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Fashion is a dream haunted by dresses.
Christian Dior
What could be sexier, more romantic, dreamier than to be possessed, hunted, haunted by fashion’s undying spectre? The child in me would surely give up the ghost, elated at the mere thought of an avalanche of fabric engulfing my limbs. However, here it is worth remembering the age-old adage be careful what you wish for. If this comes across as too didactic, too much of a buzzkill for our thrill-seeking Prozac-happy present, there is always Sophocles. Nothing like a bit of Greek tragedy, the wrath of the gods and histories repeating themselves ad nauseum to burst through the vapid commercial bubble. When in doubt, ask yourself, what would the Greeks do?
In Antigone, the greatest tragedian of them all provides a moral lesson on the consequences of sacrificing wisdom at the altar of power. If knowledge is power, then is it so surprising that nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse if the two are separated? Like a frock…
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Fashion is a dream haunted by dresses.
Christian Dior
What could be sexier, more romantic, dreamier than to be possessed, hunted, haunted by fashion’s undying spectre? The child in me would surely give up the ghost, elated at the mere thought of an avalanche of fabric engulfing my limbs. However, here it is worth remembering the age-old adage be careful what you wish for. If this comes across as too didactic, too much of a buzzkill for our thrill-seeking Prozac-happy present, there is always Sophocles. Nothing like a bit of Greek tragedy, the wrath of the gods and histories repeating themselves ad nauseum to burst through the vapid commercial bubble. When in doubt, ask yourself, what would the Greeks do?
In Antigone, the greatest tragedian of them all provides a moral lesson on the consequences of sacrificing wisdom at the altar of power. If knowledge is power, then is it so surprising that nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse if the two are separated? Like a frock…
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