Comments on: Designers’ Defense Mechanism: Outrageous Fabrics http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/designers-defense-mechanism-outrageous-fabrics.html Ideas & Trends Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:14:19 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dale http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/designers-defense-mechanism-outrageous-fabrics.html/comment-page-1#comment-103276 Dale Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:26:31 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=13957#comment-103276 Can the newfound focus on quality, craftsmanship, and uniqueness in textile save the high end fashion industry? Personally, I'm really happy to see craftsmanship be put to the challenge - when the pressure's on there's space for pure magic. Does it need saving? If there's a market for people to be different... unique fabrics by unique people for unique people.... will be a continual requirement. Whether the industry survives in it's current dinosauric fashion is a completely different question. Can the newfound focus on quality, craftsmanship, and uniqueness in textile save the high end fashion industry?

Personally, I’m really happy to see craftsmanship be put to the challenge – when the pressure’s on there’s space for pure magic.

Does it need saving? If there’s a market for people to be different… unique fabrics by unique people for unique people…. will be a continual requirement. Whether the industry survives in it’s current dinosauric fashion is a completely different question.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/designers-defense-mechanism-outrageous-fabrics.html/comment-page-1#comment-102107 Melissa Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:14:43 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=13957#comment-102107 Innovation in fabric evolves season after season, it's not a new phenomenon. Obviously new developments always occur but I would not directly link them to the availability of knock-offs. Anyone in the industry who attends Premiere Vision knows that there are fabric houses that have been around for decades, working with major labels and that there is certainly a level of exclusive development that takes place for high-end designers like the ones mentioned in the article. Technology has lead to advancements in fabric development and with that technology, knock-offs are able to imitate high-end techniques better and faster than every before. Further to that, the high-end customer will always strive for designer originals whether or not replicas are available at high street retailers. Innovation in fabric evolves season after season, it’s not a new phenomenon. Obviously new developments always occur but I would not directly link them to the availability of knock-offs. Anyone in the industry who attends Premiere Vision knows that there are fabric houses that have been around for decades, working with major labels and that there is certainly a level of exclusive development that takes place for high-end designers like the ones mentioned in the article. Technology has lead to advancements in fabric development and with that technology, knock-offs are able to imitate high-end techniques better and faster than every before. Further to that, the high-end customer will always strive for designer originals whether or not replicas are available at high street retailers.

]]> By: Eamon http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/designers-defense-mechanism-outrageous-fabrics.html/comment-page-1#comment-101740 Eamon Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:37:20 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=13957#comment-101740 'Designers such as Prada and Balenciaga are now focusing heavily on textiles as a way to differentiate themselves from the mass of cheaply made but on-trend labels.' - I am no expert in clothes or fashion, but this makes good sense to me. I think that the quality of the fabric, from my own point of view, is a strong reason for my decision to buy a piece of clothing or not. Am sure it must be the same for others too. ‘Designers such as Prada and Balenciaga are now focusing heavily on textiles as a way to differentiate themselves from the mass of cheaply made but on-trend labels.’

- I am no expert in clothes or fashion, but this makes good sense to me. I think that the quality of the fabric, from my own point of view, is a strong reason for my decision to buy a piece of clothing or not. Am sure it must be the same for others too.

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