Gypsy fashion dream
Half a year ago in Milan, GiorgioArmani autumn and winter show the models were wearing fringed field printed skirt, wrapped in bohemian style embroidered lace shawl leisurely walking. In Rome two months ago, Gucci2009 spring vacation series was bulging big sleeves and flowing skirt printed Chiffon dominated, the models continue to spin like a gypsy dancing girl.
Gypsy-style fashion for quite some inexplicable obsession continued. Because in Europe, the Roma (also known as Roma) have long been discriminated against in the 20th century had also occurred in several large-scale incidents of persecution of Roma. Especially in Italy, Roma has been a controversial social issue, in order to manage this group of immigrants accustomed to street life, poverty, the Italian government introduced legislation to collect fingerprints, the EU is that this piece of legislation are discriminatory and racist, 1:00 created a hubbub.
Since the Europeans do not like Gypsies, Why the West is deeply in love with Gypsy style of fashion? “Maybe because we’ve Roma can get rid of this life.” Roma is often inspired by such designers JohnGalliano said, “they no fixed abode, local materials to clothes, fashion for them, do not significance and practical is more important than the exaggeration – this is very attractive. ”
Gorgeous flea market
Major brand has just released the 2009 spring series completed, escape the hubbub of village style of a common element, it can also be seen as a wave of sympathy Roma. In the 1900s the Romantic movement swept across Europe, Roma and rural always together.
“If we in the Augustus John painting, DHLawrence novel, JohnClare find poetry in the figure of Roma, their image is always against the background context in the country.” Writers DavidMayall published last year’s “Gypsy identity 1500-2000 “, wrote. The book discusses the Western ideal of the Gypsy way of life, it represents the 20th-century Romantic aesthetic feelings.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, Roma women’s clothing is often simple Indian sari-like dress and long scarf. But when they migrated to the new land, it will absorb the local clothing styles. Now we have the impression that the typical Gypsy style formed in the 16th century, the Roma integrate the popular Renaissance lace vest, breeches, skirts and wide sleeves He Yebian shirt.
Roma live in compact communities in Milan, Roma women are keen on style, the city’s most fashionable boutiques 10 CorsoComo also opened a gypsy style market. CarlaSozzani shop owner said, gypsy fashion so that customers want to go to distant lands to coast, with Roma tryst, this life in any civilized society does not exist. “Gypsy symbolizes freedom and individuality, they recall all sorts of things, like the ultimate flea market, rope and gold can also mix and match up.” Sazzani said.
Designer’s understanding of the Gypsy style are quite different, but the Rangers escape their common inspiration. Asian-American designers AnnaSui said, “I like to draw inspiration from the immigrant culture, we live in an era of convergence, to work must also travel all over the world.” Sexy style RobertoCavalli good at that, “Gypsy style beyond the aesthetic category It is a lifestyle, is the ultimate Bohemian fashion. “GiorgioArmani believes that gathered gypsy style tassels, lace, folding clothing, multi-color, decoration, design and other elements, they are all designers a good tool. “Roma is very feminine aesthetic, it has a lot of ornate decorative elements.” He said.
Freedom of the rich
While the Gypsy culture has significant impact on the Italian fashion, but the Italian government still put a lot of policies and laws to force the Roma to leave the territory of 150,000, this street has become the target nation. Claim against the city of Rome Mayor GianniAllemano Roma communities. Italian government plans to shut down the illegal gypsy camps of all domestic, repatriation of illegal stay in Roma.
The United Nations special reporter GithuMuigai racial issues that the fashion industry’s enthusiastic style of Roma Gypsies may help to improve the status, but Europe still needs courageous leaders to come forward in order to achieve such change.
In the 1980s, the Italian designer Romeo Gigli Italian first ignited the enthusiasm of the Gypsy style. The brand’s current owner PierluigiMancinelli said, “In our fashion into their culture, which help to narrow the distance between the two sides.” However, for such a politics and social issues, even the world’s most talented fashion designers may not be able to exert much influence. Moreover, the designers have aesthetic passion against Roma minorities in contemporary Europe and the difficult situation of life are two different things. “Fashion is a romantic and idealistic first world, the reality does not matter.” GiorgioArmani said, “You in Milan, Paris, New York and London to see the high fashion has nothing to do with politics.”
Italian version of “Vogue” editor FrancaSozzani that women buy clothes, not to think about politics. “Gypsy style can easily and show a sense of rich and free, which is in reality very different social background.”
“Gypsy way of life is a perfect fantasy.” John Galliano said. RobertoCavalli agrees and says: “I am a fashion designer, not a sociologist. Fashion just about the dream, not reality.”