Post AYl6gsECE0cGDGUhai by CynthiaA@fashionsocial.host
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(DIR) Post #AYkm9uefTfabxalWBk by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-15T11:30:30Z
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What is the future of fashion criticism?FSW talks with Tyler McCall and Sasha Charnin Morrison about what’s next for fashion media. https://open.substack.com/pub/itsworkingtitle/p/what-is-the-future-of-fashion-criticism?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web#fashion #luxury
(DIR) Post #AYl6gsECE0cGDGUhai by CynthiaA@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-15T15:20:34Z
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@jquillin this was a great read. I hope they are right that there is a return to real fashion criticism. The world needs quality journalism in this industry. Have been seeing some mind numbingly dumb stories this past week, some paired with horrifically bad photos, we need to do better as an industry. We need to care again.
(DIR) Post #AYlPfrs1y0l9wZMPNA by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-15T18:53:17Z
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@CynthiaA We need better fashion content. Even in the world of TikTok.
(DIR) Post #AYlZjVkr8LgI3LNeNM by kristenfanarakis@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-15T20:45:58Z
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@jquillin the last paragraph of this piece 🙌 as someone who simply refuses to use tik tok and uses social media less and less. Honestly I miss the days where I looked forward to weekly columns from Robin Givhan, Teri Agins and @ChristinaBinkley - their writing shaped so much of what fashion was for me as a (non-fashion) professional & I don’t think that void has been filled personally.
(DIR) Post #AYlcFQ7lnpNVlWRR4K by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-15T21:14:12Z
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@kristenfanarakis @ChristinaBinkley Same! I miss informed writing.
(DIR) Post #AYlcSSVoEihsw3u2iW by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-15T21:16:32Z
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@kristenfanarakis @ChristinaBinkley But how do you think we bring back quality content?
(DIR) Post #AYlccV2bgkWVfu21C4 by lucire@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-15T21:18:20Z
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@jquillin Excellent piece, thank you!
(DIR) Post #AYldjNwaZcSle341HE by ChristinaBinkley@journa.host
2023-08-15T21:30:36Z
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@jquillin @kristenfanarakis I suspect the writing that Kristen is referring to wasn’t exactly criticism. We were writing about what works in the real world, why brands do things - we weren’t critiquing collections. Do I have that right, Kristen?
(DIR) Post #AYlggKxVW20fNdjQ0m by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-15T22:03:52Z
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@ChristinaBinkley @kristenfanarakis For me, I’m counting high quality fashion content in my loose definition of criticism. If you do research and quote sources, you’re a critic in my book.
(DIR) Post #AYloTEuXUPSYUYbo6C by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-15T23:31:08Z
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@ChristinaBinkley @kristenfanarakis I considered calling the piece “The Future of Fashion Content” but it’s really the art of educated fashion writing.
(DIR) Post #AYnCG80QRXKFMybRSq by miramusank@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-16T15:32:21Z
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@jquillin that was a great piece! I totally share the feeling about fashion criticism, however I think it’s unlikely that we’ll go back to the heyday of fashion publications if the people in power don’t deem it necessary.But like @kristenfanarakis, the last sentence gives me hope for a future that values older, skillful people.
(DIR) Post #AYnEd2q61CTHukpJVg by SethPFR@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-16T15:58:56Z
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@jquillin if there was one thing I could change about fashion journalism it would be access trading for positive reviews which is rampant. A writer didn't like your collection? Toughen the fuck up.
(DIR) Post #AYnEf1tYV3K5Z6OJTk by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-16T15:59:20Z
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@SethPFR YES
(DIR) Post #AYnEhRPyZqn1InhoCO by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-16T15:59:46Z
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@miramusank @kristenfanarakis Very true. I’m just hopeful we can carve out a new kind of publishing possibly
(DIR) Post #AYnEyYoSKvnb9yJq9w by SethPFR@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-16T16:02:50Z
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@jquillin it started when I was press and I couldn't believe it was happening.
(DIR) Post #AYnFIJjA8KREAIGPTs by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-16T16:06:23Z
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@SethPFR I absolutely hate it. I ran into that all the time at Glass. It’s why we’re sticking with B2B writing. I just can’t with the brands.
(DIR) Post #AYnFhfd9ppgpKtXoMy by SethPFR@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-16T16:10:59Z
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@jquillin the PR firms are as bad as the brands.
