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LIGHT MAGIC The Paris runway show by Viktor & Rolf.
By GUY TREBAY
Published: March 1, 2007
WHEN it comes to figuring out what drives fashion and what the people who make it may be trying to tell us, sometimes a light bulb goes on, literally. This occurred on Monday at the Viktor & Rolf show, when the Dutch designers staged a runway presentation that had each model entering a darkened space with an elaborate metal armature protruding from her clothing and equipped with speakers playing different strains of music and spotlights that framed her in a solitary nimbus.
The obvious message, that we are fast becoming solipsistic units of consumption, each moving around in an alienated personal theater of the self, barely merits a yawn. And the point could have been made less cumbersomely had each model come out with her iPod ear buds plugged in and illuminated in the eerie blue glow of a P.D.A. or a cellphone…” (NY Times)
Reflection: On that day, believers will find light (nur) due to mercy of God. They will walk in light, on their right side and in front. While hypocrites will search and ask to share the light of believers. They would be told “go back and find your own light”. In this moment of anxiety and fear a barrier will be placed between believers and hypocrites. Inside of this barrier will be believers in nur and tranquility. However, on the outside will be disbelievers in painful chastisement (Surah al-Hadid).
“O our Lord make perfect for us our light (nur), forgive us; Surely, You never fail to fulfill your promise” (Surah al-tahrim)
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Posted on March 2nd, 2007 at 6:36 pm
i guess it behooves me to comment. okay i will put aside the fact that i like V&R and think some of their designs are amazing…
many designers will do loud and absurd things to get a reaction, be memorable but mostly, to sell the product. My fashion teacher, who many see as one of the art guru’s of the world, said that in the end of the day ppl. are not going to walk around w/blue hair and that is not their purpose, it’s all about the feel and excitement which will end in millions of sales of eye shadows that people can afford and is what generates capital for these designers.
so although it was different and some may call it creative, that these models (which are about to break in half) are carrying these huge lights, i feel it is ridiculous. Even the runway review critic at style.com admitted that the audience were more concerned about the models not falling than actually looking at the clothes itself.
Posted on March 4th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
…lol.
see, it pays to have an expert on board.
Posted on March 5th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
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