#Geoffrey B. Small

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Geoffrey B. Small S/S 2024 via Ink Clothing

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💐 我欣賞這樣的設計師，不只是創新的點子、聰穎的頭腦和專業的敏銳度，最重要的是有自己堅守的信念與不惜一切代價達成任務的瘋狂。

(I appreciate such a designer not only for his innovative ideas, smart mind and professional acumen, but most importantly for his perseverance in beliefs and madness to achieve the task at all costs.) Lan~*

Geoffrey B. Small is an American fashion designer and head of his eponymous made in Italy luxury clothing brand. Production is entirely hand-made in Carvazere, Veneto, Italy. In 2003 Small founded the Area Paris show to showcase independent designers. Geoffrey B. Small has presented more than 100 collections in Paris since 1993, more than any other American designer. Small won the 2005 MTV Germany's Designerama award for menswear. In 1979 and 1980 ILGWU Americas recognized him in the "Next Great Designer Awards". He was the third American recognized by France's Chambre Syndicale. Clientele／Veruschka, Winona Ryder, Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and David Beckham are clients of the brand.

Offical website :

「The single most expensive clothing piece being presented in all of Paris men’s fashion week.（巴黎男裝週上最昂貴的一件服裝）」。

✂��🧵🪡 一件運動外套要價近 35 萬元？���專訪 Geoffrey B. Small 品牌設計師：「我們是在為老闆們做衣服」

Geoffrey B. Small 在義大利痴迷地設計了二十多年的「極端手工製作」服裝，將奢華時尚推向了另一個維度。 👍 article By Noah Johnson. Translated and Adapted by One Wan.

2024年2月27日. Thanks 💐

geoffrey b. small in young european fashion designers - daab (2008)

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Junichiro Tanizaki’s “In Praise of Shadows (1933)” explores the unique aesthetics of Japanese culture, emphasizing the concept of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and transience. Tanizaki delves into how the Japanese appreciation for shadows and subdued lighting contrasts with Western preferences for brightness and clarity.

“If light is scarce then light is scarce; we will immerse ourselves in the darkness and there discover its own particular beauty.”

In his words, “We find beauty not in the thing itself, but in the pattern of shadows, light and darkness, that one thing against another creates.” This reflects the Japanese aesthetic, which values the harmony of light and shadow to create a serene and profound beauty.

In traditional Japanese architecture, natural light is minimized, and shadows are used to enhance the ambiance of a space. Walls and ceilings are often dark-colored, with light entering indirectly to add depth and mystery to the environment. This approach contrasts sharply with Western architecture, which tends to favor open, brightly lit spaces.

The concept of wabi-sabi is central to Japanese aesthetics, celebrating the beauty found in the natural, the aged, and the imperfect. This philosophy is evident in the use of materials and finishes that age gracefully, enhancing their beauty over time. Tanizaki’s exploration of these themes in “In Praise of Shadows” provides a deep understanding of the subtle and nuanced beauty that defines Japanese culture.

Japanese art, music, photography, cinema, furniture, architecture, and design often embody the harmony of light, shadow, and darkness, celebrating simplicity and transience. The wabi-sabi aesthetic values the beauty found in imperfection, seen in the natural aging of materials over time. This approach highlights the delicate interplay of light and darkness, emphasizing the profound beauty in what is worn and imperfect.

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geoffrey b small coat I got for my boyfriend

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Live version of After the Storm by MacGray - Video by Félix Panis featuring scenes from:

Der Sieger by Walter Ruttmann (1921)

Australia's Luxury Train - Pathé (1962)

Formations - Chevrolet Motor Company (1936)

Above the Horizon - American Meteorological Society (1967)

Small Town or City Viewed From Train [CLN-36-C-23-B]

Convective clouds by John Friedman (1971)

Look to Lockheed for Leadership - Lockheed Martin (1940)

Mechanical principles by Ralph Steiner (1930)

Los Angeles-area railroad [PET0981_R-3_LA] (1946)

