ancient mode

Every Christmas I seem to find something very special in fragrance ads. They certainly don't do their job —I never even consider buying essence of this or eau of that— but I literally can't stop looking. I love the one for L'Eau Ambrée by Prada. The first time I saw it (the same happened with the SS09 print advert) I couldn't stop thinking about the frontons of the buildings in ancient Rome and Greece. I've always loved how artists managed to sculpt every figure in such detail that the most minute pleat and wrinkle weren't missed. And the whole group in the composition had the shape of an isosceles triangle so that it would fit in the top structure. Finally, I just looked at a few collections that took inspiration from the ancient Rome and Greece —be it from the art or otherwise.
[Picture credits: Style.com, Prada]

I'm off.