u are what u wear。|| Fashion week: Street Butterflies ||

一直都對時裝秀場外的街拍現場很感興趣, 尤其是看了時尚評論家Suzy Menkes在上一季寫的 " The Circus of Fashion"一文後更想一窺究竟。當我來到倫敦的Somerset House還有巴黎的Jardin des Tuileries, 直覺告訴我跟著攝影大叔們就對了。的確, 一個轉彎就看見一個個令人驚艷的造型還有一連串的...小跑, 擺pose, 微笑。這樣現場版的Street Peeper 或 Jak & Jil真的比在電腦前面瀏覽照片還要過癮好幾百倍！這兩個時尚城市在著裝造型上其實差異蠻明顯的。倫敦比較前衛, 充滿著個人風格。很多人看起來好像樂團裡的成員, 所有想像不到會在擺一起的東西, 被他們巧妙地融合了在身上。反之巴黎就很不一樣了, 他們把優雅推到了另一種境界：簡單大方卻處處充滿著驚豔的細節。就像雜誌社的編輯一樣：專業又直奔主題。

One of my curiosity of fashion week is the Street Snap. Especially after I read Suzy Menkes article " The Circus of Fashion" last season, I am all obsessed the SHOW before the show, and eager to see it through my own eyes. When I walked into Somerset House, London or Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, my instinct told me to fellow the photographers. People dressing up to impress the photographers: Running, Posing and Smiling. A live stream of Street Peeper or Jak & Jil is definitely way more exciting then just click through photos on website. However, the street style between this two fashionable cities is very different. London is very edgy. People put on random stuffs together, full of characters. Lots of them looks like a member from the cool bands.  As for paris, they certainly know how to dress sophistically. Very lady like, very simple but so chic and full of details, like editors from magazines: sharp and professional.

其實最讓我感受強烈的是整個時尚的能量還有她們的氣場。穿在他們身上的真的不僅僅是好看的衣服, 前衛的裝扮; 他們還穿上的強而有力的自信！自信的笑容, 自信的步伐還有自信的pose。有些人覺得這樣的他們是在炫耀或賣弄, 但把自己打扮得美美的讓人賞心悅目, 不是女人最擅長的嗎？尤其是現在勇敢表現自我的女人還能透過穿著, 給大家看到他內心強大自信的一面。時尚街拍對現在的設計師來說也是重要靈感來源之一。所以對我來說這些女人不是愛表現的孔雀, 更像是自然流露的蝴蝶。她們和時尚之間的關係就像是蝴蝶與花朵：相輔相成, 密不可分。

What overwhelmed me is the energy and the attitude. They dressed on not only with clothes, but lots of CONFIDENTS too. They smile confidently, walk confidently and pose confidently. Some people see it as showing off, but isn't that what woman do best? Showing people their beautiful side, and nowadays more inner beauty through their confidence. Now the street styles are the greatest inspiration to the designers. So I see the street style more like butterflies than peacocks. the connection between it and fashion are like butterflies to flowers, tightly connected and relied on each other.

就連我這個害羞的亞洲小女孩來到服裝周也有機會被人街拍（!!!）（本來是打算隱形專心工作的）所以每個獨特的造型, 到了時裝周都會找到屬於自己的鎂光燈的～（眨眼）

Even me (the little Asia girl trying to be invisible) got a snap from local styling website (was too surprised to focus on the name...damn). After all, they do have spotlight for everybody with every unique style. (wink)

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