Finally. The adored acknowledges the adoring. Louis Vuitton, or simply known as LV, long been a favorite of China's nouveau-riche, does a Chinese themed collection. Marc Jacobs of Louis Vuitton, in an effort to brown nose or for a clientèle that is too eager to acknowledge and pay tribute the newly rich and powerful, delivers an allegedly campy re-imagination of the traditional Chinese attire that is dare I say only fits for a Wan Chai hostess. The clownish costumey collection is akin to American Chinese food--any self respecting traditional Chinese won't go near them and yet some may consider it acceptable or even clever and exciting. Who knows?
The other pieces on this collection seem more palatable as in cheerfully ridiculous or campy as Mr. Jacobs intended. But when it comes to the iconic cheongsam it just looks god awful horrendous. But that's what fashion is about I suppose. Or maybe, just maybe the whole collection is a fuck-you to China, much like the Nobel Prize committee giving the peace prize to Liu.
For genuinely highly sexualized cheongsam, I would check out Maggie Cheung's In the Mood for Love (2000). The cheongsam there could have won the Best Supporting Actress role if only it was nominated in that category.
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do you have a speedlight i can borrow?
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I have a Metz 30 BCT 4 and a Nikon SB-50DX. I know for a fact that they won't fire when mounted on my Nikon D70. So not much chance on your D90 either. I will be away for the long weekend, if you want to try them out, let me know on Tuesday. Good luck.
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