May 10, 2022·edited May 10, 2022Liked by Leandra Medine Cohen
I love any conversation about the intersection of fashion, business, and human behavior. That take on fast fashion is going to have me deep in thought for like a month. I love it!
Editing to add: There is a great book, 'The End of Fashion' by Teri Agins, published in 1999. It is about how fashion changed from the salons of Europe to the business conglomerates at the turn of the century (ex. LVMH, Kering). Ms. Agins covered the fashion industry for the WSJ, so her take is primarily about the business of it. It would be fascinating for someone to cover the continual evolution of fashion, taking into account the advent of social media, and how people's interaction with fashion is changing, apropos to the thesis about fast fashion (note, it is now a thesis). Who could write such a thing? Who?
I agree that it seems impossible for the 2 worlds to continue, one with integrity and one basically without. The 3rd spiritual world does seem to be the anorexic one. As Luke Burgis(thank you for introducing me to his writing) in Anti-mimetic points out, the thin desires wear away at our happiness and soul, conversly, the thick desires are what makes a person “whole”. I particularly liked his discussion a couple weeks ago in ‘The Noon-Day Demon’ about the metaverse and how it thins our desires and retrains our very wiring. Concerning how to juggle/balance the 3 worlds, well, that is the million dollar question.
For a while now I've been trying to refine down the fears I have about the virtual world. I hit on something, for me at least, while trying to explain to my seven year old why I don't let him play most free game apps. Basically, they don't reward your time and effort. You empty your time and your hopes into them and they give you nothing back, no skills, no sense of satisfaction or learning. There are places in the virtual world that do reward the time and energy you spend. This is one of them, games of skill and sociability are others, plus any group that allows true and constructive connection. But they are rare-ish. And the rest of the virtual world is coming for your time, your bank account, and probably in the end, your soul.
So interesting to read it articulated this way. One quality I have been picking up on in myself lately is this sort of deflation I often feel after I’ve Checked my phone. It’s like I go to it when I’m emotionally high — spirits up or whatever and almost as a knee jerk reaction, I pick up my phone and inevitably, invariably it ends the high. Probably doesn’t sound so novel but I’ve been much more aware of catching it when it happens (so I don’t impulsively grab phone and check email or app or wtvr) and what I seem to be learning from it is that, yes duh confirmation that the phone could be like a drug that depletes you as abruptly as like, caffeine does. But also that when your spirits are high and you don’t do anything about it, like you just let them be there theyre sustainer longer for sure but also, eventually, they just land inside of you really softly
I had to read it again. I think that I am at my happiest when there are no splits. Or realistically, as few splits as possible. In all facets of life. Like in relationships where I am being my same self as I am alone. In jobs when I am feeling my usual confidence. On instagram I'm not trying to make a living or a mark, and I enjoy it the most when I can be my same self there -- actually it helps me push my normal life to be more celebratory and joyful. Like I feel better in joyful colors and dressed and I enjoy sharing that - because I like it, because I like being inspired by others getting dressed, and because I wonder if I might inspire someone to try it and get the oomphy feeling it has given to me in darker moments. And because doing it creates IRL happiness. It's what I then really wear. In my 20s I felt very split -- inner, fallible me ignored for party girl! Happy girl! Funny girl! This is the freedom I feel in growing older, one girl as much as possible. Social/meta and IRL if I can (also: alone/with friends/in love).
I feel this deeply. I recently went through a hat phase where I knew if I put on a hat to tie in whatever outfit I was wearing that it would somehow be appropriate, and I could go about my day getting done the things I need to get done. Then it transpired into some sort of complacency about not noticing my hair needed to get done and I have all these hats I am tired of wearing. It somehow becomes a sort of dependency and how you described in another post, tired soup of yourself. To also apply it to the virtual world is a whole other level of how we present ourselves these days and how we depend on what makes us comfortable to just some days get through or get by. A breath of fresh air to see this addressed in another's point of view. Thank you.
DM the brand and see what they will do? They're quite good about their customer service on there! I wrote to ask about the jacket and getting it overseas and they sent it (but as a gift), so not sure if they'd be open to formally fulfilling orders, but you never know
Lol, what are you curious about in partic! The dresser is from West Elm, rug from Hay Design, mirror I found on Instagram, from a great artist named Gustaf Westman
I love any conversation about the intersection of fashion, business, and human behavior. That take on fast fashion is going to have me deep in thought for like a month. I love it!
