I have been spending much of the last couple of days doing research in the morning and going out wandering in the afternoon. I gave myself the pleasure of only focusing on Accidental Icon this week. There are some things I need to learn and do to make the evolution happen. In my wanderings I have also been visiting various sample and summer sales and enjoying the pleasure of just being around, and touching, beautiful garments. My favorite store, Dover Street Market, is having all the spring and summer lines on sale at 50% off and shortly will go to 70%. Today I bought a companion piece to this apron and can’t wait to style the two pieces together.
I have written about this store, actually it is more like an experience, but what I have not talked about are all the talented people that work there. Many of them now know me and I them. Young designers, painters, photographers, fashion merchandizers, and stylists they all have interesting stories to tell and I can easily end up spending hours there as I did today. The conversations usually start by me admiring something they are wearing or they compliment me on my style or a particular garment I am wearing. Today a young painter asked to take a photo of my Ann Demeulemeester skirt as it was the exact combination of pink, purple and grey tones creating a lovely pastel that he was looking to re-create. He is also currently designing a fashion line with his brother. As the conversation unfolds it turns out he also uses performance art to engage people in difficult conversations and works with not-for-profits to do so. So we had a wonderful discussion of fashion, art, social welfare and justice. We made a date to have tea and continue the conversation. Our conversation revealed multiple intersections.
Let’s just say this was an exercise in connecting all our dots. It was the kind of far ranging conversation I would expect to have in my university and don’t often have in this era of specialization. What might it say about the nature of things that I am having the conversations of my academic dreams in Rei Kawakubo’s “temple of fashion”, Dover Street Market?
Accidental Icon Wears:
White Oversized Lawn Shirt: Haider Ackermann, Polka Dot Apron: CDG, Black Trousers: Eileen Fisher, Black Leather Sandals: Elie Tahari.
For assistance with connecting your dots, see my Pinterest Board: Accidental Icon Loves Connecting the Dots
I feel the same about the London Dover Street Market shop. The assistants are so interesting and many of the most stylish ones are older so I never feel out of place there.
That is very interesting because the one critique I have about the NY location is I have not seen older assistants. Would love to see how the older ones style their looks.
I love reading your blog and find your style so inspiring. In fact I’m inspired to start checking out some local op-shops and find my brave to start wearing the the things I love and not what is easily accepted, now that I’m retired I have no-one to answer to so why not? Thankyou for sharing your wonderful gift of design and individualism.
Oh how wonderful to find the brave to take risks and to know you have only to please yourself. I am anxious to hear what some of your choices and selections will be.
I love reading your blog and find your style so inspiring. In fact I’m inspired to start checking out some local op-shops and find my brave to start wearing the the things I love and not what is easily accepted, now that I’m retired I have no-one to answer to so why not? Thankyou for sharing your wonderful gift of design and individualism.
Oh how wonderful to find the brave to take risks and to know you have only to please yourself. I am anxious to hear what some of your choices and selections will be.
This post may be one of my most favorite of mine ever. I completely understand the amazing quality of connection that you described–the connecting of dots. There is something about the gift of that kind of experience that makes our hearts dance with joy and gratitude. How fabulous that you’ve given yourself this whole week to explore things related to this part of your creative life!
How could I add anything else to your eloquence here, thank you!
This post may be one of my most favorite of mine ever. I completely understand the amazing quality of connection that you described–the connecting of dots. There is something about the gift of that kind of experience that makes our hearts dance with joy and gratitude. How fabulous that you’ve given yourself this whole week to explore things related to this part of your creative life!
How could I add anything else to your eloquence here, thank you!
Amazing story! Deep meaning of connecting of dots! Thank you! Great lesson!
The best part of it all is that dots can be found everywhere!
Amazing story! Deep meaning of connecting of dots! Thank you! Great lesson!
The best part of it all is that dots can be found everywhere!
Hi Lyn,
Amazing story and great look!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Lyn,
Amazing story and great look!
Thanks for stopping by!