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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
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“What Artists Wear” is a super fun, easy to read and eye opening manifesto for seeing the world, those around us, and ourselves anew!
Most of us live our lives in our clothes without realising the power or influence they can evoke/signify. But in the hands of artists, garments reveal themselves in a whole new fashion (pun well and truly intended). They are tools of expression, storytelling, acts of resistance and creativity. In some ways, reminding us how much clothes can be a canvas on which they/we show who we truly are.
3 stars
Most of us live our lives in our clothes without realising the power or influence they can evoke/signify. But in the hands of artists, garments reveal themselves in a whole new fashion (pun well and truly intended). They are tools of expression, storytelling, acts of resistance and creativity. In some ways, reminding us how much clothes can be a canvas on which they/we show who we truly are.
3 stars
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Expected it to be more practical, but still inspiring easy read.
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The language is accessible and the organization is easy to follow . . . while at times it felt like it derailed a bit from its main point, Charlie Porter always rounded his thoughts back up in a very digestible and entertaining manner. It's the kind of non-fiction that feels like a friend ranting about their favorite interests - in a good way of course. I would love to read any future projects of Porter's.
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
I am such a sucker for thought out reflections on clothes and fashion...
"In the time of punk, and in my time, as well, garments were a way you transmitted information about yourself and your interests—what you cared about, what you believed in. Garments no longer need to have that performative function. All 16-year-old boys in Britain wear Palace. I’m obviously generalizing, but queer kids, skater kids, posh kids, poor kids—everyone wears Palace. How do you delineate the different groups of people wearing Palace? Clothing is no longer used in the same very simple, tribal way that I used it in my time. Now, it’s become much more complex in it’s role, so I actually think clothing has become more sophisticated. It’s not dumbed down—the messages that are being sent out are more sophisticated, and weirder, and more complex than just you’re goth, you’re this, you’re that."
https://www.ssense.com/en-us/editorial/fashion/menswear-critic-charlie-porter-thinks-we-should-buy-nothing
"The fashion writer Charlie Porter has always been a compulsive reader of the language of clothes, his eye drawn irresistibly to the colour of a stranger’s coat; to the cut of their suit or the logo on their trainers. “I think everyone’s a bit like that,” he says. “We all do it, all the time. Clothes are information. A policeman’s uniform tells you what he does. If you feel threatened or out of place, it’s often clothing that gives you this sense first. But because I’ve worked in fashion, I suppose I’m particularly attuned to it.” Is the sartorial ticker tape in his head a bit exhausting sometimes? “Not exactly.” He laughs. “But the pandemic has given me quite a nice rest from it.”"
“Fashion is cruel to those who are older,” he says. “Which is mad because the population is ageing and older people don’t just stop being engaged in clothing or interested in what it can do for the body.”
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/may/16/the-art-of-getting-dressed-charlie-porter
"In the time of punk, and in my time, as well, garments were a way you transmitted information about yourself and your interests—what you cared about, what you believed in. Garments no longer need to have that performative function. All 16-year-old boys in Britain wear Palace. I’m obviously generalizing, but queer kids, skater kids, posh kids, poor kids—everyone wears Palace. How do you delineate the different groups of people wearing Palace? Clothing is no longer used in the same very simple, tribal way that I used it in my time. Now, it’s become much more complex in it’s role, so I actually think clothing has become more sophisticated. It’s not dumbed down—the messages that are being sent out are more sophisticated, and weirder, and more complex than just you’re goth, you’re this, you’re that."
https://www.ssense.com/en-us/editorial/fashion/menswear-critic-charlie-porter-thinks-we-should-buy-nothing
"The fashion writer Charlie Porter has always been a compulsive reader of the language of clothes, his eye drawn irresistibly to the colour of a stranger’s coat; to the cut of their suit or the logo on their trainers. “I think everyone’s a bit like that,” he says. “We all do it, all the time. Clothes are information. A policeman’s uniform tells you what he does. If you feel threatened or out of place, it’s often clothing that gives you this sense first. But because I’ve worked in fashion, I suppose I’m particularly attuned to it.” Is the sartorial ticker tape in his head a bit exhausting sometimes? “Not exactly.” He laughs. “But the pandemic has given me quite a nice rest from it.”"
“Fashion is cruel to those who are older,” he says. “Which is mad because the population is ageing and older people don’t just stop being engaged in clothing or interested in what it can do for the body.”
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/may/16/the-art-of-getting-dressed-charlie-porter