'as i thought about all the things i love about this band, i realized how their music has changed my life. it is not something i think about every day, it’s not something that influences my decisions or changes my opinions. it’s something that has been there ever since i first listened to 'Coney Island.' it’s underlying and subtle, but it’s always there. its just happiness. optimism, contentment. Good Old War’s music is ethereal and inviting, perfect for springtime. i’d recommend it to anyone who likes to smile, close their eyes and sing.'
'usually people in this man's position have given up hope. maybe this gentleman has too, i don't know, but he hasn't given up his sense of self or his sense of expressing something about himself to the world. in my quick shot i had noticed his pale blue boots, what i hadn't noticed at first were the matching blue socks, blue trimmed gloves, and blue framed glasses. this shot isn't about fashion - but about someone who, while down on his luck, hasn't lost his need to communicate and
express himself through style.
..looking at him dressed like this makes me feel that in some way he hasn't given in or given up.'
-The Sartorialist
'the utterly shallow and superficial "why-don't-i-have-an-unlimited-budget?" strop. it's a ridiculous strop because i'm not poor either..just not rich. so really, it's just wanton and excessive greed. i was resigned to not buying anything post-strop in New York. afterall, i have great food, friends to enjoy it with and my health (at least part of it). that's a saccharine statement if ever i heard one. though of course, when a YSL sample sale beckons, who bloody cares about a friendly and healthy brunch.'
'such a shame that fashion is one of the only art forms that is so
dependent on money to survive / fashion is one of the only art forms that is so dependent on money to survive.:
all art forms are dependent on money (and have been for hundreds, if not thousands, of years). i'm not sure where the idea that fashion is the only one that relies on money comes from. everywhere you look the arts are being hit by the recession. sure, you may not hear that Unknown Local Artist is struggling and had to get a
day job, but Hollywood's playing it safe with surefire moneymakers instead of original movies, my local art museum only lets people in for free the first Sunday of the month instead of all Sundays, and Philadelphia nearly closed all its libraries. publishers of magazines and books are struggling as electronic media becomes more popular and fewer people buy books when they could read reviews online or go to the library. literary magazines are having to move online to be able to
cover their costs, or putting out fewer issues. one of my best friends did stage makeup and wigs for theater companies in L.A., but when the recession hit work was scarce as fewer places could afford to do as many productions or hire a make-up artist. it's not only fashion. it's everywhere in the arts you look.'
'i should note--as long as people have fabric, needles, and thread, fashion will survive. as long as they have writing utensils, literature will. as long as they have have a medium and a surface, art will survive. sure, they all need money, but it's not like the recession is going to be the death of art. it means that people will regroup, reorganise, and rethink the way they do things.'
'fashion, at it's best, is adaptable to the economy that it exists within, as are all art forms. it is the companies that produce these art forms that do not survive in a recession. the artists will regroup and form anew, they will make do, that is what makes an artist. you work with what you have , and when you have little, you figure out new ways of doing what you do.
the best inventions come out of necessity.'
'we are on the cusp of an amazing time in the art world because we have all of these passionate and creative people who will push to survive.'
'some women are fortunate enough to develop and hone their personal style from a very early age. they know what they like, and they stick with it. some of us flounder a bit more, not trusting when a certain style or garment speaks to us, perhaps because someone in whom we've vested authority steered us in another direction or perhaps because we're not yet confident enough to march to our inner beat when it goes against current wisdom. we launch ourselves on one style odyssey after another.
but like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, who realizes only after her lengthy travails that she's had the power to go home all along, i've come to realize that while my innate style sense has been trying to guide me, i've often been allowing various style blogs and InStyle and How To Not Look Old and Sex & the City and a plethora of books and articles on how to have _______ style (trend du jour, fill in the blank) to overpower that inner voice. i've often searched for my style somewhere over the rainbow, when it's been right there with me the whole time.'
'usually people in this man's position have given up hope. maybe this gentleman has too, i don't know, but he hasn't given up his sense of self or his sense of expressing something about himself to the world. in my quick shot i had noticed his pale blue boots, what i hadn't noticed at first were the matching blue socks, blue trimmed gloves, and blue framed glasses. this shot isn't about fashion - but about someone who, while down on his luck, hasn't lost his need to communicate and
express himself through style.
..looking at him dressed like this makes me feel that in some way he hasn't given in or given up.'
-The Sartorialist
'the utterly shallow and superficial "why-don't-i-have-an-unlimited-budget?" strop. it's a ridiculous strop because i'm not poor either..just not rich. so really, it's just wanton and excessive greed. i was resigned to not buying anything post-strop in New York. afterall, i have great food, friends to enjoy it with and my health (at least part of it). that's a saccharine statement if ever i heard one. though of course, when a YSL sample sale beckons, who bloody cares about a friendly and healthy brunch.'
'such a shame that fashion is one of the only art forms that is so
dependent on money to survive / fashion is one of the only art forms that is so dependent on money to survive.:
all art forms are dependent on money (and have been for hundreds, if not thousands, of years). i'm not sure where the idea that fashion is the only one that relies on money comes from. everywhere you look the arts are being hit by the recession. sure, you may not hear that Unknown Local Artist is struggling and had to get a
day job, but Hollywood's playing it safe with surefire moneymakers instead of original movies, my local art museum only lets people in for free the first Sunday of the month instead of all Sundays, and Philadelphia nearly closed all its libraries. publishers of magazines and books are struggling as electronic media becomes more popular and fewer people buy books when they could read reviews online or go to the library. literary magazines are having to move online to be able to
cover their costs, or putting out fewer issues. one of my best friends did stage makeup and wigs for theater companies in L.A., but when the recession hit work was scarce as fewer places could afford to do as many productions or hire a make-up artist. it's not only fashion. it's everywhere in the arts you look.'
'i should note--as long as people have fabric, needles, and thread, fashion will survive. as long as they have writing utensils, literature will. as long as they have have a medium and a surface, art will survive. sure, they all need money, but it's not like the recession is going to be the death of art. it means that people will regroup, reorganise, and rethink the way they do things.'
'fashion, at it's best, is adaptable to the economy that it exists within, as are all art forms. it is the companies that produce these art forms that do not survive in a recession. the artists will regroup and form anew, they will make do, that is what makes an artist. you work with what you have , and when you have little, you figure out new ways of doing what you do.
the best inventions come out of necessity.'
'we are on the cusp of an amazing time in the art world because we have all of these passionate and creative people who will push to survive.'
'some women are fortunate enough to develop and hone their personal style from a very early age. they know what they like, and they stick with it. some of us flounder a bit more, not trusting when a certain style or garment speaks to us, perhaps because someone in whom we've vested authority steered us in another direction or perhaps because we're not yet confident enough to march to our inner beat when it goes against current wisdom. we launch ourselves on one style odyssey after another.
but like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, who realizes only after her lengthy travails that she's had the power to go home all along, i've come to realize that while my innate style sense has been trying to guide me, i've often been allowing various style blogs and InStyle and How To Not Look Old and Sex & the City and a plethora of books and articles on how to have _______ style (trend du jour, fill in the blank) to overpower that inner voice. i've often searched for my style somewhere over the rainbow, when it's been right there with me the whole time.'
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