an evening with suzy
suzy menkes looks like a samurai. she wears a mature, red version of cameron diaz' *something about mary* hairdo in the famous scene. her outfit is conventional and even more tone in tone than her majesty's. burgundy from neck to toe, long tunic, long overcoat, long skirt. she has not the flamboyance of anna piaggi, whom suzy admires for her creative and intelligent ensembles. i'm in too-tight jeans, slightly torn wrap top, worn heels and i look fab. that's the clothes report out of the way.
the audience in ljs is from all walks of life. if fashion is the new religion, we are here for a service by the high priestess. we help ourselves or are helped by rabbi kathleen to wine, falafel, cakes... it's been worth it so far! i'm bonding with a student from st martin's fashion college at my table, we both agree that keira knightley looked all wrong in her oscar dress. the cut, the colour, the hairdo... so not for her, or anyone else really.
suzy talks about her early years as a fashion writer, back in the late 60s when the youthquake of new designers, new styles, new attitudes rippled across london and the rest (of the universe). she is a great talker and has us all reading from her lips. she is the kind of person who you want to impress and have on your side. after 5 minutes of talking to her you don't get distracted by the hair anymore. i'm with suzy when she says that luxury for her is foremost a sensual experience: the feel of cashmere on the skin, the smell of a new leather bag. luxury is not a logo on a shirt. she says things like *ivana trump once told me* and *at one time karl lagerfeld said* which reminds us of her ueber-status in fashion-celebrity land.
suzy sees a current muslimization of fashion. evidence is, she claims, that designers show more restraint, i.e. they cover up their models more. come on! apparently this has nothing to do with marketing to the middle east, but with visual influences on designers. straight from the head to the hand. missus menkes calls trinny and susannah dictatorial because why would you tell anyone they should not wear a particular thing, even if that's clearly true? thanks to suzy, we see through the handbag conspiracy of the fashion industry. did you know that handbags are cheaper to make than dresses, can be sold to anyone from size 6 to 22, and can take far higher mark-ups than clothing? though *clothing* is such a vulgar word. i prefer *couture*.
i have to leave early and sneak out of the synagogue wondering whether i'll ever be a fashion victim. i own 4 handbags (no hermes) and 15 pairs of shoes (no jimmy choos). don't think so.
fashion statement of the day by a lady in the audience: *i have to stay slim so i'll always fit into the size 18 clothes at marks&spencer.*
the audience in ljs is from all walks of life. if fashion is the new religion, we are here for a service by the high priestess. we help ourselves or are helped by rabbi kathleen to wine, falafel, cakes... it's been worth it so far! i'm bonding with a student from st martin's fashion college at my table, we both agree that keira knightley looked all wrong in her oscar dress. the cut, the colour, the hairdo... so not for her, or anyone else really.
suzy talks about her early years as a fashion writer, back in the late 60s when the youthquake of new designers, new styles, new attitudes rippled across london and the rest (of the universe). she is a great talker and has us all reading from her lips. she is the kind of person who you want to impress and have on your side. after 5 minutes of talking to her you don't get distracted by the hair anymore. i'm with suzy when she says that luxury for her is foremost a sensual experience: the feel of cashmere on the skin, the smell of a new leather bag. luxury is not a logo on a shirt. she says things like *ivana trump once told me* and *at one time karl lagerfeld said* which reminds us of her ueber-status in fashion-celebrity land.
suzy sees a current muslimization of fashion. evidence is, she claims, that designers show more restraint, i.e. they cover up their models more. come on! apparently this has nothing to do with marketing to the middle east, but with visual influences on designers. straight from the head to the hand. missus menkes calls trinny and susannah dictatorial because why would you tell anyone they should not wear a particular thing, even if that's clearly true? thanks to suzy, we see through the handbag conspiracy of the fashion industry. did you know that handbags are cheaper to make than dresses, can be sold to anyone from size 6 to 22, and can take far higher mark-ups than clothing? though *clothing* is such a vulgar word. i prefer *couture*.
i have to leave early and sneak out of the synagogue wondering whether i'll ever be a fashion victim. i own 4 handbags (no hermes) and 15 pairs of shoes (no jimmy choos). don't think so.
fashion statement of the day by a lady in the audience: *i have to stay slim so i'll always fit into the size 18 clothes at marks&spencer.*
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