The seasonal change cues fashion media editors to present the public with “must-have” and “no-no” listings, which, no matter how distinctive or careful we might think we are, finely compel us to think again the stock in our private wardrobes.
The old saying, “catch them when they are young” can be applied to fashion education. For example, when experts visit fashion colleges and advise students on the latest European trends – as if these are the unassailably essential forms of good design and as such, critical to design success – are we not diluting their artistic resources?
In these times of financial tension and budget adjustments, does...
