IS DEMNA OUT OF IDEAS? AND 28 MORE QUESTIONS YOU ASKED

Is it over with Balenciaga and which creative director can save Dries Van Noten? Paris Fashion Week brings back a lot of industry questions about the future of luxury fashion brands. I asked you what is on your mind fashion related right now and picked 29 questions to answer! You're good with your questions, from now on I will fully rely on your input for videos, gracias and tesekkürler.
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[@Monique-rn9lg]

I'm curious about fashion criticism. It used to be a "thing" where "experts" would review a runway show with knowledge and honesty. Now every review is good no matter what the stuff looks like. Why is that? I know Vogue does not do "criticism", they are basically a fancy advertising platform. I am guessing they are bound to LVMH or some other conglomerates that have their designs featured in the Vogue magazines, but is there any real, thoughtful criticism taking place that I, not being part of the fashion world, am not aware of? I follow you so obviously I'm into style, I can look at a garment and make a judgement but I would love to follow a fashion critic as I follow art critics and film critics. You are as close as I have found to honest criticism on the internet.

[@Monique-rn9lg]

Oh.... you answered my question. I do read Cathy Horyn (whom I love) in NYTimes and thanks for introducing Alexander Fury and Hetty Mahlich. PS - Best time in NY is the same as everywhere..... spring or fall.

[@tubaavalon]

Thank you 🐳

[@Viviano_Magami]

​@@Monique-rn9lgcathy horyn is a hypocrite two face hag, look what she said to viard right after she left chanel.

[@ghv91]

I find COS as an exception due to its distinguished quality compared to others. Uniqlo for essentials as well. But like you said, so much better finding a miu miu trouser for $300, secondhand of course.

[@tubaavalon]

I think as long as we keep it minimal it’s fine, control is really the key. Cos is just too good sometimes and they do work on transparency as well :)

[@natalie_newyork2280]

Thank you, Tuba! Great to know you a little bit better!

[@tubaavalon]

happy to hear that :) 💕

[@DamianOHarris]

If Demna’s out of ideas then so are Rick and Sabato. I think it’s just an interlude / boldening of the same finger’s print.

[@tubaavalon]

exactly, it’s just a vertical growth, in depth more of than widening a palette, which he doesn’t have to build up anymore

[@Allen-jd1nh]

Sabato never had one😂

[@linahasselgren4726]

If you’re going to New York sometime between March and June, I’d definitely recommend June. March and April are cold and most often rainy. May is a hit or miss. June is very pleasant. That’s when summer really arrives here but before it gets so hot all you wanna do is leave the city.

[@monishkhemani2940]

Watching this on Oct 7, it’s such a quick escape, as was the discord hangout. Thanks for all that you do Tuba.

[@tubaavalon]

thank youuu! 💝💝💝

[@abbeylyons5470]

thank you for answering my question :)

[@Monicalala]

I’m sad about Poshmark and their new fees that began last week. Buying secondhand goods is getting closer to buying new ones sale.

[@gobyfish1399]

CELINE by Phoebe was rather colorful, prints, sometimes unusual shapes and feminine, it wasn't the "quiet luxury" genderless look of The Row, or Khatie, Jil Sander, Phoebe under her own brand is very neutral, less feminine. I would say CELINE by Phoebe is different from Phoebe Philo.

[@monishkhemani2940]

“How to make a matcha latte, get to know me” had me rolling on the floor laughing

[@rosalindmason9242]

Can't wait for the Fashion week vids

[@tubaavalon]

🤗

[@NN-dream2b]

Hóla, Chica! Thank you! You are too cool for school😎

[@federicagallitelli2409]

waiting for that medieval fashion videoooooo

[@chirwub]

it was one of her last videos lol

[@julianamerz9493]

I would love to see an episode about Bettina Oldenburg and Ana Brugadas style. They’re fabulous

[@tubaavalon]

oh a Style Session, great idea!

[@julianamerz9493]

@@tubaavalon yes! They both have such strong enduring personal style. Socks with sandals in winter ( me too!) and big long shorts. Great color combos etc etc. your channel is great. Fun and smart.

[@IN-rd9oy]

For guys, I’ll add Fantastic Man. Great magazine!

[@matiasescudero1368]

Amazing pronunciation of Dries Van Noten.

