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Paper gown from the British Vogue April 2007
lived in the Far East for the longest time before moving to Spain in
2004, I sometimes miss everything Oriental. Here on the coast where the
closest I can get to Asia is a bowl of noodles from my nearby Chinese
restaurant (which is not as
delightful
as the real thing), I sometimes think of just packing my things and
travel an 18 hour flight to Tokyo or Bangkok and relive the life I was
accustomed to.
DiorOver the weekend, the itch to travel Asia came back like a silhouette of an ex-
boyfriend
that never goes away. As a quick relief, I phoned my friends back in
Manila and we had a good one whole hour of chat which my telephone
provider would be happy about at the end of the month and my bank
manager, depressed. As a homage to the Oriental princess in me, I
decided to put up some stunning ORIGAMI inspired creations which
reminds me of my roots.
Millennium
old Japanese art whose origin is attributed to the the delicate form of
folding love letters, ORIGAMI has found its way to this years runway
and enchanted designers and brands like Marc Jacobs, Giambattista Valli, Rue de Mail, Givenchy and Alexander McQueen amongst others.
Pleats have always been my my enemy. I haven't met yet a woman
in her
sane mind who liked ironing skirts with just too much pleats and
complicated folds. Good thing there's always your next door neighbour
dry cleaner and iron ladies who are more than willing and able to do
this for a reasonable amount of money.
John Galliano for DiorI love Dior's super folded grey tube cocktail.....
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