Tag Archives: labor
Some Notes on Fashion’s “Labor Problem”
In Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique, Roderick Ferguson argues that industrial capital pursues labor regardless of labor’s “origins” while the political state secures its body politic through racial and gender regulations. He observes, “While capital can … Continue reading
FILM: The Colour of Beauty
Recent reports about the shockingly low wages models earn at top fashion magazines have revealed yet another layer of the ugly underside to the glamorous world of fashion. But for models of color who also face racial barriers to entry … Continue reading
Why Are We Willing to Pay for Fashion Magazines and Not Blogs?
I’ve written several posts about the value of digital labor but what is the value of digital content? I don’t have a ready answer for this question so I’m posing it to you, dear readers. I’m particularly interested in how … Continue reading
LINKAGE: T-Shirts, “The Colour of Beauty,” Fatuosity, American Able, Tavi vs. Terry
These first few links are for Hoang, who responded to a query on our Facebook and requested that we consider the function of the t-shirt in politics. Hoang is specifically thinking about the thousands of “red shirt” anti-government protesters in … Continue reading
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LINKAGE: The Future of Fashion Work
I’m on a bit of a roll on my manuscript right now (as any writer knows, these are cherished and rare moments of writing) so I won’t be blogging too much today. But as always, I can’t completely stay away … Continue reading
Filed under LABOR AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY, LINKAGE
The Value of Fashion Work
This is just a (relatively) short addendum to yesterday’s post about the labor issues involved with child bloggers. Lauren Sherman at Fashionista.com has written a provocative essay about the cost and benefits of unpaid internships for the fashion industry as … Continue reading
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Why I feel guilty when I don’t blog
There are buckets of reasons why I’m glad Mimi is my on/offline writing collaborator and dear friend – but surely top among them is her capacity to deliver much-needed kick-in-the-ass motivation from thousands of miles away. At least that was … Continue reading
Filed under FASHION 2.0, LABOR AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
LINKAGE: Healthy Nails, Ethical Fashion
Beauty is so often classified as a health concern –consider the layout of drugstore aisles, after all– but just as often there is little to no awareness of unhealthy conditions for the industry’s laborers. That’s where the California Healthy Nail … Continue reading
FILM: Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags (HBO)
Set your DVRs for tomorrow morning when HBO will be showing a new film on the rise and fall of the New York City garment industry called, Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags. From HBO’s description: For generations of New … Continue reading
Filed under DEMOCRATIZATION OF FASHION, LINKAGE
PICTURING POLITICS: On “Pride In His Work”
This past Monday, in what brings nothing less than Driving Miss Daisy most prominently to mind, the Sartorialist posted a photograph from his book tour, featuring his (unnamed) driver in San Francisco. In his commentary, the Sartorialist remarks: “As you … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE, STYLE POLICE & STYLE GURUS
