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Only great minds can afford a simple style. Stendhal
I’m not a fashion guru to write about issues of style and fashion, but referring to the quote of great Coco Chanel: “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only, fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening”, I guess everyone is allowed to share his/her opinion in terms of glam and couture. This item is not directly related to those I usually cover on my blog, but fashion directly deals with the state of mind. I totally agree with Stendhal, one of the most original and complex French writers of the 19th century (1783-1842), that not everyone can afford simplicity in style, even though American fashion foists it off. Being European and having absolutely different mentality from American one, I start feeling lack of European mix of couture, glam, chic and sexuality. Fashion is something that comes from inside and you have to posses all above mentioned traits to afford simple style (It may look very chic and glamorous at the same time); otherwise you need more glam to emphasize your expressiveness, passion, sensuality, individuality and sexual urge. Now fashion is a 'machine for making money', but originally it was invented for the purposes of highlighting and stressing essential nature and inner beauty of every separate person. Fashion is a part of human history and art, roots of which go deep to the middle of the 14th century speaking about European clothing style, but the history of fashion design is normally taken from 1858, when the English-born Charles Frederick Worth opened the first true haute couture house in Paris.
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So, if we go deep to fashion history, we come to the understanding that fashion or clothing style is inseparable from humanity, being a part and parcel of art and cultural history that had been evolving together with mankind, obtaining new distinguishing features and shapes accordingly.
So, why do we forget these traditions? Ancient and, to some degree, conservative Europe is still stuck with these norms in clothing and style, guiding fashion and keeping top positions in this industry.
People and fashion complement each other, making a complete and unique look. Let’s keep in mind this vital component of an image that differentiates our personality from a crowd…
So V, what would you suggest one do to express one's sensual sexuality as opposed to the American type of slutty style so predominantly portrayed by Brittany Spears look alikes?
ReplyDeleteHey Marty,
ReplyDeleteThanks for being attentive to my blog and reading my notes!
Slutty style doesn't create a mystery and it will never make a woman hot and sexy, if she doesn't feel that way. I mentioned it in my early article "Be Sexy, Be Hot". I quote : "It’s the way you move, look, turn your head, walk, step, write, eat, speak, think, close your eyes, breath, the way you keep a glass of wine, the way you choose a car and drive…I can list plenty of things, because each peculiarity, tiny or insignificant and subtle thing or gesture plays a huge role. It’s your win-win style – lifestyle - that is always a success. It’s like a chemical reaction that works perfect if you add the elements according to proportion. If you add more or less, this or that element, the result will be absolutely different and opposite to the one you expect: the explosion may happen or not…"
I hope I answered your question... :)