The Go Fug Yourself Girls are running their annual Fug Madness and this year they are gunning for Tilda Swinton to be the hands-down winner.
Normally I think these GFY girls are right on the money, but where Tilda is concerned, they seem a bit confused. With their usual list of celebrity targets and horrendous clothing, I can see their criticisms are spot on; but when it comes to Tilda, I’m not sure they “get” what they’re seeing–and I’m not sure they’d deny this, either.
a nice little crochet number
It’s because Tilda makes you wonder about how she’s put what she’s wearing together–who made it, what the intention and effort could be behind the design, how it all works and, more importantly, how it all works on her alone. Here she is, at almost 49 years of age, showcasing innovative British clothing design in a spread for AnOther magazine–she’s beautifully lit in these photos so her skin is luminous, and her height and structure perfectly showcase the concepts behind the fabrics, textures, and shapes created in the clothing. She’s iconic, and clearly she’s communicating the ideas behind the clothing she’s modeling–she’s not about the lure of the brand name for its status potential, nor is she using the brand name as a means of marketing herself.
(I hope those are actually her shoes)
Tilda’s what we all wish we could be–puzzling and provocative, never the “typical” idea of pretty or beautiful, but always stunning. And always the one you go home to think about for a long time, afterwards.
Tilda in Prada, Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala
There’s something about her colouring, height, and bearing that makes Tilda look great in a beige dress that would make anyone else look like an even more matronly Queen Elizabeth II if they’d dared to put it on (the brooch and flat shoes aren’t helping matters). I’m partial to the palette, though; and the shoes are undeniably beautiful, but the look stops there, for me (unless I can grow another six inches and lengthen into someone slender, and much more like David Bowie). I always get the feeling that Tilda’s dressing for some future Costume Institute collection at the Metropolitan, herself–that’s not something any old girl could pull off with ease.
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