CONSIDER YOURSELF A SHOPPER # 20: THE STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS EDITION
This week's letter starts with a moody 80s soundtrack, followed by discussions about Dries, and then we find ourselves contemplating cargo shorts. How did we get there? MY STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS!!!
While I was mulling over my taxes, I stumbled upon this Spotify-generated playlist called “Moody 80s." (Rather than share the whole playlist, I’ll just highlight the songs I enjoyed the most: "Listen” by Tears For Fears, “Haunt Me” by Sade, and “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me” by The Smiths.) Interestingly, I found that the melancholic tone of the playlist not only served as the perfect soundtrack to the grueling task of tax filing, but also it feels like the perfect score to this week in fashion.
Matchesfashion is shuttering which is terribly devastating for the people who have just lost their jobs and the brands that will be damaged by this. Additionally, two designers, Pier Paolo Piccioli of Valentino and Dries Van Noten, have decided to step down. Both departures were very much unexpected; however, I will admit that after Pier Paolo’s all-black F/W 24 collection, I was anticipating a change. Ever since Marc Jacobs sent down all-black looks for his final collection for…
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