26 August 2010

the Season

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you may say fashion bores- it has all been seen before. I say- that is what fascinates me about Fashion. I rarely LOOK at Fashion today that I don't see Fashion yesterday. Everything -mostly- has a reference point to history, art, or cinema.


& why?  just 45 years ago-1955, Fashion returns to
form. The cover BALENCIAGA.

form endures. Who better than SUZY MENKES-the one and only FASHION STORYTELLER Extraordinaire- to sum up in Harper's Bazaar September issue no less- THE SEASON  

"This curved and linear geometry is the essence of the new look. Designers have use the compass and the square, but not to create 2-D effects."  SM

(Suzy Menkes a name that should put fear into FASHION'S BLOGGIN' EXPERTS- Do not ever forget your betters-your MUCH betters)- but that is a story for another day.




"Genius creates, and Taste preserves.
Taste is the good sense of Genius;
Without Taste, 
Genius is only Divine Folly."
 alexander pope



SILHOUETTES: Geometric Gadgets are the the tools of the trade, so it is straight as a ruler, angular intersections as drawn with a square, or circles elongated as ovals. SUZY MENKES


 HOW THEY SEE IT:



Louis Vuitton 








(l to r)  Roland Mouret, Victoria Beckam, Calvin Klein, Antonio Berardi, Marc Jacobs (all from style.com)


 THE SEASON:
THE PHRASES the New Perfection, Sculptural, Feline(eyeliner), Restrained Chic, Black, Sleek Simplicity. 1955-BALENCIAGA.


-fashion history repeating itself, yet again.





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5 comments:

  1. So,
    something wicked this may comes......
    and apparently it goes around and makes a full circle given enough time.

    Great.

    L.

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  2. Bazaaz, vous avez-dit Bazaar?
    comme c'est bizarre…

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  3. Suzy?! So great...love that you posted this...now I want more references from the past! xx

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  4. Suzy Menkes- so glad she has a presence at BAZAAR. how did that 12 year old become a fashion arbiter?

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