Here is a pic I snapped of the back of Telegraph fashion director Hilary Alexander at the Unconditional show this morning. She looked decidedly youthful in her cute crochet black cloche and orange print 70’s dress. She sat down in the last two minutes before the show started. It made me wonder whether I would be so avidly into fashion when I reach Hilary’s age of 50 something. Will I rush to get to shows, await avidly for runway pics to turn up on the internet (or whatever fandangled futuristic system I’ll be using). I realise that Hilary is a fashion professional but still, I was suprised to see her show up so enthusiastically at a relatively low-profile label show that was first thing in the morning. I get scared that I may never be eternal fashion-obsessives like Ms. Alexander and the day will come that I realise I don’t give a damn about the latest trends, catwalk happenings, newest designers. It’s not about becoming a fashion insider but rather maintaining that enthusiasm and passion for seeing fashion tread and re-tread. Perhaps because I’m so obsessed right now, that in as little as a few years time, I may have a fashion ‘burn-out’ moment. Now THAT is scary!
i hope you never lose that passion towards fashion. I think its what makes days worth living, and makes you excited about life and everyday in general. I hope I never lose my enthusiasm and passion and ambition. I’m worried that one day it may all stop or I get bored of it as well, as I do many things. But reading your posts I am sure that fashion will stick, it brings out a certain spark in your words that even I feel as a reader. Keep up the great work.
no, i think whatever “burnout” you experience will be temporary 🙂 and even if it isn’t, fashion is a form or art(excuse the cheesiness) and whatever comes after this obsession will be just as beautiful 🙂
Hilary! Oh…I mistaked her for Fern Mallis of IMG on the third day of shows in NYC and asked her how she’s liked everything. She retorted (yes, retorted), “Well I’ve only been to 3 shows so I don’t know.” I said, “No, I’ve seen you at every show,” and she said, “No, I just got here today so obviously I wasn’t.”
Um yeah…I felt silly.
She certainly didn’t dress so funky in NY!
Good luck at the shows. Meet me in Paris?
^As if!
Alas….Paris is not calling me but my company is….. I was lucky to even get time off to go to any London shows!
i quit fashion, not the dressing part but the focussing on it part, for a long time. then i came back because other things are BORING! and depressing.