Can someone please explain the world of high fashion to me? (contains NSFW link)

[Real Men Wear Green]

I understand that for certain jobs and occasions I'm supposed to wear a suit, and comprehend that certain colors clash. Don't want to wear pants that are too tight but don't want to be sagging either. I guess that means my knowledge is too limited because I just don't get this. If you scroll down in that link you'll see stuff that you don't want your co-workers catching you looking at. Here's the PG pic:



Who is buying these clothes, and how does this kind of thing make these designers so wealthy?

[KobesFinger]

I'm no expert but I always thought the point was to be different for the sake of being different. Its mostly the 1% who buy stuff like this, simply because they can and it separates them from us. And quite frankly, they can continue to do so because I wouldn't wear any of that shit. This guy's wearing a corset, a bustier or whatever you want to call it:

[Lebowsky]

The link is broken.

[Real Men Wear Green]

The link is broken.

The auto-censor kills part of the link, sorry. Here's the site: http://www.theguardian.com/fashion The curious will just have to find it for themselves.

[fiddy]

retarded industry, from retards to retards

[Real Men Wear Green]

I'm no expert but I always thought the point was to be different for the sake of being different. Its mostly the 1% who buy stuff like this, simply because they can and it separates them from us.

I guess that's all there is to it. If I was a billionaire I still don't think that I would dress that way but whatever.

[Lebowsky]

The auto-censor kills part of the link, sorry. Here's the site: http://www.theguardian.com/fashion The curious will just have to find it for themselves.

Found it, thanks. I wish I hadn't, though.

[knickballer]

I guess it's become saturated to the point where the most outrageous and obnoxious designs are popular because they are new, "innovative" and "creative"..

[LJJ]

Think of it as a concept car. Those clothes aren't meant to be worn and aren't for the consumer market, they are meant as a promotion for the brand and to explore design possibilities to an extreme, that will then be applied to consumer market clothing in a more functional way.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Think of it as a concept car. Those clothes aren't meant to be worn and aren't for the consumer market, they are meant as a promotion for the brand and to explore design possibilities to an extreme, that will then be applied to consumer market clothing in a more functional way.

So what does the designer tell Gap the functional application of a hole for the balls is?

[LJJ]

So what does the designer tell Gap the functional application of a hole for the balls is?

It's an extreme. The functional equivalent would be ***** cleavage a la the Rolling Stone Sticky Fingers album cover. I think fashion is wack too, I'm not defending it. You ask what the justification is, I told you.

[Real Men Wear Green]

It's an extreme. The functional equivalent would be ***** cleavage a la the Rolling Stone Sticky Fingers album cover. I think fashion is wack too, I'm not defending it. You ask what the justification is, I told you.

True, I'm just asking the question.

[KevinNYC]

It's an extreme. The functional equivalent would be ***** cleavage a la the Rolling Stone Sticky Fingers album cover. I think fashion is wack too, I'm not defending it. You ask what the justification is, I told you.

Cleavage?

[~primetime~]

It's like going to an art show...actually it literally is an "art show"

it's not meant to be practical clothing

[LJJ]

Cleavage?

That's why I gave the example to go with it, jackass.