Thread by @dieworkwear

not caring about getting invited to parties is a good thing. i get the impression that too many fashion insiders care about these meaningless things. esp for writers, once you make friends with brand ppl, you will start silencing your criticism bc you don't want to offend

https://twitter.com/LouisPisano/status/1631370089629884422

i dont get invited to many events, but Loro Piana recently invited me to their FW23 presentation. i declined bc i don't cover shows. but when i see the content at such events, it's creators filming IG stories, taking fit pics to show they've "made it," and rehashing PR points.

let's say you're at the event and notice something bad about the clothes. or you later learn something critical about the quality. would you say something? after all of your IG stories and how the brand treated you to this $$$$ package? some do! many don't.

IMO, this is how so much fashion writing ends up being fluff. superlative descriptions about the clothes with no real technical detail, long-winded passages about how famous people wear this brand. so-and-so creative director is a genius. greenwashing bulletpoints.