‘E veryday specialness.” Those were the words Michael Kors used to describe his latest collection to me when we met recently in New York. This might sound like a contradiction in terms.
But so much about modern luxury is when it comes to our wardrobes. On the one hand the definition of luxury is exceptionality: an experience and/or item that is set apart from — or above — the norm. Luxury exists only when evaluated next to something else that is ordinary, humdrum or “everyday”.
Luxury is a comparative state — as, indeed, is everyday. • New York Fashion Week: Michael Kors and the key trends Except this isn’t quite the case any more, as clocked by Kors. (The American has always been one of those designers who dabbles in a spot of anthropology on the side, and who is thus great at connecting with his woman and selling her stuff.
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