Drive tastefully
is the tag line for a series of beautiful car videos at Petrolicious.com. All interested in the art of the motor car will love this collection of videos. To get you started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m32xJVFT2xI.
David Hume rules the street
This link is to a very interesting video on the vintage/re-sale market for sneakers. V&R Chapter 1 sketches Hume’s argument that adornment relies on hierarchy and inequality. This Insider Business video shows that is as true on the street as at a Chanel fitting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhluyCvzsTs.
Under Armour goes localist!
News indeed! And credit where credit is due. In a number of earlier posts, I have been critical of Under Armour’s commitment to Baltimore not being matched by a commitment to manufacturing in Baltimore. That is starting to change (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/01/30/under-armour-debuts-made-in-the-u-s-gear-and-tests-what-we-think-we-know-about-manufacturing-in-america/?utm_term=.936aae807586). Taking a leaf from Zara’s book (http://www.ethicsoffashion.com/fast-fashion-localism/), Under Armour has linked design and…
Subsidiarity: with great videos
https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/voices/discussions/how-can-traditional-craftsmanship-survive-in-the-modern-world/chanel-saviour-savoir-faire
Is Patagonia actually moral?
V&R Chapter 5 lauds Patagonia’s recycling programme. Embedded in the text there is a Patagonia graphic celebrating sewing as a radical act. When writing that chapter I did not appreciate that Patagonia in fact has no factories at all: all manufacturing is contracted. I find this very odd. A company so concerned about the earth…
Not as mad as it sounds
Byborre updates traditional friar’s habit for a new generation As the article points out, the design permits local makers the world over to use customary fabrics to kit out Dominican brothers and sisters. The designer — perhaps in jest — wonders whether the Order might get into the fashion business. It’s not so crazy: a…
Who are you wearing tonight?
*Special Note: I’d like to thank Chris Wojtulewicz, a good friend in England, for helping me think about this topic. “Gabbana, Victoria Beckham, or McQueen?” The beaux often ask each other this sort of question. Thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of a recent college graduate, an answer in the future might be “McQueen, literally.”…
The Earl of Shaftesbury would approve
http://jw.marriott.com/post/121300675372/poise-and-grace-watch-how-jw-marriott-has-taken For a brief account of Shaftesbury’s aesthetics, please see my earlier post: Why do women buy Kate Middleton’s nose?
University Syllabus for Fashion Ethics
*Special note: Thought some readers might like to see the structure of the course I teach on fashion and business ethics at Loyola. I change the syllabus each year to include fresh books and articles but the basic idea remains the same. What: PL 310 Business Ethics Where: MH 440 When: MWF 9.00-9.50 &…
Localism and L.L. Bean
*I would like to thank Jordan Ross for supplying the opening image to this post. More of Jordan’s work is at: www.jordanrossmedia.com L.L. Bean is a model of localism (http://www.ethicsoffashion.com/baltimore-and-under-armour/). It is also a challenge to something heard around business schools all the time: businesses must grow! This supposed imperative is not a moral…