the characters that spoke to me most deeply were those who struggled deeply to convey their points and yet felt they had something important to say
I've been listening to a lot of babyxsosa this past few months. there's something about female artists that put their soul and their yearning into music. I value her bc of her story her emotions, and her exceptional vibe. that's why i love her music. but i can't live on sosa alone.
Sometime in the past 32 hours I was looking through Rave Review SS 24. i wanted to find out more about their ethos and I found this old interview linked above, that showed me a lot about their mindset and how they approach design. something about capturing things never intended for fashion and transforming it into something enthralling.
I felt like the designers were speaking in a way to the Anna Sui girl from the Happy Victim series (Kyoichi Tsuzuki 2008). on the one hand they speak to the transformative nature of fashion, and on the other hand they speak to sustainability albeit in different ways. where they seek to blend materials and recreate through what already has existed and been fashioned into anything, the Anna Sui girl explores another angle where clothes are appreciated and even venerated within their lifespan.
But her dedication also raises questions about to what extent are we to take sustainability efforts. I would like to believe we engage in sustainability efforts to create an opportunity to save the planet and live longer. but if it starts to infringe on our lives today, is it worth it? I would argue that the evils are, unlike a Christian sin, disproportionate in weight. Where refusing sustainable measures, whether it's those of Rave Review or the Anna Sui girl, we simultaneously reject the hope of a future of coexistence with the planet on the same terms we have held before.
For the sake of making a definitive point, I don't think it is evil to live a more constrained life if it will create a better future. but. if its not equitably applied and/or enforced - which is a whole other question - then the outliers then take on a much more ambiguous status. do we critique Anna Sui girl for not living more when she's inadvertently done more for sustainability measures than ur average shein shopper?
life doesn't exist in a vacuum, and it almost never has. to focus solely on sustainability and ignore the present reality would be unwise, unconvincing, and ineffectual. but if we get too caught up on preserving present interests, or prioritizing future ambitions, we find ourselves missing the mark. as we search for an ideal solution (one that may not be the middle ground), its important we hear and see the variety of stories present in today's life. everyone's got something to say, and it all matters someway somehow.
