ICON Issue V November ‘18
Fashion Club of Boston College
Letter from the Editor:
Welcome to the November issue of the digital version of ICON: the fashion club magazine Here at the Fashion Club of Boston College, our mission statement is to create a dialogue between fashion designers and enthusiasts, to bring awareness of career opportunities within the fashion sector, and to showcase BC students design and writing through the club magazine and our annual fashion show We love our fashion forward club members and all of our supporters because our club wouldn’t be possible without you all We have some amazing talent to showcase in this issue and I hope you enjoy it. Thank you so much to everyone who put hard work into this! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (@bostoncollegefashionclub) and VSCO (@fc-bc) and email us (fashionclub.bostoncollege@gmail.com) to submit your looks to be featured on our social media! Stay stylish BC!
Executive Board: ● Co-Presidents ○ Veronica Gordo ○ Anastasia Greer ● Vice President ○ Veronika Lin ● Magazine Editors-in-Chief ○ Kerry Nasta ○ Kelly O’Donovan ● Head Photographers ○ Keith Carroll ○ Michaela Mark ● Treasurer ○ Elene Tsokilauri ● Head of Menswear ○ Isaiah Mathieu ● Creative Director ○ Tatiana Viola
Content By: ● Cover ○ Kerry Nasta (pg. 1) ● Trend Boards ○ Elizabeth Sarian (pg. 3) ○ Isabella Patino (pg. 8) ○ Larissa Valdes (pg. 10) ● Favorite Trend Right Now ○ Isabella Patino (pg. 4) ● Throwback Trends ○ Kerry Nasta (pg. 5) ● Industry News ○ Maddison Haddix (pg. 6-7) ● Runway Show Analysis ○ Kerry Nasta (pg. 9)
By Elizabeth Sarian
Throwback Trend Board
Kerry Nasta
Dare To
Flare
// WARNING: Major Fashion Faux Pas //
Can You Spell Gabbana for Me Please? Cinema Paradiso makes me smile; an impressive accomplishment considering my usual resting bitch face. Maybe because saying John Wayne in an Italian accent is amusing. Maybe because Sicily is gorgeous and/or because I also dream of growing up in a theater. Whatever it is, this beautifully poetic film about recovery and melancholy after the second world war never fails to make me happy. If you haven’t seen it, it’s essentially about an Italian funeral. You may have also stumbled upon an Italian funeral on your Instagram feeds this past week if you follow Dolce and Gabbana. Forgive the comparison. Truly. Cinema Paradiso i s a timeless work of art. Dolce and Gabbana’s Shanghai show attempt may be one of the most racist apexes of modern-day fashion house mistakes. So what all happened? Most houses follow the New York-London-Milan-Paris fashion week schedule. However, for haute couture (or are we talking alta moda here?) Dolce and Gabbana sets its own schedule independent of the other fashion weeks. This season’s was scheduled to be in Shanghai. This makes a lot of sense, as the Chinese market accounts for a third of Dolce and Gabbana’s total sales.Sales in other markets have slid, especially after the brand’s interesting decision to dress Melania Trump despite most American designers, like Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs, refusing. Fashion is inherently political, and the brand had not done itself any favors among its American liberal market with the Melania Trump issue, coupled with controversial instagram comments by Stefano Gabbana on Lady Gaga’s weight and the LGBTQ+ community. Due partially to PR flukes like this, it was especially imperative for the brand to cement its market in China. Now get your moka pots ready, because h ere is the real tea(or espresso?). The brand posted multiple marketing videos onto its Instagram account, the most noteworthy of which featured an Asian model attempting to eat stereotypical Italian food like cannoli and pizza with chopsticks in a way that seemed to insinuate that these Italian foods and culture were far superior to chopsticks. It reminded me of
the racist caricatures, that were drawn of African Americans in newspapers, that took a feature closely associated with a certain group and depicted it so it seemed childish and inferior. After another inflammatory video was posted, D&G claimed both the brand’s and Stefano Gabbana’s Instagrams had been hacked. Imagine being a global multi-million dollar company that doesn’t invest in cybersecurity. Tragic. Maybe we should start a G oFundMe?The Instagram account DietPrada then posted a conversation between Stefano Gabbana and another influencer, in which Gabbana said that Chinese people eat dogs and that China is the country of “shit.” The brand then issued a video apology. Shortly thereafter the Chinese Bureau of Cultural Affairs cancelled the show. Whoops. Oh well, I was not too excited about the show itself. Dolce and Gabbana makes beautiful dresses, but I really do not think anything particularly innovative has come out of the house recently. Italian fashion is impossibly gorgeous, but D&G does not have a monopoly on it. Would I have worn them if I was invited to the MET gala? Maybe. Was I invited to the MET gala? No. Would I instead trade a dressing by D&G to have Donatella Versace dress my cat? Definitely. The problem is not the company per se, but Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana themselves. Fashion is political. Fashion is for all.Domenico and Stefano do not understand that. No one with an understanding of that and a basic respect for other cultures would have made those videos or those statements. Dolce and Gabbana has cast themselves as the quintessential Italian brand. However, unlike in C inema Paradiso, there is no movement into the future. They are stuck in a past in which fashion only extended itself to Italy and France. The brand will not recover from this for as long as the heads of the brand refuse to acknowledge that being male, white Europeans does not make them superior to others. If they want the brand to outlast them, both Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana should step down and hand the reins to a new crowd. I f not, there may be a day, when just like Andy in The Devil Wears Prada, we may not have to know how to spell Gabbana.
Fine.
By Madison Haddix
By Isabella Patino
It’s All About
STELLA. Paris Fashion Week
The Stella McCartney Fall/Winter 2018 collection that debuted at Paris Fashion Week features both men and women’s looks which means even more to love! McCartney utilizes a chiaroscuro effect by aligning cream, flowy garments next to heavy, dark hues which adds drama to her line. We see a trend of the classic parisian long, wool, buttoned coat, but this time it had a more oversized look to it while being layered over other sweaters. Can you say cozy? There is a sense of androgyny throughout the catwalk as many of these oversized layered looks can be worn by either men or women depending on their style. McCartney combines casual elements with sophisticated winter wear. There are mainly neutral colors and combinations, but some pops of bright white and other color bursts can be seen layered underneath in the form of basics, scarves, and shoes. Stella also does a great job of bringing back a “tunic”-style look by layering long dresses and tops over pants and boots. It’s all about being cozy and dramatic this season and that’s definitely something we’re into. McCartney is someone to watch for seasons to come for the amazing environmentally sustainable supply chain and vegan leather initiative. That’s right, Stella McCartney is trendy AND sustainable! Stay tuned for what’s next from this design house.
Stella McCartney Fall 2018
By Kerry Nasta
November Trend Board
By Larissa Valdes
Teddy Bear Coats
Let’s Get Cozy
Until Next Month.... XOXO, FCBC