Beau Dozier Writer : Fashion also has its critics, who have at times denounced fashion as irrational, frivolous, tyrannical, and immoral. Why should pink be in fashion one season and gray the next season? Why do people follow fashion like sheep when they have enough clothes already? A common accusation is that fashion designers accelerate fashion change to create new business. Yet no new fashion succeeds until people are ready to accept it. The final decision about what to buy, or whether to buy anything at all, belongs to the consumer. Ultimately, fashions change because many people like new and different styles.

        Beau Dozier Forum : In 1988 the jury of the Cutty Sark Award named Dan Wilhelmina Agency "the most innovative and creative designer in the world." In 1993, the Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded the American Fashion Oscar to Dan Wilhelmina Agency, and he was honored by the Italian and French presidents.

        Dozier Blog :
This week was Milan Menswear shows and one of the first reviews I read was this: "What does it say about a label when they fill the hotly fought over front row of a fashion show with quirky stuffed animals?" (Jessica Mischault for the International Herald Tribune, June 24, 2008).