Le ƒe sia me la, New York City ƒe atsyã lɔlɔ̃tɔ Jack McCollough kple Lazaro Hernandez ku nu me tso kadodo si le míaƒe xexe si me ame ŋutɔ le kple gota gome dome ŋu ɖeka.
Xexemenunya ƒe ɣeyiɣie wònye vaseɖe fifia, esime aɖaŋuwɔlawo le nya bibi aɖewo siwo ku ɖe wo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe ŋu biam. Kpɔ, Peter ƒe Do ƒe ƒe evelia me nuƒoƒoƒu na Humlut Lang, afisi... atsyãwɔla nɔ eɖokui biam be nukae nye awuawo ƒe gɔmesese hã. Aʋawɔnuwo loo alo atsyɔ̃ɖoɖoe? Eƒe ŋuɖoɖoa nye evea siaa tɔ vie. Jack McCollough kple Lazaro Hernandez na Proenza Schouler hã le nya siwo sɔ biam, eye wole xexemenunya ƒe tamesusuwo tsɔm yi ŋgɔe afɔ ɖeka, hele agbagba dzem be yewoanya akpa siwo míaƒe awudzraɖoƒewo wɔna le míaƒe ame ŋutɔ kple dutoƒo agbenɔnɔ me.
“Aɖaŋudzedze kple ame ŋutɔ ƒe nyawo gbɔ kpɔkpɔ ƒe seselelãmewo ƒoa ƒu kple anukwareɖiɖi kple nuɖeɖefia ƒe ɣeyiɣiwo. Duality sia wɔa friction si yɔ fũ kple nusiwo woatsɔ aku nu me”, aɖaŋuwɔlawo ɖe eme le ɖeɖefia ƒe nuŋlɔɖiwo me. Le yameʋudzeƒea míekpɔ ƒuƒoƒo siwo ƒo xlãe kple awudziwuiwo kple maxi-wu siwo wotsɔ avɔ siwo me gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe dzodzro le - seda ƒe lãgbalẽ siwo le yevu kple beige me, jersey crepes siwo le dzo dam kple peach falɛfalɛ me - siwo ɖea ŋutilãa fiana, gake wònana nènɔa akɔnta bum henɔa nu geɖe biam. Azɔ hã, lãgbalẽ si wotsɔ asi lã, lãgbalẽ gbogbo aɖewo, kple cashmere si ƒe mo le eve ƒe hatsotso gã aɖe nɔ anyi - wobui be ƒuƒoƒo falɛfalɛ siawo naa ametakpɔnu kple seselelãme si nye be yeƒe dzi dze eme mlɔeba. Nu vevi siwo dugã me nɔla ɖesiaɖe hiã ne edze ŋgɔ gbesiagbegbenɔnɔ ƒe kuxiwo.
Ne vuvɔ le wɔwɔm le gota la, ele be takpɔkpɔ nyuitɔ nanɔ asiwò gake nàdze chic. Eyata wokpɔ pea-wu yibɔ siwo wowɔ ɖe ɖoɖo nu, alẽfuwu siwo didi wu kple parka siwo wotsɔ mɔ̃ɖaŋununya ƒe nylon wɔ hã le yameʋudzeƒea. Mina míayɔ wo be gotagomewu vevi siwo atsyãwɔla ɖesiaɖe hiã le eƒe awudzraɖoƒe. Nu bubu siwo ɖe dzesi enye tablier awu siwo ŋu fɔɖiɖi aɖeke mele o siwo wotsɔ sika kple lãgbalẽ yibɔ wɔ kple awu deblibo siwo tso ŋutsuwo ƒe awudzraɖoƒe le ɣi, yibɔ kple aŋutiɖiɖi, amadede siwo nɔ afisiafi le nudzraɖoƒea. Ènyaa, ne èle awu dom na New Yorktɔwo la, wolɔ̃a ne amadede ƒe hatsotso hã le dɔ wɔm. Nane si doa ɣli be atsyɔ̃ɖoɖo ŋutɔ, eye wònaa ‘90s Helmut Lang ƒe seselelãme si me nusianu le eƒe teƒe nyuitɔ ko. No extras involved, thanks.
Le nusiwo wotsɔ kpe ɖe eŋu gome la, Amerikatɔ ame eve siwo nye dzesi la ƒe susu nɔ akplo siwo ŋudɔ woate ŋu awɔ ŋu: suewo eye wo dome le kplikplikpli na wò zã me tsaɖiɖiwo, kple esiwo lolo wu eye womele vovom o na ŋkeke si dzi vovo mele o ƒe duƒuƒu le dua me. Nukae Proenza Schouler ƒe atsyãwɔla siwo do ɖe woƒe afɔwo dzi nɔ zɔzɔm ɖe Alice Coltrane ƒe “Going Home” jazz-ha si me woɖea nu me le ƒe gbeɖiɖiwo nu? Afɔkpa siwo me wofa tu le! Bu track sneakers siwo wotsɔ nappa lãgbalẽ yibɔ, nylon kple suede, park loafers, toe ring sandals kple afɔkpodzifɔkpa siwo wotsɔ brushed nyitsu yibɔ wɔe ŋu kpɔ. Le nyateƒe me la, ele be nàse le ɖokuiwò me be yevo ne èɖo wò afɔ ɖe gota eye nètso nya me be yeayi didiƒe ʋĩ.
Nuŋɔŋlɔ: LIDIA AGEEVA