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Conclusion

The pandemic has no doubt left a noticeable mark on the fashion industry and consumers need for humour and joy. The first half of 2020, changed everything we thought of …

Humour: The new symbol of luxury

Up until a few years ago, embracing irreverence and humour in a luxury fashion marketing campaign would have been avoided at all costs. It’s true that historically, humour and luxury …

Introduction

Welcome to Week 4 Last week we looked at the New Fashion Voices, this week is all about the New Designers and the joy and humour they are bringing and …

Introduction

Welcome to Week 3 Last week we introduced you to a few case studies of luxury fashion brands using humour to connect with consumers and the 6 keys of using …

Interview with Christine Milan from Publicis Luxe

Nuraan Petersen, Design Activist and Hopenclass Educator talks to Christina Milan, Deputy General Manager, Head of Strategy at Publicis Luxe, about the funny turn that luxury fashion is taking. “There’s …

Camp, kitsch & ‘ugliness’

The return of the camp, the kitsch and the ugly This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube. Following the 2019 Met Gala, ‘camp’ has become somewhat of a buzzword …

Meet our experts

A little bit more about our experts: Dr. Vanessa Marcie: Dr Vanessa Marcie is the founder and CEO of Leading With Humour, an innovative change management consultancy firm. She is …

Thank you

Thank you for joining The Hopenclass and congratulations on completing the course The Digital Playground: Where fashion is finding its sense of humour. We have looked at the historical, political …

Interview: TheKimbino

Samantha talks to Kim Russell, known as @thekimbino on Instagram and Twitter. She is a black fashion historian and researcher and has almost 70,000 followers across her social media platforms. …

Interview: Louis Pisano

Louis Pisano is a self described “over-opinionated social media aficionado”. An outspoken and unapologetic creative who is passionate about pop culture, fashion, and diversity with a reputation for telling it …

Interview: HauteLeMode

HauteLeMode is a fashion commentator and meme queen and makes the fashion industry and fashion brands digestible and understandable for every person. HauteLeMode strips bare the sometimes ridiculous nature of …

Different Platform, Different Style

Long gone are the days of magazines being the only place to find fashion discussion – social media and the internet are rife with a variety of sources, across a …