tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post5347701833178553814..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: What Is "Fashion Forward"?Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-38123297127059566202012-08-17T01:10:28.138-04:002012-08-17T01:10:28.138-04:00Firstly, I have to comment on those shoes at the b...Firstly, I have to comment on those shoes at the beginning of this post - I think they look very similar to the small shoes worn by Chinese ladies with bound feet - ouch! <br />Speaking of things Chinese, and fashion forwards / or backwards; traditionally, when learning Chinese Calligraphy, the intention of the calligraphy is in the meditative process of production - not the end product. A true artist in this sense, is a calligrapher who focuses on the process, and may then throw away or tear up the finished product. As soon as a calligrapher sells a work, they no longer focus on the meditative process, but on the finished product i.e. the sales opportunities, and therefore can no longer call themselves an artist, but is simply a craftsman. Therefore, a true artist, is always an amateur.<br />Perhaps this is what Becky was on about - the finished product opportunities for production and sales, as opposed to the meditative and thoughtful creative process you were on as an artist.Janinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1380719364470901062011-12-29T10:06:33.761-05:002011-12-29T10:06:33.761-05:00Gertie Gertie! I read this post a few months ago ...Gertie Gertie! I read this post a few months ago and have replayed it in my mind repeatedly as I teach myself to sew. I think "fashion forward" must include something other than a showcase for razor-sharp thighs. Don't get me wrong, that kind of fashion is great if you can carry it off, but sadly at 42 I can't anymore, and I am not alone. Last I checked we all age every year and get dressed every day. There must be a way "forward" for the rest of us!!!LucyPienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2781389167805131412011-11-05T17:47:45.387-04:002011-11-05T17:47:45.387-04:00Woohoo, commenting on old blog posts . . . I'v...Woohoo, commenting on old blog posts . . . I've been restraining myself from commenting on every other post as I read through your backlog, by the way.<br /><br />But right now, I HAVE to say that for me "fashion forward" is pretty synonymous with "aesthetically corrupt," to the extent where I would never even register for a competition like this despite any other benefits.undeadgoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507897954077278765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-24510923392609232422011-10-16T22:23:06.882-04:002011-10-16T22:23:06.882-04:00Congratulations at ASE! Your runway look looks gre...Congratulations at ASE! Your runway look looks great... I like your dress too!! And your adorable clogs, of course!<br /><br />It sounds like you learned a lot! <br /><br />Fashion forwardness is about reinvention, authenticity, voice and communicating a mood through a unique point of view. You can always look to the past to move forward--many designers do. <br /><br />Great conversations happening here! <3Emma Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213207642067414499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1088064829346214372011-10-04T20:46:17.523-04:002011-10-04T20:46:17.523-04:00oh, and I have NO idea what fashion forward is!!!!...oh, and I have NO idea what fashion forward is!!!!jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879018069446740254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-49762989840547618252011-10-04T20:45:17.780-04:002011-10-04T20:45:17.780-04:00Gertie, I saw you at the Expo. You passed by, I h...Gertie, I saw you at the Expo. You passed by, I had no idea who you were at the time. I loved the outfit that you did at the expo. All of the fashions were gorgeous!<br /><br />I love your blog and all the other blogs that you have linked. I used to spend all my time papercrafting or looking at papercrafting blogs and threads. <br /><br />I have found a new love.<br /><br />I hope that you are enjoying your new sewing machine!!!jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879018069446740254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-45105853593157924572011-09-30T08:18:38.046-04:002011-09-30T08:18:38.046-04:00Honesty I feel like "fashion forward" is...Honesty I feel like "fashion forward" is a buzz term used by the sewing world but it doesn't have much meaning because it can mean almost anything depending on the people critiquing (maybe that means it mean everything?). I find it much more important to know what I want and what my audience wants and to stay true to that. Gertie, your sewing is just what I want!Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553119193374658520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4164040164626129162011-09-29T11:02:39.076-04:002011-09-29T11:02:39.076-04:00Since I sew primarily historical costumes and my o...Since I sew primarily historical costumes and my own vintage-inspired clothing, I hope you'll let me adopt the moniker "fashion backward" and wear it proudly.