Interview With NY Times Best Selling Author Dana Thomas: Luxury, Creativity, and Business
Thursday, July 16, 2015
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| New York Times Best Selling Author Dana Thomas |
The business of fashion is one that attempts to balance the motivation to make profits and the desire to create art. The emphasis in today’s retail and fashion environment is more geared toward achieving the former leaving much to be desired in the creativity and quality of today's fashion. This idea of commerce versus art has been a cloud over the industry for many years and is a topic I got to pick the brain of Dana Thomas about as well as others, and I am so excited to share her thoughts in today’s post!
For those who don’t know, Dana Thomas is a reporter for the New York Times, based in Paris, and the
author of New York Times bestseller Deluxe:
How Luxury Lost Its Luster. Her newest book Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of John Galliano and Alexander
McQueen, is an in-depth look at how two highly
creative designers built their careers on the basis of talent and creativity
and ultimately saw their demise because of the increased pace and demand of
profit required by the industry. A big thank you to Dana for being kind enough to send your responses for this post, and for supporting new fashion writers. Without further delay The Interview…
