Something Important, and Great.

"Yes, an awful lot of sorrow has sort of quieted down up here.

People just wild with grief have brought their relatives up to this hill. We all know how it is... and then time... and sunny days... and rainy days... 'n snow... We're all glad they're in a beautiful place and we're coming up here ourselves when our fit's over.

Now there are some things we all know, but we don't take'm out and look at'm very often. We all know that something is eternal.

And it ain't houses and it ain't names, and it ain't earth, and it ain't even the stars... everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings.

All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet you'd be surprised how people are always losing hold of it. There's something way down deep that's eternal about every human being.

You know as well as I do that the dead don't stay interested in us living people for very long.

Gradually, gradually, they lose hold of the earth... and the ambitions they had... and the pleasures they had... and the things they suffered... and the people they loved.

They get weaned away from earth- that's the way I put it,- weaned away.

And they stay here while the earth part of 'em burns away, burns out; and all that time they slowly get indifferent to what's goin' on in Grover's Corners.

They're waitin'. They're waitin' for something that they feel is comin'.

Something important, and great.

Aren't they waitin' for the eternal part in them to come out clear?"

The new Sofia Coppola designs for Louis Vuitton + my audition monologue from Our Town by Thornton Wilder, which my high school is putting on in the fall, and for which I tried out about six hours ago.

It went well, I think... in addition to the monologue I also got to read for the crazy old lady who stands up and shouts things during the wedding scene. My dream role! But seriously, it was really fun.
I want a callback so badly! Cross your fingers for me.

P.S. New header! I wanted something a little livelier, and I think every known color of the rainbow is encapsulated in these stunning Antoinette-Fleur drawings.

The View From Saturday

At last, for better or worse, the whirlwind of Autumn/Winter 2009 has come to an end, and I've compiled my Paris favorites. As usual, click to enlarge, and all images are borrowed graciously from Style.com.

1. Stella McCartney. Unfussy, easy elegance was the name of the game. All the models looked so clean and pretty and chill! It was nice to see them smile for once.

2. Dries Van Noten. If Stella was unfussy, then Dries was practically nonexistent. But I liked it! The collection was very World War II inspired, or like the entire costume lineup from The Aviator, with lots of trousers and forties jackets and bright lipstick, and a beautiful color palette.
3. Givenchy. Stunning, is basically all I can say. Loved everything about it and had a very difficult time choosing favorites. You can see why.
4. Viktor & Rolf. Me and Hazel were totally on the same wavelength about this one, it's actually freaky: kind of disappointing, but worth posting about just because of these two things.
5. Emanuel Ungaro. Very youthful and flirty and light. I want to have a New Year's Eve party where everybody wears Ungaro. The dresses were fantastically fitted, and those sequined tights are godly and belong in my closet. Like, right now. Okay, thanks.

6. Christian Lacroix. To my very pleasant surprise, the ready-to-wear completely stood up to the couture collection, incorporating all those Lacroix details we love so much: elegant hair, dazzling jewelry, bows, lace, and utterly superb tights. That flower pin is breathtaking.

7. Louis Vuitton. Girly, flirtatious, and bold, with lots of sculptural details and phenomenal shoes. The show itself just looked so bright, and all the models are incredibly fresh faced and soft.
Tell me your favorites!
Also, thank you so much for all your comments! I love feeling like part of the blogosphere.