♥ i see the moon. the moon sees me.

moon series, 2007

i have a distinct childhood memory of

lying on the floor of my mother's blue station wagon,

looking up at the night sky,

and watching as the glowing moon

seemed to follow us

all the way home.

how did it know the way to my house?

it was then and there that i reasoned:

the moon must be on wheels,

attached to a string that someone,

somewhere out there–

was pulling.

it is with this same child.like wonder & fascination

that i dedicate this post

to the mysterious + ever.changing face of

my moon, my man.

the most quintessential personification of the lunar man,

comes from the george mèliés silent film,

a trip to the moon (1902),

which may look eerily familiar

as it was the main source of inspiration

behind the smashing pumpkins

still.so.magical.

1996 "tonight, tonight" video.

another of my favorite moon references in a film

will always belong to the

unforgettably romantic scene between young loves,

george bailey and mary hatch

in it's a wonderful life (1946), when he asks,

"what is it you want, mary? what do you want? you want the moon?

just say the word and i'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.

hey. that's a pretty good idea. i'll give you the moon, mary.

then you can swallow it, and it'll all dissolve, see..

and the moonbeams would shoot out of your fingers and

your toes and the ends of your hair..."

the funny thing about this scene in particular is that they sing the lyrics:

"buffalo gals won't you come out tonight...

aaaaand dance by the light of the moon.."

which are sort of misleading, given that fact that the moon,

(which is essentially a big rock floating in the sky,)

does not emit any of it's own natural light

but rather reflects the light of the sun

back upon the earth.

forty years ago today, july 20, 1969

we won the space race and put american men on the moon.

and while this may have been a "small step for man,"

for designers like pierre cardin and andres courreges

it was a giant step toward a more futuristic space style

where bubble dresses,

plastic goggles, helmets, go go boots,

mini skirts and geometric shapes abounded

(even before the astronauts wore them!)

andre courreges "moon girls" collection

was the most highly replicated look of the 1960's.

if i could wear something like that

on a mission to the moon, i'd go!

why is it that pierre cardin's

"space age" clothing of 1964

look more modern than today's styles?

i don't get it.

lyn devon

rodarte
peter som

zac posen

thuy

women's wear daily

commissioned "man on the moon" inspired

works from american designers

from lela rose to zac posen.

above are some of my faves.

since the first time around,

i was nothing but a mere glimmer in my mother's eye,

it is exciting to learn that nasa plans to return

back to the moon by 2018.

and luckily, there are still many designers out there,

like the mulleavy sisters of rodarte,

whose fall 2009 collection

bids the question:

"can i just have one more moondance

with you, my love?"