How Easy Is It to Go to Fashion Shows?

This Autumn/Winter Paris Fashion Week felt like the right time to answer some questions specifically about the process of attending fashion shows, for luxury brands or small fashion designers. Do we see people sneaking in? What brands changed my mind after seeing their work in person? Is Paris Fashion Week better than Milan Fashion Week? We talk about this and so much more on this 2024 edition of fashion week questions.
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[@samanthaerwin946]

Although Daniella is not in the videos, I feel like I know her by how much you include her in the videos/topics. She sounds great and you're lucky to have her :)

[@BlissFoster]

I am extremely lucky :) and thank you for spelling her name correctly 🦾

[@lidiabidia105]

I live in Milan and have no interest in wasting time trying to get into any shows. However, one of my favorite stories is that my best friend’s grandparents from rural Minnesota happened to be in Paris during fashion week. They accidentally wandered into a show and were sat. Her grandparents are super sweet, but so far from fashion people 😂 they had fun though!

[@Trevbotics]

Does anyone else find it hard to be an active fan of fashion sometimes? I live in the middle of the US with no fashion retail around me. Non of my friends are fashion people and the ones who are don’t really care for our genres of style. I work on cars all day so I have to wear the least comfortable uniforms all week. But It does feel amazing the 2 days of the week I get to wear something crazy! Thank you for making this content brother🙌

[@BlissFoster]

What you just described was my situation for years. Long-term, I feel like I learned how to develop my own taste because I didn’t have a group to fit in with. Oddly enough, I’m kind of grateful that the first few years of my fashion exploring was done almost completely by myself. 💫💫

[@karigrandii]

Its for elitists by elitists. I learned it the hard way. Most people who are into fashion are rich kids who chose one day to be artsy. Then a few normal people think they are cool and want to be like them thats the rest of fashion people. Nowdays everyone can be ”into fashion” but people who actually follow it and participate are usually rich kids and wannabe rich kids.

[@DanLizotte]

The thumbnail is amazing. “Look. You just get your shiny cowboy boots and your housecoat made of starched coffee filters, you kick the f*****g door in, and you sit down beside Anna Wintour like it’s not a big deal.”

[@alexandre724]

Once in Milan I just went and ask the PR girl at the entrance if I good enter even tho I didn’t have any invitation. She made me wait to check if there was any available seat and then told me that I could enter 😁

[@calicojakk9974]

If I could have just one piece this entire year, that Kartik Research cardigan would be it. Breathtaking.

[@gorikbellemans341]

bliss, i recently was in berlin and thought of you going into stores and looking at clothes, and trying them on sometimes as well. (although i stood by the window 99% of the time, too scared to enter lol) being someone who is very interested in fashion - but has been collecting clothes primarily from thrift or exchange places for 4 years - it inspires to learn and think through you and Daniella in a personal and artful way about fashion. sincerely appreciate all the hard work you two put in, already for just KZbin watchers

[@murrvvmurr]

To get ice in Europe and go to MacDonald's quick or BK and ask for a small sprite in their largest cup filled with ice to the top. Say "un petit sprite dans un grand gobelet plein de glaçons" they can't say no if you buy something or if it is over 35°C make sure they fill up the ice BEFORE pouring the drink.

[@illiniEE]

Just a general comment, Most Parisians have no idea when Paris Fashion Week(s) are happening at all. If you go about your daily life in the 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th you would be completely unaware. Even in the 1st-6th, you need to actively search out the Fashion Week activity. When I tell my friends here that it is Fashion Week, they just shrug and have no idea or what interest.

[@IbraheemSaoud]

I know the exact Orangina that you are talking about, our previous CEO is from France and he refused to stock any drinks in the company exacpt for that one, let me tell you we got bored of it really fast hahaha, glad you like it tho!

[@R.N.19]

Hermès makes me want to sell a kidney and buy one of their jackets. Paris meets Blade Runner fashion

[@sarahwatts7152]

In this market, you'd have a taker! :P

[@R.N.19]

@@sarahwatts7152 I know I better choose wisely lol My kidneys are top of the line

[@alphadream953]

ever consider going to (and reporting on) smaller fashion weeks, outside of the big 4? Or even do an 'overview' of all the fashion weeks idk

[@iwannaseethereceipts]

Bliss' first horrible take: croissants are bad 💀💀💀

[@BlissFoster]

**a reasonable, cool take

[@illiniEE]

​@@BlissFoster Blé Sucré in the 12th will change your mind.

[@alexanderpons9246]

My Hats off to You and Daniella, it's easy from the comfort of our homes to click and watch your videos without knowing all the work and effort it takes! You have shared so much of your experience from the begining but I am sure to many it looks as if it landed on your lap. Thank you Guys for Loving Fashion and making such great content!

[@sergioolave7782]

finally my question is answered , btw what a flex to be the thumbnail B)

[@OmgitsNeens]

Kartik Research was one of the coolest brands you highlighted in the original video!

