Thursday, January 19, 2012
Question For… Camilla Alibrandi
Does wearing a backless dress and heels (like you did here) while shooting a men’s show make you feel powerful?
It creates a visual connection between who I am and what the others see. Â It makes me feel safe and secure to think that others may understand me better through the image I put forth. For me, it doesn’t depend on who I’m with or what I’m doing; dressing in a sophisticated and feminine way is something too natural for me to detach from.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Style Profile… Angelo Flaccavento
First job?
I customized backpacks in high school. It began with mine, then everyone wanted one. They were quite garish; Disney meets Pollock meets splatter…
Current profession?
I consider myself a writer; I love words. I think fashion is a fantastic subject as it’s the most immediate, acute, and precise reflection of society. It keeps me excited, because it is constantly changing; the more fashion moves, the more my writing style evolves– a mutual feeding I truly enjoy. A book (already in the making) may be the next step in my career.
Who has influenced your journalistic style?
I’m a bookworm and spend many sleepless nights reading. I’m particularly fond of Agota Kristof‘s super dry prose, Italo Calvino‘s precise lightness, Giacomo Leopardi‘s grumpiness, and Carlo Emilio Gadda‘s verbal inventiveness. However, I discover new ideas every day, often in the most unexpected places.
How has your style evolved over the past 5 years?
My choices have become stricter, but my tailoring softer. I’ll be forty soon and have slowly entered a quiet phase, with a few exceptions.
Quietness is a state of mind; even my wildest choices, if you look closely, are classic and eminently sartorial– It’s the proportions that sometimes go bonkers.
