All About the Image

Today, I'm in a coffee shop waiting for my XL skim latte, and I see a discarded New York Times, with the Style section. The article that included the Indie Designer Fashion Market is there, with my little friend's photograph on page 5. I was told that the Times were only going to feature one designer, and not him. Clearly these people had an agenda that I got in the way of, which I'm sure is why I was moved out of the room, so as not to divert attention from their Chosen One. I guess a flamboyant persona feeds into what people imagine a designer to be. Whether or not their work is valid. After belonging to a knitting guild for three years, all I can say is that creativity and artistry sometimes comes in a older, plumper package. I do admire when someone can pull diva behavior off--but they need to have the credentials to back it up! One of my favorite movies of late is the documentary Searching for Debra Winger. It's on cable occasionally, and I find it fascinating. There are interviews with mature female actors, about their struggles to find interesting roles in a culture that reveres the young and unblemished. I loved the words that Holly Hunter used to describe Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon--dangerous, sexual, and unapologetic. Yes, they are. That's what I would like to project. I think I sometimes get the unapologetic right. The other things I'm working on.