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303921118797999599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-80570653482482436552011-09-29T05:39:00.240-04:002011-09-29T05:39:00.240-04:00Oh dear - I read the comments this morning and agr...Oh dear - I read the comments this morning and agreed with most of you - but for a laugh check this out - news in Australia this evening. http://www.news.com.au/national/customer-complaint-email-and-response-by-gasp-clothing-goes-viral/story-e6frfkvr-1226152016436?sv=7ec23b083c4ee37c3c1266f64be7c908<br /><br />Fashion Forward indeed!!!!RenaissanceBombshellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-45326066270709472662011-09-29T00:38:07.088-04:002011-09-29T00:38:07.088-04:00I never feel very "fashion forward", my ...I never feel very "fashion forward", my style is very classic. I feel like I am being fashion forward if I choose a print instead of a solid...I know it's sad, but black really works and makes me feel polished. To me, fashion forward can mean reinventing a classic look to make it something completely new, or create an iconic piece. I would be more inclined to go for reinventing, because how many of us can really create an iconic look?Andreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60425602074590265612011-09-28T18:29:54.882-04:002011-09-28T18:29:54.882-04:00All I can say is I prefer your authentic style to ...All I can say is I prefer your authentic style to the 'fashion forward'.<br />It's a meaningless term that allows the judges to go with what they like regardless of the rules.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259612193829433575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-24245253890261987182011-09-28T14:39:31.893-04:002011-09-28T14:39:31.893-04:00Fashion Forward when I was younger meant pouring o...Fashion Forward when I was younger meant pouring over magazines and running out an getting the latest looks or sitting at the sewing machine and being the first to dare wear a new look. Today it means looking over magazines for the new seasons fashion decided what colors I like, styles that work for me and fit my lifestyle then sitting at my sewing machine. However if I was trying to design a look and asked the question I would probably have a deer in the head light look! I love your design by the way the capelett is marvelous!joenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551890706236673783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89458932398838867242011-09-28T10:15:40.655-04:002011-09-28T10:15:40.655-04:00your question, how do you know what is fashion for...your question, how do you know what is fashion forward?<br />Well, for me, anytime I see something prominent on the runway that I'm <br />not sure I would ever wear its usually a great sign that about to be the next big<br />thing. What I've learnt over the years is that the "new" in fashion, scares the heck<br /> out of most people, then as time goes by the media warms us up to it and retail stores makes it wearable for the average person, for example<br />skinny jeans or pants, OMG, that was so controversial, now its more excepted.toyhttp://trinilove.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-18423095125707994962011-09-28T09:52:56.432-04:002011-09-28T09:52:56.432-04:00I have normally heard the term in the same context...I have normally heard the term in the same context that Jen O explained--within retail and the fashion industry, fashion that is thinking of future trends (not so much avant garde). I think the term has been around a long time but I wonder if it's useful anymore. When I was 17, I applied for a job at Contempo Casuals (no longer around but it was sort of an early type of high street store like H&M, Urban OUtfitters, etc.) and the manager said "we are looking for very fashion forward people". Back in the 80s we didn't have as much accessibility to magazine or trendy fashion--it was just the mall (and I sewed, too, but that was unusual). There was still the "trickle down" thing where what one saw in mags or ads or whatever would take some, even years, to show up in a store version. But now the fashion cycle is so sped up, there's all the fast fashion, and more ability/encouragement/freedom to create individual style.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404449004824638306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-26054811144620959322011-09-28T06:35:17.515-04:002011-09-28T06:35:17.515-04:00To me, 'fashion forward' means to create f...To me, 'fashion forward' means to create fashion that advances fashion to new realms.Original fashion does that- in menswear, Rick Owens and Boris Saberi are 'fashion forward' designers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-51043402038437484372011-09-28T05:30:52.249-04:002011-09-28T05:30:52.249-04:00Interesting question… I'm never exactly sure w...Interesting question… I'm never exactly sure what 'fashion forward' means either except it it often seems to fit in sentences with 'aspirational' and 'edgy'. <br /><br />I see it as a purely commercial phrase used by fashion biz folk who need to worry about the next best thing. <br />It means "Can we convince them to chuck out all the clothes they just bought and buy these instead?" ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-83553549274061150702011-09-28T04:01:41.461-04:002011-09-28T04:01:41.461-04:00Sorry, hit "publish" by mistake. The pre...Sorry, hit "publish" by mistake. The previous comment is mine.Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-24382288799364474862011-09-28T04:00:52.534-04:002011-09-28T04:00:52.534-04:00I guess fashion is like technology : first, someth...I guess fashion is like technology : first, something is fashion-forward, then it's mainstream, and become passé or classic. There are early adopters, impervious people and in-between.