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// Would you love me? 
// Even if I wanted to fall for you, 
// Would you fall for me?

// Even if I never meant to hurt you,

photo // Bojan Đurišić / Srđan Đurić

listen // Active Child - Evening Ceremony

 

Dobra perspektiva zahteva (raz)daljinu. Kada me je Ika zamolila da odavde odaberem jedan komad nakita, shvatila sam koliko se moj stil (ustvari, stil nije dobra reč, previše je bezvremen, recimo - trenutne opsesije) izmenio u proteklih nekoliko godina. Ja od pre koju sezonu uzela bi statement ogrlicu, (o)lako je nabacila na cvetnu košulju i, verovatno, završila ovu modnu rečenicu nekim Laurentovskim šeširom. Prihvatam izazov. Znam, daleko sam od modne katarze koja trenutno težim, ali mi put do tamo definitivno prija. Igra tekstura i sudar oblika, umesto boja. Ne bojim se neboja. 

Tako sam, nekako, i stigla do ovog outfita.  Neopren, kao ovde i sada, retrofuturizam u svom najboljem, superherojskom izdanju. Preskočiću upoznavanje - DIY Balenciaga neoprenski uradak moje šnajderke Dese prošli put nosila je Radoslava, sećate se ovog videa? Inače, volim kada arhetipski odevni predmet  nekom intervencijom dobije kvalitet paradoksa - ima li šta bolje od plisirane midi suknje koja je jednostavnim, asimetričnim odsecanjem, brzinom svetlosti prešla put od tetkastog do superedgy? I kratka i duga, ali definitivno više nikada iz maminog ormara. Flatforme, paradoks broj dva - ravno, a na visini. Spajajući ovako jake modne elemente na jednom mestu, rizikovala sam da izgledam kostimirano, kao da sam pobegla sa neke geekovske konvencije ljubitelja SF filma. I tu dolazi (onako superherojski, to the rescue, a kako drugačije? :) ogrlica iz prošlosti. Jedan off, dovoljan da ne bude sve previše uklopljeno i kostimirano, spasio je stvar.

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True perspective requires a distance. When Ika asked me to pick a necklace from here, I realized how much my style (style, as something out of time not necessarily being the best choice of words here, I'd better use current obsessions) has changed in last couple of years. Me from couple of seasons ago would easily put this statement necklace on top of some floral print shirt, only to end up this fashion sentence with a Laurent-esque hat. I'll take the challenge. I know, I'm still quite far from the fashion catharsis I am aspiring for, but I'm definitely enjoying the journey there. Play of textures and tectonics of shape, instead of colors. Monochromatic is not monotonous.

That is how I got here, actually. Neoprene, being here and now, is superhero retro-futurism at its best. I'll skip the introduction - it was Radoslava who wore this DIY Balenciaga neoprene sweater last time, remember this video? Sometimes, a simple intervention can totally change the archetypal nature of an object and give it a paradoxical quality.  Is there anything better than a simple, asymmetrical cut that fast forwarded this midi pleated skirt from grandma's closet to superedgy? Mini and maxi at the same time, but never dull again. Paradox no.2, flatforms - flat, but high. Of course, if you put so many bold pieces together, you're at risk of being mistaken for someone headed for a local Star Trek geek convention. This is where this necklace from the past comes in (to the rescue, of course, is there any other way? :) One off, to break the superhero costume-y feel, has saved the day.



statement necklace thanks to NYC-licious // DIY neoprene neoprene sweater // DIY dip hem pleated skirt // New Look sheer black shirt // hardware store rings // H&M bag // Vagabond flatforms

photo // Ivana Korać

// I wish that we were magic

// So we wouldn't be so young and tragic

DIY perspex cuffs / hardware store ring / ASOS neoprene dress / Vagabond flatform ankle boots

photo // Bojan Đurišić

listen // Dead Man's Bones - Young & Tragic

Ostala sam vam dužna još jednu razglednicu iz Pariza. Malo letnjeg pariskog neba, za ove zavejane dane.  Živopisno, ali hirovito, baš kao i same Parižanke, lako menja ćud od vedre do tmurne, i nazad. Nebo nad Parizom je sve samo ne dosadno! Znate, kod pariskog fashion weeka oduvek me je čudilo (da ne kažem nerviralo) što letnje kolekcije nekako nisu dovoljno letaste, dok bih u složenici jesen-zima slobodno mogla da precrtam drugu reč. Sve se raščistilo (osim neba, naravno) kada sam prozebla od jesenjeg pariskog vetra, i to u sred avgusta. Valjda me ništa manje ne bi razočarao ni atlantski vlažan decembarski dan, umesto snežne idile u minusu. 

Parisko nebo najlepše se gleda sa poslednjeg sprata kultnog Pompidua. Između pogleda na krovove Marea, smestila se izložba Gerharda Rihtera - apstraktan ili foto-realističan, savršeno leži na nebu koje boji Sunce u zalasku. Toliko za ovaj put, a do sledeće pariske avanture - au revoir!

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I've just realized that I still own you another postcard from Paris. A bit of Parisian sky in the Summer, for these snowy days. Vivid, yet capricious as Paris girls themselves, can easily shift from  bright to gloomy and vice versa. The sky over Paris is everything but boring! You know, when it comes to Paris fashion week, I've always been astonished (or, should I say annoyed) that Summer collections are simply not summery enough and I could definitely scratch the word Winter from the Fall-Winter season, at least in real life. Everything (except for the sky, of course) became clear when I froze under a cold Parisian wind in the middle of August. I guess a damp and gray December day instead of a snowy fairy tale I'm used to would be no less of a disappointment. 

The best place to watch the ever changing sky over Paris is definitely Centre Pompidou. Between the roofs of Marais lay the paintings of Gerhard Richter - be it at his most abstract, or photo-realistic self, they blend perfectly with the background sky painted with the colors of the setting Sun. Enough for this postcard, 'till next time under the Parisian sky - au revoir!