I thinkthere's a realloveforfashionthatRihannahas.
Thatis, howluckyarewetobeabletoenjoyiton a scaleof 1 to 10 howimportantiscomfort, regardlessofsettingwomeneverywhereareaskingforcomfort.
Veryunderstandably.
I rememberyearsagousedtobethatwomenwouldwearsneakersonthesubwayorwalkingtowork, andthenimmediatelywouldgetintotheofficeandgointotheirbagsandbringouttheirhighheels.
Andthat, obviously, isnolongerthecase.
There's sneakerseverywhere.
Everythingontherunwayisgrounded.
Today.
It's groundedby a cowboybootDoraFlatsandal.
I mean, ifyouwanttotakeittotheburgersdegree.
I wassothrilledwhenwesawtheChanelshowinParisthispastOctober, andKarltookusbackto a childhoodmemory, whichwasthisislandthatheusedtogotowhenhewasapparentlyeightyearsold.
WewalkedintotheGrandPalaisandhehadrecreated a beachandthewaterwasrollingup, youknow, nexttoourfrontrowseats.
Andwhenthegirlscamedown, theywerewalkingbarefootandtome, particularlythatonemomentwhenwehadallbeensittingthroughhorror, struckthecavernorhearingstoseewomenwalkedwithfreedomandwithuswith a smileand a momentwhenweneededit.
Themost I thoughtwasexceptionallyupliftingon a seriousquestion.
ParkaornoParker.
Ofcourse, Parkisgreat.
Myquestionis, whatarethefivebasicpiecesthat I shoulddefinitelyhaveinmycloset?
It's veryimportantifyou're a womanonthegowomanwith a bitbusyjob, andyoudon't wanttomaketoomanymistakes.
It's greattohave a basicsweater, a basicpantsor a skirt, a basiccoat, maybe a shoethatyoujustlove, whetherit's a sneakerorflatorwhateveritmaybe, butalsoveryimportanttohave.
Ifit's withinthebudgetistolookforanincrediblepieceofjewelry, becausetome, that's themostupliftingthing a womancanown.
Hannah, I have a blackdotevencomingupwhatyouhavehere.
Blacktieeventsseemedtomakepeopleterrifiedontome.
What I alwaysliketoseeissomeonewhoiswearingsomethingatnightthatreflectstheirpersonalstylethatthey'renotfollowingwhattheymaybemistakenlythinkis a rule.
Don't wear a boringsequindressor a debutantestyledressjustbecauseyoufeelyoushould.
I getthemostpleasureandthemostexcitement.
And I thinkthepersonwho's wearingitdoesaswellwhen I lookat a womanwho's wearingsomethingthat I feellooksjustlikeherwhen I lovethewaythewaythatcarAdelaBeandressesthefactthatsheworemourningsuittothelatestroyalweddingandlookedincrediblewiththetophat.
I mean, tome, thatwas a purejoytosee.
Andshe's alwayseitherinsupershortor a pantsuit, whichisexactlywhatthedesignersareshowingontherunwayrightnow.
Andshealwaysdressesforherself.
I don't feelthatshe's everlookingoutofcharacteroutofstepwithwhosheis, and I'm wonderingwhoisyourfavorite.
I couldn't possiblychooseonetoomanythat a fabulouswhatdoyouthinkseparatesartinfashion?
Andwhatdoyouthink?
Younightsareinfashion?
Well, there's a lotofbadart, andthere's a lotofbadfashion, so I wouldsaythatunitesthemthinkthatartandfashioncancometogether, andtheycanbealsocompletelyseparate.
Andthenyouhavegreatdesignerswhoarethinkingmuchmoreaboutfashionin a culturalcontextor a politicalcontext, orinsomekindofreflectionoftheworldthatwe'relivingthatisfashion.
On a differentlevel, it's createdoftenbyhand.
It's createdwith a statementinmind.
Andthen I thinkfashioncanbeequallyinterestingandequallyimportantwhenit's beingsubversive.
There's a youngdesignerhereinNewYork, PierreMoss, whotookhisaudiencestothehistoriccommunityofWeeksVilleinBrooklyn, whichiswherefreedslavesweregiven a refuge.
Sothat, in a way, wasfashionis a politicalstatement.
But I'm notsurethatthat's theSamosfashion.
A czar.
I thinkfascistpoliticsisvery, veryrelevant, butfashionisart.
disrespectful.
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