Kloss, by the way, has taken over from Gisele Bundchen as having the most amazing runway swagger. Close runner-ups? Daria Werbowy and another KK, Karolina Kurkova.
http://en.flip-zone.com/fashion/couture-1/fashion-houses/jean-paul-gaultier-2288
Thursday, September 15, 2011
I thought Google was God?
Not so. It's Gaultier. Anyone who saw his Couture Fall/ Winter 2011-2012 collection would have sighed and put the back of her hand to her forehead in a I-feel-faint kind of way. The clean, militaristic lines worn by the divine Karlie Kloss and the blood-red-collared leather coat paired with sheer red tights and bandage platforms were sights to thrill any fashionista. Then of course came a furred, tiered coat-dress teamed with a delicate crinoline skirt that screamed If-you-dare, - the kind of challenge I don't see anyone meeting, though. Bold fashionistas are as rare as good editors. But still, what delectable designs.
Missing Holden
How an older woman can write from the viewpoint of a 16-year-old boy is an exercise in enchantment sometimes. The story here is about discovering you have a terminal ailment and having parents who don't believe in allopathic medicine and falling in love at perhaps the best and worst time of your life. There are moments when the boy seems preternaturally wise but then that may have something to do with the fact that he's dying. In any case, using the parallel of Salinger's Holden Caulfield as a Holy Grail works well and I finished the book in one sitting. I love the fact that Salinger wrote and wrote for the rest of his life and refused to publish saying he was writing for himself (who else do we write for), and somehow that was at the back of my mind when going through Catcher, Caught (great title). Perhaps because the loneliness inherent in it was echoed in Daniel Landon, boy wonder for not very long. Also, some of us never really age in our heads, do we. That's a good thing when reading work like this when you need to understand youth, passion and waste.
Friday, September 9, 2011
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