[@Viviano_Magami]

Yes, Paris started the fashion week but nowadays it become too crowd with so many new brand.. Even as French woman, I prefer go to Milan fashion week.. i hope you cover Milan fashion weeks too.. unfortunately, i never had a chance to attend any, for some reason i just wander around outside. Oh and i love LR3, you're the first person to mention it

[@alansanon01]

What is wrong with new brands?

[@Viviano_Magami]

@@alansanon01 many new brand go to Paris because its the centre of fashion but lot of them look the same, its either minimalist kinda brand, ann demeulemeester 2.0, a streetwear with logomania, gimmicky brand like vetement or classic couture but look simple as hell.. and many new designer always pushing this gender and sustainable agenda, its getting repetitive and boring..

[@108u9]

17:15 We need to get real around this. When you think about all the people walking this Earth, all the ways we have to communicate with each other, there’s really no reason for why we are plagued by isolation and disconnection. Yet we are. IMO for really no other reasons than because our hearts are blocked. The mutual support Bliss and Danielle share is not some grand sweeping gesture that only a handful of us lucky enough can ever muster, like dunking a basketball or something. It’s entirely doable and well within reach. We must shift and break these cycles. If you are indeed lucky like Bliss, consider growing your love so you have surplus as a couple to share, shelter and nurture those who are for whatever reasons aren’t as lucky (yet). Even if it’s a follow up text, a phone call, an invite over for dinner, remembering something the person said, even the smallest of gestures can help people feel that they do matter, that they do belong.

[@MariaLupandina]

Well, at this point I was about to unsubscribe when you ditched the holy croissants 😅 This was a primary reason why I went to Paris for the first time. For someone who asked about the best croissant spots - I love Carton next to the Gare du Nord. Also, each year they do a competition and award a boulangerie with the “best croissant in Paris” and you may Google this and try out those spots. Btw, I finally managed to get a table at Cedric Grolet Opera and I was not impressed by the croissant

[@aimhoe]

Hi Bliss, your idea for having runway prototypes available for customers seems like a good one, do brands ever do this and if not why?

[@oliviajohnson7305]

Great video as always

[@craigmiller-randle8921]

It’s interesting, I have found after a few years of viewing clothing online and then seeing the items in person I have developed a skill where my mind is able to apply texture and dimensionality to my perception that is quite accurate. Small details that are not obvious are missed but they have rarely changed my mind to any significant degree when the item is eventually handled. I wonder given the evolution of digital imagery encompassing high resolution 3D software and AI generated models and videos etc, how relevant these very expensive, essentially “trade fairs” will be in the near to medium term? If I was a designer building a brand in the current epoch, I would definitely not be costing a runway show encompassing venue, models etc into my future business plan when the technology is inducing redundancy of the complex logistical and personnel framework required for them. One could postulate that the status and glamour associated with attending what are exclusive events is an essential part of marketing a luxury fashion brand but what has been observed in most industries is that technology that results in significant cost savings whilst preserving revenue is adopted reasonably quickly. It will certainly be interesting to see how this particular industry changes over the coming decades!

[@Greatful0374]

Thanks Bliss! Not sure if you did a video on how an up and coming designer show at the NYC FASHION week shows lineup?😮😊

[@newit906]

Bliss i recently discovered your channel and i'm in love!!! Thank you so much for giving us these beautiful insights into the minds of these brilliant designers; you've been helping me discover why i actually love fashion. I want to join your Patreon really badly, but it doesn't accept the type of debet card i use and i don't have any other means that i can use to pay with :(

[@tammy_j]

I love your channel !

[@BlissFoster]

Haha thank you so much!’

[@rlund651]

You don’t like croissants! You just went down a notch. Lol 😅

[@tomperry5947]

Watching this while eating a croisant

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

the models usually get to the shows on bike taxis in milan if i remember modeltalks on ftv correctly. maybe u can do that in paris, too?

[@aogij]

Orangiiiina😍😄

[@gregdahlen4375]

is it a bit surprising that the American fashion weeks aren't more dominant, given that America (I think) is somewhat dominant in a lot of fields worldwide?

[@BlissFoster]

As a country, America is obsessed with efficiency and profit. We say we love our artists, but if it’s not music or movies, Americans lose interest quickly.

[@umyum1895]

Hey bliss are u gonna finish that QUROISSANT(croissant)?

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

to the question about samples: i also think having samples made in a different country is dumb af. there have been stories about entire collections being lost before the show and yet people still do it

[@pastense]

Wait…is the pulp in that Orangina artificial too? lol

[@user-dv4rx7lh4r]

its super easy to sneak in , ive been sitting or standing next to bliss all the time for the last year lol

[@bruno63333]

Tell us how

[@diemes5463]

Put on some techno you say? Have a spotify playlist?

[@hftl412]

Im here early AF son

[@Regular-kid-]

That croissant rant was much needed 😭

[@paulchen7628]

Can you please make the audio mono, every time I wear headphones your voice spins around my head lol

[@christophermiller8091]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MiucciaPradaify]

Hi Bliss, will you be releasing a podcast version of the youtube, patreon videos?

