Dear Viviane, I didn’t know you, but I imagine you were beautiful, strong and smart. Sadly you passed away before your time, cancer stole you from this world.
While the world is a more silent place without your laugh, your memory stays with us. You found immortality through fashion, in Jacqueline Loekito’s collection Viviane’s Last Kiss that is a celebration of your life. And what a collection it is: Full of colours, bold shaped and the unambiguous message “Fuck Cancer”.
Here I am, Sara, standing in a (more or less) enchanted garden in your city Basel, wearing the wedding dress from your homage collection. My face is hidden behind a pink veil, so I am halfway Sara, halfway Viviane – like a ghost between the worlds. I’m borrowing you my skin for a moment, turn into a symbol of you for a few minutes captured by the camera to remember the people who loved about you. I step into your shoes and walk a path your feet might have touched when you visited your friend Jacqueline. Dear Viviane, what we have in common is the love for pink, a dear common friend called Jacqueline and the kiss of a pink veil.
Thank you, Viviane, for letting me be the bride for an afternoon.
My Outfit
Dress with veil and Shoes
Pictures: Cherry Greta/Jacqueline Loekito
2 Comments
Liebe Sara, das ist ein sehr trauriger Anlass für das farbenfrohe Outfit. Fuck cancer !
Liebe Grüße
tina
Dear Sara, I discovered your blog through the lovely Tina, and I must say I'm not disappointed. What a moving and poignant post! I didn't know Viviane, obviously, but I'm sure she would have appreciated your tribute. xxx