RONDÒ ARMANIANO

RONDÒ ARMANIANO

Rondò Armaniano is an imaginary dance composed of lines, lights and colors that gently vibrate, as if refracted through a prism.

The Giorgio Armani Privè spring summer 2023 collection is a luminescent fantasy in which the clothes dance and shine.

Just like the Rococo interiors of Venetian palazzos, it is the splendour of light, multiplied by extraordinary embroidery, that creates the most precious sensations.

Rondò Armaniano is a symphony of small, jewelled jackets, long skirts, fluid trousers and sheath dresses that create seductive silhouettes.

Gorgères and diamond motifs inspired by a painting of Harlequin take us straight to the Venice Carnival, but not only.

Everything is light, impalpable and glittering. The diamonds motif expands onto the catwalk, in a painting that becomes reality.

A reality that remains a dream for many, yet I consider it Art, and as such I simply admire it without feeling the desire to own it.

I find that every time Giorgio Armani offers us his fashion shows, we can all consider ourselves richer in beauty.

And as if by magic, again King Giorgio has managed to pay homage to something in my heart: in this case Venice

Luciana in her tag wrote me “Venice & Armani: a dream” perfectly describing my thoughts.

And, just to frame … the fashion show took place in Paris

I really liked this sequence of shots: little glimpses, angles, viewpoints.

Here, at this point I would like to ask you if you would also like to remember a place that inspires you for whatever reason.

I came across this quote by Haruki Murakami:
People leave traces of themselves where they feel most comfortable, most worthwhile.

Do you agree with that?

In my case, I would rather say that it is the place that leaves its imprint in me, but I am weird … how about you?

 

1899

1899

1899 is an eight-episode series, or rather, it is “a short journey” as described in the bio, created by Jantje Friese & Baran bo Odar for Netflix.

Short journey because, as communicated by the authors themselves, the series stops at the end of the first season, although two more were planned, as for Dark

Dark is referred to because the authors of 1899 are: Jantje Friese & Baran bo Odar, whose profiles by the way are currently non-existent …

On my opionion this series is definitely ICONIC at first because of this book:

May your coffee kick in before reality does.

Perfect.

AlsoI had one of those musically satisfying moments at the end of the first episode.

A surprise that was repeated in the concept, with different expressions though for each episode.

If you have already seen the series, we can talk about it in the comments: did you recognize each time?

The theme song then is a cover in the fitting interpretation of Eliot Sumner … last name that will surely ring a bell, right? 

Also ça va sans dire: again the quotes and references chase each other, so much so that I encountered one of the themes I am particularly fond of,  in addition to the clues related to computer binary codes.

One of these coincides with a scene that I loved: cups raised in unison!!

Did you notice the glitch at this juncture?

So three things I am partial to, yet amazingly there is another one!

Triangles … that’s all I’ll add.

T as TAG

T as TAG

TAG, literally label, in computer science: sequence of characters with which we mark the elements of a file for later processing; by now tag is a tool with which we basically “link” to each other.

Do you often use tags?

I find it fun and I thank Fritz Gemini from the blog Philosophizing in Cheerfulness for tagging me following the idea of the blog The World of Shioren

The rules are simple:

1. Match the first one you can think of with the letter of the alphabet, whether it’s the title of a song, an object, a person, the title of a movie, anything, just as long as it’s off the top of your head, maybe even writing two lines of explanation… assuming it’s there!

2. Make a list (if you like, you can also add pictures or the link if they are songs).

3. Tag as many blogs as possible that you think would be interested (there is no numerical limit).

4. Obviously tag the originator, use the tag image and whoever nominates you so that your responses can also be read.

I started with a set of words, but then I realized that the corresponding translation would not respect the alphabetical order, so I rethought the whole thing by trying to use words corresponding to so-called anglicisms.

A as ABACAB
just because it sounds good. At first it was concerned with metrics, then the pattern changed, but Genesis decided to keep this title simply because it was abstract.
If you think of something abstract, what comes to mind?

B as BREAK
obviously because the break is the prime time for coffee 🙂

C as COFFEE
NO EXPLANATION NEEDED!!!

D as detective
I love mysteries to be solved!

E as ENIGMA
just to stay on topic …

F as FASHION
because fashion equals beauty, creativity, freedom, expression, imagination, flair, art.
If I say fashion, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?

G as GIORGIO ARMANI!

H as HACKER
consider it in a good way: I admire the ability.

I as IDEA
in general ideas are always important, when they are brilliant they become the heritage of humanity.

J as JEANS 

K as KILLER
… have I seen too many movies?

L as LIVE
tell me about an unforgettable concert!

M as MUSIC
I consider it essential.

N as nickname
how did yours come about?

O as OUTFIT
what is your favorite style?

P as PUZZLE
the first one I remember was a landscape, reconstructed together with my mom, the last one a series of sharks together with my son.

Q as QR code

R as R.E.M.
stage of which I wish I could preserve memory.

S as SOUNDTRACK
what is your favorite soundtrack?

T as TAG
off course

U as UTOPIA

V as VIDEOCLIP
no, actually it’s enough just to say video now: since they became viral in the 1980s, videos evolved from the famous “tube” to TikTok to reels.
Do you create them? Do you follow them? Do you share them?

W as WEEKEND!
can you explain how weekends can always fly by in a huff?

X as X-FILES
cult series! We used to look forward to Sunday nights as a must-see date. Here you find episode reviews by Sam Simon.

Y as You
because to me you are important.

Z as ZEN
because if you have made it this far you surely are zen, aren’t you?

Since reading the blogs of the mythical Reader group I saw that as usual I come last and everyone already made it, I would think of an expansion across the border and, without any commitment of course, I tag Layla: Nin Chronicles,  Karo: Krolowa Karo and Kimberly: Hacketthill Farm.

And I tag you!

T for TAG
T for THANK YOU!

REBEL REBEL

REBEL REBEL

Rebel Rebel is the picture disc I received as a gift from Elisa Mirko and Diego.

Elisa had already given me the Oh bej oh bej pictures as a gift.

Mirko had already given me the logo as a gift.

They both love David Bowie, as I do and as a large large percentage of humanity does, I think.

These days mark two dates, of which I like to remember more the first: his birthday.

David Bowie made history, and I won’t add “of music” because The White Duke is forever art, genius, style and communication that never stopped obliterating barriers.

Some have referred to Rebel Rebel as the anthem of glam, but I believe its unmistakable riff has the power to immediately captivate anyone who listen to it.

The Riff

Dsus2 E

e|———–0——–(0)——————|

B|——(3)—–3–2—0-0—–2–0——–|

G|——(2)————1-1———–1—–|

D|——-0————(2)—2———–2–|

A|—————————————–|

E|–(3)————————————|

Polly also agrees.

Instead, this is the version at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium, London, on July 13, 1985.

Yes, I know, I always take you back to the 1980s, Rebel Rebel however is part of the 1974 album Diamond Dogs and at that time I was still unaware of it.

The image on the picture disc is part of the cover of Diamond Dogs signed by Guy Peellaert on the MoMA website the full version censored by RCA.

The album is steeped in references to George Orwell’s 1984.

Paradoxically, if you will, to look through the lens, I point you to this exhibition at the State Archives in Turin

America Dreams Rights show David Bowie on the U.S. tour promoting Diamond Dogs through Steve Shapiro’s shots.

It is very sad to think that almost fifty years have passed and yet we have not made much progress in terms of rights, or even in terms of dreams.

May be we are not Rebels enough, aren’t we?

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