added by Diego Segura · updated 1y ago
Who’s Afraid of Elena Velez?
- Ms. Velez first started filling up notebooks with fashion drawings around age 5, according to Ms. Church, and received her first sewing machine as a gift from a family friend at age 10. She took sewing classes at 12 (the instructor accepted only adults, initially, but Ms. Velez looked mature for her age, Ms. Church said). At 15 a local TV reporter ... See more
from Should Making It in Fashion Be This Hard? by Jessica Testa
Diego Segura added
- Miquela, unaffected by politics, debt, COVID-19 and bullies is what’s truly aspirational. She’s our best selves, stripped of our messy human shortcomings, disappointing flaws, and soft vulnerabilities — the inverse of a zombie. Being called less — or more — attractive than the real model beside her doesn’t affect her ego. She has none. Isn’t that t... See more
from The Problematic Fakery Of Lil Miquela Explained — An Exploration Of Virtual Influencers and Realness by Matt Klein
Matt Klein added
- the pinnacle of Brodovitch's career as a designer was the unfailing elegance of his pages. This elegance, combined with an element of innovation was the ideal mix for a fashion magazine. The quality that guaranteed his success was his devotion to the new, unending surprise and vitality
from Alexey Brodovitch by Kerry William Purcell