Dear Silicon Valley Fashion Week, Where’s the New? Photo: Eli Zaturankski When you throw an event called Silicon Valley Fashion Week?, even with the question mark at the end, there are going to be expectations. We’re going to want to see Silicon Valley’s definition of fashion. We’re going to want to see how the tech industry will reimagine the things we put on our bodies. We’re going to want to see how we’ll all dress in the future. I approached the first two nights of the three night event feeling both snotty and skeptical—I spent a decade covering the fashion industry’s traditional fashion weeks, so go ahead, show me fashion—but also hopeful. Save up to $335 on your auto insurance Desjardins Insurance Sponsored The second night was more fashion-y, you could say, in that the focus was more on clothes. Overall the event seemed designed to provoke outsiders and entertain insiders. Join the Air Travel Advisory Panel Air Travel Advisory Sponsored Related: Karlie Kloss Talks Taylor Swift, Cookies & Harvard
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