When I was younger, I was obsessed with the idea that time travel could cause galactic collapse if done improperly. The possibility that a limbo could be created where we are all trapped in a loop of things past, present and future baffled me, until I grew up and realized I was to live in such a great time.
Now that Fashion Week 2008 has passed us, I’d like to be able to offer that I have learned enough about fashion for the next season to make an educated selection of wardrobe items. Not the case. I have, however, noticed an aggregated movement towards the older elements in every facet of dress.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have taken vintage through the actual feel and look of its fabrics, with aged sepia-esque color schemes and rigid, narrow cuts. Michael Kors has fallen in line with a similar approach with stylings that mix “timelessness & tabloid.” Marc Jacobs’ Marc has upped the sophistication of his line, which apparently recalls the Perry Ellis grunge feel. It’s nostalgia in every stitch.
The takeaway from this is the same vibe of nostalgia that ebbs in music criticism, the inescapable element of referencing. Fabric DJ’s who progress certain newer elements (different stitching techniques- new looming processes- horizontal corduroy) with older, refreshing takes from the old school. The most exciting aspect seems more so the combinations that are possible, instead of the actual “new development” in fashion. And this idea helps to strengthen the bond between fashion and music further. It’s not necessarily a twilight zone, just a Sepia hallway, with lighter & more drastic tones; it both sounds, and looks like the changes of fall colors are in full effect.
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