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It’s Time to Fall In Love With Fashion

It’s that time of year, where we say Goodbye to Summer and Hello to Fall!

Welcome to our Fashion issue! The Simply Bowie September Issue is all about fashion, style & design where Alexis Murray will showcase local boutiques as well as the shift in the fashion industry. We have also shared amazing renovations for your kitchen and your closets! Whether you’re getting your home ready for the ultimate get-together this season or want to look your best on Zoom Calls, this issue will help you fall in love with fashion and give you ideas to spruce up your space.

Whatever kind of style you’re into this season, we hope this issue inspires you to enjoy the finer things in life.

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The Shift In The Fashion Industry

Article By Alexis Murray

The coronavirus has brought change to many industries and old ways of being, which also includes the fashion industry. As the global pandemic continues on, the fashion industry stands in an uncertain position. Although unclear about total forward movement, the unpredictability has brought the fashion industry some insight on forthcoming operations pertaining to the industry’s fast-paced environment, starting with the fashion cycle. The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and the British Fashion Council (BCF) announced their newly revised fashion schedule to maintain the creativity and innovation the industry is known for but most importantly, sustainability amongst brands. The CFDA states, “Together, we strongly recommend designers focus on no more than two main collections a year. We firmly believe this can provide our talents with the time they need to reconnect to the creativity and craft that makes our field so unique in the first place.” With fashion councils discussing the new ways to showcase collections, many brands have already taken it upon themselves to come up with solutions. Anifa Mvuemba, owner of contemporary fashion brand, Hanifa, has created a 3D model experience presenting her spring ready-to-wear line on Instagram Live, previously during the month of May and Kerby Jean-Raymond, creator of Pyer Moss, will have a drive-in premiere of the documentary “American, Also”, that displays the hard work and intense labor it takes to present a fashion collection. The documentary premieres sometimes around New York Fashion Week. NYFW dates will be from Sept. 14-16, 2020 due to the pandemic.

With the cancellation of the MET Gala for the MET Museum’s 150 th anniversary and fashion’s biggest night of the year, it allows more introspection from fashion industry counterparts to improvise and prepare various ways to celebrate the industry through virtual experiences and that are

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also cost-effective. As technology becomes a prominent aspect for the fashion industry, it will also provide more opportunities for innovation amongst designers and brands, where consumers are not overwhelmed. Over the years, the industry has adopted the ways of fast fashion with overproduction strategies to keep consumers satisfied. With more online presence, designers will adopt ways of an intimate and authentic experience with consumers that will draw supporters. Aforementioned above are Pyer Moss and Hanifa, which are two brands who created authentic experiences for their supporters.

Over the years, the fashion industry and fashion lovers around the world have been raising questions about who runs the fashion industry and is it time for a new class of leaders. Recently, fashion editor, Andre Leon Talley, addressed his intricate relationship with former friend and American Vogue Editor-in-Chief, Anna Wintour, in his book, “The Chiffon Trenches”, where he explains how the complex relationship left him underpaid, undermined, and used by Wintour and other fashion heads. Although the former friendship has subsided, Talley stated in a recent interview that he still has much love for Anna Wintour. He states, “My

book is an epistle to everyone that I love. It’s a love letter to Anna Wintour. I love her deeply.” Talley, proclaimed as being one of the most knowledgeable in the industry for over 40 years, but more importantly, being a black man in fashion has been a strenuous stride. This also highlights the failing structure of inclusivity in the fashion industry, especially when it comes to racism and tokenism.

The continued unappreciation and non-recognition from the fashion industry when it comes to black creatives, including gender-fluid and LGBTQ+ creatives will cause a split in the industry where these creatives are showcasing and creating their own spaces without the unwritten rules of fashion standards, causing them to hone in on their crafts and push forward. An example of this matter would be the rise of Telfar, a fashion label created by Telfar Clemens. The Telfar bag or the “Bushwick Birkin” as some like to call it, has rose to stardom amongst consumers this past summer. Although originally released in 2014 and won the CFDA accessory designer of the year in 2017, the bag gained outside fame from other than fashion insiders during the Black Lives Matter Movement moment that has been ongoing since the death of George Floyd this past May. The restock process since the high demand has been questionable amongst others that misinterpret the vast racism Black designers endure in the industry—production would be one aspect that is top on the list.

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