The Conversations

What Were the Highlights of NYFW SS19?

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Arbitrary Pricing - Why Do Things Cost Too Damn Much?

In this episode we discuss a trend Jason has been noticing a lot re: the revolt against the arbitrary pricing of clothing and accessories. Why are brands pricing the way in which they currently are, particularly when the quality of product is more often than not reflective of this mark up?

 

We talk about and question branding, overhead and consumer power as it pertains to what things cost and also if it's even sustainable.

 

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Does New York Currently Have a Thriving Nightlife Scene Worth Talking About?

Up until the last decade, New York nightlife was the standard bearer of the global underground party scene.  Studio 54 and The Sound Factory were era-defining clubs and ground zero for fashion and culture movements in New York. Then came members-only establishments and scene killing bottle service of the naughts and New York nightlife was declared dead. ‘It’s all moved to Brooklyn’ has been the refrain, but to where exactly - Does New York currently have a thriving nightlife scene worth talking about? 

When Will Denim Cutoff Shorts Die?

Denim cutoff shorts have been immortalized by the sexed up Daisy Duke character in the uber camp TV show Dukes of Hazzard since the 80s. Over the years, 'racy' women from Cindy Crawford in a Pepsi commercial to Beyonce taking the stage at Coachella 2018 have helped to inch this once subversive DIY creation into a global style juggernaut. 'Basic Beckys' have seized upon this legs out summertime option to make it one of the most enduring trends of our time, but should we call foul? Why has denim cutoffs been such a lasting trend and what does it contribute to the larger style conversation?

Is Fashion the Catalyst for a Loss of Meaning?

This sounds like an incredibly lofty question, but in a recently flooded landscape of big rhetoric around big cultural themes such as inclusivity, diversity, representation, equality, et al. mapped against (very) slow changing social, business and cultural norms (within fashion), it begs the question of what these words really mean in fashion. 

In this episode we discuss just that and while there are two sides or more to all conversations, when looking at it through a marketing, brand / organization / company best practices and other similar lens, are we just saying words and if not, what do we mean when we say them or how do we back them up? Moreover, is there truth in that when these terms enter the fashion area, they become so overused and commoditized that they loose all meaning? 

We’d love to hear your thoughts on this one, it’s definitely an open ended question that’s due to evolve and pivot in an age of such flux. Please reach out to us via Instagram - @jasoncampbellstudio and @henriettagallina to let us know what you think. 

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Why Were We Sleeping on Pat McGrath?

Pat McGrath has been a powerhouse player in the fashion and beauty industry for the past two decades. She is recognized as a creative genius makeup artist, responsible for some of the most iconic images of our time with photographers including Herb Ritts, Steven Meisel and others. Across social media and the industry at large, Mcgrath has maintained her powerhouse positioning as the mother of all things beauty with legions of apprentices, influencers, models and followers hanging on her every prescription.

This week it was announced that McGrath sits atop a billion dollar business; in the two-year old beauty empire Pat McGrath Labs. The awesome valuation sent shockwaves through the industry, particularly because most of our attention in this space has been turned to brands like Kylie Cosmetics and Glossier. In this age of massive beauty fortunes being built on a single personality, McGrath would seem an obvious choice to ride this road to success. So why the surprise? Why has the industry been sleeping on Pat McGrath?

What Is the Role of Couture in the Current Fashion Climate?

A few years ago we were hearing cries of Couture’s demise. The aging clientele, the ailing markets, the laborious fitting protocol were only some of the reasons offered for the proclamation of a diminishing art form. 

In this digital age however, Couture is showing signs of new life. A mandatory stop on the fashion circuit, influencers are ensuring the public sees more Couture than they knew existed, and details of the creative and production process are shared like never before. With the increased access and visibility, we ask, what is the role of couture in current fashion culture?

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How Has the Digital Landscape Affected the Relationship Between Fashion and Design?

This epidsode, we discuss one of the Big Industry Questions. 

