It seems the French and Italians don’t really have much going for themselves anymore — they piggy back off their past culture.
China (post Mao) still yet has a culture. It is something they’re trying to build now.
The most dynamic is American culture — always popular, evolving and in flux. Note rap music, American films, YouTube, social media, iPhone and Apple, and sneaker and hip hop culture.
This is where retro fashion is so lame — it’s boring. Even as a kid who was born in 1988, I find the 90s fashion and stuff insanely lame.
Relying on past things requires no risk. It is too safe.
This is where I love Balenciaga and Kanye West and Yeezy— the attempt to create a new, modern and future fashion!