The last six weeks have been a whirlwind. Between end of semester grading, graduation and traveling for Accidental Icon I have only been able to take notes so to speak and have not yet found the right form to translate them. There has not been time to process the many conversations I have had, the sights I have seen and the endless possibilities life seems to be placing in front of me like a sumptuous feast. I am hoping for an interlude of sorts. A space where all the interactions, new experiences and information can come together and be transformed into some good writing, inspired photography, some interesting collaborations and some as of yet “unthought knowns”. Just like the new graduates from Parsons, I am feeling that the future of fashion is “up for grabs”. It feels like there are no rules and that makes me feel deliciously free. In a recent article, in 1 Granary, a magazine produced by fashion students, Ed Filipowski, who runs a successful fashion PR and production agency says, “You don’t have to follow formulas that existed. This is the wild, wild west of fashion right now. You can do what feels instinctively right for you.” This is right on point and seems to explain why perhaps I enjoy some success in this current climate. I seem to know what is right for me and I encourage others to do what is right for them.
Filipowski approaches his work with brands and designers as a relationship and as always a collaboration. A relationship where there is movement together as partners. When asked if he gets as much as he gives from his clients, he answers that he is both inspired and emotionally impacted when designers talk to him about their clothes and what their process and thinking are. He says that sometimes he has left a meeting and has had to go to a room and sit in the stillness for a time as he has been so moved by what he has experienced. I love when someone is more articulate than you and can put the essence of what you are trying to say so succinctly. It is in and through my transactions with others that propel me to keep evolving and becoming. So now I retire to sit in a quiet room, let it all sink in and see what happens when I come out.
Endless possibilities. Interlude. Interactions. Transformations Collaboration. Movement. Partners. Stillness. Essence. Evolution, and Becoming…. Can’t wait to see what comes happens next.
I will totally let you know as I would love to meet you.
Your lovely garments will be part of the realization, coming soon.
Endless possibilities. Interlude. Interactions. Transformations Collaboration. Movement. Partners. Stillness. Essence. Evolution, and Becoming…. Can’t wait to see what comes happens next.
Your lovely garments will be part of the realization, coming soon.
Take time for a little seijaku ,Lyn ,before you delight us with your thoughts and experiences. ( Next time you are in London It would be wonderful if we could meet- I am only 2 hours away)
That is sage advice I plan on taking. I also like the idea of memorializing. Thank you.
I will totally let you know as I would love to meet you.
I am glad that you are willing and able to pause and digest what you have been doing during the six-week whirlwind. My first whirlwind lasted eight years, during which I never could still my brain, heart or soul except when I collapsed into sleep. By the time that whirlwind was over, I had lost my ability to calm myself and digest, and it took years (during which there were a couple more lengthy whirlwinds) to rebuild that capacity. So, take some time now, and after each whirlwind period, to think about, and maybe even memorialize, what you have become and what you are becoming. And bravo!
Your prose my dear…in awe
That is sage advice I plan on taking. I also like the idea of memorializing. Thank you.
Such a glamorous, peaceful photo. Your prose, because of what is delivered to women through traditional channels and editorials, creates a deliciously, organic dialectic. Your studies stir up normative winds of depth, substance, and an elevated essence of refelction that soar past pretense and mediocrity. Nice.
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Your prose my dear…in awe
Such a great post! Thanks for sharing! Love that this time allows so much freedom to become successful!
x. kritsida
http://aperfectcanvas.net/
Wonderful opportunities abound! I for one am in a much better position to use my experience to take advantage of them.
Such a great post! Thanks for sharing! Love that this time allows so much freedom to become successful!
x. kritsida
http://aperfectcanvas.net/
Wonderful opportunities abound! I for one am in a much better position to use my experience to take advantage of them.
I love your reflective lifestyle. I am 73 years old and fashion is still important in my life. Good fashion is art and you present us that ! Ruth, London
It is such a creative act when one does take the time to reflect something the world needs to do more of
I love your reflective lifestyle. I am 73 years old and fashion is still important in my life. Good fashion is art and you present us that ! Ruth, London
It is such a creative act when one does take the time to reflect something the world needs to do more of
Sitting quietly and revisiting the events either through thoughtful recollection or purposeful staring out a window provides an element of (sometimes formative) detail and perspective. Will await what cones next. Enjoy the journey.
It is heaven!
Sitting quietly and revisiting the events either through thoughtful recollection or purposeful staring out a window provides an element of (sometimes formative) detail and perspective. Will await what cones next. Enjoy the journey.
It is heaven!