This 2016 feature from SYSTEM MAGAZINE is a fantastic read for its myriad views inside the house of GUCCI. The piece alternates between ALESSANDRO MICHELE and CEO MARCO BIZZARRI. There's a balance struck here between the art and commerce sides of the house, and the format of the interview speaks to how Gucci is getting the balance right internally... Don't miss this interview with ADRIAN JOFFE, another CEO who gets it... This piece in THE GLASS MAGAZINE offers nuanced views from fashion photographers SHEILA METZER, ELAINE CONSTANTINE, CATHLEEN NAUNDORF, and more about everything from the representation of women in fashion to the identity politics of being a female fashion photographer… THAKOON has been put on hold, after spending a little over one year under BRIGHT FAME FASHION, an investment vehicle run by VIVIAN CHOU. Thakoon is a talented designer. The label's attempt to invent its own timetable of deliveries and e-commerce was admirable, but it seems that was one step ahead for the business, whose primary challenge was connecting the subtleties of Thakoon's design sensibility to customers in a landscape dominated by loud, media-driven branding. Stay tuned... Exciting possibilities for SHAYNE OLIVER at HELMUT LANG. HOOD BY AIR has drawn from the aesthetic shaped by designers like Lang in the 1990s, so this could be genius or just a safe bet for Helmut Lang. I'm rooting for the collaboration, particularly because Helmut Lang began looking way too merchandised in recent years... Because you need more acronyms in your life, the CFDA and NYCEDC are partnering on a graduate fashion design showcase May 23–25. Ten students will be selected from five schools: FIT, Parsons, Pratt, RISD, and Academy of Art University. It’s great to see this as a cooperative effort, since the graduate design shows in NYC are often staged quietly in disparate locations, with sporadic coverage. Would love to see some NYC student design publications come out of this... Shoutout to LEAN LUXE for giving us some context on which VC firms stand to compete with NATALIE MASSENET and NICK BROWN's IMAGINARY VENTURES. And here's some thoughtful commentary on greenwashing... WIKIPEDIA FASHION 2000s.