classic but not quite ...
Apologies for the long reply but this has been a very interesting series of postings and you both write very intelligently about clothes and personal style. I personally probably have a similar approach in terms of style to "Chinor1z" but style is very influenced by environment. I used to work making arts documentaries in London and then I could wear more experimental stuff, including Miyake, Comme etc. Although I always preferred Helmut Lang for the way that innovation was mixed with sharp tailoring and an understanding of the way clothes could be "classic but not quite"... Now, I see the same thing in Dior and I love the way the clothes can give people the sense of something that is both familiar and different at the same time (the details, the tailoring etc).
But it's also true that people's reactions are very much influenced by place and by career - I live in Rome but when I go to London, people are always very complimentary about anything I wear by Dior. Instead, in Rome (where I work for a political / financial consultancy so a more conservative environment) even wearing a slim-cut, tailored black suit raises eyebrows. But in reaction to Jost's comments about men's insecurities over wearing anything unusual, today there was a short article written by Hussein Chalayan in the newspaper La Repubblica, in which he says of the style in the Mediterranean countries: "Sembra di essere finiti nel teatro dell'omologazione. Dietro c'è un'enorme insicurezza,una paura di esistere. è una cultura priva di gusto, spesso legata all'ostentazione..." (Roughly translated: "It seems to have finished in a display of conformity. Behind this is a huge insecurity, a fear of existing. It's a culture without taste, often tied to an ostentation..."). It's curious that historically men's clothes were much more flamboyant then they are now.
Chinor1z said:
Apologies for the long reply but this has been a very interesting series of postings and you both write very intelligently about clothes and personal style. I personally probably have a similar approach in terms of style to "Chinor1z" but style is very influenced by environment. I used to work making arts documentaries in London and then I could wear more experimental stuff, including Miyake, Comme etc. Although I always preferred Helmut Lang for the way that innovation was mixed with sharp tailoring and an understanding of the way clothes could be "classic but not quite"... Now, I see the same thing in Dior and I love the way the clothes can give people the sense of something that is both familiar and different at the same time (the details, the tailoring etc).
But it's also true that people's reactions are very much influenced by place and by career - I live in Rome but when I go to London, people are always very complimentary about anything I wear by Dior. Instead, in Rome (where I work for a political / financial consultancy so a more conservative environment) even wearing a slim-cut, tailored black suit raises eyebrows. But in reaction to Jost's comments about men's insecurities over wearing anything unusual, today there was a short article written by Hussein Chalayan in the newspaper La Repubblica, in which he says of the style in the Mediterranean countries: "Sembra di essere finiti nel teatro dell'omologazione. Dietro c'è un'enorme insicurezza,una paura di esistere. è una cultura priva di gusto, spesso legata all'ostentazione..." (Roughly translated: "It seems to have finished in a display of conformity. Behind this is a huge insecurity, a fear of existing. It's a culture without taste, often tied to an ostentation..."). It's curious that historically men's clothes were much more flamboyant then they are now.
(sorry I'm asking so many questions
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