Burberry creative director Christopher Bailey's (since
heralded) show took place Tuesday in London
and was at the same time aired in five major fashion capital around the globe.
A modicum of editors and fashion cognoscenti were invite to the select
screenings with the obligation that they don the same wayfarer-esque black rims
millions of plays goers slipped on to watch any number of 3D films this past
year. Soon after, a parade of digitally predictable models in thigh-high
crocodile boots and sumptuous leather aviator jackets walked past. And, rest
assured, they won't be the last.On Thursday news surfaced that Fendi, an Italian fashion
house overseen by the matchless Karl Lagerfeld, was shooting its Paris production in 3D
for potential use in its storefronts, as well as for special events. But, while
all signs point to fashion going to the third breadth, just how much permanence
can such a novelty sustain in a scandalously fickle industry? Like something
new in a world where movements are branded and capitalized on faster than you
can say "next please," the push for 3D is likely to skill a
shelf-life exponentially shorter than its past comebacks in popular culture.
There's a strong possible that the next few seasons of
fashion shows will feature newly famous fashion bloggers and editors toting 3D glasses
in their fashionable bags next to their iPad. But, Wave has learned the hard way, the question
with new skill remains: is it making our lives better, easier, more convenient?
In this case, not really. Like that one ornament Coco Chanel famously
recommended women take off before leaving the house, 3D may be just one more
thing we don't need.
So, in all likelihood, expect that fashion's 3D obsession
will go the way of recently resurrected styles like acid wash and harem pants.
In ten years we'll all look back and laugh at how funny we looked, decked out
in our best designer duds, watching the latest sartorial creations pageant
before us in goofy glasses when we could have just as easily watched it live |