WHY BEING POOR IS NOT AN AESTHETIC
THE LAST FEW DAYS I’VE BEEN TALKING OPENLY ABOUT FASHION IN THE CITY I GREW UP WHICH HAS BEEN A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD.
TODAY WITH GREAT PORTFOLIO AND CV I STILL HAVE DIFFICULTIES TO FIND MY PLACE HERE. IT’S BEEN HARD TO HEAR SOME PEOPLE TELL ME THEY FIND ME INTERESTING JUST BECAUSE OF “CLASS EXOTICISM” OR THEY ARE AFRAID TO WORK WITH ME BECAUSE I’M NOT CLASSY OR ELEGANT ENOUGH.
DOING A FASHION SHOW IN SOME INDUSTRIAL SPACE DOES NOT MAKE YOU MORE UNDERGROUND IF YOU PUBLICALLY SAY YOU “DON’T HAVE BLACK FRIENDS” OR MISSGENDER PEOPLE. MARGIELA DURING THE 90S REPRESENTED KIND OF THE OPPOSITE SOME PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO REPLICATE TODAY WHICH WAS INNOVATION, BREAKING THE RULES AND CREATING COMMUNITY.
HAVING EDUCATION AND VALUES IS NOT THE SAME AS PURSUING IDEALS. PEOPLE WHO PURSUE CERTAIN IDEALS ACT ON THAT WITH A LOT OF PASSION. HOWEVER, IT FEELS LIKE PASSION IS KIND OF OVERWHELMING FOR SOME OF THESE COLLECTIVES. MYSTERY IS THE NEW THING.
I REMEMBER ONE PHOTOGRAPHER TOLD ME HE USED TO DELETE THEIR FRIENDS COMMENTS ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE HE FOUND EMBARASSING TO SHOW HE WAS SPANISH. I’VE HEARD POSTING TOO MUCH ON INSTAGRAM STORIES IS CRINGY AND WRITING FASHION DESIGN IN YOUR PROFILE IS NOT COOL ANYMORE. THEY LOVE TO WRITE “FD”, “CD”... WHICH I FIND HILARIOUS.
IT’S FEELS LIKE AN ATTEMPT TO DEHUMANIZE EVERYTHING AROUND AND I HATE IT BECAUSE I LOVE BIG FEELINGS!
THIS MINDSET IS OLD-SCHOOL AND NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT FASHION IS TODAY. THAT’S WHY I FEEL RELEVANT TO SHARE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND LET YOUNG CREATIVES KNOW THEY DON’T NEED TO TRANSFORM THEIR WORK AND PERSONALITY IN ORDER TO FIND A CREATIVE JOB.
WHILE SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO POST EVERYDAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO KEEP THEIRSELVES RELEVANT AND FIND A JOB IN FASHION, SOME OTHERS DON’T HAVE THE NEED TO SHOW UP. FASHION IS JUST A HOBBY WHEN YOU’RE RICH AND ALL YOUR ENVIRONMENT CAN AFFORD THE SAME LIFESTYLE.
IT’S KIND OF SURPRISING THAT IN 2023 THIS BUBBLE COLLECTIVES FIND THEIR WHAY TO PERPETUATE THE CLASS SYSTEM WHEN MOST OF THE EMERGING BRANDS WORLDWIDE SUCCESSFULL NOW ARE THE ONES SHOWING DIVERSITY AND HONESTY AND HIRING YOUNG PEOPLE (VAQUERA IS GOOD EXAMPLE).
I DON’T FIND INTERESTING THE PRIVILEDGE. SOMETIMES I LIKE TO PUSH SOME PEOPLE TO THEIR LIMIT JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE SOME OTHER PEOPLE IN WHOM I EASILY SENSE THE EFFORT: THE NEED TO DEMONSTRATE TO SURVIVE. THESE ARE THE ONES WHO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I’M PART OF SOMETHING.
YOU DON’T NEED TO HIDE YOURSELF TO SUCCEED IN FASHION BECAUSE FASHION IS NOT REPRESENTED BY THIS ANYMORE.