There is a strange and invisible borderline when fashion is not only fashion, but becomes the most evident and most easily visible expression of an area. Fashion as history is beyond fashion, and it is not only limited to clothes.
A new fashion can appear having the same origins in inspiration and admiration in the past of fashion. The danger is for us designers to be too exposed to the seduction of the past….It is difficult to work out your own vision of fashion without being haunted by the beauty of the work of the people before us – even if they were also not immune to all kind of influences and inspirations to achieve a strong vision and a unique style.–Karl Lagerfeld on the fashion industry at Fashion Group International’s Night of Stars
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