[@tubaavalon]

thank youu 🥳

[@frontsaint]

love tuba 💌

[@tubaavalon]

love Saint 🧚

[@SilentRunningRedux]

I’m late, with everything. I find you amazing… I want to feel better so I watch this… Lots of stuff is causing me to tuck my “turtle neck” inside my turtle shell armor (maybe nearly an analogy to a Kafka novel, or both “Metamorphosis” and “Castle”, if I recall them correctly). Among other surreal things (worse things happen I know, and they have and do to me), most of my clothes (among other very personal things) were stolen. The reply I get is “so… cut your losses and start over”….Umm. Anyway, I’m going to redouble efforts to be efficient (like I used to be). I am not finishing anything I start, and here you are with such super production coming out. I write this at minute 15. A treat remaining (32 more minutes). Love you.

[@SilentRunningRedux]

That was not responsive other than to state consistent APPRECIATION. What is written here is bizarrely personal when I’m usually private. “Do not say anything unpleasant or self-oriented” is a mantra I was raised with. I get the feeling TA is similarly private. You (Tuba) say as much here (quite private).

[@Bloopityblopp]

Hi Tuba! Wanted to ask, could you recommend a tailor/retoucherie in Paris? I've tried a few and they kinda flopped 🥲

[@MarshallSmith-q4e]

I love Demna, but yes, he is out of ideas. He rose to fame pre-pandemic and now everyone is dressing this way on the street. Anti-fashion is great, I'm a permanent follower of this aesthetic, but we need to find ways to keep it fresh as we develop our language which should be consistent like an archive. This is the challenge! It is not impossible.

[@tubaavalon]

It’s true that an ongoing evolution will stay relevant, I guess that’s the biggest challenge he has. Nevertheless I feel like his fundament is so strong that he can easily build up on it and the evolution doesn’t have to be as extreme anymore. It’s more the nuances that he needs to find

[@MarshallSmith-q4e]

@@tubaavalon Well stated!

[@seanyeo5514]

I think he has talent and his early Balenciaga collections were so full of potential, particularly that first womenswear one for 2015. I think ultimately for me good design is both brilliant pattern-making and intuitive textile selection and development - both of which he has scaled back on as each Balenciaga season appears, probably because as a huge brand design is influenced by sales figures. I think Doublet takes his design philosophy much further and with more good humour - I always get a sense that Demna secretly hates his fans, after all, any successful designer probably grapples with the disparity between the client they envisioned in their head and the actual client that has the money to purchase their product - his use of archetypes (especially the LA show) always feels mocking rather than a tribute.

[@MarshallSmith-q4e]

@@seanyeo5514 For sure, and my critique as a fan also spills over to Rick Owens. I 100% agree that each designer/house should have an immediately recognizable style and point of view. Also, I believe in evolution even if 'slowness' is the approach. I'm hopeful and appreciate Demna's willingness to 'stand his creative ground'. I am always here for glimmers of hope and miniscule movements.

[@louisvau4132]

Imo Demna is the only Designer atm who manages to have good new Innovative Designs that i actually want to buy while still sticking to his own Vision, even tho i would love to see him make a Collection where he does something more. Something where i wouldnt instantly recognize its from him.

[@louisvau4132]

Business wise Balenciaga/Kering or whoever is in charge has gotten beyond awful tho, almost nothing costs less then 1k the recycled Moto Jackets 10k insane Piece but realistically who has enough money for that? Most ppl that can afford that wouldnt want an old looking Jacket. Its almost impossible for someone with genuine interest for these pieces who has an normal salary to afford these insane pieces.

[@andrehansford]

Tuba! What is the name of the website you mentioned at 31:22 timestamp?

[@tubaavalon]

it’s yoox!

[@bryantlives]

yayyyy Tuba!

[@tubaavalon]

yaaay bryant 💖

[@gobyfish1399]

I love NIna Ricci and Oscar De La Renta, and while I feel NR is suffering a bit, I feel these brands should not depart from their OG aesthetic - NR is romantic feminine French and Oscar is sophisticated American sportswear. Imagine if NR and Oscar became streetwear look, or The Row, genderless, or Cavalli sexy. OMG, no.

[@tubaavalon]

yes, that's what I mean as well, some brands suffer from a too strong creative director language that suppresses the brands identity, others flourish. In terms of NR it's been complicated and still is, for Oscar I am a bit scared of what's going to come.

