tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post8813490702848034389..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: More Alaia, More Borghese, More Rome . . . materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41262184073858780802016-01-16T06:43:13.436-08:002016-01-16T06:43:13.436-08:00Thanks, Mardel. Of course, the price points of a d...Thanks, Mardel. Of course, the price points of a dress of crocodile skin render this a completely moot decision for me, but I'd happily wear the right pair of leather pants if I could find and afford them (have before, my lifestyle now hardly suits). I find it interesting that the dress as displayed (or as I've presented it here) raises these questions -- to me that testifies to its disturbing power and thus to Fashion Design's power to do some of the work that Art has always done. Besides the question of animal rights, there's the whole question of labour and class and capital and why/how some spend so much on garments, etc. And the undeniable beauty of the structure and texture. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-1843301636725220942016-01-16T06:38:16.742-08:002016-01-16T06:38:16.742-08:00Thanks, M! I'm so looking forward to catching ...Thanks, M! I'm so looking forward to catching up with my g'daughter, who has acquired language and considerable mobility in the months since I saw her.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-5232587461344943842016-01-12T05:09:41.368-08:002016-01-12T05:09:41.368-08:00Fabulous news! Enjoy. I think winter in Rome has ...Fabulous news! Enjoy. I think winter in Rome has its own joy, and fabulous daughter and granddaughter will only increase said joy exponentially. I love the pictures too and the dress. I have no qualms about crocodile as a garment material, but perhaps not a dress. I love looking at the pictures though.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-69888752477426260442016-01-11T06:22:02.673-08:002016-01-11T06:22:02.673-08:00Love the dress but not so sure about Crocodile ski...Love the dress but not so sure about Crocodile skin, or any skin next to mine. How wonderful that you are off to Rome again to see your daughter and granddaughter! Have a wonderful, fun time.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85824824597243981702016-01-10T06:55:16.459-08:002016-01-10T06:55:16.459-08:00I wondered what the sewers in this community might...I wondered what the sewers in this community might think about the dress -- if you sewed it up in heavy brocade as Rosemary suggests, there'd be some fascinating play to do with the grain to get that marvelously full skirt, so many pieces would have to be cut on the bias, I'm guessing. . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12203767898800261862016-01-10T06:52:43.388-08:002016-01-10T06:52:43.388-08:00I think it would, Rosemary, and then it would be m...I think it would, Rosemary, and then it would be much less provocative (and have a completely different sexual charge, don't you think?). The brocade would have to be tone-on-tone, though, not to distract by colour change, and the print would have to be subdued. But a good brocade would have the weight to make the dress's scuptural structure work, as the crocodile skin does. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-69197287788506440702016-01-10T06:50:21.344-08:002016-01-10T06:50:21.344-08:00Thanks, Eleonore! And no need to excuse what you s...Thanks, Eleonore! And no need to excuse what you say, which really doesn't come across as preachy. I don't see how we can respond to the dress -- as art, the way it's posed here, or as Fashion/Style -- without responding at some level to the use of the material and the boundary it evokes between the human and other beings. Personally, I find it a beautiful use of a very particular material, but it's also very provocative in any use of that word. And even if I could afford it, I'd never buy nor wear it. But I'd carry a crocodile-skin purse if I could afford it, or wear a croc-skin watchband. I wonder if Alaïa thought about these issues, cared about this debate. . . much of our early clothing, as tribal peoples, included animal skins out of necessity. . . provocative, as I say. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-66794422736009602892016-01-10T06:42:58.669-08:002016-01-10T06:42:58.669-08:00Thanks so much, Rosie. And you never need to apolo...Thanks so much, Rosie. And you never need to apologise for not commenting -- we get busy!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21122196631101939512016-01-10T06:42:20.159-08:002016-01-10T06:42:20.159-08:00It's all about my girls, really, and their guy...It's all about my girls, really, and their guy, but Rome in winter will be a fabulous backdrop. ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45849551304925181672016-01-10T06:41:25.793-08:002016-01-10T06:41:25.793-08:00I'll be sure to post from there, Georgia. Than...I'll be sure to post from there, Georgia. Thanks.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-89343233941367402142016-01-10T06:40:37.913-08:002016-01-10T06:40:37.913-08:00You did so much travel those first four years! Wor...You did so much travel those first four years! Worth the penny-pinching, right?<br />I've been meaning to get to that movie -- thanks for the recommendation. