This week in TrendCemetery, taylore_moon mourns the loss of ThierryMugler, glamour, and AndréLeonTally.
Welcome to Trend Cemetery, a new bi-weekly column where our Senior Editor Taylore Scarabelli tries to make sense of meaningless micro-trends, luxury fashion, and street style in the age of social media. This week, she mourns the loss of Thierry Mugler, glamour, and André Leon Talley.As the late André Leon Talley once said, “It’s been a bleak streak over here in America…It’s a famine of beauty.
This past week, the passing of both A.L.T and Manfred Thierry Mugler, two fashion giants who stood for beauty, innovation, and most importantly, magic, has led fashion insiders and fans alike to reconsider how the industry has changed over the past 20-odd years. Now, not only is it rare to come across fashion critics who are both tastemakers and provocateurs, like Talley, but it’s also unlikely that we will ever see a designer match the spectacular, festival-like showcases once put on by Mugler.
A lot of us can’t help but agree. Not only is vintage fashion more affordable, and friendlier to the earth, but it also carries clout, particularly when it’s from a cherished designer who’s no longer making work. But this nostalgia for decades past has had a real impact on the industry, particularly when brands know that reissuing old accessories and silhouettes is a quick way to earn returns. Take Mugler, for example.
“The future is based on the past, so why not reuse things from the past to make a better future?” Manfred Thierry Mugler asked in a
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