I assembled a quick arrangement using whatever was within arms' reach. The tulips are 2 days past their prime, but still straining to show some fading beauty. The Betsey Johnson wedges, whimsical as they are with their bow tie front and leopard print soles, deserved a place in the shot. After all, I pounded the pavement in LA with them a few weeks ago -- and who walks in LA?
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| A Little Arrangement Shoes: Betsey Johnson Photo: The Foolish Aesthete |
A local Bay Area artist created the mixed media art backdrop. When I asked him what the colors, textures and etched writing meant, he remarked that only his psychotherapist really knew. Cue from Rorschach: we are free to assign any meaning we like to it. (I won't judge you even if it is a disturbed interpretation.)
On a serious note, for you fashion lovers: Don't we just love Richard Avedon's photography? I saw the Avedon photography exhibit at the San Francisco MoMA last year and just thought he was a genius!
This is what I call successful coveteuring! =)
ReplyDeleteI guess that's what most fashion blogs do: self-Coveteur!
ReplyDeletei love this! i could stare at it all day long and draw many different conclusions. That's what art is supposed to do. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletewhat i am about to point out has been ingrained into all indian brains for years,but the betsey johnsons over the avedon book is sort of a sacrilege,:P...books are a gift of the goddess saraswati and feet are considered unclean..but i love the shoes and that backdrop is just stunning with the fragile tulips.
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Hi Songbird, I'm Asian too and have the same taboos! Believe me, I dusted off the shoes first, and immediately dusted off the Avedon book after shooting :-)
ReplyDeleteThe backdrop is amazing - It looks 3D. I like how you have styled your shot around it. Avedon - words cannot convey the love enough. Xxxx
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What a great image! Love this. The textures, the colours.... And yes, love Avedon, too!
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