The fashion industry mostly isn't about providing attractive, comfortable, functional clothes that serve the needs of consumers. It's about making money in a way that tends to be deceptive and harmful to people.
When people see Gigi Hadid in designer clothes and are inspired to buy that clothes because they want to look like her, it's a kind of lie. In order to look like Gigi Hadid, you need to first look like Gigi Hadid.
Putting designer clothes on your body won't make you look like her.
I don't know the solution. Clothes sell when the overall image looks good and that includes the model, but that may not serve consumers all that well.
I was not aware the items shown on runway shows were prest-a-porter? I thought it was mostly a showcase, like autoshows with their concept cars.
What's wrong with fashion is the absolute lack of quality aside from "looks". The materials are usually subpar and not manufactured to last. In other words they are not BIFL.
I don't have a detailed understanding of how runway shows work, but my understanding is someone is buying those clothes, even if those clothes in specific are not pret-a-porter. Even the pret-a-porter pieces from big name designers can be stuff that looks pretty crazy to me.
I'm more wondering how one would even begin to sell clothes some other way. And I guess I don't even really know how to ask the half-formed question rattling around in the back of my mind.
When people see Gigi Hadid in designer clothes and are inspired to buy that clothes because they want to look like her, it's a kind of lie. In order to look like Gigi Hadid, you need to first look like Gigi Hadid.
Putting designer clothes on your body won't make you look like her.
I don't know the solution. Clothes sell when the overall image looks good and that includes the model, but that may not serve consumers all that well.