“Every one of the creative decisions — from music to styling to accessories to shoes to bags to clothes to the girls, the diversity of the casting or the lack of diversity of the casting, everything — it’s all part of the experience,” Marc Jacobs told WWD last week when explaining his approach to his shows.
Show notes (which he doesn’t typically do) included. His, titled “Respect,” explained his inspiration, the Netflix documentary series “Hip-Hop Evolution.” After last season’s social media storm over his pastel dreadlocks, Jacobs’ decision to go there at all seemed a statement of both bravado and the desire to be understood. He wrote that he first experienced the impact of hip-hop on the broader culture as a high school kid in New York, and that this show is “an acknowledgment and gesture of respect for the polish and consideration applied to fashion from a generation that will forever be the foundation of youth-culture street style.”
And what better place to celebrate the origins of street style than on the street? While Jacobs had said that he wanted to strip away elaborate production trappings — and that he hoped his guests would respect his wishes to put away their phones and enjoy the live-show
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