[@reginamemoriesforever-vc8ql]

So Tuba Avalon is your real name??! Sooo cool!! I

[@AlexHider]

IMHO, Demna started sniffing his own farts, for the lack of a better description. He bought into his own hype, stopped innovating and started navel-gazing instead. It affects many creatives, he’s not unique in this, but nothing Balenciaga made recently was genuinely revelatory to me.

[@candyce6233]

Wait. What? COS is fast fashion??! Well shit. Hearing that is crazy to me. Their quality alone makes them worth the money. And to many folks $135+ for one piece (which is COS range) is a lot of money. So to say that something from COS is in the same FF boat as SHEIN feels horrible to hear. How even can it be? I can see H&Ms stuff being FF bc their stuff is crap. All of it. But every single piece of clothing I own from COS (11) was stitched together with better fabric and last me years. So I don’t get it.

[@madibrianna]

Fast fashion is clothing that is designed and produced with a very short turnaround time, in response to current trends. The alternative being the traditional model where clothing is designed about a year before it's available in stores for consumers to purchase. Definitionally, COS is fast fashion.

[@katerinaschenke819]

Cos is h&m

[@kokomojo1980]

What it the name of this store ? Folks ? Yolks ? i cant find it :)

[@tubaavalon]

Yoox!!

[@4bkb]

Every collection of "Balenci-argiela" post 2019 looks like a ritual ?...or a sacrifice.

[@tubaavalon]

its more street also I feel, before 2019 the main looks were skirts, dresses, coats, meanwhile now its sweatsuits are disrupted joggers. I think the darkness increased with the focus on streetwear to differentiate it from the common streetwear on the market. It worked, but I miss the old pieces that I can only find in smaller numbers now throughout the current collections

[@4bkb]

@@tubaavalon from a numbers standpoint i get it ... However, this is a FASHION HOUSE you need some je ne sais quoi to keep a little magic going and I have not seen or felt it in a very long time.

[@YouTuber-vy7hq]

lurker here 👋

[@tubaavalon]

you’re welcome ✍️

[@kg30004]

The accent makes me trust your fashion expertise

[@Mittl3r]

I will always be a Prada person ... 😂😂😂😂 (in your dreams )

[@tubaavalon]

But..I am 😭

[@Mittl3r]

@@tubaavalon of course you are ! Go girl !

[@SilentRunningRedux]

Yes. Miuccia is the best, especially with McQueen gone, and they did things differently…his best tings were not precisely clothes (I think they were art, not artful clothing, and many things of his not “wearable” … like the bird nest hats).

[@b3naqua]

Demna is innovative af imo tho he does seem to be coasting a bit the past couple years 🧐 he def knows how to turn heads tho lol

[@tubaavalon]

he is good

[@plainfriedrice109]

what desk is that?????

[@plainfriedrice109]

also, ive been watching you since you were a hugeee channel with very little subscribers. congrats on everything.

[@kirbysaurus5670]

when did demna have an original idea

[@ShweMyaukMyauk]

Talented but Demna still not taking accountability. Everyone can choose how they spend their money. Not going to tell what people should but I know what I will do

[@detlef3000]

demnas reputation is ruined and nobody will remember him fondly...he and his creations are just a joke.

[@brickchains1]

to the demna haters i must ask... are you not entertained?

[@jamesscalise4990]

Not really no

[@DesireeGonza]

No

[@brickchains1]

@jamesscalise4990 ok go watch a movie

[@brickchains1]

@DesireeGonza ok go play soccer

[@jamesscalise4990]

@@brickchains1 I would rather do that

[@pawe.cukier]

[@paulvarjakroy6073]

The fact that Demna wasn’t fired immediately…. He should be gone!!!

[@jwalls1223]

DID WE WATCH THE SAME SHOW ???? , DEMNA RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS WILL NEVER HAPPEN , EVEN THO DEMNA GETS TALKED DOWN ON WHILE THE SAME POPULAR DESIGNERS PUT OUT THE SAME COLLECTION AND STICK WITH THE SAME VISION AND NOBODY SAYS ANYTHING LOL..

[@tubaavalon]

did you watch my reply? 🥲

[@SadjaKuskoski]

you’re literally my comfort person i love you MOMCOCO bag !

[@tubaavalon]

aaaah you're the best 😭

[@Addicted2fashion444]

as a recent graduate of a top fashion school, she’s right! I’ve met some great people through school. However count up the costs! Such a great watch.🩷