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-6655890132374612382016-01-10T06:38:51.440-08:002016-01-10T06:38:51.440-08:00I thought some of you might have guessed. I will m...I thought some of you might have guessed. I will make sure to try and capture a few good photos for my kind readers. ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-2551910124848004682016-01-10T06:37:51.547-08:002016-01-10T06:37:51.547-08:00I'm hoping for the quiet -- having tried both ...I'm hoping for the quiet -- having tried both July and October which were not. . . and yes to being worth the belt-tightening materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38492052522106040572016-01-10T06:36:37.260-08:002016-01-10T06:36:37.260-08:00It's true. The whole formula about time= money...It's true. The whole formula about time= money . . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-28780451928358251952016-01-10T06:36:10.023-08:002016-01-10T06:36:10.023-08:00Yep! from one foot to the other! ;-)Yep! from one foot to the other! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-56898890236907608412016-01-10T06:35:47.690-08:002016-01-10T06:35:47.690-08:00Yes, I'll admit that sometimes I have second t...Yes, I'll admit that sometimes I have second thoughts about having retired (although I honestly didn't have the energy to keep at it and be a positive person elsewhere), but that being able (finally!) to travel other than in summer is a definite perk. . .I'll eat most of it, but I'll try to leave a bit for your next visit ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-14618036712789910372016-01-09T19:29:19.118-08:002016-01-09T19:29:19.118-08:00Winter in Rome will have such a different feel tha...Winter in Rome will have such a different feel than in the summer. I'm so glad you are able to go visit your daughter and granddaughter for a couple of weeks. <br />I love the dress, although I feel the same as you regarding crocodile vs snakeskin. Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32644833879878493862016-01-09T07:24:49.232-08:002016-01-09T07:24:49.232-08:00Oh, winter in Rome - and spending time with your d...Oh, winter in Rome - and spending time with your daughter and granddaughter! I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time. <br />That dress is divine. Not sure about the crocodile skin, but wouldn't it be gorgeous in a heavy brocade? <br />Rosemary Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-65571374384268751982016-01-09T04:20:53.949-08:002016-01-09T04:20:53.949-08:00You are doing the right thing! Have a wonderful ti...You are doing the right thing! Have a wonderful time!<br />The dress is stunning, but it does give me the creeps. Not out of sympathy for the crocodile, mind you. It is just the human attitude to walk into nature and grab anything bautiful off its creatures to turn it into his own design which makes me shudder. Excuse the preaching. Eleonorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-60350433570698772412016-01-09T03:19:42.672-08:002016-01-09T03:19:42.672-08:00I'm thrilled for you Frances! I know how I'...I'm thrilled for you Frances! I know how I'd feel if I was you ... and imagine you're feeling the same! Just bursting with excitement! As I'm sure Rhiannon and her little family are too!!<br />Sorry I haven't commented for a while, just a time thing. I always look forward to your posts and settling down to read them.<br />Have a wonderful time!<br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71141357719941673602016-01-08T20:26:29.787-08:002016-01-08T20:26:29.787-08:00Ah, Rome in winter! Wonderful!Ah, Rome in winter! Wonderful!LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11691268867918166962016-01-08T14:48:11.776-08:002016-01-08T14:48:11.776-08:00Lovely, lovely! Looking forward to hearing about i...Lovely, lovely! Looking forward to hearing about it, as far as you choose to share!Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305981957174091874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-44609743577034136832016-01-08T14:32:44.758-08:002016-01-08T14:32:44.758-08:00Great! I really travelled a lot during my first f...Great! I really travelled a lot during my first four years of retirement and I'm making some economies now. Your little one will love the together time. I just picked up the second Elena Ferrante book after finishing the latest Louise Penny. Have you watched the Julie Delpy movie about the French relatives visiting NYC? I watched it on Netflix last night and it was really funny. We will await your next trip.<br />Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-61454307812397481372016-01-08T09:59:18.231-08:002016-01-08T09:59:18.231-08:00I knew it,you lucky lady!
Wonderful news and I...I knew it,you lucky lady!<br /> Wonderful news and I'm so happy for you (and a little bit jealous,in a good way!)<br />Enjoy!<br />And lucky us,more of beautiful posts from Rome!<br />DottoressaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-2419755082680165792016-01-08T09:55:31.521-08:002016-01-08T09:55:31.521-08:00What a treat! Worth any amount of belt tightening...What a treat! Worth any amount of belt tightening. Might be quiet as well.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784336429060492455noreply@blogger.com