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Making videos about the deep end of fashion. Bringing out the art within fashion and learning to appreciate it. https://www.youtube.com/@Metonymfashion

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · Apr 22

Hey y'all! Metonym here.
I'm making content for those who:

・ want to learn about archive designers
・ interested in the intersection of fashion and art
・ enjoy fashion responsibly and not as consumerism
・ care about design and quality

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 8h

“He took my person as an inspiration, the way I was cutting clothing, putting underwear over. I was the muse, and you take things that feed your creativity, the persona, the hair, the makeup. Some people said it’s Marina who’s walking there [in Margiela’s first show] and it was.”

How Marina Yee Reshaped Fashion

The late ‘Antwerp Six’ designer had both respect for classic garments and the punk spirit to take them apart and remake them, writes Eugene Rabkin.

www.businessoffashion.com

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 8h

Antwerp Six designer Marina Yee passed away yesterday.

Not a lot of people know about her contribution to fashion, but she was part of the Margiela founding crew and was responsible for many of its ideas. #fashionsky

Remembering Antwerp Six designer Marina Yee

Following the passing of the Belgian designer, we revisit our 2018 interview where she talks legacy, sustainability, and the power of the Antwerp Six

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 2d

We also learn that Limi, Yohji's daughter, has been showing her work on the YY runway and is most likely to succeed Yohji at the helm of the house.

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 2d

Yohji is not one to be sterilized by PR reps. Plenty of bombshell truths dropped, like:

“People don’t want to spend on well-designed, cut and made clothes. The industry is doing things more quickly, so generally, when you visit fashion stores, everything looks the same.”

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing interview done by BoF. We learn that Yohji lost his mother Fumi in 2023, and his dog Rin only recently. They were incredibly close to his heart and reflected everywhere in his creation. May they rest in peace.

Yohji Yamamoto: ‘The Fashion Business Is Disappearing’

The 82-year-old punk poet anti-hero of fashion has grown a brand that now generates more than $200 million a year, but there is plenty he is angry about as he prepares his label for the future.

www.businessoffashion.com

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 4d

Ladies and gentlemen, if you're still buying bag charms in the face of this image you need to reconsider your life choices.

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 9d

Considering how bad most new clothing in America is, I predict:

Instead of Japanese buyers coming to America to buy vintage Ralph, Eddie and LLB, we'll have American buyers going to Japan to buy vintage Uniqlo, Workman and Montbell.

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 11d

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 11d

Lol @ plastic bag cut into dress shapes. You know some Demna or JW is gonna put it out, shameless price tag included, in the name of irony.

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 11d

You make a good point, and the next step of that is a $1300 premium mediocre logo hoodie that is fundamentally indistinguishable from the $13 Shein. YouTube is already full of high-budget, carefully edited slop with entire teams behind it.

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 11d

I've seen it in some stores, but distribution is patchy and many stores/countries will only get portions of the collection.

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 11d

Muji Labo since 2023 has been headed by Naoki Takizawa, who was the secret man-behind-the-scenes for Uniqlo U and Ines collaborations.
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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · Jun 7

Issey Miyake by Naoki Takizawa, SS2005. Graphics by Kashiwa Sato.

Naoki Takizawa later served as Uniqlo's design director for special projects until 2023. Now he's design director at Muji Labo.
#fashionhistory #fashionsky

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 11d

For those who miss the old Uniqlo U (back when materials weren't all plastic) you should look towards Muji Labo.

This season they're offering a coat with 78% wool, 11% cashmere and 11% nylon for around $300. This is seriously impressive.

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 12d

This came from a previous thread on all the Yohji references in Lemaire.

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · May 10

Lemaire is one of the hottest brands today, but not a lot of fashion people know how much of Lemaire's design language is inspired by Yohji Yamamoto.

There's traces of him everywhere in Lemaire's history and beliefs. 1/🧵
#fashionsky #fashionhistory

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 12d

I've been saying this for a while, Lemaire is directly inspired by Yohji Yamamoto. I don't know why nobody else has said it in public. So I'm talking about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0iK...

Lemaire's design is born from Yohji Yamamoto.

YouTube video by Metonym.

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 19d

It takes an excruciating amount of time to synthesize a compelling argument. Without that all you can really do is regurgitate common knowledge from the first page of Google, not much different from ChatGPT.

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 19d

As a YouTuber myself, I now understand why most YouTube videos now feel like slop.

There is no way one can create a thoughtful video while uploading once or multiple times a week. You only have a few hours to research/write and the rest of the week is spent recording and editing.

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 25d

Source: www.instagram.com/p/DPZ7CAaCFZl/

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 25d

Rei Kawakubo's still dressing fearlessly at 82 years old. Wear your freedom! #fashionsky

Rei Kawakubo in black flight jacket over suit, red tulle skirt

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · 27d

The Y2K aesthetic revival is really just a Hot Topic revival. But underneath it is a very real urge for meaning and creative expression.

As a Gen Z myself it's frustrating to finally grow up and have money; yet all the things we longed after as a kid on the internet are now long gone.

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · Oct 1

Been thinking about the erosion of the fashion scene, I think this article described it well.

"No one has to be evil or stupid: the platform does what’s profitable, sellers do what works, buyers try to make smart decisions, and yet the whole system degrades into something nobody actually wants."

Frank Chimero · Selling Lemons

Frank Chimero’s Personal Website

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · Sep 30

Carhartt WIP quietly put out their store page for the Sacai collab releasing this Friday. The design is quite good, prices are high but going from previous drops everything is made in Sacai's factories in Japan. us.carhartt-wip.com/en-us/journa...

Coming Soon: sacai x Carhartt WIP Fall/Winter 2025 | Official Carhartt WIP Online Store

Our third collaboration with sacai reinterprets our most iconic items through sacai’s distinctive design lens. The result is a 19-piece capsule collecti...

us.carhartt-wip.com

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W. David Marx @wdavidmarx.bsky.social · Sep 28

Incredibly depressing that "promoting the enduring artistic qualities of complexity, ambiguity, and innovation" can only be understood as "snobbery," which denotes "taste discrimination by people with status anxiety."

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

In an era of AI slop and mid TV, is it time for cultural snobbery to make a comeback?

The lowbrow dominates culture and anyone who questions the status quo is dismissed as an elitist killjoy. But with bland algorithmic content on the rise, perhaps we consumers should start taking our a...

www.theguardian.com

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Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · Sep 28

This graphic design book be spittin fire on fashion

Do not confuse style with fashion. Style is derived from the real needs of a client or society. Fashion is a superficial condition adopted by those anxious to appear elegant or sophisticated.

Metonym @metonymchannel.bsky.social · Sep 25

I don't believe Lemaire has ever used waterproof zips in his own line. It's everywhere in this UU collection.