SOMA Magazine SOMA Fall Fashion Issue Oct 15 | Page 10

Future Stars Of Fashion

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TEXT BY MELISSA EPIFANO

Gender, race, age, and size are insignificant to the creator of 69.
These traits are meaningless when it comes to fashion, according to the fashion label, so meaningless that the designer hasn’t
even released his or her own identity. While this may come
across as shocking or peculiar to some, it also raises the question of why these factors are so important to us when it comes
to pieces of clothing that we wear. Problems can arise when
people are more invested in who is designing their clothes than
the quality or craftsmanship of the garments—a point that this
designer made clear in an interview with VICE magazine last
year. “For example, if I didn’t know anything about a band that
I was in love with, I wouldn’t give a shit. They make music I like,
so what else matters?” What people find attractive and like has
been smothered by cultural norms and expectations, a perspectiv