To self-fashion and to appear is to visually claim space and attention on ones own terms, participating in what art historian Krista Thompson describes as the visual economy of light. The public opening on February 7 commenced with a Black Dress Talk featuring Tonya Blazio-Licorish and Tara Donaldson, authors of Black in Fashion
What feels beautiful without feeling precious
Crafted from flowing linen, it combines a relaxed vibe with sophisticated details, exuding an effortlessly chic aura
But above all, theres one image that has come to define the whole film: Keira Knightley as Cecilia Tallis in that backless dress, a human slinky of shivering green silk as she lights cigarettes, acts on newly voiced desire, and hugs her arms to her shoulders on the steps in the dark as the evening is plunged into something terrible and uncertain
This story might make you feel just a little bit, well, old