never without caviar, of course - Alexis Carrington Colby
... without wanting to sound too dramatic: if you're reading ParisVienne this very second (or indeed, if you're familiar with the German tongue, have ever happened to read any of my "real life" fashion articles), this may well be due to the extraordinary work that Mr Nolan Miller did, in terms of costume design, for the infamous tv series "Dynasty". Too young for partaking in the "dinner and Dynasty" culture of the 80s, I still very much loved the overly dramatic style of Dynasty and was even allowed to stay up late when it was on TV. What a queeny way to spend one's childhood, you'll say. Well ... I happened to watch some videos on Youtube (for example, the rather un*be*lievable catfight opposing Krystle and her doppelganger, Rita) and googled around a little when I happened to find out (NY mag run a comprehensive article) that Nolan Miller (* 1935) passed away some days ago. What a loss! And, just for the record, thank you so very, very much, Mr Miller, for giving me an early idea of what I was to do for a living later on ...
the psychology of fashion -
pink for the good, orange for the evil.
The two of them together look like ... ice cream ?!
... quelle perte absolument regrettable : Nolan Miller, responsable de tous les costumes si extraordinaires portés par Krystle, Alexis et leurs ennemies dans l'archi-fameuse, fabuleuse, incontournable série télévisée "Dynastie", exerçant grâce à cette fonction une influence considérable sur le phénomène du POWER DRESSING des années 80, est mort il y a quelques jours. Je viens de tomber sur un article publié dans New York Magazine, purement par hasard, après avoir regardé quelques vidéos sur Youtube. Puis-je vous faire une petite confession ? Je pense vraiment que, si cela n'eût été pour le travail de Monsieur Miller, vous ne liriez pas ParisVienne en ce moment, et vous ne liriez pas non plus les articles que j'écris dans "la vraie vie", en allemand. Quand bien même je aurais été trop jeune pour avoir pleinement participé au phénomène original du "dinner and Dynasty", j'avais permission de rester éveillé jusqu'à tard les soirs où Dynastie passait à la télé. Et il va sans dire que le travail de Nolan Miller a été décisif pour l'esthétique de la mode de la décennie du boom économique aux USA. Chapeau, Monsieur Miller, et merci, mille mercis ...
enter Dominique Deveraux, Blake Carrington's half sister, in a
rather becoming asymmetrical fur-embellished cape -
and look at those marvellous little, uhm, thingies Alexis has on her back
... è davvero tristissimo: Nolan Miller, il fantasticamente ingegnoso creatore dei costumi per la serie tv "Dynasty" (con la quale sono cresciuto e, pur essendo troppo giovane per fare come i gay americani degli anni ottanta e indulgere al fenomeno "dinner and Dynasty", molto popolare in quell'epoca) è scomparso qualche giorno fa. L'hanno sopranominato "il signore delle spalline"; con il look inconfondibile che trovò per Krystle, Alexis e le sue amiche (o anche, più spesso, nemiche...), ha lasciato la sua traccia nel "Power Dressing" degli anni ottanta. E posso dirvi qualcosa? Non fosse per lui, penso che non leggereste ParisVienne in questo momento, né nessuno degli articoli in lingua tedesca che scrivo per il giornale nella vita reale - perchè fu con le molto drammatiche protagoniste di Dynasty che appresi il gusto per la moda. Dunque, grazie infinite, signor Miller ...
