Ah, Summer, the only season that allows us to be lazy! I used to travel in the warm months from June to September, as most people do, but the heat has become unbearable to me and now I take short local trips during weekends. I take the longest trips during the off months when it’s cooler, there are not many tourists around and prices are down.
Some of my Summer entertainments now are street fairs and visits to Museums.
As a member of many museums, I have access to all exhibitions before opening to the public and it is quite a treat. Lately, I have seen the “100 Years of Fashion” exhibit.
The collections belongs to the most known European and some American designers who produced astounding creations in the last 100 years.
However, I know the museum didn’t get the best of the best of this period, thus we must be content with their offering. The exhibition could have been better, so much more notable fashion was produced in this time period and was not on display.
I noticed that the visitors showed a little more attention to their own appearance, they dressed either in a funky, extravagant way or in a better than the usual casual, rundown way. I guess visiting a fashion exhibition encouraged them to play the part and leave the rag clothes at home. As an observer of social behaviors as I am, it was interesting to see the small effort people made not to be in their usual pajamas and flip-flops, as it is customary in these parts. Enjoy the short reel I made on my Istagram account.
As the last treat, the museum offered the opportunity to be photographed in one of the attires in the collection and this is what I was wearing.
“Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but decide what you are.” – Gianni Versace
Ciao.
Valentina
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