#i think this kind of dips into the territory of 'how does one classify art' and there are not any real definitions there

[sanstropfremir]

‘have a lot of thoughts on that miu miu collection… comment on corporate fashion’ oooohhhhh pls say more 👁

i said some of my thoughts in the ask just prior to this so scroll down a bit too but yea this collection is pretty clearly a revamp of corporate and business casual attire with a comment on the everchanging nature of where the 'acceptable' lines are. there's a predominant use of khaki/beige/tan and grey and 'business' blue that are all the main colours in middle class midrange men's office garb (my dad works in an office so i am very familiar). the cuts are also very boxy and untailored, with really simple construction methods that are very easy to reproduce, which is another characteristic of this type of off-the-rack mass manufactured clothing. like i said in the previous ask, i think this collection is very interesting as an art piece because you have looks like these all next to each other:

and if you were to swap the colour palettes for anything else that doesn't have the corporate/business connotations this collection would be dull as fucking nails, because just on cut and shape alone it's not pushing anything. but when you tilt it to that (literal) deconstruction of such a ubiquitous type of attire it lands a whole new meaning. but also as soon as you try to take anything out of the collection on its own as a standalone piece it loses a lot of oomph because it just becomes basically a 'normcore' piece with a designer label. and imo miu miu doesn't have the clout to actually make that effective off of a runway, like what balenciaga does.

idk i could get into how runways basically act as a framing device in the same way that a white cube gallery acts as a framing device and that for a piece to be considered actually good it needs to survive both inside and outside of its framing devices (unless part of the comment is about the framing device) but that's a bit of a spicy take i think.

#also i need to go to bed #i think this kind of dips into the territory of 'how does one classify art' and there are not any real definitions there #this collection is soooo dependant on it's intention that i think it's fundamentally flawed and also useless to wear it #UNLESS you are specifically wanting to make that commentary #like its impossible to wear this to like. an event #unless you are wanting to thumb your nose at the dress code #or the dress code IS miu miu i guess #i dont think this is a bad thing in and of itself but i do think that having it as the rtw collection was flawed logic #bc taking it out of the high fashion context (runways shoots etc) kind of makes it lose its power #idk maybe ppl dont agree with me and thats fine but i dont really think that this collection belongs on bodies out in the world yanno #non kpop questions #text #answers #sort of related but i designed a paper project magic flute in undergrad along these same deconstructed business wear lines #oh god that must have been like. 2015 maybe? i JUST remembered #i designed this huge 'magic robe' for sarastro that was based off a camel coat. i was really proud of that design it was really good