The Recession According to Cathy Horyn
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You don’t need me to tell you that the recession is scary, but we’re in the middle of it and it’s not coming to an end anytime soon. While definitive answers about the economy and what is going to happen to it are nearly impossible to formulate, we all seem to make it through the day, riding the coattails of predictions, opinions and logical reasoning. As if worrying about retirement packages, college tuitions and simply putting food in your stomach weren’t enough, we’ve got the fashion world to fret over. Will designers die out? Will we resort to making our own clothes? Can we kiss trends goodbye? She’s certainly not God and her predictions are probably just as likely to occur as the next guy’s, but Cathy Horyn has some “answers” about the recession that seem pretty valid. Jezebel has the whole scoop, but according to Cathy, this is what us fashionistas can expect:
-In order for “luxury” to survive the recession, designers need to stop selling their image and start selling high quality, avant garde products again.
-”History Minded” fashions will be a designer’s demise. It’s all about the future.
-The fashion industry needs to weed out all of the filler fashions to save what is considered luxury. There is simply too much stuff on the market.
-We fail. China and India will take a front seat in luxury.
Thanks Jezebel!
