend (gay and a big cheese in the fashion biz) to expand: "Overly tanned, needing a haircut and wearing too many bits of string round his right wrist?" he asked dryly. Well, yes, that and the fact that he was preoccupied by
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