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Marimekko has always been beloved – I still remember my kitty cat bedspread,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], my cars and trucks pillowcases, and my blue dotted wallpaper from childhood. But lately it seems the brand is more style conscious – Marimekko dresses are at Anthropologie (and are cute); Marimekko flowers are painted on Soho boutique windows; Marimekko prints are maybe mimeographed by Oscar de la Renta for his Spring collection.
I imagine soon,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], kids will color the flowers onto their Converse sneakers with Sharpies.
The print sweep reminds me of 2003,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], when Murakami’s prints hit the Louis Vuitton bags for spring and suddenly everyone wanted a little smiley flower,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], stuck somewhere in their world. There were Murakami soccer balls and Murakami comic books. Rockefeller Center exploded with Murakami balloons. I still have smiley flowers pasted to my laptop,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a concession for the handbag I couldn’t afford.
And today I find this: Marimekko mouses (mice?) on sale in Japan. The invasion…
Also, an amendment: Last week,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I called poetry “prose,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],” and other mutilations in the post about Supermodel and Beowulf. The story has been vetted,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], so you can read it again and then order the book on Amazon,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], before Oprah/ Starbucks/ Dreamworks gets to it…
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Is the New Is The New: Marimekko and Murakami? By Faran Krentcil Monday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Mar 12,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 2007 / 12:49 PM GMT -5