{"id":5,"date":"2008-11-20T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T08:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/?p=5"},"modified":"2009-02-09T18:47:57","modified_gmt":"2009-02-09T10:47:57","slug":"hm-comme-des-garcons-maximizing-a-single-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?p=5","title":{"rendered":"h&m comme des gar\u00e7ons: maximizing a single idea"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rei-kawabuko-t\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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you could say that the clothes are disappointing, the hype overbearing, or the wait exhausting, but we should notice 3 other points:<\/p>\n

1 – was it a coincidence that kawakubo timed both collaborations – lv and h&m – so closed together?<\/p>\n

2 – the picking of the simple concepts – polka dots – is beautifully appropriate for the masses. anything more intellectual, which she is more than capable of, would be too limiting.<\/p>\n

3 – it is a lesson of how to push a single idea to the max cohesively, efficiently, and artistically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 you could say that the clothes are disappointing, the hype overbearing, or the wait exhausting, but we should notice 3 other points: 1 – was it a coincidence that kawakubo timed both collaborations – lv and h&m – so closed together? 2 – the picking of the simple concepts – polka dots – is […]<\/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_feature_clip_id":0,"_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":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-right"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pp6zn-5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":267,"url":"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?p=267","url_meta":{"origin":5,"position":0},"title":"cars","author":"deacon","date":"1 Aug 06","format":false,"excerpt":"cars is the 7th feature films from pixar. it is also their 7th blockbuster. 7 for 7! how do they do it? the computer animation? the gimmicks? steve jobs? the magic is none other than the storyline, the content. is it essentially the same age-old touch that mr. walt disney\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "the right"","block_context":{"text":"the right","link":"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?cat=18"},"img":{"alt_text":"cars-t","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/cars-t.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":137,"url":"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?p=137","url_meta":{"origin":5,"position":1},"title":"vogue fading out of vogue?","author":"deacon","date":"2 Jan 09","format":false,"excerpt":"the new york times fashion critic cathy horyn is always insightful and inspirational. here is her take on the rumor of miss wintour being replaced at american vogue: http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2009\/01\/01\/style\/01anna.php seeing though the juicy speculation, miss horyn managed to add depth to it. there is grace mirabella's observation that we've \"got\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "the wrong"","block_context":{"text":"the wrong","link":"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?cat=19"},"img":{"alt_text":"editors","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailydozencreative.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/editors.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":753,"url":"https:\/\/blog.deaconyu.com\/?p=753","url_meta":{"origin":5,"position":2},"title":"the next calvin?","author":"deacon","date":"20 Mar 09","format":false,"excerpt":"the wrong:\u00a0waiting for the next fashion\u00a0saviour\u00a0 people are always looking for the next donna, the next ralph, or the next calvin. 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