Wednesday, February 13, 2013

As soon as I learn to speak Dutch things are gonna get rough.

Whether fashion is art is a crux that is explored time and time again. Whatever the answer, it is more interesting to keep exploring than to arrive at a conclusion.  Undoubtedly fashion and art are inextricably linked.  That said, I am just hoping to wake up with a face like a Vermeer girl, but I digress, because today is about Van Gogh (yeah, I said it Vun Khokh).  In the interim, let's make like Abbie Hoffman and steal this fashion? Art? Both?
PORTRAIT OF AUGUSTINE ROULIN, LA BERCEUSE
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Over the rich history of this blog (we are clocking in at like six weeks now), I have not been shy about how charmed and fortunate of a life I am living.  This past summer, I saw countless Van Gogh's, with the Van Gogh Museum as an obvious highlight.  I hadn't been to Amsterdam since the summer I spent there in 2002 above the Greenhouse Effect (I'll leave it at that), so needless to say this was a richer and far more memorable trip, as in, I remember it, and I wasn't tripping.  Can't handle the jet-set?  No worries, the Google Art Project updated their Van Gogh files last year with top notch clarity.  
 LA MOUSME, SITTING
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I think at this point any self-respecting admirer of Van Gogh would have to say a little something about his sunflowers.  But I don't have a ton of self-respect and quite frankly, who wants to go head to head with Donna Martin or Mayim Bialik? No one, that's who.  What I do think worth mentioning here is a little ditty called Jumpin' Jesus by Sordid Humor.  Anyway, Counting Crows covers it, so you can find it here and the line "He likes sunflowers, big picture frames and Van Gogh" has been, like, haunting me since 1997.
WOMAN AT THE CAFE DU TAMBOURIN 1887

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vangogh by sayhellotomylittleblog featuring avon

Sometimes I think blogging requires extensive volume, perhaps even to the detriment of quality. But today I actually imparted some serious knowledge.  Consider it dropped.  There is an amazing, teeny tiny feature in the New York Times Sunday Magazine that offers one sentence book reviews.  I heard a rumor that blog posts get an average of 90-120 seconds to be read.  In the immortal words of Mr. Hall, via Cyrus Rose, "Not Enough."  So, I'll bite.  This post in one sentence:  Mildly schizophrenic girl makes claims, remembered and forgotten, about the connections between art and fashion with a side of anecdotal music.

12 comments:

  1. This one of the most unique ideas for blogging I've seen in a looong time. How neat!!

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    1. Thanks! I love that you love this because it is sometimes unnerving to step outside of the fashion blog mold of like...outfits and product collages. xo, A

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  2. Loved this art-spiration!
    Katie xx
    http://thegravityandshe.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Art-spiration, thats fantastic. Using that, immediately.

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  3. I love the inspiration you drew from this.
    Great looks!

    www.shopdisowned.com
    http://disownedclothing.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks! I just took a look at your store, AMAZE!!!!!
      xo
      A

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  4. I love these fashion inspiration from art pieces... So unique and fun! And I wish I could afford your picks (especially the green and black Roland Mouret dress, beautiful).
    -Alexandra
    www.rhymeswithfashion.com

    P.S. If you figure out the secret to a Vermeer like complexion, I sure hope you share!

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    1. What? You can't afford to wear $1,200 dresses everyday? Bananas! I always hear about tailors making custom knockoffs but I never have the full energy to see that through and only make it about as far as Bloomingdales, which is like five blocks from my front door.

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  5. This is such a unique and creative idea! I love it!
    http://simplyshera.blogspot.com/

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    1. Thanks! I am digging your blog too, lets GFC it up!
      xo
      A

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  6. Love how you've gathered fashion inspiration from art! All the outfits you've put together are great. I especially love La Mouse, Sitting.

    Katie
    Style Diary

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    1. Thanks! Me too, she has such a "I am someone who should know better" look of contempt. Dig!
      xo
      A

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