<br />But, in the end, even impervious people are concerned by trends : you don't/can't buy audio tapes anymore, you probably don't wear big 80's suits either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-70543292927385508612011-09-28T00:55:55.118-04:002011-09-28T00:55:55.118-04:00I tend to think of "fashion forward" as ...I tend to think of "fashion forward" as a prompt to come up with a justification for why your work will create trends in the future.<br /><br />In other words, it's not, to my mind, a thing in its own right so much as it is the world of fashion's demand that you come up with a marketing claim that describes your approach in a way that will catch the attention of a fickle marketplace.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-18085313749465703982011-09-27T21:03:11.242-04:002011-09-27T21:03:11.242-04:00I love this question and really enjoyed reading th...I love this question and really enjoyed reading the comments today. <br /><br />I agree with those who are groping toward a definition centered around fashion which is "in advance" of what we are wearing, or even imagining we might wear in the near future. It's an idea of clothing that is a paradigm shift. As a few people said here, it's easy to identify in hindsight; harder to identify now. <br /><br />I think "fashion forward" plays out at the highest level--runway shows, designer studios and magazines--and filters down to the rest of us. So unless they center their whole lives around fashion analysis, have a lot of disposable income, OR unusually imaginative and risk-taking dressers, most people are not going to be, or create, "fashion forward." Instead, they will create "personal style," which you, Gertie, have in surplus.liannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-78995242062084095212011-09-27T20:55:48.135-04:002011-09-27T20:55:48.135-04:00I seriously hope the term has nothing to do with t...I seriously hope the term has nothing to do with those glitter shoes :DScenic Routehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313717773759540717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-42734630066772376492011-09-27T20:43:56.263-04:002011-09-27T20:43:56.263-04:00I think hindsight is 50/50 when it comes to "...I think hindsight is 50/50 when it comes to "fashion forward." It can be hard in the moment to see that something is fashion forward. Like McQueen's "Bumster" pants, for example. I bet they looked downright silly to most people in 1992, but then 10 years later every other lady was running around with half her buttcrack exposed. Maybe fashion forward is doing something totally strange, and then doing it so well, that everybody wants to wear it anyway...and then it becomes fashion.ryanlukepaulson@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154866645010231847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-62915255844811562252011-09-27T20:00:34.995-04:002011-09-27T20:00:34.995-04:00You know that feeling when you've been bundled...You know that feeling when you've been bundled in coats and sweaters all winter, and you see the first store window display of breezy spring dresses? That longing for something you wouldn't wear now, but is just around the corner and the perfect antidote to the fashion you've grown tired of? <br /><br />To me, anything truly fashion-forward has that feeling, but multiple seasons in advance. It scratches an itch you didn't even know you had. It doesn't matter if the silhouette is new or old, classic or avant garde. It's different from what's "now" and what was "last year", and that difference is refreshing and intriguing. But it's also wholly subjective. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-79654139179728484102011-09-27T18:33:32.226-04:002011-09-27T18:33:32.226-04:00This is the first time I heard the phrase "fa...This is the first time I heard the phrase "fashion forward". I had to look it up! In the dictionary it says "more modern than things that are fashionable now". I guess it basically means - the next thing in fashion.<br /><br />I think fashion is quite silly. I mean, of course there's inspiring work by designers. Some of it has changed our lives as women and as a society. But wearing what is fashionable, regardless of your age and body type and personal preference is just stupid. It's also a way to keep the money flowing into the stores, and is not good for the environment (lots of waste).<br /><br />I prefer to create my own style. Not that I'm the most stylish person on this earth. Sometimes my style is just "I don't care about any of you, this is what's comfortable for me right now". Sometimes it's "I made this myself and I love that".<br /><br />Good luck with the competition. I love your style!! <br /><br />KerenKeren Duchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714455369141947796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-18530049933328275382011-09-27T18:11:31.071-04:002011-09-27T18:11:31.071-04:00Like Phyllis said, I know "fashion forward&qu...Like Phyllis said, I know "fashion forward" when I see it. When I see someone that I think is very stylish, I say to myself, "Wow! I love what she's wearing!" And when it's the opposite I say, "Wow! What in the world is she wearing?!" There's a thin line between an outfit and a get-up. And for me, fashion forward boils down to how it is styled.Erica Bunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023668349294387098noreply@blogger.com