Daca si voua poza de mai sus va evoca trei cercetatoare intr-o uzina comunista, inseamna ca suntem pe aceeasi lungime de unda. Este vorba despre trio-ul britanic CLIEИT, care si-a lansat primul album omonim in anul 2003. Compus din Client A, Client B si Client E, respectiv Kate Homes, Sarah Blackwood si Emily Mann, grupul muzical s-a remarcat nu numai pentru sonoritatile synthpop / electro, dar si pentru stilul vestimentar ce face parte din sfera neo-communist / military / fetish, aspect care le singularizează pe cele trei englezoaice, fiind in acelasi timp, dupa parerea mea, in perfecta consonanta cu muzica pe care o canta. Majoritatea pozelor de mai jos fac parte din shooting-ul pentru albumul Command, lansat in 2009. Odata cu acesta, Kate Holmes a lansat, deloc surprinzator dealtfel, si o linie vestimentara, in stilul auster, dar totodata foarte seducator al trupei, sub egida aceluiasi slogan care facea pana atunci referire doar la partea muzicala : Satisfaction guaranteed. Conform website-ului clientlondon.com, sursele de influenta pentru aceasta colectie au fost constituite de : "the cold war, Kraftwerk, Koolhaas, and the coolest clubs in the world. The Client line – a capsule collection including a clothing, accessories, and makeup – is all about utilitarian ease… with a hint of edgy sensuality bubbling underneath". Daca va era dor de rochii sobre, uniforme, decoratii militare si chipie, here they are. Mie, personal, imi place foarte mult acest stil, a breath of fresh air dupa atata looseness si fragmentariness. Stern, imposing, minimalist, yet very sexy. Grey is the new IT colour, by the way.
Shopaholics Anonymous or Consumerist Wisdom (almost)
I like my money where I can see them : hanging in my closet.
Shopping is a woman thing. It's a contact sport like football. Women enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the danger of being trampled to death, and the ecstasy of the purchase.
Buying something on sale is a very special feeling. In fact, the less I pay for something, the more it is worth to me. I have a dress that I paid so little for that I am afraid to wear it. I could spill something on it, and then how would I replace it for that amount of money? The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her. On the one hand, shopping is dependable: You can do it alone, if you lose your heart to something that is wrong for you, you can return it; it's instant gratification and yet something you buy may well last for years. Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. ~Oscar Wilde