the wrong: be burdened by a certain amount of fame, status, or ‘identity’, thus forgetting to improve, to re-invent, and to take risk
no doubt he has already wrote his name onto the history books, but judging from his recent and not-so-recent works, i would say being wong kar-wai must be pretty boring these days. same actors. same cinematographers. same art directors. try an action movie! try documentary! try porn!
it makes you appreciate the ever improving director ang lee, the ever re-inverting painter pablo picasso, and the constant risk-taker investor warren buffett.
which bring us to tom ford, probably the last dictator in fashion. gucci was a miracle, but is lightening gonna strike twice on his own namesake label? or is he having high tea with wong kar-wai? ironically, it is hedi slimane, whom tom fired at ysl, that is doing the right thing – sitting out while figuring things out. if the passion is gone, why not taking some risk and trying new things such as photography. if it can’t be improved, maybe the time is over.
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