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COMMENTARY
The Archive of Fatigue

ZARA’s THE ARCHIVE (October 2025) – On the Neutralization of Elegance
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Rows of archive shelves filled with boxes and files, symbolizing order and aesthetic stillness.

With “THE ARCHIVE”, ZARA once again confuses attitude with silence. Between muted colors and controlled silhouettes, it reveals no new aesthetic – only the perfection of fatigue.

COMMENTARY
The Pose of Enlightenment

How Moral Awareness Became Aesthetics — and Why Wokeness Lost Its Depth
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Minimalist photograph of bright blue water with a single yellow rubber duck floating near the lower right — a calm yet ironic reflection on surface and meaning.

Wokeness was once an awakening; today it serves as a backdrop. The line between moral gesture and aesthetic reflex, between attitude and staging, has almost vanished. What remains when awareness...

COMMENTARY
The Aesthetics of Simulation

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How Algorithms Are Replacing Humans in the Fashion Industry
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Symbolic image for the change in the fashion industry: a server room as a metaphor for the replacement of real models by algorithms.

After the faces have vanished and the avatars have risen, the final step follows: fashion detaches itself from the human being. What began as a technical advance becomes a cultural turning point...

BOOKS
The Subtle Elegance of Aesthetics

An illustrated book about the work of Italian couturier Valentino Garavani
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Cover of the book Valentino. A Grand Italian Epic published by TASCHEN, showing stylized red arms and abstract pink flowers.

Valentino. A Grand Italian Epic is more than a classic fashion photo book: it is a multi-layered portrait of a lifetime achievement. Across more than 500 pages, the story of designer Valentino...

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