You'll ask me "But... who can?"
I'll tell you who: the Londoners can.
"Erm sorry, they can, OK, but WHAT?"
And I'll tell you also this.
Londoners can wear a glam fur jacket together with an old, grey gym sweater and a pair of 3 years old GAP jeans and look like goddesses.
They can rock that Mulberry Bayswater that we all dream of with a pair of broken and consumed sneakers like it's the most normal thing in the world.
And you, poor commoner, you that have dreamt of the Bayswater for 2 years and a half before you could afford to buy it (and in the meanwhile you've finally learnt the meaning of "saving money"), we know that you would wear it ONLY with a pair of heels and the best clothes you have.
I mean, it's a sign of respect, for Mulberry's God's sake.
No, they just put together a fur, a pair of old jeans, some sneakers that their mother bought for their 14th birthday (read: at least 10 years before) and a Mulberry bag (maybe open, to have that really effortlessly cool look appearance like "Tsk, I don't care". You, poor commoner, you keep your Zara bag well closed because if they steal your wallet with 5 euros for your lunch and your transport monthly ticket inside you're ruined).
I mean... If I dress like this it just looks like my wardrobe exploded in my face at 7 am and I just went out like that.
Instead they look so Kate Moss-y and Alexa Chung-y (translate: the coolest of the coolest of the cool you could ever imagine)
Ah, and of course, they don't even comb their hair.
"I mean, why should I?? I'm cool already like this!"
Yes we know. And we hate you for that.
Next time I'll go to London I'll discover that they naturally smell of roses and lily without the need to shower, I bet.
(Like all the models of the world, I know. But they're models, they are excused. These are "normal" girls... I mean... it's just too painful!!)
That will be the day I'll decide to move to London forever.
(I guess you understood that with this I want to say that I don't understand why I didn't move to London at least 5 years ago already. And that I discovered the secret of Alexa Chung and Kate Moss: They're from London! Simple as this...)
Al
PS: The damn Barbican Gallery (yes, him in person) didn't allow me to take pictures inside the "30 years of Japanese fashion" exposition, but if I have time this week I'll try to show you some sketches of the most interesting pieces I saw. It was soooo good!!! In the meanwhile if you want you can have a look at the pics that Susie Bubble took for her blog.
Why she could and I couldn't????
What? Because she's a Londoner you say? Ah yes..... that's true....
