I don’t really think Ian Connor has a relevancy anymore in the fashion atmosphere today but I do think that he was very important in almost re-introducing things to a younger demographic at the time about three or four years ago that today we have grown into almost a renaissance of being aware of new and old brands

It's just the marketing of the brand. Frat bros love the association that Sicko has with late 2010's rap culture, due to Ian's celebrity friends wearing the brand (e.g. Ye, Rocky, Yachty, Virgil and Carti). When you wear a Sicko shirt you don't give too many fucks about high fashion culture, it's like wearing a band tee. It's a statement piece to identify yourself as a part of that culture.

I disagree, art is something that makes you feel something. And sicko has always made me feel sick

It’s mew

maybe the real artistic vision of sicko is the friends we made along the way

Dont think people would understand this but there’s this toxicity aspect to wearing it for some people. 1. They know that theyll rarely see people wear it b/c it’s “bad” not in terms of looks but in terms of message and 2. they feel some type of power knowing that ppl view the wearer in a negative way but wont go and say it to them in public so they continue to wear it anyway. Online theyll obviously get flamed. Idk if i explained it well but it is for edgy people like when someone wears something obscene or graphic in public to incite a reaction

Great video, I didn’t expect to learn analyzing art with the Vonnegut Effect optic on a video about Sicko lmao

Mewtwo? Seriously?

You better know Karsten always giving us the content we want

Is stealing bjork’s logo and slapping it on gildan tees really that genius?

Do not define art.

Thank you Karsten, very sick video!

I dont care about sicko but there has to be atleast one more section of what constitutes good art, there is so much good art that wouldn't fit into either of these, The Ramones, DS2 or Playboi Carti are examples in music of what sicko I think aims for in fashion it is not technically impressive or has a big meaning or concept behind it but they speak to more simple and viceral entertainment maybe also linked with overall aesthetic and ethos with the movement they represent having depth but not the pieces by themselves. I don't think Sicko achieves this category either but I would argue some eras of Supreme do for example, you could also argue someone like Hedi Slimane achieves this.

bro his new shit is crazy, definitely holds artistic value. the sicko hoodies that u can turn into a bag . chef’s kiss.

The shirt you referenced was a Joy Divizn collab so it might’ve been 100% Phoenix’s idea since he’s way more accustomed to low culture. Dude even said he takes nostalgia from his childhood and puts it on clothes

This a whole essay and i love it

Great video,definitely gotta see more of this

Ngl, you’re looking way too into it. Stop huffing that Aesop Rick soap 💀

great video! really improving editing and demeanor on camera

It’s Mew, not Mewtwo. But I doubt ian Connor even that knew that either. Good video tho I def think it’s a discussion worth having. I like the way you broke down the categories.

It's been a long tiiimee since you make rhis kind of video, great content

Really liked the analysis in the middle.

To say it’s not good art is kinda wild , because the intent behind the art is to make stuff that looks cool. The thing about art is that it doesn’t have to mean anything or be well made.. even if it isn’t an expression for Ian himself, it may be an expression for the wearer. Art is meant to be given meaning by those who experience it , regardless of what it may mean to the creator. I think your disdain for Ian kinda jaded how you defined art , OR you may need to re-evaluate your idea of what art actually is.

Sicko is pop culture art ON STEROIDS. That Pokémon tee is just a pop culture reference on top of a pop culture reference with no meaning behind it. It’s exactly what pop culture art originally was critiquing

Wale up bby Karsten uploaded😩

really liked the part u did on margiela

how dare you call yeat low culture

To be fair Ian/Virgil and that whole crowd been posting screen shots of them listening to Bjork for years . Before sicko I believe

Bro u missed it. Sicko. The art of it is in Ian living his life.

he throwin them hands around

I was thinking about this for a past couple of days. I'm starting a brand, and i still don't even have the name because i thought I need a message of the brand, that then I can name the brand according to the message

It’s literally just the second coming of Pyrex

You should play the guitar as an intro sometime

what hoodie are you wearing ???

i thought you would’ve talked about rexglobal and the devil they use

The kerning on the sicko logo is making my OCD go crazy.

Babe wake up! Karsten dropped a new vid 🥳🥳🥳🥳

insane video and insight :)

Great analysis 🔥🔥

Karsten is confirmed a sicko head 😈

Alot of the art on sicko is stolen too.