[@BlissFoster]

We don’t have plans to do that now, no. If we ever try to do a podcast, it will be new content. For the work, I do now, we really do need the element of video.

[@MiucciaPradaify]

@@BlissFoster In any event, keep up the good work, you’re making excellent content.

[@adamadahou1624]

Didn’t even know u guys had orangina in the us

[@pompong2]

im listening to this video on studio monitors and please please try a different mic or equalize the volume in post or just hold it consistently, maybe make it mono? its a commentary video no need for the sound to be stereo

[@pompong2]

also great video as alwayus

[@BlissFoster]

We just got new equipment to solve this problem. Thank you for the feedback, always welcome.

[@gregdahlen4375]

What is the relation between "showrooms" and runway shows? What is a "showroom"? Cuz you mentioned the Hermes showroom.

[@BlissFoster]

Showrooms are just where people can see the clothes up close on mannequins. This is the time when clients would put in personal orders with the brand for special items, the buyers from different stores would fill out forms for what they are buying this season, and VIPs are shown the collection. For journalist, it’s our time to feel the fabric and get up close and see the details.

[@BlissFoster]

I absolutely love how engaged you are, Greg. Every time I see your profile picture pop up, it brightens my day 🦾

[@gregdahlen4375]

So showrooms are a temporary space for a brand? I'd doubt that some of these smaller brands have a permanent store/showroom in Paris? Even with a big brand, I'd doubt that their store/showroom is always fortuitously right next door to where they ran their runway, which is how I seem to remember hearing the description of the Hermes showroom location? I'd take it that the clothes on mannequins are the same the models will wear in the show, since believe you indicated there's only one copy of many of these garments? @BlissFoster

[@gregdahlen4375]

Thanks, Bliss. Well obviously your work is excellent--it has a point of view, explains sophisticated concepts understandably, nice interplay between present and past. How do you feel about your work? What do you like about it? I think I have a good awareness of detail and also sometimes I can spot what seem to be contradictions in a presentation, so sometimes those lead to good questions. I also think I make good comments, but they don't often get the hundreds of upvotes I see other comments get lol @@BlissFoster

[@gregdahlen4375]

if the American fashion weeks were more dominant, would you still go to Paris?

[@BlissFoster]

Probably, yes. Another factor of all of this is that it is so much cheaper for us to cover Paris fashion week than New York fashion week. Even with the plane ticket, it often times works out to being a little bit cheaper.

[@gregdahlen4375]

Well I thought you went to Paris because it is the most important, "number one" fashion week. Is Paris number one? What makes it so?@@BlissFoster

[@Lucretciela]

When was it that designers broke down and started taking internet influencers (many of whom are quite cheesy) seriously, and began inviting them to their shows? I am not on any social media at all. Watching KZbin videos is as far as I go when it comes to social media, but I recently started noticing quite a few KZbin "influencers" showing up at rather high end runways shows, some of whom do not even have that many followers. And BTW... Bliss, you rock! You're the best KZbinr out there when it comes to learning a wide variety of information on designers, shows, behind the scenes, etc. There are so few KZbinrs who focus on Designers of all genres. Most fashion KZbinrs focus only on "luxury shopping trends," which is so uninteresting for people like me, who could care less about what's trending, or what's considered "luxury". I am interested in the designs, the quality of work & materials, and the amazing & interesting artistic quality of the work.

[@theren8311]

Bliss I'm trying to find the video where you spoke of criticism. But no luck. Could you link the clip?

[@BlissFoster]

It’s a video called “The Worst Fashion Shows of all Time” 💫💫

[@theren8311]

@@BlissFoster Bless you bro. I wanted to link it to some comment on a movie where someone thought of criticism as talking about the bad things.

[@daniellord-vera6987]

i usually am the dude who create a big enough distractions for the homies to sneak in i throw poo everywhere lol

[@neonatalbaby]

Hi… thanks for your information…Who is that Indian man??

[@Zero-jr1hi]

I find your Take on People dressing up for Fashion week very Interesting because to me it feels like a rather rude thing to do. I live in Berlin and went to some of the Berlin Fashion Week Events and saw a lot of Crazy well- dressed people. A lot of the Outfits I could see could be described as 'Main Character' outfits which I dislike because It feels like it takes away the Spotlight from the Designers. In Fairness, I dont mind if the Guests wear Outfits by the Designer themselves, or if they are just dressed in their personal style like they would dress any other day. But that wasnt the case. You could tell for a fact that almost none of the Guests dress like that on a regular basis.

[@MariaLupandina]

I was in Paris last time during men’s PFW and didn’t notice any difference in style in comparison to the previous time I had visited. As for Berlin where I live, the situation is the same. The thing with the fashion shows and giving away outfits for the guests from the front row can be ridiculous at times when people end up having clothes on that don’t match their personality at all, and all look just the same

[@lvlzhealinghub]

Omg literally shoutout to Oringina, grew up on that stuff from visiting my relatives overseas 🥲

[@piercenigel4670]

her.mès.scarf!? did you start your birkin journey? if you do history, reportage and unboxing , i don't have to subscribe to anything else! 🙏