TROY PATTERSON asks some crucial questions about the hoodie and how the color of its wearers' skin changes its meaning... In MATTHEW SCHNEIER's overview of the HEDI SLIMANE/SAINT LAURENT situation, an interesting thought from ALEXANDER FURY regarding the role of the fashion critic: “The mildly depressing thing is I think it’s proven a certain impotence for fashion critics. It doesn’t matter if we like it or not.” Disagree. A fashion critic's power comes from having a body of knowledge they can use to interpret and contextualize a designer's decisions. Has nothing to do with imposing their tastes on their audience... That said, if you were interested in having someone's tastes imposed on you, I would tell you that the collection DRIES VAN NOTEN showed yesterday is my favorite so far this season. Elegant, approachable, unique. "Special" is the word, maybe. Take a spin through the looks, watch an interview with the man himself, then meet GILL BUTTON, the artist behind DRIES' hand-painted show invites... You know you've made it when they start rapping about you... Might be a whole essay nestled inside this tweet, but sometimes it's best to just let perfection be.