Former designer Mary McFadden talks with the Wall Street Journal today and laments about the fact that form and distinction are being removed from fashion.
“Years from now,” predicts Mary McFadden, “when people look back at this period in our civilization, they’ll say, ‘This was the beginning of very functional clothes.’”
“I haven’t seen anything distinct,” Ms. McFadden says.
“I’m sorry, in a way, that people’s lifestyles have become very utilitarian, so therefore things that I particularly like are not as important as they used to be. The overall look of fashion — it’s just not as creative, not as focused on uniqueness.”
“People’s lifestyles have changed. It’s a much more relaxed way of living,” she says. “They wear blue jeans a lot of the time, and these very exaggerated, opulent clothes didn’t have a place in the 21st century. That was the realism of it. At that time, I had done all the civilizations I wanted to do and I felt that after 30 years of doing it, the work was complete.”
She Misses the Days When Fashion Meant That Form Trumped Function [WSJ]
