Regular readers know that twice a year, I blog about all the fascinating, beautiful, mesmerizing, strange, puzzling, outrageous, outstanding, unusual, artistic, inspiring creations coming out of the exquisite imaginations of clothing designers, and down the runway for the Spring-Summer and Fall-Winter shows. Regular readers know that I follow fashion the way some people delve into the art world. I think of "fashion" as "costume"--as a way to convey an idea or a concept. I appreciate what some designers do the same way one appreciates what an avant garde sculptor or painter or performance artist does. And in a way, these designers are performance artists. For me, it is not about what is hanging on racks in stores, but what these artists are creating and the ideas and concepts they are working with as an influence on their marvelous narratives they are creating. It is moving sculpture. It is theater. Fashion and clothing at this level serves as a kind of visual shorthand. A piece of clothing in the hands of a designer can evoke a place, a region, a country, a specific time or an entire era, a work of art such as a novel or film or painting, a class of people, even a social, financial, or spiritual element... and the combination of such pieces of clothing, as well as their harmony or contrast, can tell a fascinating story.
JANUARY 2019 FASHION SCHEDULE--FALL-WINTER '19-'20
--London Fashion Week Men's, January 5 to 7, 2019
http://www.londonfashionweekmens.com/
--Pitti Uomo, January 8 to 11, 2019
http://www.pittimmagine.com/en/corporate/fairs/uomo.html
--Milano Moda Uomo, January 11 to 14, 2019
https://www.cameramoda.it/en/milano-moda-uomo/
-- Paris Fashion Week for Men, January 15 to 20, 2019
https://fhcm.paris/en/
Stay tuned!
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