Hiya, Monday. It's crap weather here in the MIA and all one wants to do is crawl back in bed with a big latte and watch one's favorite vapid programs (I think I speak for all of us,non?) but alas, duty calls.
I've been thinking all weekend about writing some insightful post about the country's crappy credit rating and how China has become the disappointed and scornful parent of US affairs, how Texas politicos are staging huge rallies and joining hands in prayer to help save us all in the name of Jesus, and how the divisive nature of the 2012 election will be bigger than any thrilla in Manila, and with more press and ribald tabloid coverage than any match up in history. I also wanted to talk about the disastrous op ed pieces I read in the NY Times this weekend about how Obama let us down, and how London is burning (with boredom now or discontent?) and how the 90s are back and my generation is still too cynical and disenfranchised to give a shit about nostalgia. And then I just got super depressed. I mean, who wouldn't? The world is in a coma, I know, I know- and it's serious (hope you enjoyed the Smiths reference there, it was more for my amusement, really but no matter).
Anyhoo, it's not up to me to fix the world or suggest how to, though I would imagine that if top surgeons were standing over a bleeding near corpse, they would stop shouting at each other and try to keep that poor sucker alive. And that's all I'm going to say about that, for now anyway.
So these serious times call for some serious clothes, wouldn't you say? Even Testino is feeling the dour climate by dosing us with this tasty story in September's British Vogue, with the gorgeous duo of Arizona Muse and Freja Beha Erichsen (say that three times fast, won't you?). I would say these are lovely, somber clothes for the state we are all in, together. And how beautiful they are- Testino of the usually sunny, Brazilian disposition has taken a turn into sobriety- and man, is it beautiful. I love the sort of Northern Renaissance/holy/pious conceit of these images. Divinely serious and just right for, well, nowish. Fashion saves, people. Don't kid yourselves.
Enjoy these photos while you contemplate all that is awry- cause that's what's up this world gone mad kind of Monday in the MIA. At least we have fashion. Thank the Lord. XO