Rail by Geoffrey Jones - (1968)

The Big City by Charles Guggenheim (1950)

The Shock of the New by Hughes Robert (1980)

The Image of the City by Eames Ray (1973)

View from space - McGraw-Hill Book Co (1969)

Visual meditation: Driving in Western Kansas by Laura Gilchrist (2018)

Wheels of progress by John A. McGee (1950)

Eisenbahn by Lutz Mommartz (1967)

Ballet mècanique by Fernand Léger (1924)

Take it easy by Jam Handy (1936)

Earth in motion - Erpi Picture Consultants (1936)

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I regularly see comments about the hotd writers taking inspiration from other Targaryen women for Rhaenyra since she has little in common with her book counterpart, is there any merit to this or is this coincidental?

So the main complaints I’ve seen about the way Rhaenyra has been adapted are that she’s a) not feminine enough and b) not ambitious enough compared to her book portrayal. Those making the first point generally cite the following passage, but like the one about Naerys that I quoted recently, it’s from a description GRRM gave to an artist in 2006 and does not appear in any published books, so I certainly wouldn’t call it canon:

You will probably want to paint Rhaenyra as she was at her father’s death, when she laid claim to the Iron Throne. Pampered from an early age, she was a pudgy girl and a stout woman, with a thick waist and a very large bosom. She was very proud and stubborn, and there was a certain petulance to her small mouth. Rhaenyra did have the silver-gold hair of the Targaryens, which she wore long and braided in the manner of Aegon the First’s warrior wife Visenya. Rhaenyra was no warrior herself. She always dressed richly, favoring purple and maroon velvets and golden Myrish lace in intricate patterns. Her bodice often glittered with pearls and diamonds, and there were always rings on her fingers. Whenever she was anxious, she would turn them compulsively, round and round. Though Rhaenyra could be charming, she was quick to anger and never forgot a slight. During the Dance of the Dragons, she wore her father’s crown.

I would point out that Fire & Blood, published in 2018, modifies this description somewhat, stating that Rhaenyra only became “stout” as a result of her (first three) pregnancies:

Childbirth exacted a toll on the princess; the weight that Rhaenyra gained during her pregnancies never entirely left her, and by the time her youngest boy was born, she had grown stout and thick of waist, the beauty of her girlhood a fading memory, though she was but twenty years of age. According to Mushroom, this only served to deepen her resentment of her stepmother, Queen Alicent, who remained slender and graceful at half again her age.

The previous passage is a good example of another thing I’d like to point out—the descriptions of Rhaenyra in Fire & Blood are often pretty misogynistic! Whether this comes exclusively from the in-universe sources (which include a septon and the aforementioned Mushroom, an extremely salacious court jester) and writer (one Archmaester Gyldayn) or from GRRM as well I honestly can’t say.

Circling back to the complaint about her femininity (or lack thereof) in the show, you all know how I feel about “let women be feminine” LOL but I will allow that the costuming choices GRRM mentions for Rhaenyra in the first passage sound nice at least and the show doesn’t always do the best job in this regard, but again that description isn’t canon per se. Same goes for “Rhaenyra was no warrior herself,” which I’m sure is also used to “prove” that her show version is too masculine, but the previous sentence does state that she wore her hair the way “Aegon the Conqueror’s warrior wife” did, and in F&B she named her stillborn daughter after that same wife. Thus it seems clear that even the book version of Rhaenyra admired Visenya and maybe even took her as a role model if the extra-canonical description of her hairstyle means anything, so I don’t think the show really embellished much in this regard. Rhaenyra doesn’t know how to use a sword, but it makes perfect sense to me that she might wish she did in the face of a usurpation spurred on by her gender. Empress Matilda was the real historical figure on whom Rhaenyra was based, and to quote Catherine Hanley’s biography:

The seal that Matilda used in England at this time also illustrates the difficult situation in which she found herself. It was single-sided and depicted her alone – no Geoffrey [her husband], no young Henry [her eldest son] – seated on a throne in majesty. This was also a common image for men, but kingly seals also generally had a second image on the reverse, one that depicted them as an armed and mounted warrior. Matilda had no such image of her available (and any attempt to add one would have looked ridiculous, making the situation worse), which let slip the weakness of her position in terms of the military nature of kingship, an important consideration at this time. A king also needed to be a knight.

