Valentine’s Day has never really meant much to me, probably because I’ve never had anything that so much as resembles a relationship that’s lasted longer than 3 weeks. I usually just get underwear from my grandmother. I did get a rose once from a boy in high school. I kinda freaked out. He never talked to me again.
I have somewhere around 100 days left in my undergraduate career, probably 100 of the busiest days of my life. I put off writing my thesis (creating a sustainable economic model for organic food in the style of the French wine certification system) first semester because of the job search so I’m writing it now…while learning German, learning GIS (geographic information systems), discussing the future of the European Union and enjoying a social life I seemed to have developed in the last year. On the whole, this is not an unsustainable lifestyle, but, it’s a good thing I don’t need a lot of sleep.
Sophomore year when life got really busy I discovered something called the fashion industry and found its business model based on creativity, color and art a perfect complement to the analytical nature of my work. (My appreciation of the industry’s art and creativity also led me to be completely shocked at the news of Alexander McQueen’s death. The industry has lost someone truly great.) This fascination is going to be no less true this semester. I’m already in love with what I’m seeing at NY fashion week, and it’s only Day #4–the draping at Costello Tagliapietra, the attitude at Chado Ralph Rucci, and the color blocking and necklines at Lacoste. Mmm, mamma like. As a student of economics, I can’t tell you that the recession is over yet. But as a student of behavioral economics, I can tell you that designers think the recession is over and the personality they’ve returned to their work is fantastic.
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- Chado Ralph Rucci
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- Costello Tagliapietra
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- Doo Ri
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- Lacoste
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- Prabal Gurung
To stay sane and motivated right now, I’m reading bits of Linchpin by Seth Godin, a fantastic business book right next to Women, Work and the Art of Savoir Faire by Mireille Guiliano, and listening to experimental electronic music like the song “A/B Machines” by Sleigh Bells featured in the video ad for LOVE Magazine above. It’s not great for dancing but it gives you a great power-walk.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Ems
