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fandomhigh2015-04-14 10:31 am
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How to Develop a Personal Style [Tuesday]
"I thought," Irene said, greeting them in their normal classroom, though there were both stacks of magazines and racks of clothing distributed about the room, "that what with this being the last week of class before the exam, we might do something fun."
Because usually the fashion class was so hard, you guys.
"We've mostly talked about functionality in this class," she explained, crossing her legs as she perched on her desk. (And Irene was dressed normally today, despite the subject matter. "But fashion almost never starts at function. And thus we have haute couture -- the sometimes over-the-top presentations from the major fashion houses that sort of...start trends. Think of couture as a great big lake at the very top of a mountain -- as it trickles down into rivers and streams and makes its way to the ocean, it morphs and changes and splinters off, but never stays quite as impressive or grand as that initial lake. And thus, something like this amber outfit," she said, holding up a sweater and skirt, "trickles down to inspire these flowered skirts, which are perhaps a touch more wearable."
"What I'd like for you to do today is to peruse the couture, see how it could transition into something wearable, and maybe boggle a little at what goes through the average designer's mind," Irene smiled. "I've got magazines and lookbooks to peruse, if that's more your speed."
Because usually the fashion class was so hard, you guys.
"We've mostly talked about functionality in this class," she explained, crossing her legs as she perched on her desk. (And Irene was dressed normally today, despite the subject matter. "But fashion almost never starts at function. And thus we have haute couture -- the sometimes over-the-top presentations from the major fashion houses that sort of...start trends. Think of couture as a great big lake at the very top of a mountain -- as it trickles down into rivers and streams and makes its way to the ocean, it morphs and changes and splinters off, but never stays quite as impressive or grand as that initial lake. And thus, something like this amber outfit," she said, holding up a sweater and skirt, "trickles down to inspire these flowered skirts, which are perhaps a touch more wearable."
"What I'd like for you to do today is to peruse the couture, see how it could transition into something wearable, and maybe boggle a little at what goes through the average designer's mind," Irene smiled. "I've got magazines and lookbooks to peruse, if that's more your speed."
Re: Play with couture! [4/14]
Which was how things worked, absolutely.