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- Fashion Fridays: Grammy Awards 2021: Men's Fashion – Marquette Wire - Marquette Wire
- Beagle Sets, and Resets, 500-Free School Record in All-America Fashion - Augustana College Vikings
- Is it time to ditch the sweatpants? Consumers eyeing dressier fashion styles again - CBS News
- NFTs for fashion in the real and virtual worlds are inevitable - Quartz
| Fashion Fridays: Grammy Awards 2021: Men's Fashion – Marquette Wire - Marquette Wire Posted: 19 Mar 2021 09:16 AM PDT  A pioneer for men's fashion breaking boundaries and blurring the lines, Harry Styles stayed true to his unique style this year. Photo via Flickr The 2021 Grammys exhibited a soulful tone this year with a boatload of new performers, social distancing and masks and an authentic appreciation of music between artists. This year, I was able to stream the Grammys live, which allowed me to experience the performances — and more importantly, the fashion — in real time. For me, the 2021 Grammys fashion was a year for the men. Out of the box looks, actively breaking norms, here are my favorite men's fashions from the 2021 Grammys. Harry Styles A pioneer for men's fashion breaking boundaries and blurring the lines, Harry Styles stayed true to his unique style this year. As the opener for the 2021 Grammys, Harry stole the show with his boas and his vocals. Dressed in custom Gucci, Harry rocked the night with his three different looks which featured leather, colorful boas, checkered blazers and flared pants. My favorite was his all leather Gucci suit with an electric green boa wrapped around his neck. A true male fashion icon for our generation. DaBaby Draped head to toe in a white Chanel suit, DaBaby dominated the stage and effortlessly radiated superstar power. From the bejeweled gloves and shoes, to the sparkle of his silver undershirt, this look glistened luxury and glamour. DaBaby's look is a fresh and unique take on the classic men's suit that only DaBaby himself could pull off. In addition to his performance look, DaBaby's red carpet Dolce & Gabbana suit was overwhelmingly busy, yet oh so right. Black Pumas During Black Pumas performance of Colors on the Grammys stage, singer Eric Burton wore a delectable, seemingly painted blazer with a silk black necktie underneath. Simple yet eye-catching, Burton's ensemble made a splash during the duo's moving performance. Bad Bunny Exhibiting the drab-chic style seen on every runway this season, Bad Bunny's all black red carpet look was perfection. A mix of typical and eccentric, Bad Bunny incorporated various elements of coveted pieces this year. My favorite part of his ensemble is either his black trench coat or the patent leather high ankle boots. Honorable mention — the asymmetrical collar of his shirt. This story was written by Mary Hanna. She can be reached at mary.hanna@marquette.edu.  |
| Beagle Sets, and Resets, 500-Free School Record in All-America Fashion - Augustana College Vikings Posted: 19 Mar 2021 05:04 PM PDT  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Augustana senior Taylor Beagle had another incredible day on the third day of competition at the NCAA Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex, in Birmingham, Alabama. Beagle started the third day swimming the 500-free and swam a new school record time of 4:58.35 which allowed her to swim in the consolation finals in the evening session. Her school record from the morning session would not make it to tomorrow as Beagle lowered her record to 4:57.38. She finished 13th overall, giving her Second Team All-America honors. She now has three All-America honors over the first three days of competition, also earning the accolades in the 1,000-free and 400-IM. Beagle will return for the final day of the NCAA Championships racing the 1650-free that will be held in the morning session slated to start at 10 a.m. --GoAugie.com--  |
| Is it time to ditch the sweatpants? Consumers eyeing dressier fashion styles again - CBS News Posted: 19 Mar 2021 12:12 PM PDT Fewer cases of COVID-19, more vaccine appointments, open restaurants and opportunities for travel all mean one thing: Americans are starting to emerge from behind their computer screens to socialize in person again, prompting a desire to dress up, or at least get out of those sweatpants and slippers and look presentable from top to bottom for the first time in a while. A year ago, when vacations were cancelled, weddings were postponed and workers were sent home from offices, Americans were quick to swap suits, dresses and other formal wear for more relaxed clothing. While apparel sales on the whole dropped, sales of items including sports bras and sweatpants grew 7% and 2%, respectively, according to the NPD Group, a market research company. Now, as the pandemic drags on, there are early signals that consumers are getting sick of their stay-at-home wardrobes. Richard Hayne, the CEO of URBN, the parent company of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and other apparel brands, said on the company's most recent earnings call that he's seeing signs of customer interest in "going-out type apparel," such as dresses and men's slacks. Indeed, Americans are raring to go shop in stores, eat at restaurants and travel for vacation once again. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 1.4 million passengers Thursday, making it the busiest travel day of 2021 so far, and the highest traffic day in more than a year. Airlines report that an uptick in leisure travel is driving new bookings. Naturally, consumers are expected to "make related purchase of items such as new clothes, shoes or accessories" to prepare for these kinds of activities, a National Retail Federation spokesperson said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch. Dresses, dresses, dressesHayne, of URBN, expects the vaccine, coupled with the gradual loosening of pandemic-related restrictions, will only accelerate this shift as Americans start to feel more comfortable venturing outside their homes. Sales trends at Anthropologie, an URBN-owned contemporary clothing, jewelry and home decor brand for women, reflect this hunch. During the last week in February, seven of the retailer's top 10 best-selling items were dresses, marking "a very striking change" from the previous year," Hayne said during the company's earnings call.  "So I think that we're beginning to see, I guess, what I'm calling 'go out fashion' start to take hold," he added. A desire to distance oneself from the self-seclusion of lockdown, which the sight of sweatpants evokes for many people, is also driving renewed interest in dressier clothing styles. "People are climbing out of their skin; they want some normalcy again, and that includes getting dressed as if we are adults as opposed to spending all of our time in pajamas, sweats and old clothing," said Mark Cohen, director of retail studies at Columbia Business School. "Makes you feel alive and fun again"It's unclear if the sweatpants trend will ever fade, but consumers are certainly drifting toward clothing that's suitable to wear out of the house. "After 12 months of social distancing, self-quarantining and working from home, the consumer is eager for new experiences. They are chomping at the bit to wear different clothes and to express themselves through fashion," said retail expert Marie Driscoll of Coresight Research, a market research firm. "At this point what casual clothes do is they are a reminder of social constraint. You want to put something on that makes you feel alive and fun again," Driscoll added. The gradual reopening of the economy also signals that a slow recovery of the retail business is on the horizon. "It's as if a forest fire wiped out landscape, it's barren, and green shoots are beginning to emerge from the ashes," Cohen of Columbia Business School said. Hardest-hit retail categories drive growthIndeed the apparel business as suffered tremendously over the course of the pandemic. Between March and July 2020, overall apparel sales were down 34% compared to the same period one year earlier, according to NPD Group. "We are starting to see some of those categories that were ailing so badly like the apparel business, swimwear, accessories and beauty all get some activity," said Marshal Cohen, apparel industry advisor at NPD Group. "People are starting to pay attention to social progression rather than social recession. We're getting out and doing things, we're getting together with friends more frequently." The latest point-of-sale data shows that for the week ending March 13, general merchandise sales were up 18%, buoyed in part by the latest round of stimulus checks. The hardest-hit retail categories, including apparel, accessories, footwear and beauty sales helped drive some of that growth, according to Cohen. "These industries have spent most of the past year displaying negative growth and here we are as consumers start to prepare to live a more social progressive lifestyle and get out. Their spending is reflecting it," he said. Pendulum swings toward suitingFokke de Jong, the CEO of Suit Supply, a men's tailored suit company, started to sweat around this time last year when business grounded to a halt. "We make products that people wear when they have a social thing going on, like dinners, dates, weddings, meetings, bar and bat mitzvahs and they want to look nice," de Jong told CBS MoneyWatch. "So all of these demand streams came to a standstill."  He's calmer now after seeing Suitsupply's business in Asia, where the pandemic has already been largely contained, rebound so quickly. He's so optimistic that classic suiting will continue to anchor male wardrobes that the company has plans to open new stores and hire additional staff. "We were pretty nervous, but fortunately what we also saw pretty quickly was our business in Asia, when social life came back, demand started coming back right away," de Jong said. The pendulum even swung in the other direction, aiding sales. "We even saw a counter effect when things got back to normal. For most people experiencing this pandemic, it's not been the happiest time of their life," he said. "So the clothes they've been wearing are not something they are going to want to connect to after."  |
| NFTs for fashion in the real and virtual worlds are inevitable - Quartz Posted: 19 Mar 2021 12:23 PM PDT  Fashion is rarely just about utility. It's also a means of self-expression and a way to communicate status and identity. With lots of shoppers today seeking ways to signal these attributes in the digital world as much as the physical one, it's created an opportunity for fashion to go virtual. Some of the industry's top luxury brands are ready, and one market they're likely to break into is non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, the blockchain-backed unique digital assets that have been selling for startlingly high prices in recent weeks. At a conference on fashion and technology hosted by Vogue Business yesterday, Robert Triefus, an executive vice president at Gucci, said it was inevitable that luxury brands would begin to design NFTs. Gucci has yet to delve into the market itself, but for three or four years now it has been making inroads into virtual spaces, creating digital products and environments for games such as The Sims and Zepeto. Recently it also introduced a $12 pair of digital sneakers (paywall) users can purchase through its app and wear in virtual worlds such as Roblox, an online game platform. While the digital sneakers aren't NFTs, it's not hard to conceive of Gucci and other brands releasing NFTs for original virtual goods, or for digital versions of physical goods shoppers have purchased, allowing them to take their real-world items with them into games like Fortnite. "There's no reason that today you couldn't buy a bag, get an NFT," said Ian Rogers, who from 2015 until last year served as chief digital officer at luxury giant LVMH—owner of brands such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Celine—in a separate talk at the conference. NFTs reinforce the exclusivity of luxury itemsRogers, who now works for cryptocurrency firm Ledger but remains a consultant to LVMH, said NFTs have clear applications in luxury. While makers of high-end goods justify their high price-tags by pointing to their pricey materials and craftsmanship, these traits are only part of their value. "Luxury is the business of building identity," Rogers said. "You don't buy a luxury handbag because of its incredible utility. You buy it because the brand has built culture, and that culture is something you want to be a part of." Exclusivity also plays a big part in luxury's value, and NFTs support that as well. A digital asset can be copied, but the private key proving ownership of it is unique. It creates the conditions for scarcity, which is vital to the perceived worth of luxury goods. A question that remains to be answered is how much consumers will spend on NFTs for high-end fashion. Skeptics are already pointing to NFTs as a bubble waiting to burst. And one reason more shoppers don't buy cheap counterfeits rather than genuine goods is because fakes are rarely the same quality. If you can easily get an exact copy of a digital item, how much incentive is there to shell out for an NFT? "It's a world that still has to be understood," Triefus said of pricing virtual goods. "For us at the moment we're looking at experiments and pilots where values are attached to certain experiences or digital products so that we can understand what the value system is."  |
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