Thursday, 2 December 2010

When Maria met Miyake


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Maria agrees, she must have her own Miyake.
The first acquisition, the virgin purchase, is anything but frivolous. Issey Miyake is a state of mind; architecturally defined, hyper feminine, an investment that could be construed as sensible, even in this climate. The item will last a lifetime.
A.must.in one's wardrobe. 
And no, Issey's not for everyone, but a sliver of delicately pleated black fabric sits somewhere on my frame daily and lately I've seen a lot of Maria so no surprise she's become deliciously infected by the fashionable bug.
The only cure is a rendezvous. Andiamo!  Off to our mecca to meet M. Miyake we go!
IMG_0516The act of trying on Issey Miyake, each truly unique, whimsical, architecturally elegant, the exercise alone is therapy incarnate.
Eventually Maria found her own style; a deep, silky slate blue grey number that shimmers softly, so long it could cover a table set for 12 yet so origami inspired it sits on the skin as thin a can be, to be worn in a myriad of so many ways they provide a guide alongside. With skinny jeans and boots, with pearls for black tie. Pleats, please, for days and days and ways in weather that covers every season. 

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