Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Counterdosing the fashion ads

Blue-smocked, riding a bicycle, Bill Cunningham is the guy I rely on for a counterdose of street fashion when I have been overly inundated with the sleek ad shots of the fashion houses in magazines. Most inspiring is the confidence of his subjects. Tall and short, fat and thin, elegant and nutty, hip and square, they all show off their outfits. Like my friend who pitched a book lately, it's not necessarily what you say (although maybe it shouldn't be discounted too much) but how you say it, with authority. Braver with style, courageous with color, I hope I am, but I still don't quite have the guts to cycle hellbent through Manhattan without a helmet. And, I'm not approaching 80 yet.