Words of the Week..

snipets of conversations for contemplation, reflection and contextualisation.....

nothing exists in a vacuum

interpretation

metadata (again)

data

fashion and death

iteration (again)

actions and consequences

karma (again)

fashion nonsense

algorithms

social consequences

ethics. credibility and morality

performance

anxiety

love

purpose

all of life

perspectives

opinion over expertise

boredom

novelty

queer perspective and hows its changed society for the better

social suggestion

generational difference

musings

individualism

emotions

Nietzsche

Eric Fromm

selfishness and self love

second hand clothes

taste

family roles - remembering how it was

nostalgia (JW Anderson at Dior)

This cultural life

David Bowie

old fashioned romance v reality

doctrines

being hard on yourself

vanity

homogeny

diversity

process over outcome

embracing uncertainty and letting go of control (creativity)

change

love of life - 'difficult to experience in a culture that emphasises results instead of processes, things instead of life, that makes means into ends and teaches us to use the brain when the heart should be involved' (Funk R. in Fromm E. 2024)

being over doing

what is Calvin's theory?

fragility of the younger generations

being wrong

comfort

necessary frustrations

tenderness

ways of seeing (again)

metaphor (as a way creating narratives)

how to think like a designer (again)

lottery winning strategy

Styling

table hopping

answer engines versus search engines

perceptions versus realities (again)

the message is the medium (again)

mediation

balance

Jonathan Anderson, reflecting on the importance of creative freedom in Fashion, "the radical era of fashion, epitomised by designers such as Alexander McQueen and John Galliano, has been replaced by a fear of pushing boundaries due to the risk of social media backlash."

notes:

Fromm, E. and Funk, R. (2024) Love, Sexuality, and Matriarchy. Open Road Media.

Sinnreich, A. et al. (2024) The Secret Life of Data. The MIT Press.

Interview with Jonathon Anderson, BBC Iplayer (Hosted by John Wilson, Producer: Edwina Pitman):https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002k4kh