New York Style Auteur David Moses Refashions Himself as Vintage Dealer - WWD |
| New York Style Auteur David Moses Refashions Himself as Vintage Dealer - WWD Posted: 15 Apr 2020 09:09 PM PDT  David Moses is the rare fashion creative with nine lives. He emerged from New York's downtown scene, a fixture in various underground movements, to codesign some of the city's more avant-garde labels. Now following a respite from the scene, he is leaving the pressures of the design world's churn behind to launch Winning and Losing — a vintage clothing company dealing in special items that pass his eye. Moses, formerly a designer for Vaquera and Gauntlett Cheng (neé Moses Gauntlett Cheng), has long been seen as something of a style auteur. Along with some of his Vaquera codesigners, Moses worked part-time as a buyer for the New York thift store Beacon's Closet as a source of steady income. It gave him first access to discarded goods to emerge deep from people's closets, which he leveraged for access to ironic logo designer bags and miniskirts from the early Aughts. These, along with many other of Moses' earlier fancies, went on to become nostalgic trends in the mainstream. Following a break from the fashion world for mental health and personal recovery, Moses accepted that the industry's cycle was at odds with his own creative cadence. "It just got too fast for me, making two collections a year doesn't seem like a lot, but it just got to be too crazy. I think my experience had to do with not being able to cope with that," Moses said of his decision to step away from design and reevaluate his options. He returned to Beacon's with a new appreciation for clothes of the past — particularly hand-sewn vintage items, rather than designer castaways. In a short time, Moses amassed an archive of more than 1,000 items — first as a hobby more than a commercial pursuit. "Being a buyer gave me so much insight into how emotional clothes are. Being face-to-face with people and evaluating their clothes on whether or not to buy it for the store was an incredibly intense process. Clothes are so personal," Moses said of his enduring attraction to material goods. In the last two months he has begun slowly introducing items for sale on Winning and Losing's Instagram page. Moses derived the name from a book he happened upon in high school that read, "Winning and losing, both are confusing," the title and author of which he has long forgotten. Moses' vintage finds encapsulate this same intuitive spontaneity. Rare midcentury graphic sweatshirts are posted next to Sixties tinsel shift dresses, Depression-era calico jackets, Edwardian summer linen gowns and Seventies debutante tulle frocks. The only similarity they share is Moses' keen eye for unique, wearable vintage pieces that exude personal details and nuanced history. His company is still in nascent stages, but has already gathered interest from the same kind of fashion plates that had enjoyed Moses' contemporary designs. In selling direct online, Winning and Losing is a member of a community of dealers that have fashioned themselves as Instagram vintage connoisseurs. Their social media feeds, with each post advertising a new item for sale as well as its story and provenance, also function as fashion history archives — creating a sense of trust with shoppers who have an appreciation for old clothes. Moses also lists vintage wares on Etsy, but has plans to launch his own e-commerce site once his company accumulates a big enough following. "Now more than ever, extending the life of clothes is really important," Moses added of vintage's one-off charm and environmental factor. "I have been mending a lot and am really interested in extending the life of clothes as long as possible. I'm really attracted to super-thrashed clothing or super-old denim that's messed up and putting work into it. To buy really tattered pieces, fix them and resell them," he said. Moses next intends to bring Winning and Losing on the road for premium vintage shows like Brimfield, when it reopens following the coronavirus crisis. He will also begin loaning clothes and objets d'art to set designers and costumers. You May Also Like |
| Sustainable fashion: Recycle or shop vintage before buying new clothing - Texarkana Gazette Posted: 15 Apr 2020 06:07 PM PDT Dear Readers: Sustainability in fashion is a legitimate environmental and sociological movement. We can be stylish, help the environment and help other people, too. In other words, keep a balance. Let's take a look. To sustain means to continue, maintain or carry on. n Clothes made from natural fibers (cotton, wool, silk, linen, etc.) can be upcycled (renewed or remade) into new garments (potentially of better quality and value than the original), and therefore not end up in the landfill. These fibers will also, when worn out and no longer usable for fashion, break down nicely and will not take up space in the trash. n Secondly, the fair and ethical treatment of garment workers must be supported; working conditions in a lot of garment factories can be poor. Here, sustainability means achieving a balance between fair treatment, wages and productivity. So again, look for garments made of natural fibers, and research the manufacturers' human rights records. — Heloise P.S. Sustainability is a big subject; it also entails buying vintage pieces and recycling clothing BEFORE buying new. Stains In The Sun Dear Heloise: My sons were always getting grass and mustard stains on their clothes. I discovered that after washing, if the stain was still there, I'd wet it and lay in direct sunlight. Worked every time and has worked since on "stains of unknown origin." — Glenda S., Temple, Texas To Give Or Not To Give? Dear Readers: One of the biggest nonprofit organizations that accepts donations for resale has provided a list of items they accept and items they do not accept. Here are the highlights: n Accepted: clothing, housewares, books, furniture, lamps, knickknacks, radios, antiques, shoes, clocks, small appliances, cookware, glassware, kitchen utensils, toys, records, tapes, CDs, linens, jewelry, bicycles, sporting equipment. n Not accepted: items in need of repair, carpet, stained items, swing sets, children's swimming pools, air conditioners, doors, chemicals (soaps, shampoos, lotions, makeup, etc.), paint, weapons, cabinets, tires, mattresses, box springs, large appliances, motor vehicles. Call the organization to which you are donating if you're not sure about an item. — Heloise Overnight Stock Dear Heloise: After my family eats a rotisserie chicken, I place all the leftover bones, skin, wings, etc. in a slow cooker, add a tablespoon of our favorite seasonings, cover with water, and cook on low overnight. I strain into quart jars, and I have stock! — Rolinda L., Bakersfield, Calif. Lint Hint Dear Heloise: We keep a bag hanging in the laundry room to easily collect the lint when emptying the dryer lint trap. When it is full, we use it as a fire-starter in either our fireplace or outdoor firepit. — Happy Hint Hunter, via email Best Wash Dear Heloise: The best clothes washer that I have purchased is the one where I can set the water level wherever I want it. I don't have to wash a small load of delicates on the a large load water setting. It saves water and energy because it doesn't take long to fill or wash a very small load. — Daphne K., via email Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to [email protected] King Features Syndicate  |
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