Sharon Stone in a Gap t-shirt and Valentino skirt at the Oscar’s in 1996 | Jil Sander Spring 2011
T-Shirt Attire Required: Taking T-Shirts to the Next Level

Originally published on Style.com

How did you two first come together?
Diane Pernet: I was invited to participate in a blogging conference last March. Tavi was participating in one section and me in another. I told the organizer that I wanted to meet Tavi because I wanted to propose something to her. We met. She was charming. It was very brief.

Tavi Gevinson: I remember being in total awe of her hat and knowing I was meeting a true character.

The competition is for fashion films. Tell me a little about them—do you see them as their own separate art form?
DP: There are no rules for fashion film, as it is a new genre. That said, if we think of fashion films as any film where fashion plays a major role, then we can say that under that heading fashion films have been around since the time of silent movies. G. W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box in 1929 with Louise Brooks, William Klein’s 1966 Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?, Luis Bunuel’s 1967 Belle du Jour with Catherine Deneuve, and short fashion films by Guy Bourdin all show the impact that fashion and cinema can ignite.

So what, would you say, are the top five qualities that a fashion film needs to have to be compelling?
DP: Does it hold my interest or touch me in some way? Aside from that, it is the same qualities that interest me in any film: construction, character, cinematography, music, and direction.

TG: I don’t think all of the following five are necessary to have all at once, but they’re attributes I especially like:

1) Fashion isn’t just about clothes, it’s about a mood. There are ways other than shots where the details are perfectly clear to tell us about the clothes.
2) A story isnt necessary, the same way collections can be about a mood instead of a [narrative] progression. But a story and a vivid mood at the same time can be really exciting.
3) Fashion film doesn’t necessarily mean a commercial. I’d really rather not be sold the clothes. I like it when I can just get a view into someone else’s world instead or hear the message they want to project.
4) Fashion is not always pretty, glamorous, or inviting. But there’s beauty in ugliness, and some of my favorite artworks explore that.
5) Knowing when too much is enough. Technology has allowed us so many options for things like editing, so it’s probably very easy to go overboard and do a bunch of cool stuff, but I’m not usually one for gimmicks.

What do you think is the next big movement in fashion? Is it films of this kind?
DP: I think that Another Digital has really interesting filmed editorials; that is a definite direction. iPad applications and the like continue. And for the past few years, all the major brands and emerging brands are live-streaming their shows. For those that want live action, maybe fashion [should be presented] as a spectacle for a paying public and shown at the same time that the clothes are in the shops? Tokyo Girls Collection is one of the world’s biggest fashion festivals. It is fashion as entertainment with orders being placed on mobile phones as the looks come down the catwalk; they’re also available in stores. That concept could make more sense in the future for people who cannot imagine fashion without catwalk shows.

TG: I want more live streams! That’s obvious, though. I can’t yet totally grasp all the possibilities, so I’ll just be happy with whatever the smarter people can come up with.

What about bloggers and blogging—where do you stand on the blog’s place in fashion? Will blogs last, or are they just a trend?
DP: I think that bloggers have changed the landscape of how we see and report on fashion. Some will fall by the wayside and others will remain; there is a place for blogs and a place for the printed press. Radio did not die when TV was invented. Magazines are evolving, and of course they all have a foot in cyberspace, be it on an iPad or paper; each has its own reason to exist.

TG: Only time will tell, you know? There’s no use clumping all bloggers into the same category, though; it’s ultimately about the actual content. I guess some will turn out to be just hype and some will have lasting power. I never got used to the idea of people liking my blog, so if it all is a trend, I won’t miss it when the recognition goes away. Plus I like when my stats go down—it’s like natural selection. The people who really want to stick around, with whom my blog really resonates, will keep reading. Other people can stay or leave—it doesn’t really make a difference to me. This sounds really careless—I’m of course thankful for all my readers, but if I allow myself to value them too much, I’ll also value the negative opinions, which I obviously don’t want to do.

Reruns of “That 70′s Show” vs. “90′s Minimalism” to the Max

Embellishment, shine and perforation  vs. a simple, less structured and softer silhouette.

TOPS

A new silhouette with the DOLMAN SLEEVE: fuller, boxier, and shorter sleeve perfect for bangles, cuffs and over-sized rings. The shorter length versions are great with high-waisted wide and flowing trousers or shorts.

BUTTON DOWNS are buttoned up for a streamlined look.

Softly tailored JACKETS & BLAZERS

BOTTOMS

Bye Bye Bootie Shorts! You can even sit down in LONGER, LIGHTER SHORTS.

PAJAMA PARTY: PJ bottoms are cozy and comfy for luxurious lounging.

So long Skinny! Welcome to the HIGH-WAISTED WIDE LEG pants.

Rerun of that ’70s MID CALF SKIRT.

The softer side of a PENCIL SKIRT.
The SPLIT SLIT SKIRT: is it seriously casual or casually formal?

DRESSES

TRENCH  & SHIRT DRESSES
Return of ’90s &MINIMALISM.

Studio 54: flashy, slinky, drapey ONE SHOULDER or HALTER STYLE necklines.

LONG & LEAN – these DRESSES are made for the red carpet.

Spring’s Fashion Statement? A Season of Casual Chic

1. FLORAL prints meet the EAST:  Japanese Geisha inspired prints.

2. That SEVENTIES Show:  Slinky, and Sexy Clothes with layers of Shimmer and Shine.

3. FRUITFUL Fashions – Colors of the ’60s and ’70s:  Persimmon, Poppy, Orange-Gold, Mango, Pumpkin

…and Chartreuse from citrus to sexy.

4. WHITE is The New Black.

5. NOTHING but NUDES:  minimal and simple, neutral earth and desert tones.

6. SHEER is HERE: Layering is Key – sheer over solid, and decorative sheer inserts.

Snatching my style at Sally Singer’s Celebration. See more great photos from this amazing party here!

Meet HER at 4pm on Wednesday Sept. 8th in “That Youth Center’s” gymnasium. GAME ON!

For Immediate Release: The Hole is pleased to present the first New York runway show and performance by hot young designer Peggy Noland during Fall Fashion Week.Peggy is a fashion designer on the verge: her outrageous spandex concoctions put her on the map a few years ago outfitting bands CCS and Tilly and the Wall, her outfits for Kansas City band SSION and soon The Gossip are two more awesome music collaborations, and she once sent me some apple print Scratch-and-Sniff leggings in the mail that really smelled! She has a shop in Kansas City that she does a completely different and fantastic fashion/sculpture installation every few months and she currently has a trashy pop-up shop in our Cody Critcheloe -SSION exhibition at The Hole.

Peggy will be debuting her new line of unisex sportswear. Please join us in this old school gym for Gatorade, models, basketball, and huge foam fingers.