Rocking Rococo - Sara is in Love with…

Dear purists and lovers of minimalisms, I am sorry, but you entered the world of maximalism. More is more here, I do it the rococo way and live elaborate, wearing my pink Han-style kimono and ornamented sunglasses. Embracing life with all facets, saying yes to all, greedy for more without holding back.

With my love for maximalism and decoration, I couldn’t disagree more with modernist architect Adolf Loos who wrote the book “Ornament and Crime” in 1910. The opponent of Art Nouveau was convinced that freedom from ornament is a sign of spiritual strength. I’d say it’s a lack of love for details and humour.

Minimalism has been the main trend in architecture and fashion for a long time now. When Mr Loos made his provocative statement, he lived in a world where everything was decorated to the hilt. Since then we moved into the opposite direction and cleared our lives from decoration. Until the moment of the realisation that there is too much austerity around us and the warmth of tenderly crafted ornaments is missing.

I think it’s time for a change, time to go back to the times when getting dressed was an art and architecture was something you looked at in awe! Nothing against modernism, don’t get me wrong, I plead for coexistence, not black and white, good or bad but a world where opposites enhance each other and make our lives rich.

If you go shopping for clothes, it’s easier to find 20 plain jumpers in all shades of blue than discovering one single dress with delicate details. That’s a thing that I love about the Chinese brand Mukzin who made my pink Han-style kimono: Their looks are far from minimalistic, but a whole kaleidoscope of colour, prints and sequins. I mixed the Asian vibes with rococo inspiration and searched the whole city to find the most ornamental building to go with the look.

Sidenote: Did you spot the cute little angel on my sunnies? Mr Loos would hate it, but he shall move over!