{"id":485,"date":"2009-04-01T00:59:51","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T16:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailydozencreative.com\/fashion\/?p=49"},"modified":"2009-03-28T23:48:52","modified_gmt":"2009-03-28T15:48:52","slug":"first-impression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?p=485","title":{"rendered":"first impression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"a early julien macdonald dress (photo: vogue)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/mcd.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?attachment_id=860\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/mcd.jpg?fit=332%2C619&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"332,619\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mcd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/mcd.jpg?fit=332%2C619&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-860\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/mcd.jpg?w=250\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><a title=\"mark fast, spring '09 (photo: markfast.net)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/fasts0910.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?attachment_id=857\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/fasts0910.png?fit=332%2C619&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"332,619\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fasts0910\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/fasts0910.png?fit=332%2C619&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/fasts0910.png?w=250\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" title=\"julien macdonald (photo: vogue)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/julianmcd.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?attachment_id=858\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/julianmcd.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"julianmcd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/julianmcd.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-858\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/julianmcd.jpg?w=250\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/julianmcd.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/julianmcd.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"mark fast (photo: fwnet.ipower.com)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/markfast.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"859\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?attachment_id=859\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/markfast.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Gemma Ebelis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Microsoft Word - New Generation for Autumn Winter 09-10.doc&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"markfast\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/markfast.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-859\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/markfast.jpg?w=250\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/markfast.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.deaconyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/markfast.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>julian macdonald, who is not very high on my designers list, is a great example of how important first impression is. at just 24, he launched himself with some strong airy open knit sweater dresses. karl lagerfeld helped his case by using him for both chanel and his namesake collections. and he has been living on his first impression with his partying skill to this day. (according to caroline, my knitting instructor and julian&#8217;s classmate at the royal college of art, julian&#8217;s social ability far\u00a0outweigh\u00a0his actual design talent. in addition, she showed me that his airy knits were actually quite easy and lazy to do as well.)<\/p>\n<p>a decade later, here comes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.markfast.net\" target=\"_blank\">mark fast<\/a>. he is british. he does some great knits. and he is leaving a great first impression as well. would he actually go some where? a good indictor would be how long he actually keep a consulting jobs, which are surely on his way. if he couldn&#8217;t hold it and commit to it for more than 4 seasons, his talent would be call into question. first, one need a great first impression. then, you need a great second impresion. and so on. you get the deal. if not, julian\u00a0macdonald again is a great example for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>julian macdonald, who is not very high on my designers list, is a great example of how important first impression is. at just 24, he launched himself with some strong airy open knit sweater dresses. karl lagerfeld helped his case by using him for both chanel and his namesake collections. and he has been living [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-future"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pp6zn-7P","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56,"url":"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?p=56","url_meta":{"origin":485,"position":0},"title":"out of time and out of touch","author":"deacon","date":"27 Nov 08","format":false,"excerpt":"next to the ceos, the pr department should be the first one to be fired.\u00a0the american auto big (ego) 3 were begging for money from the government for a bailout, and the 3 ceos had to fly there by 3 different private jets? 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