Favorite source for fashion news and history content
I feel like currently my only source for learning about what designers are/have been doing and seeing trends or collabs in the fashion world is through algorithmic slop.
I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for outlets to consume fashion content and writing more intentionally. Maybe that’s a good blog or journalist or even a YouTube channel that talks about what big designers are doing or have done. Hell, even some books maybe. I am aware this question is ridiculously broad, but I am up for finding out about lots of niches, so that’s alright.
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I yearn for content that I can seek out and not content that is fed to me
i had a similar question - specifically about longform content - and got a lot of good recommendations in the process (the list of things i already consumed is also worthwhile) https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1299343424515739749
This thread is great
if you're interested in specific designers the best thing is to watch their runway shows and read any available show notes; youtube is...decent at having archival runway footage though the quality may not be the greatest
are there specific threads you want to pick at
archivepdf is a pretty good blog
that said were you interested in specific designers? might be some other resources dependent on the designer
my recs are all designer focused because that's what i care about:
- highsnobiety & hypebeast for new releases / upcoming collabs
- ssense & archive.pdf for editorials / blog posts
- uniformdisplay on ig for fitpics
- #inspiration to see what ppl here are fuckin with
- #fashion & #fashion-discussion here for anything else
I feel like I don’t know enough designers. I guess I would be interested in sources that are a good place to see the work of a broader pool of designers
#brands as a start
Will check it out
id also highly recommend ssense's blog and archive.pdf to see more designers. Both are filled with runway & lookbook pics and will probably be more visually engaging than our brands section here IMO
carrion's recs are also great, i'll add firstview as a secondary reference for runway shows
Also fun to go to #inspiration and ask for an ID on a photo you like
I always have my sources ready to go because I’m hoping someone will do this
omg yes firstview ty i knew i was forgetting smth
at least for me, i found it more engaging to discover brands within the context of specific clothing. by looking for big goofy white shirts, i learned about comme des garcons and then junya watanabe and sacai; by looking for big goofy pants, i learned about sillage, etc etc.
maybe check some of these https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1255197478312087672/1295182069378453577
mostly for inspo tho