(DIR) Post #AYnFix3SXOfXfLSQpk by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-16T16:11:14Z
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@SethPFR Yes indeed
(DIR) Post #AYprnYOlp08dDZy1R2 by kristenfanarakis@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-17T22:17:45Z
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@ChristinaBinkley @jquillin sorry I missed this the other day! Yes, CB - exactly 🎯 I don’t care about critiques/reviews of shows esp today when since 90% of what goes down a runway isn’t wearable (tho back then more was - another part of the problem today). I want useful info, things I can wear in real life, trends/garments placed in context of history/everyday life etc…
(DIR) Post #AYps50k7gu7k38HLw8 by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-17T22:30:25Z
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@kristenfanarakis @ChristinaBinkley OK now you’re giving me ideas…
(DIR) Post #AYptpQae1YdXUJXhPU by kristenfanarakis@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-17T22:50:01Z
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@jquillin @ChristinaBinkley I understand that the media landscape is diff - but I don’t feel like I get the equivalent of what Teri/Christina/Robin did today. It’s curated/informed/educational content. Silly videos do not fill this gap for me. It’s why I pull in so much history on my insta account & follow so many fashion history acts - i filter stuff thru my lens but it’s not the same & it’s a problem (to me anyway)
(DIR) Post #AYpvhgEYB3pZb6dph2 by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-17T23:11:01Z
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@kristenfanarakis @ChristinaBinkley So you want more practical and contextual things with a side of historicism? I am all on board with that vision.
(DIR) Post #AZA17B3x4uU5NrrNyK by kristenfanarakis@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T15:45:52Z
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@jquillin @ChristinaBinkley — just got a fashion newsletter supposedly for women who work. The person who writes it notes how she doesn’t work in an office (and her suggestions show). This is what I’m talking about when I say I miss Christina/Teri/Robin - they wrote for women who like fashion but work in an office. These women aren’t wearing clownish oversized suits or sweatshirts (I don’t care how expensive it is if I showed up in a sweatshirt I would have been sent to HR). Maddening.
(DIR) Post #AZAFxuy52zI2Ao9lLM by ChristinaBinkley@journa.host
2023-08-27T15:53:08Z
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@kristenfanarakis @jquillin What is the newsletter for women who work but don’t work in an office? I’m curious!
(DIR) Post #AZAFzqcy9jhlI5Cb68 by kristenfanarakis@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T15:55:15Z
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@ChristinaBinkley @jquillin I’ll email you and please don’t share my complaint publicly Re who it is 😂
(DIR) Post #AZAFzrJ9ctRtOuwHqq by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T18:32:38Z
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@kristenfanarakis @ChristinaBinkley I’m curious as well
(DIR) Post #AZAG1s4bkf5OM05w24 by kristenfanarakis@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T17:50:05Z
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@ChristinaBinkley @jquillin — this lady nails mocking fashion - if I didn’t have a brand I’d totally do this 😂. https://instagram.com/peachesanddiesel104?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
(DIR) Post #AZAGCjrScl344P7x7A by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T18:34:57Z
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@kristenfanarakis @ChristinaBinkley I love her. She’s really funny.
(DIR) Post #AZAGI6YVfskhu3p1JA by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T18:35:56Z
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@kristenfanarakis @ChristinaBinkley Also you’re making me want to restart my own blog in addition to FSW. Even though I work in an office share, there are unwritten rules.
(DIR) Post #AZAI1J2mBrtpcV62BE by kristenfanarakis@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T18:55:18Z
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@jquillin @ChristinaBinkley I was already talking to an old colleague this morning about writing something for women who work/plan conferences - she’s bought all my pieces bc I have pockets that hold a big iPhone & other stuff. She’s like if you write a blog I’ll share with this Facebook group of event managers. I think I’m going to do a “real working women” series bc the majority of what’s out there is fashion for La La Land…
(DIR) Post #AZAI8Uq6jUlsEMbDM0 by kristenfanarakis@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T18:56:36Z
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@jquillin @ChristinaBinkley Omg she kills me. Kills me. There is one post where they are trying on the little house on the prairie fashion in Nordstrom - they are like it’s breezy bc I don’t have AC in my wagon 🤣
(DIR) Post #AZAJMFDtgs57o1qWP2 by kristenfanarakis@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T19:10:17Z
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@jquillin @ChristinaBinkley after I moved to the banking side I had a client (all men 1 young gal) ask me to talk to the gal @ how she’s supp to dress for the office bc other men on the floor were making comments & they didn’t want how she dressed to hold her back. So much of it is the culture of the office/city/co - as someone who has worked in Boston/NYC & DC - later in my career I had clients in Cali (not wearing a jacket to a meeting was so bizarre to me at first - total no no w/ BOS clients
(DIR) Post #AZAJycf6zePXVLsLbs by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T19:17:14Z
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@kristenfanarakis @ChristinaBinkley DC dressing is very specific for sure
(DIR) Post #AZAKKu8GihIe3h8dHs by kristenfanarakis@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T19:21:15Z
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@jquillin @ChristinaBinkley DC is the most deliberately bland re fashion place I’ve ever worked. Boston there was an element of: if you appear to care too much about clothes it diminishes your intelligence - it was a very interesting fine line in retrospect. I don’t know how social media has changed that.
(DIR) Post #AZAKqo7cbO4igU32tU by jquillin@fashionsocial.host
2023-08-27T19:27:01Z
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@kristenfanarakis @ChristinaBinkley It has a little. We have some great influencers like my friend Danielle (@blondeinthedistrict). But her focus isn’t corporate culture even though she has a govt day job. So I’m not sure how much influence these influencers have. My friend Alison used to run a great blog (DC Celine) but doesn’t anymore.