Is it a fabric with a personality, or does it emphasize or amplify an aspect of the wearer’s personality?
“I’ll do that too. I stopped doing fashion six or seven years ago, but there are still some great fabric designers and I always really look forward to seeing their collections.” I marvel at its beauty and dream of what I can do with it.”
new look Christian Dior became a “symbol of hope” after the war and proclaimed from the beginning that he sparked a revolution. Does Markovich believe that the creative industries can really spark a revolution?
“I can’t answer that question because it depends on what kind of revolution it is.”
It doesn’t have to be a massive global political revolution. Social revolutions and personal revolutions are just as important, right? “Personal revolutions are very important. And social revolutions can be important too. That’s also stupid. Is it the French revolution or the Marxist revolution? Is it? Is it? frivolous• Many things, even those that appear to be highly ideological or moralistic, are actually fashion revolutions.? ”
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this is the revolution new look related to. It may seem incongruous to focus on the fashion industry given the devastation of the time, but the atrocities causally perpetrated by the Nazi occupiers and the unyielding efforts of others to restore beauty to the world The juxtaposition with determination has an undeniable and jarring power.
This not only runs through the series, but also ties into this era. At a time when the Nazis were trying to make Berlin the center of the world, Lelon, no doubt through his very dangerous connections with the Nazis, persuaded the haute couture industry and its 12,000 employees not to relocate to the German capital, and instead moved to Paris. saved my position. As the fashion capital of the world.
But there is also a price to be paid for living under repressive authorities. Your audience will ask themselves what you would do in the same situation. Knowing that water is dangerous, what compromises would you make to avoid rocking the boat you and your family and friends sail on? Today, with the rise of extreme politics and injustice at home and abroad, to what extent are we complicit in what is going on?This is why Malkovich thinks new look There is an important story to tell.
“Now I hope we come out of a period of great moral conviction and outrage that is not backed by science or moral goodness. It’s not about honesty, it’s not about any kind of intelligence in particular. , which is one of the reasons I think it’s becoming more topical, even if it’s temporary. We’re in an unforgiving era that assumes bad intentions on all players’ part. The world is morally complex. People are often faced with difficult choices that they don’t want to make. Those complexities are ignored in history and in situations like the modern Romans for and against.”
You said that you would “hopefully” get out of this period. Where do you see hope?
“I used the word hope. But it’s not hopeful. It’s not faith-filled hope. It’s just vague hope. Do you think it’ll change? No, I don’t.” plug.
“Right now, my feeling about the world is that humans have tribes. It can be racial tribes, religious tribes, ideological tribes. In that case, there could be a mix of tribes of identity, which makes it difficult for well-intentioned people. I don’t know how many of them are politicians. And I’m being cynical. I’m not sure. I don’t know much about that, because power comes from the ability to cause division among the people.”
Fortunately for many Parisian fashion designers of the 1940s, the Nazis loved to throw parties, and their wives craved a steady supply of new dresses. An elegant ball is held in the same grand building where political prisoners are being tortured. The duality between beauty and cruelty is unsettling to watch.
“For me beauty is a necessary thing. It is essential for the survival of the species. It gives nobility, makes everything around endure, helps people endure. But cruelty always Be with us. Barbarism lives in us, hatred lives in us.
“Of course,” says John Malkovich, “Ernesto Sabato, the great Argentine writer and astrophysicist by trade, says in his book, About heroes and graves, it was said that it was the most cultivated culture in human history up to that point. And look at the barbarism, the mayhem, the destruction.
“There’s this idea that Nazis are very bad people with blonde hair and blue eyes. Of course, true. But for me, it’s important to keep in mind that it exists within each of us. If you don’t have it, bless you. I think most of us do. And that’s what we should be focusing on. Don’t just focus on the other person all the time, but on yourself. Please keep an eye on me.”
How do we keep our own demons at bay?
“You just have to try hard.”
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