December 2016 Issue #1
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Money talks, Fashion doesn’t Style can not be bought. Style is eternal. Someone who truly understands the fundamentals of fashion will recognise that you do not need to be rich to be fashionable. Having a good sense of style is usually to do with the way you piece together an outfit. The jewellery you choose, the t-shirt you layer over the bodysuit, the socks that match the colour of the earrings you have picked. This all contributes to having style. Just because the garment is designer, does not make it nice. A DIY outfit made from tablecloths and handkerchiefs has the potential to be more stylish than an outfit consisting of pieces worth hundreds of pounds (however, style is subjective and a matter of personal opinion). Dripping head to toe in the new season Gucci does not necessarily mean you have style, it means you have money to afford that particular brand. An individual with a pivotal fashion sense could piece together a masterpiece out of anything they can find. It wouldn’t be considered a ‘masterpiece’ because of the price of the designer item, but because of the way the outfit is constructed. It isn’t to say that if you are head to toe in Lagerfeld’s latest creations that you don’t have style, its more that we need to remember that having a good amount of money does not always equal having a good amount of fashion sense or knowledge. For richer for poorer, fashion knows not of money. Or comfort for that matter.
Astin-Maisie Sanders
Label Obsession Hailed ‘the most influential site in the UK’ by The Guardian, Wavey Garms has single handedly guided the youth of today’s fashion choices without ever meaning to. Initially, it was a Facebook page set up by owner Andres Branco who had become bored of sitting and scrolling through Ebay for hours on end to find designer items, majority of which were not actually worth looking at. He created the Facebook page for like minded people to post ‘cool’ and niche clothing that they wanted to sell, eliminating the need to look through garments that were of no interest to them. Thus, the ‘Wavey Garms’ era was born, and saw teenagers all over the UK wearing head to toe vintage designer. Moschino became an essential in every young persons wardrobe, and logo covered clothing was a must have piece in an outfit. The need to have the most sought after vintage garments became an obsession throughout the nation. Can ‘Wavey Garms’ actually cloud the way the younger generation view fashion today, or is it just a passing phase?
Champion Girl
The brand that had gained popularity after creating highly anticipated uniforms for some of the most famous Basketball teams in America; is still creating sought after sports luxe pieces 97 years later. Champion U.S.A have always provided the street-wear advocates with garments to lust over, and in their Spring Summer 2015 collection was a set that had everyone obsessing over. The ‘All-Over print’ Sweatshirt and Joggers which consisted of the Champion logo repeated across the reverse-weave tracksuit quickly became something that everyone needed. Unsurprisingly the individually priced, £145 set, sold out within days of release, and with very little restock, it turned into a ‘rare’ find with re sale prices of over £230. The set is a clear example that Champion are cleverly creating garments that are highlighting the youths need for labels and logos, and making masses of profit in the meantime.
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Astin-Maisie Sanders