A Fashion Lover's Confession

 Shopwindow in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.  
© A Madeleine Moment.

"We dream and imagine stories that are inhabited by clothed people. The stories are powerful because of their associations, not factual accuracy." 

Judith Clark in an interview with Sarah Scatturo for Fashion Projects.

I really connect to what Judith Clark is saying here, I often find myself dreaming away over clothing. To me, however, the clothing itself conveys the dream much more than its wearer (Clark's "clothed people"). In a very egocentric kind of way, the piece needs to spark my imagination and must becomes part of my fantasy. It is a strange kind of power play, I want the dream to be all about me, yet I need the garment to experience the dream and start the fantasy in the first place. A needy and abusive relationship.. Maybe that is why I rather see what I desire on a mannequin than on a model. If she is already living the dream, it can no longer be mine and I become terribly jealous. I have to confess, I am possessive and jealous lover of fashion..

G.