Beyond the simulacra, beauty

This response was truncated by the cut-off limit (max tokens). Open the sidebar, Increase the parameter in the settings and then regenerate. ------------------------- We live in the era of simulacra, as the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard told us. Strange and harsh times, ours, that force us every day to confront a reality that changes and fails to provide stable reference points. Simulacra, indeed: fictitious images that seem to refer to nothing but themselves. But if this is really the case, does it make sense to still talk about high fashion, an object that by its nature changes its skin with every change of season? Yet, stubborn remnants persist that bind us to the real, fantasies that become material presences. And what is haute couture if not a dream made of fabric, a dream that has become concrete reality? Franz Krauler wants to embark on a slow, meditative journey that allows us to disconnect for a moment from the frenzied and insane whirlwind of modern life. Proceeding calmly, with a discreet intimacy that allows us to rediscover that tangible beauty that lies beneath the buzz and false myths of today. With this spirit from the Dolomite heights, we must descend to the valley, all the way to the Venetian lagoon. Venice, a city of myths and rituals, of cinema and art, of charm and mystery. Venice, a city already chosen as home by Mariano Fortuny and where fashion now returns as a protagonist. It is the Venetian alleys and gondolas that Pier Paolo Piccioli must have thought of while creating the latest haute couture collection for Valentino, presented in the Venetian Arsenal. "Des Ateliers," the title of a collection that is the result of a blend of knowledge from different ateliers, fused in Piccioli's mind for a surprising result. The Roman fashion designer, artistic director of Valentino for fourteen years, seems to have no intention of restraining his creativity. With the Venetian lagoon as a backdrop, the latest creation of high fashion arises from the encounter with seventeen artists, whose works served as inspiration for the garments. Color, structure, wisdom, but above all, Piccioli's ability to bring to life something unique and unrepeatable. Exclusive clothing pieces that elude the laws of contemporary society, where everything seems replicable. And so, if we were to truly find value in Pier Paolo Piccioli's work, perhaps it would be slowness, the ability to detach from the race for success to meditate, collection after collection, on