Luni seara (27 sept) am avut placerea de a participa la o expozitie a unor costume create de saisprezece designeri romani selectati de dl. Philippe Guilet de Saint Mart, directorul atistic al ambasadei Frantei si al binecunoscutului festival Pasarela (care din pacate nu s-a mai tinut in acest an, si masteranzii de la design mai au un motiv de suspin, stiu ei ). Evenimentul a fost precedat de o conferinta pe tema "Luxul -mit sau realitate ?" sustinuta de dl. Donald Potard, co-fondator al casei Jean-Paul Gaultier si al companiei Agent de Luxe. Expozitia a avut loc in "decorul baroc al Muzeului George Enescu" (de fapt academism francez, rococo si putin art nouveau) cadru care s-a potrivit destul de bine evenimentului, aducand pe alocuri un contrast binevenit in raport cu creatiile vestimentare. Nu stiu daca astfel "s-a micsorat distanta dintre segmentul cel mai trepidant si viu al artei - designul de moda si locul in care sunt expuse obiectele de arta - muzeul" caci in unele cazuri putem spune chiar ca acest contrast s-a adancit : ma refer desigur la costumele cu tenta futurista, care poate s-ar fi simtit mai acasa intr-un concept store decat la palatul Cantacuzino? Just saying. O bila alba pentru the fancy red lights care intr-adevar puneau mai bine in valoare costumele din holul principal, evidentiind aspectul lor sculptural in cazul celor apartinand Lenei Criveanu , si dand un aer usor disco celor semnate de Tatiana Strimbovski.
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