long story short
i want to clarify why i feel it’s useful for me to start a project like ABCDE./QWRTY at a time like this
i want to make this as short as possible because, rather be sewing:
cycle of non bullshit
ok! so. yeah, there it is. lol
no but seriously, this is long term experiment. i want to see if this is possible. i don’t care if someone does it first, or better. if it works it’ll be worth it.
still working on the details, obv. looking forward to releasing this manifesto, aka Business Plan, lol
“It was an accident that I used fashion as a way to make a business. It wasn’t a decision [to become a fashion designer]. It was a material for making a business.”
-Rei Kawakubo
the business is the material, homies!!!!!!!!!!!
full interview, so hot: https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/the-originals-rei-kawakubo-on-the-genius-grind-1203137382/
A.C.A.B
lewks familiar
Galliano. Margiela. Black Lips.
💖 Hello!
i want to make this as brief as possible because i’d rather be sewing 😜
i saw something in the following article that reminded me of something i saw in a book and i think it will be useful to you (fellow artists and art curious people)
ok here we go
the following is from the NYT. i screen capped the article in full and added my marginalia.
shoutout to my friend Sue for reminding me of the word “marginalia” (hi Sue! 💕)
moving on!
the book i read:
the image that connected what i read in NYT to what i read in the book:
my notes, actual book photos, edited for legibility, to the best of my abilities 😋
the point
the art that was created by the Black Lips Performance Cult and witnessed and chronicled by the audience was created, in my opinion, for the following purpose:
TO COUNTERBALANCE THE INCREASINGLY DEATH-EMBRACING APATHY OF SOCIETY AT LARGE
now, i do not identify as a journalist or a scholar or a graduate student 😅
i identify as an interdisciplinary artist who is currently making clothing as a work of art
i will not take the time to make the connections for you but i believe that those who have the ability to read between the lines will be able to make the connection for themselves.
underground art isn’t just because we feel like being freaky little freaks, freakin around doin freak shit
underground art is SURVIVAL
which brings me to this conclusion:
the image above is a story board i created to describe the purpose of the collection i designed and am in the process of bringing to life
i wanna add more notes and stuff but have not had time cus i been writing this shit, lol
it will take time before i’m ready to share the results of that process but it is ongoing
i hope you found this useful
bye!
A.C.A.B.
ps: for many of u this sign off needs no explanation. to those of you wondering why, i will explain, in time 💗