--coco chanel
"the mediocre artist borrows, the great artist steals."
--pablo picasso
well, coco chanel and pablo picasso certainly were great artists, although i don't consider fashion an art as it's something that is ultimately discarded. obviously, these quotes are a bit of overstatement, but they get the point across. genuine innovation is not easy. nobody alive today invented sleeves, for instance. we all have 2 arms, we need 2 sleeves. as far as i'm concerned, i design with both form and function in mind. we'll see what happens from there.
also, i am learning arabic...or how to write it, at least. it's such a beautiful script...except not when i write it...not yet. something many of you may not know about me is that i love islamic art. in one of my art classes back in high school, i had a muslim classmate from whom i learned that muslims are not allowed to draw humans in any form because they believe that only God can create humans. as a result, islamic art developed using primarily geometric shapes and patterns. many of these are very beautiful and intricate, and i've been experimenting with incorporating some of these elements into some of my designs. i hope homeland security doesn't get the wrong idea, as i have been on some arabic websites as of late. please don't arrest me.
ONE MONTH UNTIL NEW YORK!
hmm we're learning that picasso stole his entire style from braque just like rembrandt stole everything from lievens over here in belgium...
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