Moving on to the complaint about her lack of ambition—so far I really don’t think the show has diverged much from the book in this regard:

All in all, I generally prefer her characterization in the show and frankly have a hard time understanding many of these adaptational complaints (besides the fact that pretty much everyone in the show cast is slim when that’s not the case in the book). Willing to hear other people’s arguments though 💃

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Geoffrey B. Small Hand-Waxed Peaked Lapel Raincoat RNC03 Special

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M.A+ A/W18 Double Layers Wool Coat And GRP11 Pants By Geoffrey B Small via InkClothing

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@holyfurnace cont. from here

“I haven’t come to pity you, Prince Stolas.” Geoffrey responded as he stepped fully into the hospital room, his forehead creasing with worry as he approached the bed. The imp hesitated for a moment before setting down the mirror he was carrying, setting it glass-side down on the bedside table. “I came to see how you are. Your father wishes to speak with you, but… that can wait for a moment. Are you healing well, my b- Prince?”

He winces, not with pain but the mention of his father. News of his injuries had likely spread, and there would be repercussions to his already fragile image. Stolas wasn't so keen to speak with Paimon about it, not yet. He turns his face away, cheek pressed firmly into the pillow beneath his head. His gaze sweeps the dark screen of his phone before peering at the imp from the corners of his vision. It was unfair to have spoken to him in such a way, the prince knew that. Regardless of what state he was in, Geoffrey did not deserve the poor treatment he offered moments ago.

❝ They say I should be discharged in just a few days. It's nothing to worry over. ❞ Stolas gives pause before offering a small and genuine smile. ❝ Thank you for visiting. ❞ Regardless of whether or not it was merely to relay a message from Paimon, he still appreciated it.

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2, 13, 22, and 30!

(for the ask game!)

2. least favorite character but a moment where you liked them

honestly i'm not sure who my least favorite characters might be...uhhhh idk maybe something like b*kugou from That One Teen Superhero Anime (censored so this doesn't show up in the tags), but i only watched the first season and remember so little from it that i don't remember a moment where i liked him LOL. there are very few characters i HATE hate but when i do it's rare there's a moment i like them at all

13. favorite books?

oh god i don't read as much as i used to. i've only been able to sustain my interest on stuff i'm fixating on or things i need to read for a class or group so that leads to a really weird mix of books lol. some of my faves i can think of off the top of my head are konrad curze: the night haunter by guy haley, the canterbury tales by geoffrey chaucer, and paradise lost by john milton. i also remember really liking pachinko by min jin lee and a place for us by fatima farheen mirza. AND THEN i'm also partway through a few books: i like the concept of the terror by dan simmons a lot but i'm not the biggest fan of the execution so far; manhunt by gretchen felker-martin seems GREAT from the small portion i read before i forgot i downloaded it; and i'm hoping to finish terror, love, and brainwashing: attachment in cults and totalitarian systems by alexandra stein as soon as i can find a physical copy for cheap lol

22. what things do you love about the world?

many things honestly...the beauty of nature and such aside, one of my favorite things is the endurance of humanity, and the way (for better or worse) humans haven't changed all that much throughout history, and how we're still painting on walls and making stupid jokes and telling stories and being a bit of an inconvenience-but-it's-okay-because-i-love-you-anyway. (that's one of the reasons the canterbury tales is a favorite book of mine, it's just fantastically human.)

