The holidays are upon us as the 2016 Pre-fall collections continue to arrive online amidst the debate of what to present, how and to whom. The vehicle of dissemination that has unified the world has given birth to changes we must adapt to. It has presented shifts in the manner in which we approach each other and the way we conduct our lives. In all of this, clarity of meaning is among the qualities we now face.

As logarithms continue to get more sophisticated, we can better communicate with each other and yet our world finds the strength in the easiest to digest, which is the visual component.

Instagram is the social media of choice for fashion, for it provides the essential component that satisfies the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words". Images transcend language barriers and unifies where words cannot.

Like any medium, if you make it too sophisticated, it loses translation. Clarity is necessary to succeed; fashion can alienate in obscure references or hard-to-identify cues. Sometimes this is intentional, a part of the mystique or quantifier to maintain the exclusivity factor of fashion. But we now are living in a time of inclusion, even despite the economic aspects underlining the divide.

Here is where the power of print can thrive. It can provide the message it wants the audience ton understand. Sometimes, this is in in direct association, such as florals for spring collections denoting celebration of one's femininity or even just the direct association of spring itself. What is interesting is when prints and images are more direct, reflecting our current need for ther same. Collection such as those by Akris, Diesel Black Gold and Dennis Basso held direct imagery related to what they wanted to convey in respect to their source of inspiration. 

This is what we want to do, to be direct. Perhaps the complex intellectualization in vague reference that muddies understanding needs a back seat in favor of just telling it like it is. Our world is complex enough and there is a need for simplicity to navigate it. Fashion has both happening right now, a perfect reflection of the dichotomy we live through as we migrate to our future.