I cant stop buying sweatpantssssss from them

Rei Kawakubo would love South Park

i absolutely love this chanel

the sicko shirt u referenced was a joy divizn collab, so i think from the jump there was no real valuable artistic statement on ian's end; he just took his logo and one of joy's logos and put one on top of another and called it a day lol

Frat boys don’t wear sicko they wear essentials

y u tryna move like bliss foster

Great presentation

"Hot tae couture"

best video i watched today

that part if there’s no art you can’t separate the art from the artist is fire but whenever do you want to buy some thing and the artist has accusations if you like it then buy it if you don’t then don’t buy it not buying something because with somebody in the past is funny because the same people who will go under his comments and type in 22 are the same people who were posting Ukraine videos every day when they are very friendly Nazi place as well as not being the fondest of Black people two wrongs don’t make a right but if you’re gonna do that too did James Franco‘s R. Kelly Bari do it to Chanel Tommy Hilfiger Quentin Tarantino and a lot more

Bro please make the background music slightly lower

You should watch the videos on objectivity in art from patricia taxxon

carti actually slide for him so ian the 🐐 no 🧢

Great video fr fr but that Pokémon is mew not mewtwo

damn what about my boy jean basquiat

I love your Videos

Great video omg

I still wanna cop some does anybody know any good retail websites? Grailed censors Sïcko sales

His graphics aren't designed by him.

a simple no woulda sufficed

Me clicking on the video Also me a second later: who is Ian connor

great video but i highly think ian would think this deep intentionally, im sure he just really liked it and referenced it and it just coincidentally makes sense when you put it in this context ngl

So Margiela can be a fan of South Park but there is no way Ian Connor could be a fan of Bjork?

Ian is a styling genius which we all know. Sicko as a whole is really a nod to Bape in the good old days and where Nigo left off. Bape obviously from the past who would create spin-offs on famous silhouettes. Sicko is technically a startup streetwear, with surprisingly great quality tees, hoodies and sweats. Being limited by finances this is some of the best perspectives on a t-shirt and sweats. I believe in the future we will be seeing more experimental factors to his clothes

bee-erk like jerk, not bee-ork

So is supreme or bape art?!

What does sicko mean?

can u maybe do vlone next? lmao

You’ve probably been corrected on this already, but that’s Mew, not Mewtwo.

I love sicko but bro 💀 literally every design he has is stolen

nice vid

Do you think new brands like Rough Simmons is utilizing the Vonnegut Effect to some degree?

Certainly

To be perfectly honest, I don't think you can define good art at all.

I recommend less melodic songs for the background music it’s kinda busy

All the research and reflecting just to say Mewtwo at 6:48 :(

"hawtay kootour"🤓

not mewtwo, just mew

I mean art is too opinion based to completely disregard Sickö. Some people may see his pieces and can put together a story. Ik I can.

Cutie

My guy you got it wrong bro Ian def knows and knew who Bjork was b4 Sicko if you followed his come up he’s a big Alt music fan and was deeply into Bjork and other similar artists and also when it comes to this high art low art concept he literally is one of that main ppl that bridged the gap between luxury & street in the 2010s that’s his whole thing that’s what made him popular I suggest you do a lot more research on Ian.

1:05 y’all think dasha fucks with dg 🤔

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dasha😥

But yeah Andy Warhol pog

Ian 33

It's mew not mew two dude. Love the content and the instagram page my dude, keep it up! :) x

I feel like it’s not a very deep message but u didn’t even talk about the born from pain part and how this could maybe relate more to ian connor’s childhood and life in the streets

Mew not Mewtwo

AND THEN THER'ES LOW CULTURE >proceeds to show yeat IM CRYINGGG

"The Vonnegut Effect" is simply genius, big-brain Karsten 🔥

I think it's pretty obvious Sicko is just a way for Ian to get rich, but personally I think there's something to the "born from pain", it's very simple..But there's something to it, and I don't mean in the sense that Ian's a genius or he put a lot of thought into the phrase. I think it's something everybody can relate to, you get fucked over/played enough times you start fucking people over and playing people. We're all born as innocent kids who know nothing, and still somehow people grow up to killing their own family members/random people out of anger. People grow up getting abused by their parents, and then go onto abuse their kids when they have them. People get m0lested when they're children, and then go on to repeat the cycle to other children (very common). We were all innocent kids before something fucked us up enough to change certain things about ourselves, or the way we carry ourselves. I personally resonate with "born from pain" and I think that with the phrase along with an artistically cool recognizable font like Bjork, it's not too hard to see the appeal. But I also think a lot of people who wear it's thought process is more like "guy I think is cool wore this so it's cool" lol

Sicko has crazy community, look at fan-made videos or arts on sicko, community is very important part of it brand. Also i think Drizzy wouldn’t write song about poor shit (:

did this guy just say mewtwo? loser it’s mew! you clearly can’t beat anyone in a pokémon duel! cancel this man!!!!! jk

1. It's mew 2. Fortnite*

I think you’re conflating art and design

Idk who more gay u or bailey

pls do a “is asap bari a genius?” i think itd be really cool 🤓

Mew*