In addition to the aesthetic propositions for transforming the body and environments, historically, design set forth to create useful solutions in our lives. Fashion and design have long co-existed ensuring that technical merit in the latter lead to critical success in the industry. In this digital age where the source of influence has been democratized, the lines between art and commerce blurred and public interest changing with the 24-hour news cycle; the role of fashion in today’s world is shifting. 

Here we put forward our thoughts, but would also love to know what yout think too. Comment, subscribe and rate :)

Are Attitudes Changing Towards Homosexuality in Jamaica?

This episode we regroup after Jason's epic trip to Jamaica, where he reports back on what it was like to be home and the changing culture, attitudes and future as it pertains the LGBTQ communities.

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Should We All Be Considering Our Legacy?

This episode we're taking through some thoughts on legacy - the issue of legacy, what does it mean today and does it even matter nowadays?

 

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Direct-to-Consumer?

While this is not a fully formed question, this episode, we discuss the considerations around direct-to-consumer, filtered through our experiences as fashion professionals. As much as one would think direct-to-consumer and the factors that make it work is a given… it’s surprisingly and often not.

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Is Kanye Making Any Sense?

This episode, we briefly discuss the Kanye mess.

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Is There a Crisis of Purpose in Our Professional & Everyday Life?

In this episode, we talk about purpose. Something the two of us have been discussing and trying to navigate for some time now. This is just a snapshot of some of the thoughts we have and very much an ongoing Conversation to this very layered topic.

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Is Fashion Nova the Biggest Fashion Story the Industry Refuses to Claim?

With the prevalence of brands like Revolve, ASOS, Boohoo, Missguided and formerly Nasty Gal, we’re wondering why the wildly successful Fashion Nova gets so little coverage and recognition amongst the fashion establishment and beyond? It's a formidable business with a social following that dwarfs the competition - and is one of the most searched fashion brands on Google in tandem with Chanel, Gucci and Supreme.

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Have You Seen Wild Wild Country Yet?

This episode we discuss the intensely compelling Netflix documentary - Wild Wild Country.

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What Would Fashion Look Like Without Anna Wintour?

Happy April 1st!

As rain and winter comes to an end, we wonder what the end of Wintour’s reign over fashion might look like (some pun fun for you).

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A Conversation With James Scully: Will #MeToo Be the Catalyst to Uncover the Larger Abuse of Power Within Fashion?

This episode, we have the pleasure of speaking to James Scully (@JamesPScully), veteran casting director and one of the leading advocates for model rights in our industry’s Me Too movement. He joins us in a discussion about the abuse of power in fashion.

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Will #MeToo Be the Catalyst to Uncover the Larger Abuse of Power Within Fashion? Part 1: A Conversation from the Archive (Oct 26th 2017).

In this episode, we dug out a (pre-launch) conversation we had in the beginning stages of the #MeToo movement, when fashion was focused on one man - Terry Richardson. We voiced our opinions - frustrations, hopes and optimism towards the industry's (then) reactions.

We thought this episode was an interesting capsule - to see how far we’ve come in some ways and not in others, but also to see how our view points have shifted and evolved over the last 5 months. Between then and now, we’ve seen models and advocates including Cameron Russell, Eddie Campbell and James Scully speak out and take a stand and more recently in 2018, photographers Bruce Webber, Mario Testino and stylist Karl Templer outed, Sara Ziff’s Model Allience finally get the attention it deserves and Kering, LVMH and Condé Nast all announce model protection policies. But about the wider industry?

This episode also sets us up for part 2 of this conversation, were we have a present day conversation with a special guest to discuss this movement further.

 

How Was Paris Fashion Week?

On this episode, we catch up on Paris fashion week, from big announcements at Céline and Burberry to personal observations and opinons on some of the current fashion influencer space (emphasis on some).

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What's Oprah Really Like? And 17 Other Questions.

Having been dumbfounded about an intimate trip to South Africa that Jason went on with Oprah - and never revealed until just prior to recording (!!!) - we decided to play an impromptu game of 20 questions to reveal and expand on other nuggets we may not know about each other. We didn't quite make it to 20 questions, but this episode was fun to record and quite revealing. 

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