What’s going on with Italian fashion? Guy Trebay of The New York Times reports that Italian fashion industry seems to be down in the dumps as it watches other countries evolutionize (if that’s not a word right now, I’ve invented it).
I don’t think it’s that Italy is losing its appeal. I think that the face of fashion is changing and more countries are gaining more publicity. Call it the democratization of fashion, if you will. It’s high time that we expand our horizons as fashionistas and learn new expressions of dressing. Why should the U.S., France, and Italy get all the spotlight? 
Trebay talks about the quality and tastes of Italian fashion declining - “refinement” is the word he used. Right now it’s the age of fast fashion. How long it will last, we don’t know. However, I think Italy will find it’s mojo again.
Pictured here is one of my favorite looks from the Emporio Armani Fall 2007 runway show in Milan. Photo Credit: Marcio Madeira/Style.com
Ha! The word would be evolve but it is fun to make up words, they come from somewhere... :D
Posted by: Kimberlee Morrison | February 23, 2007 3:14 PM | Permalink to Comment