J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
How to Read a Collection
1. Context & Conversation
Who: Who designed it? What’s their background and prior house (if any)?
Where: Which fashion house is this for? What are that house’s historic codes (silhouettes, motifs, colors, materials)?
How: How does this designer engage those codes — homage, reinvention, or rebellion?
2. Silhouette & Proportion
Wha
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focused listening has benefits but we rarely engage in it.
Though artists generally aren’t aware of it, that end work is a by-product of a greater desire. We aren’t creating to produce or sell material products. The act of creation is an attempt to enter a mysterious realm. A longing to transcend. What we create allows us to share glimpses of an inner landscape, one that is beyond our understanding. Art is
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