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| Whose feathers is Alexander Wang ruffling
NYTimes Fashion Style column (December 7) introduces Alexander Wang who was recently appointed as the Creative director of Balenciaga under the headline, "An American in Paris, again," which is followed by the lead copy: "The young, streetwise Alexander Wang is taking over at Balenciaga, "It is fitting that Mr. Wang should become the first American designer to take on a big, historic European design house since Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors and Narciso Rodriguez went to Paris in the late 1990s." It not really relevant to "English" as such which particular people metaphorical feathers are being ruffled (the "more than a few" bit is just there to indicate that we talking about quite a few/more than might be expected). So far as the basic language is concerned, it just means "upsetting several [groups of] people". But in fact this rather quaint turn of phrase is often/usually used approvingly, by people who think the ones being upset really should be "knocked off their perch" FumbleFingers Dec 10 '12 at 1:16 But it is for the same reasons that his appointment at Balenciaga nearly a centuryold fashion house that was thoroughly modernized over the last 15 years under the considered eye of Nicolas Ghesquire bothers so many people, or at least the fashion purists. Some established designers, grumbling privately because they did not want to be seen as meanies, see the change as symbolic of a broader wateringdown of creativity in fashion. It is the fashion establishment whose feathers are being ruffled those snobs and purists who believe fashion is the preserve of the elite only. I wonder what in blazes a phrase in the beginning of a passage could mean, and I go off searching in vain for an answer. Then I come back and read more, only then finding the answer further down. I seem to do best when I force myself to read to the end, whether or not I understand everything, to get the gist of the piece before going back and reading again. But it hard! The mind wants all mysteries explained right now. Robusto Dec 10 '12 at 2:47 Alexander Wang is 28. A lot of people think he's too young to run a 150yearold European house with a reputation like Balenciaga's. Plus, he's been charged with devaluing couture by building a line around upscale tshirts, shorts,[url=http://nikefree.mobilejeti.com]nike free tilbud[/url], and sweatshirts. This focus on high end "street fashion", which became a commodity in the US around 2010 with the explosion of fashion blogs and tumblrs devoted to amateur, outandabout fashion photographylike The Sartorialist and Liam Saw This, shaped the lines of high fashion designers like Wang, Michael Bastion, and Marc Jacobs. Jacobs is one of few American designers who have traveled to Europe to head a top house, and he's currently (at Louis Vuitton) the only one who has survived there. However, many Europeans remember his "grunge collection": |
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