10 May 2010

Top 10 Minus 5 or 6


Well, who are your top 10 fashion gods? In celebration of a decade since its launch, 10 magazine featured ten "fashion gods" for ten separate covers — each photographed by the lensman of the designer's choice. Helmut Lang used a passport photo; Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana commissioned Terry Richardson; Vivienne Westwood had Juergen Teller; Ralph Lauren was snapped by Bruce Weber; And Karl Lagerfeld used a self-portrait. Although these covers look really exciting and all, I think, when it comes to making a splashy statement like this, extra care really ought to be taken to choose quite the right 'gods' to honour. I don't see how someone like Miuccia Prada can be omitted when Donatella Versace is featured. And fashion at this point in time really is about Raf Simons and Nicholas Ghesqueire, isn't it? And what about Rei Kawakubo and Phoebe Philo? As for me, I would put Christopher Bailey right up there for consistent, dogged brilliance. Still, one must be grateful for small mercies: I'm pleased to note that Marc Jacobs isn't on the cover - one small victory in the long slow march of fashion?




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  1. mmm... well, i do see your point and frustration, but from 10's point of view, i think they wanna honor designers who have contributed to the current fashion stream back in the 90's... designers like Nicolas, Marc, Raf Simons still have got a long way to go... yes, I'm a huge fan of them... and yes, they've certainly evolutionized the fashion industry, but they'll be in the NEXT phase ;) ***although i really don't understand how MIUCCIA can be left unwritten... hmm... maybe she declined?


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