Sunday, December 05, 2004 FALLING IN LUST -- Sex Kills I pulled up behind a Cadillac; We were waiting for the light; And I took a look at his license plate- It said ‘JUST ICE.’ Is Justice just ice? Governed by greed and lust? Just the strong doing what they can And the weak suffer what they must? And the gas leaks, And the oil spills, And sex sells everything. And sex kills... Sex kills... Doctors’ pills give you brand new ills, And the bills bury you like an avalanche, And lawyers haven’t been this popular Since Robespierre slaughtered half of France! And Indian chiefs with their old beliefs know The balance is undone-crazy icons- You can feel it out in traffic; Everyone hates everyone! And the gas leaks, And the oil spills, And sex sells everything. Sex kills... Sex kills... All the jackoffs at the office The rapist in the pool Oh and the tragedies in the nurseries- Little kids packin’ guns to school The ulcerated ozone These tumors of the skin- This hostile sun beatin’ down on This massive mess we’re in! And the gas leaks, And the oil spills, And sex sells everything, Ans sex kills. Sex kills... Sex kills... Sex kills... Sex kills... -- Joni Mitchell -TURBULENT INDIGO – 1994 Reprise Records -- A page torn from Eye magazine’s contents, has been idling on my desk for some time. The text on the page titled- ‘The Thrill of it All’ –is the intro of an editorial reporting on the Autumn-Winter runway shows in the major fashion capitals. The text- fraught with exaltation and sarcasm- solicited for playful deconstruction. In doing so I further accelerated its madcap momentum, outlining its barren mental image. From ‘The Thrill of it All’ Autumn-Winter fashion reporting -- The Thrill of it All Don’t fuck with fashion this season. Butched up with masculine tailoring, protected with armour, prepared for the stormiest of conditions, tuned into a mind-set of blinding futuristic optimism and psyched with punk-fuelled rebellion, womenswear means business. That said, you still won’t be able to resist falling helplessly in lust with it’s romantic femininity – or having your brains screwed out with the kinkiest of get-ups. There has never been a season where fashion has so thoroughly tuned into its most basic of instincts and worshipped so adoringly at the temple of womanhood. At a time when survival has been the biggest concern and inspiration for designers, they’ve opted for the old favourites: sex, power and glamour. We’ve seen a balancing act: between the commercial and creative, reality and escapism. So who is Miss Autumn-Winter? In new York she was a lesson in no-nonsense confidence. In London she had polished up her act to brave the rough ride ahead. In Milan she was a glamorous red carpet-stalking star. 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