30. favorite animals?

axolotls have been my favorite animal since i discovered they existed via a nat geo kids magazine as a child (their surge of popularity recently has given me mixed emotions, mostly of the oh god they're highly endangered and difficult to keep as pets so please don't get one just because they're cute variety), but i also adore jellyfish of all kinds and i consider myself a bottomless well of random-ass jellyfish facts. ask me about them if you want (please) (please)

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50 Favorite Children’s Books

Inspired by Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki’s list of his earliest literary influences. This list is limited to books I read in childhood or youth. 50 Childhood Favorites

Caddie Woodlawn and sequel by Carol Ryrie Brink

Winter Cottage by Carol Ryrie Brink

The Saturdays, The Four-Story Mistake, and sequels by Elizabeth Enright

Enemy Brothers by Constance Savery

The Reb and the Redcoats by Constance Savery

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

Derwood, Inc. by Jeri Massi

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Heidi by Joanna Spyri

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong

All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor

Family Grandstand by Carol Ryrie Brink

Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Brink

Cheaper By the Dozen and sequel by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Rebecca’s War by Ann Finlayson

The Lost Baron by Allen French

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

The Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman

Captive Treasure by Milly Howard

Toliver’s Secret by Esther Wood Brady

Silver for General Washington by Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft

Emil’s Pranks by Astrid Lindgren

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien

Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field

Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois

Freddy the Detective and Freddy the Pig series by Walter R. Brooks

The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Robert Lawson

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The Borrowers by Mary Norton

The Wombles by Elisabeth Beresford

Homer Price by Robert McCloskey

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschwander and Wayne Geehan

Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

The Bridge and Crown and Jewel by Jeri Massi

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

Young Adult:

The Eagle of the Ninth and other books by Rosemary Sutcliff

The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan

Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

Buffalo Brenda by Jill Pinkwater

The Arrival by Shaun Tan

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret (a nonfiction memoir)

Picture Books:

Make Way for Ducklings and other books by Robert McCloskey

Go, Dog, Go by P.D. Eastman

Sam and the Firefly by P.D. Eastman

Robert the Rose Horse by Joan Heilbroner

Ice-Cream Larry by Daniel Pinkwater

Mr. Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant

Discovered as an Adult: Seesaw Girl by Linda Sue Park

The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye

The Armourer’s House by Rosemary Sutcliff

Urchin of the Riding Stars and the Mistmantle Chronicles by M.I. McAllister

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

Escape to West Berlin by Maurine F. Dahlberg

Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan

The Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan

Courage in Her Hands by Iris Noble

Knight’s Fee by Rosemary Sutcliff

Victory at Valmy (Thunder of Valmy) by Geoffrey Trease

Word to Caesar (Message to Hadrian) by Geoffrey Trease

The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

The Reluctant Godfather by Allison Tebo

Seventh City by Emily Hayse

Escape to Vindor by Emily Golus

Valiant by Sarah McGuire

The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart

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Biek verstappen interview by Cristina Frasca, february 2022

interview by Cristina Frasca, february 2022

i am really fascinated by your creations that refer to an apparently suspended time. they seem to evoke distant memories and yet they are so actual. What is your background?

I don’t have an educational background in fashion. I didn’t study it nor did I work for any other designer before I started my own brand. But my mother used to be a designer, and as a parent she put a lot of effort in our esthetic upbringing: teaching my sister, my brother and me about the worth of sustainability, the richness of natural products and the beauty of comfort and utility. Some are now very contemporary themes of course, but on those subjects, she turned out to be way ahead of her time. When we grew up, our mother had a childrens clothing brand, later she had her leather label called ‘Kai’. I guess the sum of all that has been my education.

tell us about your world and your visions.

I don’t have a specific goal with what I am doing. I don’t think of it too much, I work and design on intuition. I do like all good things from the past – ideas and materials that stand the test of time, that have proven to be unambiguously valuable: natural fibers, durable stitching, classic tailoring techniques. I think beauty lies in modesty and suggestively, rather than in explicitly. Clothing should underline your personality, and not take it over. It shouldn’t restrict you in any movement, and I want my clothes to be appropriate for all occasions. When you have to be representable, when you go out for diner, when you want to do some light work in the garden, when it is Sunday and you relax in front of the fireplace.

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Geoffrey B Small s/s2008