The characters' expressive fashion was symbolic of their overall empowerment as single, working women and demonstrated that feminism needn't be separate from a flair for clothes. I think what women got from the show is they learned to have fun with their clothes and themselves, says Field, and the timing was right because women were coming into their own and it was an emancipation.
At Paris Internationale, a satellite fair that attracts art cognoscenti hoping to discover fresh talent, the mere presence of galleries from Lima Crisis, Harare First Floor Gallery, Tehran Delgosha, Tbilisi Artbeat, and Dakar Selebe Yoon among 21 countries represented this year felt like some sort of miracle.
I had a lot of friends telling me to get on TikTok because of the whole upcycle trend. I saw a lot of fun DIY pieces being mixed in with a lot of really well-constructed, classier pieces-and I play in both of these lanes. I make really fun, artsy pieces that are constructed meticulously well. All I had to do was capture each step in its entirety. A lot of designers can do the work but don't sew anymore, so I knew I could show off behind the scenes through construction. Finally, I wanted to bring the energy and the vibes.
Times have changed since the early '00s. The resurgence of low-rise jeans comes as we are coming out of a pandemic that was filled with sweatpants. People want to dress up, go out, and show flesh. This is also a time when we are attempting to break down the concept of the perfect body. Though I don't think they are particularly flattering on my long-torsoed body, I love low-rise jeans. I live for a pair that sits so low, I know that the wearer had to get several rounds of laser hair removal. Also: I love dedication. Let me see that slice of midriff, that sparkly belly button ring, that lower-back tattoo. I love women whose fashion taste rides on an NSFW, or not safe for work, moment. It's not about the pants, really, but about the philosophy they represent. It's unabashed confidence at its finest.
Leave it to Jacobs to pair the jeans of the moment with sky-high shoes, because with him, it's always a statement look. It's also interesting that he followed the little shirt, big pants combo that was trending on TikTok last year. Does Jacobs have a secret burner TikTok account All signs point to yes.
On the fifth day, uptown at the Batsheva show at Serendipity3, I ran into Sam Adler, a former Vogue editor who has dragged her toddler-size navy Balenciaga Motorcycle bag around since she bought it on eBay in 2017. With me was photographer and James Veloria shopgirl Aidan Doyle, who also had a black version stuffed to the brim like a diaper bag. Doyle, who was two years old when the bag debuted in 2001, also has a burnt orange version. I snapped a photo of Doyle and Adler lightly touching their bags together as if they were kissing.