Tuesday, October 09, 2007
The Threads
I thought the costumes were wonderful. The ever more bunraku-like outfits that the beggars wear were most obvious, but all the costuming fit very well. After watching the interview with Yohji Yamamoto, I’d like to take a world trip where we visited all his favorite haunts while wearing his threads. Bound to be a good time.
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The costumes were interesting. I liked the gradual progression between "normal" contemporary clothes that said little and the more interesting and colorful and meaningful clothes.
I liked all the clothes, modern and old alike. All the kids wearing black at the engagement scene was cool. Japanese kids are the essence of cool.
Did you notice how the lunch lady wore a different dress (not the same old red-patterned one — after the "new" fella started coming around.
Yes, I did notice that. It was a good touch.
And you are right about the Japanese kids. They can do cool in earnest even though that sounds like an oxymoron. Remember “Mystery Train”?
Yes, "Mystery Train" was the epitome of young Japanese cool.
DW, have you ever read Mishima? I think you'd like some of his stuff. "The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea" especially.
No, I haven’t. But I have been meaning to ever since I saw Paul Schrader’s “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters”. I’ll look for “The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea”.
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