I've long considered French culture to be the idealised lifestyle. My dad's deep interest in French music meant that an array of musicians from Erik Satie to Serge Gainsbourg became cultural epitomes of my childhood. I vividly remember him blasting Gainsbourg's duet with Brigitte Bardot: Comic Strip, for my amusement. It's overtly kitsch pop style triggered me to theatrically parade throughout the house, singing the only words that made some form of manic sense to my juvenile mentality: 'SHEBAM! POW! BLOP! WIZZ!'. Thinking back on it now, my mentality towards the song has barely changed, simply because I think it resonates with all generations. Brigitte Bardot's lyrics are solely onomatopoeic - they're basic and unembellished, but therefore bold and effortless. I would make the same claim for much of French fashion, and subsequently the ideal Parisian woman.
Enigma
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
I've long considered French culture to be the idealised lifestyle. My dad's deep interest in French music meant that an array of musicians from Erik Satie to Serge Gainsbourg became cultural epitomes of my childhood. I vividly remember him blasting Gainsbourg's duet with Brigitte Bardot: Comic Strip, for my amusement. It's overtly kitsch pop style triggered me to theatrically parade throughout the house, singing the only words that made some form of manic sense to my juvenile mentality: 'SHEBAM! POW! BLOP! WIZZ!'. Thinking back on it now, my mentality towards the song has barely changed, simply because I think it resonates with all generations. Brigitte Bardot's lyrics are solely onomatopoeic - they're basic and unembellished, but therefore bold and effortless. I would make the same claim for much of French fashion, and subsequently the ideal Parisian woman.
Transience
Thursday, 16 March 2017
There's something incredibly threatening for your state of mind when trying to guess the future. Threatening may be a harsh word, but it is nonetheless applicable, as when second-guessing a future event, if the outcome doesn't satisfy your expectations, you're left feeling rather disillusioned. More so, you're left feeling melancholic, even though you don't want to be. I've long had a tendency to think too much, and I know that it's a flaw of mine. Thinking too much and devising expectations in your mind makes life that much more saddening when things don't turn out how you expect them to, and in particular, when people you think you know turn out to be rather different. You try to not be disheartened when your expectations are not met, but after all, we're all human, and regardless of reality, we will always crave the fulfilment of our personal expectations and desires.
The Observer
Monday, 6 March 2017
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