Dec 05 2008
Red, Red Wine
Armani Ad scanned from Dec. issue of Vanity Fair
This is the reason why I am so enamored of the fashion industry. Not the seemingly endless supply of gangly 60-lb waifs that can contort their limbs as needed, not the holier and better than thou attitudes of the fashion elite, and not because I can then run out and buy every trend thrown in my face….no. I love fashion, because of the OVERALL appearance of one piece. One ad. One shoot. One design.
In that single, solitary moment, when my eyes first encounter an ad like this one, I totally am removed from myself. I am totally transported to a world where my own shape and size no longer matter, and I can simply bask in the utter and complete wonder of the design, color, form and flow of a piece. And, we all know, that it’s more than just each element alone. If I saw this dress on a hanger, I’d probably walk right by. If I saw that model in anything else, like the dress she wears on the 2nd page of that spread, I wouldn’t have looked twice.
It is all elements combined together in one brief millisecond captured on film, rendered in whatever editing software they use, printed on shiny paper that make fashion my favorite form of art.
No matter the medium (be it fabric, yarn, paper mache, tinfoil, etc.), if it is designed, composed, and presented in such a way as to mesmerize me and take my breath away for another brief millisecond, I know it was worth it to have looked at it!
Find your art. Find your muse. Find your inspiration. Don’t get stuck in letting everyone (in popular society) tell you what you like. Seek it out yourself!
XO
Ah yes Miragi! Beneath all the imagery society is bombarded with, there is an often unappreciated art. Having worked in many different careers and corporations, I often think of the people behind the scenes that almost always get no credit for their work. I don’t know why, but that’s what I thought of while reading this. You are appreciating something different than most people.
Earlier, while brushing my teeth with my brand new Oral-B toothbrush, I thought of that team of engineers who spent countless hours designing this perfect instrument. These people may never be known for what they did, but I know how hard they worked.
You nailed it, Bobby! From toothbrushes to Tulle, the things we, as humans, consume on a regular basis rarely get the recognition they deserve. I think it comes from living in a disposable society where if it’s not immediately accessible, convenient or ‘in style’, it gets tossed.
Kind of the conundrum with high fashion……the rates charges for the hand-made pieces are atrocious, and generally for a REASON…because the designer and seamstresses have put in tedious and exacting skill and time and should rightly be compensated for it. No, it’s not for everyone. It’s not MEANT for everyone. It’s meant for people who are willing to pay to be able to wear that type of garment, the people who DO appreciate the craftsmanship and dedication that go into it.
I ramble. It is early
Thanks for stopping by, Bobby!
Mi
All day long, I constantly see story ideas. There are a billion plots everywhere you look:
A passionate toothbrush designer feels shafted by his employer, Oral-B. His wife is a fashion designer, who gets credit for her designs and is constantly praised. The man becomes enraged in hellish jealousy and plots to kill his wife, who is smarter and actually lures him in to commit said murder…oh my, what a devilish plot - high fashion, toothbrush bristles and marital hell - the possibilities are endless…LOL!
Sounds like something fairly believable too!!
So, when are you gonna write it?