https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:29:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1839259 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 17:07:06 +0000 Aziraphale 1839259@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm. I'm not a big follower of runway fashion, but art in general has looooong been tied to current events, whether or not it's explicitly political. Artists' work tends to be about issues that are important to them, after all. And since high fashion is a form of art, it seems reasonable to expect political articles in fashion magazines.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also agree with those above who feel that politics is impossible to separate from anything else right now. EVERYTHING seems highly charged. Populations are deeply divided ideologically, and we (i.e. the whole world) are facing a confluence of crises that need to be addressed <i>now</i>. There's no more putting it off. If nothing else, climate change will press the issue, because it's going to affect everything else. (Look at Syria for a taste of what could happen worldwide; the war there is intimately tied to a years-long drought that crippled the country). I think we're close to some kind of tipping point and I'm not sure what's going to happen next, but I think many around the globe sense an impending systemic crisis and that's why there are so many political articles popping up everywhere.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1837320 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:55:35 +0000 Anonymous 1837320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Angie and Sterling. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1837202 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:01:01 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1837202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Teen Vogue has some of the better sociopolitical analysis available in fashion publications. While it's nice to have fashion as a respite from the trying issues of the day, in dispiriting times like these, I appreciate their coverage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1836927 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 21:13:00 +0000 Anonymous 1836927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with what Angie wrote. &nbsp;We cannot separate politics and social issues from ANYTHING <u>right now</u>. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1836922 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:06:53 +0000 Jenn 1836922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Don't forget Sassy, back in the day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1836895 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:29:04 +0000 Janet 1836895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Angie said. Teen Vogue has been hitting it out of the park, IMHO.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1836862 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:26:03 +0000 texstyle 1836862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Actually I've been seeing this for a long time - Marie Claire is a good example but others have been doing it as well. More (when it was around) always seemed to have something related to politics, Glamour, Vogue (if you read into some of the articles), and more. I think it kind of turned me off wanting to read a lot of the pubs - well, that and the huge array of pharmaceutical ads which drive me crazy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1836858 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:22:00 +0000 Angie 1836858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These days - and especially in the light of what has gone down in US politics over the last year - I don't think we can expect to separate politics and social issues from ANYTHING. Not from fashion publications, retailers, blogs, social media, schools - you name it. Everything has become somewhat political.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1836856 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:20:55 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1836856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1836790 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:12:25 +0000 cindysmith 1836790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Was going to say Marie Claire, but somebodoes beat me to the punch </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1836685 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 00:02:25 +0000 rachylou 1836685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to read Marie Claire esp for their substantive pieces. But yes, they all do tackle socio-political subjects to one degree or another. I find Cosmo a little weird tho and Vogue a little irrelevant... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1836682 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 23:49:52 +0000 anne 1836682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marie Claire certainly does, for as long as I can remember. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-social-issues-is-this-new#post-1836673 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 23:11:35 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1836673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Last fall's breakaway hit among my set was Teen Vogue. They are doing opinion /analytical pieces that are spot on. There were a lot of raised eyebrows, and then people got used to it. Now someone posted an article about the neo-Nazis marching over the weekend from another fashion publication. <a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156474838933098&#038;id=7962048097" rel="nofollow">https://m.facebook.com/story.p.....7962048097</a> Checking it out, I saw that next to an article about summer blazers (great for my son!), it also has straight-ahead political pieces. I've never looked at fashion publications before, but I bet a lot of you have, so I thought I'd ask here: how long has this been going on? Do most fashion publications comment on pressing concerns of the day? </p> <p>I realize that my assumptions are embedded in this question, and hope it doesn't offend anyone. Over the weekend I heard a symphony conductor explain (incorrectly, imo) that the arts are a separate realm where the concerns of the rest of life don't and should not matter. I had assumed the fashion world would be similar. Entirely wrong on my part? </p>