Interesting fashion things that has been spoken of this week

While a couple of Made in Italy silk socks Make New York crazy, Vogue Business And 1 Granary They investigate the lack of diversity in the fashion industry (a club for men only, whites). Meanwhile, on the streets of Manhattan (still) the fur, true or fakevintage or new, however not very ethical: the New York Times He wonders about a theme that we also deepened a few months ago.

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1. Italian socks that drive New York crazy

Ribbed Lamininate SOCKS by Maria La Rosa.

To talk about it is the New York Timeswho dedicates the column Object of Desire A pair of Very desired Made in Italy laminate silk socks. Available at 50 dollars from Bergdorf Goodman in New York, the Ribbed Lamininate SOCKS by Maria La Rosa They conquered the heart of the New York and literally stole. The model is not new, but has only recently met with so much interest. Since the Milanese brand It introduced them to them in 2020 about 25,000 pairs were sold, more than half of which – about 14,000 – only in the last 12 months. Defined by the author of the article, Misty White Sider, a simple luxury that inspires joy in the wearer, the socks are appreciated for theirs shimmering And the rustle producing. In Italy they can be purchased on brand site – for 45 euros and in many different colors. But be careful, there is one thing that the New York Times It does not speak: “The metal finish after multiple washes tends to disappear, letting emerge the brilliance of the underlying silk”, as we read on the site of Maria La Rosa.

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2. Some invitations to the fashion shows are really strange

Bread and butter from Jacquemus, a Paris metro ticket (Maison Martin Margiela spring-summer 2012), a transparent Kelly bag (Hermès spring-summer 1996): Cult Show some of the invitations to the most curious fashion shows. While a journalist-collistist made it a book Invitation Strictly Personal. Published in 2016, the volume collects the invitations received Ian R. Webb, contribution of Vogue, The Times, Elle, starting from the 1980s. We wait for an updated edition with the last decade of fashion show and related absurd invitations.

Look at some of the strangest and most special invitations on Papier

3. Fur and still fur

We talked about it here months ago, wondering about the opportunity or not to wear the fur, even if vintage. Now the New York Timesgiven the rigid temperatures and an invasion of fur on the streets of Manhattan, the same questions are asked. And it gives answers similar to ours.

Read the New York Times

Rereading our in -depth analysis

4. The creative directors of the fashion houses are all white men

Louise Trotter on the Carven-winter carven catwalks 2024/2025, on March 2, 2024 in Paris. (Photo by Saviko/Gamma-Ripho via Getty Images)

Saviko/Getty Images

Out of 35 fashion brands analyzed by Vogue Business, Only 10 positions are covered with women and three from black men: Maliha Shoaib analyzes the problem of lack of diversity in industry. At similar conclusions arrives 1Granary, which detects how women represent 74% of the students of fashion courses, but only 12% of creative directors. The women would also arrive later (around 40 years) to cover the coveted charge, while for men the apprenticeship would be less long: it would last about 10 years less. Lucien Pagès, founder of Lucien Pagès Communication has shared his opinion based on his experience: «When women come to this role, they are super prepared. I am really good. You take Louise Trotterfor example – I started working with her when he was from Joseph, then from Carven, and now he is about to move to Bottega (Trotter is the artistic director of Bottega Veneta, editor’s note). He got it later in his career, but it was the right time ».

Read the article of Vogue Business

Read the article of 1 Granary