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'I do not want to replace models with AI': Fashion designer Steven Passaro plans industry revamp

The highly acclaimed luxury fashion designer Steven Passaro has been making more than a name for himself in recent years with his bold and innovative creations. In an exclusive interview with Euronews Culture, he shares his vision on artistry and the latest trends within the fashion industry

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00:34The collection is always a story, a continuity of the story of the previous season.
00:39I really wanted to build a language that you can evolve and adapt season after season.
00:45It's like a big main theme and each season is one different angle to discuss about the subject.
00:52The last collection we just presented is really a colleague, the glimpse, because it's that moment where you're going to
00:58step into something.
00:59You really want it, but you're also very afraid of it.
01:02It's the feeling I have towards the world right now with all of the political aspects where there's a very
01:08good thing happening in the world, but also a very bad thing.
01:10And it's like going backwards.
01:12So it's like this in-between tension of I want to, I'm afraid to.
01:17So hopefully for next season it's a bit lighter.
01:25There's a lot of education that has to be done today for the consumer.
01:32People don't know how to consume actually good because if you buy a t-shirt for three euros, which I
01:37don't even know how it's possible to make because even the fabric is not three euros a meter.
01:41After three washes, it's going to be dead.
01:44And if you buy a t-shirt for maybe 15, 20 euros, you're going to keep for maybe 10, 20
01:51washes.
01:52So it's going to be cheaper at the end for you.
01:56Now in Europe, even in France, we have a new rule for ultra fast fashion, which I think is important.
02:02There needs to be really regulations to protect people, protect the environment.
02:07But again, it's a very difficult topic to have because different people, different, you know, budget to afford garments.
02:25When it's big brands or big corporations using it, I find it quite like questionable in a way because they
02:33are the one with the big budget for models, for photographers, stylists and everything.
02:38I think it's nice to, you know, gather people, exchange ideas.
02:43You get more creative.
02:45If the big brands stop paying models, who's going to pay the models?
02:50Then smaller brands and the fees increase for the smaller brands.
02:54So for us, and sometimes we can't afford them anymore because they triple the fee or double the fee compared
03:00to like a year before.
03:03So the responsibility is at different levels of the process.
03:07It's image, reputation, industry and impact on other people as well.
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