Fashion houses Losing their way in form of trying to appeal and offend people who are not Their customer base
We Go Again,
It makes me uncomfortable to see this happen, I wrote about the high fashion hoodie and people thought they could take items that appeal to my social base and create items that have nothing to do with them in order to capture a new audience; Even at the expense of offending us.
I shake my head and wag my finger at these guys who thing they can really mess with my people’s emotions, it’s a problem.
Don’t lose your job
First of all don’t lose your job trying to appeal to an audience that isn’t for the company you’re working for. You’re talking about Vivendi LVMH and Marc Jacobs, billion dollar corporations that run on merchandising and margins.
You cannot be an artist with margins. Just ask Raf and Alexander Wang. I only name them because I love them dudes, bringing America to Balenciaga and Paris to CK wasn’t going to work the sensibilities of those two don’t blend, like herbal tea and milk. If you ever tried to put milk in lemon and ginger tea you know what I’m talking about
When you’re not sensible with blending cultures you’re going to have a problem with the customer base because what you’re doing won’t sell…
Bringing me to my next point
Don’t try be artsy with MY HISTORY
The most uncomfortable part about this past year is the using of racist imagery and cultural items thinking my people will fall for it.
You cannot try make an artist statement as a non black person with black history. It’s unacceptable, some of my people don’t know better so they can’t say better which is why they need someone on the understanding side to be forthcoming with them.
It’s like what on Gods Green Earth are you expecting making clothes with the sensibility of black sentiment trying to gain when the customer is aristocratic white and Asians.
My people have got killed for less so why do more than necessary. There are an infinite number of formations and patterns and styles you can use. Making stuff that doesn’t appeal to your main customer when clothes isn’t your companies main exploit. It’s weird -big man ting – uncomfortable for me to have to write like this. Smh.
I’m really done with you all
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On this journey concerning Off Whites Virgil Abloh, started with Been Trill a small project that had them establish themselves as street artist at their DJ shows, showing real ingenuity. As protégés of Kanye West they broke out as stars of the street culture as it was known back then they had a good buzz going on in the underground.
I couldn’t afford it. Now this whole collection became aspirational, the hoodie the flannel the colourway and at the time I was working 2 jobs to pay rent while I was trying to get a degree. No part of me could afford this but I decided to do what I always did. Follow the designer, there wasn’t much news on Virgil back then on Facebook/Instagram but I got what I was given. 
Knowing him and Kanye working together, how he was a graphic designer; and creative director of the Yeezus cover; having both interned at Fendi, all came to me round this time . This was when prints on hoodies was a cheap art and having them priced the way they were stopped any of the target market reaching them. – They sold out anyway. Me I was still clueless of the Market of Hype. Then Off White came along.
The table changed so drastically thanks to Kim Jones Tipping it off with the capsule collection – What Virgil did was put it on the runway, and not a hoodie Clad in iconography a hoodie expressing nothing but the fact it’s a hoodie and it’s comfortable to wear & 
I feel comfortable in it what’s more luxurious than the ability to be comfortable in whatever clothes you’re wearing and not be judged. I wrote about 
I was really feeling the Hilary Banks, Murphy Brown the true boss. The lady executive of the 80’s that was the only one in the room but manoeuvred like she owned the place. To the men in the room had no idea what shoes or suit she was wearing but loved it and drew in their attention & every receptionist and scribe assistant lunch lady aspired to be her or her daughter to have the wits to get to her level you know the one. 
true statement pieces in shapes and cuts that are lost on some today, who wouldn’t know what to do with it but to those that do will. This is no average debutant attire. The woman is high life and always has been, The pacing and music of the show showed this. 
Every step taken from the staging to the shoes held meaning and attitude of the woman this was meant for.
Not Your Typical 