Editing to add: There is a great book, 'The End of Fashion' by Teri Agins, published in 1999. It is about how fashion changed from the salons of Europe to the business conglomerates at the turn of the century (ex. LVMH, Kering). Ms. Agins covered the fashion industry for the WSJ, so her take is primarily about the business of it. It would be fascinating for someone to cover the continual evolution of fashion, taking into account the advent of social media, and how people's interaction with fashion is changing, apropos to the thesis about fast fashion (note, it is now a thesis). Who could write such a thing? Who?
I never read that book, but am familiar with it! I think someone from BoF needs to take on next gen writing on the evolution from a similar lens
I agree that it seems impossible for the 2 worlds to continue, one with integrity and one basically without. The 3rd spiritual world does seem to be the anorexic one. As Luke Burgis(thank you for introducing me to his writing) in Anti-mimetic points out, the thin desires wear away at our happiness and soul, conversly, the thick desires are what makes a person “whole”. I particularly liked his discussion a couple weeks ago in ‘The Noon-Day Demon’ about the metaverse and how it thins our desires and retrains our very wiring. Concerning how to juggle/balance the 3 worlds, well, that is the million dollar question.
For a while now I've been trying to refine down the fears I have about the virtual world. I hit on something, for me at least, while trying to explain to my seven year old why I don't let him play most free game apps. Basically, they don't reward your time and effort. You empty your time and your hopes into them and they give you nothing back, no skills, no sense of satisfaction or learning. There are places in the virtual world that do reward the time and energy you spend. This is one of them, games of skill and sociability are others, plus any group that allows true and constructive connection. But they are rare-ish. And the rest of the virtual world is coming for your time, your bank account, and probably in the end, your soul.
So interesting to read it articulated this way. One quality I have been picking up on in myself lately is this sort of deflation I often feel after I’ve Checked my phone. It’s like I go to it when I’m emotionally high — spirits up or whatever and almost as a knee jerk reaction, I pick up my phone and inevitably, invariably it ends the high. Probably doesn’t sound so novel but I’ve been much more aware of catching it when it happens (so I don’t impulsively grab phone and check email or app or wtvr) and what I seem to be learning from it is that, yes duh confirmation that the phone could be like a drug that depletes you as abruptly as like, caffeine does. But also that when your spirits are high and you don’t do anything about it, like you just let them be there theyre sustainer longer for sure but also, eventually, they just land inside of you really softly
I had to read it again. I think that I am at my happiest when there are no splits. Or realistically, as few splits as possible. In all facets of life. Like in relationships where I am being my same self as I am alone. In jobs when I am feeling my usual confidence. On instagram I'm not trying to make a living or a mark, and I enjoy it the most when I can be my same self there -- actually it helps me push my normal life to be more celebratory and joyful. Like I feel better in joyful colors and dressed and I enjoy sharing that - because I like it, because I like being inspired by others getting dressed, and because I wonder if I might inspire someone to try it and get the oomphy feeling it has given to me in darker moments. And because doing it creates IRL happiness. It's what I then really wear. In my 20s I felt very split -- inner, fallible me ignored for party girl! Happy girl! Funny girl! This is the freedom I feel in growing older, one girl as much as possible. Social/meta and IRL if I can (also: alone/with friends/in love).
I feel this deeply. I recently went through a hat phase where I knew if I put on a hat to tie in whatever outfit I was wearing that it would somehow be appropriate, and I could go about my day getting done the things I need to get done. Then it transpired into some sort of complacency about not noticing my hair needed to get done and I have all these hats I am tired of wearing. It somehow becomes a sort of dependency and how you described in another post, tired soup of yourself. To also apply it to the virtual world is a whole other level of how we present ourselves these days and how we depend on what makes us comfortable to just some days get through or get by. A breath of fresh air to see this addressed in another's point of view. Thank you.
Love the orange pants! Had a pair of Guess jeans like this in early 90’s. Pop of color!!
Fire outfit per usual Leandra! Any recs on how to purchase internationally from Soeur? I've never done it before and I'm planning to be your twin. :)
DM the brand and see what they will do? They're quite good about their customer service on there! I wrote to ask about the jacket and getting it overseas and they sent it (but as a gift), so not sure if they'd be open to formally fulfilling orders, but you never know
Thanks Leandra! Btw, The Real Real is my new rabbit hole... trying to decide if I love or hate you for that! xo
Hi there! Love the outfit but can you do a breakdown of the interior design? :)
Lol, what are you curious about in partic! The dresser is from West Elm, rug from Hay Design, mirror I found on Instagram, from a great artist named Gustaf Westman
Lol that pretty much answered everything 😂☺️