IAWTC

I am a true addict in that whatever
makes me feel good I want more of,
whether it's good for me or not.


--Marc Jacobs, New Yorker, September

Good Analogy

Rather than buy into one trend from head-to-toe,
like the "preppy" or "punk" movements of decades
past, consumers are appropriating eclectic influences
and remixing them like a DJ does with music. It's now
common to see stylistic mash-ups, like a demure Stella
McCartney floral-print blouse coupled with Alexander
Wang's grimy cutoffs and finished off with a pair of
Balenciaga's erotically charged knee-high gladiator sandals.
--Erin Magner, The Death Of Trends: Part I, JC Report

Late To Class

"Creativity has no nationality, so I don't want to leave any stones
unturned. I love understanding and seeing different cultures. At Christmas,
I hung out with a Maasai tribe, and I sang, danced, and drank with them. It
was the most amusing experience. I wasn't 'John Galliano the fashion designer.'
I was just their new friend. There were lions, tigers, and giraffes. We held hands,
we danced, and I didn't know what the real world was anymore. It was very
humbling, honest, and pure."
-John Galliano, Harper's Baazar, April 2008


I read an article on John Galliano in the new Harper's Bazaar yesterday.
I saw this quote and it sounded so magical and ... I basically want to get
drunk and dance with an African tribe too. Inspiring stuff.

See Also
Christian Dior Spring 2008 Couture

My Mind, My Life...

"Fashion is an expression of faith. In this world of ours that
seeks to give away its secrets one by one, that feeds on false
confidences and fabricated revelations, it is the very incarnation
of mystery, and the best proof of the spell it casts is that, now
more than ever, it is the topic on everyone's lips."

Chrisitan Dior et moi by Christian Dior,
Librairie Amiot, Dumont, 1956


Dope quote from a book I was reading today.