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We beg you to turn display images on. Click here to open in your browser. Wednesday - April 09, 2014 "I would like to be forgotten."  - REI KAWAKUBO, when asked how she would like to be remembered. rantnrave:// Reminder that DIOR AND I, the documentary covering RAF SIMONS early days at Dior, opens this year's TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL. Guaranteed to offer rare insights into the inner workings of an esteemed house, and RAF is always thoughtful and generous in interviews. Not to be missed... The deeper you delve into REI KAWAKUBO's world, the more radical her work appears. Her ambition is peerless, her approach utterly unique... Least surprising headline of the day: the US Air Force is testing Google Glass for use in combat. War subsumes tech and uses it to its own ends. Always has... - Adam Wray (adam.wray@redefgroup.com) Curator, FashionREDEF awe yeah, awe yeah Fashion in the Age of Instagram nytimes.com In the Dries Van Noten exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris is a video that stitches together sequences from 20 years of his runway shows - a "supercut," in online argot. On a tour of the show not long ago, Mr. Van Noten nodded along as memorable moments flashed: male models pedaling bicycles, women stalking the length of an enormous dinner table. Inside the head of Yohji Yamamoto dazeddigital.com The perpetual rebel reveals why he put an x-ray of his own skull on an exclusive Selfridges skateboard. Sneakernomics: When Will The "Sneaker Cycle" End? forbes.com As a Sneakerologist, the question I get asked most often is "Where are we in the Sneaker Cycle? When is this sneaker cycle going to end?" And my answer is, "It's not going to end. We are in a permanent state of Sneaker-ness". Two decades of American teen fashion in a single chart qz.com It's been a pretty crazy couple of decades in teen fashion, with any number of weird and wonderful clothing trends appearing and then vanishing. But does one of the more recent fads— skinny jeans—have the air of the recession era about it? Dress Becomes Body: Fashioning the Force of Form thefunambulist.net An exploration of Rei Kawakubo's radical proposition: that she draws no distinction between garment and body, and so her work may be understood as shaping bodies rather than designing clothes. Can Fashion See Beyond the Present to Find Its Future in Tech? mashable.com The filmmakers behind the upcoming documentary 'The Next Black' seek to uncover the future of the fashion industry, and how tech factors in. Burning down the house that Levi's built marketplace.org The brains behind "the first crowd sourced fashion company". Killing Originality: Between Foucault and Balenciaga thestylecon.com The source of the Original is fundamentally unknowable. What we specify as the “authentic” point of origin becomes a matter of whose words are shouted loudest into the fray. This takes the form of a dominant historical narrative. Just ask Foucault — or Balenciaga. Givenchy's American Dreamer Riccardo Tisci style.com No one has ever dreamed the American dream with quite the passion of the Italians. Italians have been unabashed in their surrender to America's seductive promise. For Riccardo Tisci, seduction bred obsession. Jason Wu shows us who's boss of the runway scmp.com The designer knows a thing or two about how to succeed in the fashion industry, writes Jacqueline Tsang. no slouching Dior and I: Finally, a Realistic Fashion Documentary nymag.com A new film chronicles Raf Simons's early days at Dior. Beyond Flash: Hautelook's Founder on a New Way to Shop Sale racked.com Retail entrepreneur Brett Markinson, the founder of Sole Society and, has launched a new venture that he thinks will revolutionize the way that shoppers find deals. It's called Savoir Mode and it collects and offers up discounts on current-season apparel. In South Korea, Plastic Surgery As Path To Career Advancement worldcrunch.com South Koreans undergo more plastic surgery per capita than anywhere else in the world. Some surveys show that one in five women there have undergone a procedure or received Botox injections. Many undergo these procedures to gain an edge in a hyper-competitive job market. Burberry Designer CEO Shows Shift to Creatives in Luxury bloomberg.com For years, fashion and luxury-goods companies have resisted putting creative and commercial control in one pair of hands. With the appointment of Christopher Bailey as chief executive officer, Burberry aims to prove it can make the formula work. Why men's fashion is conceptually distinct from women's telegraph.co.uk Menswear design is driven by tradition, authenticity and detail, but we're increasingly seeing designers taking their cues from womenswear's more abstract approach, writes Robert Leach. China's Sketchy 'Daigou' Luxury Market is a Hotbed For Fakes jingdaily.com A recent article from Chinese tech news site IT Times discovers that many daigou sellers’ assurances of authenticity turn out to be empty promises, and this counterfeit culture, according to the article, is deeply ingrained in the daigou industry. Meet Preetma Singh, Who Went From Lawyer to Fashion Editor nymag.com Preetma Singh, market editor for the Wall Street Journal, on her not-so-ordinary career path. Why Kurt Cobain Was One of the Most Influential Style Icons of Our Times vogue.com Tracing the style legacy of Kurt Cobain and grunge. 10 Fresh Apps for Fashion Enthusiasts mashable.com Expressing yourself through fashion is an art, and inherently suited for social apps, and fashion games let you play stylist. RETRO READ: The Invisible Designer: Helmut Lang newyorker.com John Seabrook's reflections on legendary designer Helmut Lang. "Canal" - Ratking via YouTube Click here for more idea morsels. redef.com. Like what you see? Spread the love. SEND TO A FRIEND   “REDEF is dedicated to my mother, who nurtured and encouraged my interest in everything and slightly regrets the day she taught me to always ask ‘why?’” — @JasonHirschhorn YOU DON'T GET IT? Subscribe - Unsubscribe   WHO WE BE REDEF, Inc. 95 Morton Street // New York, NY 10014 www.redef.com