In case you missed it, this was an incredible
@amandamull
story in The Atlantic about the direct effects of lighting-fast fashion cycles on creating our current joyless aesthetics in clothing
The theory here is that ultra-fast fashion results not just in bursts of "sameness" but puts the market's focus on specific ornamental details like puffy sleeves because those details can be adapted to a wide range of garments across quality, price, and sizing.
@wdavidmarx
@amandamull
Iโm in my sixties. I refuse puffed sleeves. Flutter sleeves, any iteration of girly sleeves. WTH, weโre adults, not children.