In reply to bamia:

Did you read Nick Knight's brief for this project? He says he thinks that fashion is intrinsically political. He reads like a very intelligent man but the more I consider all this, the more I see how empty his words really are.

In reply to Karl Fuler:

No i haven't read the brief,but Karl is your position that fashion designers ,photographers,art directors ,models,and anybody in the fashion world should not say anything political or ideological at all.That seems to be an awful wasted opportunity for a lot of talented people.

In reply to harley:

Waste of talented people? Being successful in fashion is hardly indicative of a great political mind is it?
Bamia has written some very interesting posts on this subject.

In reply to Karl Fuler:

that is not the point ,it is the idea of using the medium of fashion to communicate more than just bland pleasantries. And yes I have now read the brief, all this project seems to be saying is if you are in a position to communicate then say something worthwhile,I can't see the problem with that . No where could I see that it was saying that people in the fashion world have to be as politically informed as the greatest political thinkers of our time before they can express their own political feelings. We all listen to and tolerate political thought from actors,musicians and even comedians !

In reply to harley:

Well, you did say "That seems to be an awful wasted opportunity for a lot of talented people"

Fashion isn't about saying things worthwhile - only if that happens to be fashionable, but then would that take away the value of the statement?
Fashion is a system that only serves itself and to go against this would not, therefore, be fashion.

In reply to Karl Fuler:

sorry that doesn't make sense Karl.

In reply to harley:

Which bit doesn't make sense?