tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post7647954458314610862..comments2024-02-20T05:15:46.592-08:00Comments on K A T H R Y N C L A R K: Work Table : The Dress ... for lack of a better name for nowkathrynclarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992452364929768013noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-21208885797543779102013-11-04T12:46:25.041-08:002013-11-04T12:46:25.041-08:00Victoria, what you say is so true, mass marketing ...Victoria, what you say is so true, mass marketing media are all a part of it. It just opens up a can of worms, doesn't it?! 64 is mind boggling, I'm about where you are, 12ish items of clothes a year is about my max but I don't buy anything anymore because it's all so horribly made!kathrynclarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992452364929768013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-48768690654010057142013-11-03T15:48:19.004-08:002013-11-03T15:48:19.004-08:00Fabulous theme.
I admit I am shocked at the 64 f...Fabulous theme. <br /><br />I admit I am shocked at the 64 figure. I would say that I average less then a dozen a year, and some are thrifted. However, I also don't need to dress up for work, so I can get away with it. <br /><br />The new clothing that is sold in stores, (at affordable prices) are so poorly made. Holes appear after just the first couple of wearings. I don't remember this being a problem as a kid... of course that was back when they still aired commercials on TV filled with American unionized garment employees, proudly singing, "Just look for the Union Label..."<br /><br />However, I think the overconsumption would still be problematic in today's culture even if the quality of clothing was higher. People - just - buy - so - much - STUFF. It boggles my mind. <br /><br />I think advertisers have done a bang-up job convincing the general public that they are inadequate, (and much of social media helps spread the feeling) and that fulfillment and happiness are only a purchase away. It's every sad.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913095438247860953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-54807956621439280642013-10-29T21:12:02.269-07:002013-10-29T21:12:02.269-07:00Such great points, Lola, Nora and Carol. So many g...Such great points, Lola, Nora and Carol. So many great ideas to ponder regarding a name. I love hearing your thoughts on it all, it's so helpful!kathrynclarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992452364929768013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-82390441036786162152013-10-29T04:30:19.927-07:002013-10-29T04:30:19.927-07:00Wonderful work Kathryn, and fabulous commentary Lo...Wonderful work Kathryn, and fabulous commentary Lola.<br />Perhaps the title could be had from some of the ideas in Lola's post - my thought keep coming back though Kathryn to the part of your post that says "this dress also won't be worn" , as a statement about the fact that so many wardrobes contain so many unworn garments.<br />Inspiring and thought provoking, thankyou.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-8118617395642319462013-10-29T02:01:00.771-07:002013-10-29T02:01:00.771-07:00Looking your sculpture makes me feel "the wei...Looking your sculpture makes me feel "the weight of fashion" on our own body. <br />I buy only the necessary years ago and it was liberating. To me shopping is a way of searching and looking for beauty in ourselves and our lives and clearly it has bad consecuences because our cultural narrow idea of beauty (perfection, idealism, romantic). <br />But there are more than enough and real beauty in us and our lives if only we could look with diferent eyes.<br />In your scupture the weight of so many dress evoke in me the weight of chains<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-85759267078423923032013-10-29T00:19:20.601-07:002013-10-29T00:19:20.601-07:00Keep coming back to this post to have another look...Keep coming back to this post to have another look. So thought provoking. I keep coming back to the issues and ideas surrounding mass produced clothing at the moment. Trying to work out a way of having affordable wardrobe that isn't all from secondhand shops, that fits well and doesn't leave me chained to the sewing machine any more than the 10 hours a day I'm already there! I think I have it nearly sussed for my self, but for children its a little overwhelming!Flaming Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777449640443864333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-69539338831962650112013-10-28T09:05:00.935-07:002013-10-28T09:05:00.935-07:00How wonderful to hear your supportive comments, ev...How wonderful to hear your supportive comments, everyone! I really appreciate them and love hearing your personal relationships with clothing and fast fashion. @Sophie, I remember your series very well, you are a master with sculpture! And if anyone has any brilliant ideas for a name, I'd love to hear them! Thanks!kathrynclarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992452364929768013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-10614423351724547152013-10-28T05:54:17.264-07:002013-10-28T05:54:17.264-07:00Love this! I did my last sculptures using discarde...Love this! I did my last sculptures using discarded clothes with the same idea in mind. Definitely something to bring awareness too. Can't wait to see how it evolves. Sophie Truonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13287593618658018836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-6211475637304254572013-10-28T04:46:13.339-07:002013-10-28T04:46:13.339-07:00I love your sensibility to social issues and the c...I love your sensibility to social issues and the creative way you tackle them. This idea for a dress is wonderful and I keep trying to think of a name for it but I'm a bit awed by your work right now to come up with anything interesting.ersimarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898441311620432865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-36102684498677707152013-10-27T23:36:12.734-07:002013-10-27T23:36:12.734-07:00Sweetpea sent me here...most of my clothes [for my...Sweetpea sent me here...most of my clothes [for myself and for resale] are made from thrift store finds. it's amazing how much you can find there of excellent quality that seems hardly to have been worn.<br /><br />your dress is looking fabulous...india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-7089800899381315202013-10-27T23:27:00.668-07:002013-10-27T23:27:00.668-07:00Have been thinking so much on this topic of late. ...Have been thinking so much on this topic of late. A sense of futility descends when all the gory [true life] details come to light, but what you have going on here is a way out of all that ...Sweetpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000313813136860758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956388656277663657.post-6806137179100314322013-10-27T22:05:10.098-07:002013-10-27T22:05:10.098-07:00marvelous!
a few months ago I watched a doco on ...marvelous! <br /><br />a few months ago I watched a doco on our TV about the high cost of cheap fashion - particularly focusing on what's been happening in Bangladesh (eeeek!) it was a real eye opener <br /><br />I look forward to seeing how your dress/project developsronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.com