BAF (Buenos Aires Fashion Week)
When you are living in the “Paris of South America” it is inevitable that you will end up going to see the latest the fashion world has to offer. Here in Buenos Aires, this occurs every year during Buenos Aires Fashion Week. What follows are some pictures of me and some friends enjoying our day at BAF week. Never before in history has there been a grander display of the worlds most impractical, outlandish, and down right freaky textiles, that after slapping an outrageous price tag on, are then passed off as clothing. I hope you enjoy.
Perfect timing, i had just finished picking my nose.
I felt like passing a jar around the audience with a sticker on it that says “Feed the Models”.
Ever heard of red shirt photography? Look it up and you will see why this picture is so cool…
I am still trying to figure that out.
Getting ready to be shot by firing squad.
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There are those moments here when you realize just how far from home you really are. This map with my friends pointing to their respective home towns demonstrates this all to well.
Buying an absurdly ugly hat just because its from BAF week: $250.00
Getting Gilda to wear it, take a glamor shot with it, then getting yelled at by the personnel for doing so: Priceless
Oh i miss Crystal…the only hippie i ever came to love…and that’s saying a lot from me because i hate hippies. We all miss you.
I love the makeup this girl is wearing. I hear its all the rage on the cattle ranches of Texas.
Sometimes its simply amazing how thieves will breaking someones house (in this case Crystal’s) steal your clothes, sell them to BAF Week, and then dress a manikin in them.
Or…
This is the factory where Crystal was made…this is an incomplete unit that is the same model as she is…its amazing to think this is how our friend started out.
I know that i am a tall guy…but this is getting a little bit…Mad.
Talk about going down the rabbit hole…
After i came through this door i did indeed find it to be a mad, mad world.
(This is from the Alice in Wonderland exhibit)
Read MoreMusic to melt your heart (For Saje) (Updated)
Per the request of Saje, i have decided that i wanted to leave a post with some of my favorite Tango songs. Tango is the music is of the soul from Argentina. This has got to be the most melodramatic music on Earth. The ammount of Passion and emotion that is poured into this music can be felt from the moment you hear it. From the tragically passionate lyrical performance, to the painful sounds of the Viola and Bandoneón cutting through your soul. Tango is sure to reach right to the bottom of your very being.
Please follow the links below to view the songs on Youtube
Por Una Cabeza
Instrumental Version from Scent of a woman and True Lies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I57Ut1lXOE0&feature=related
The Original 1930s version from an Argentine Movie sung by the writer and composer himself Carlos Gardel aka the Greatest Tango singer/composers of all time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dStp5hq294
Gotan Project – Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayue) An Electronic Tango done with style and class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zD9W9SZj9w&feature=PlayList&
p=498E105B03A600BE&index=0&playnext=1
Mi Buenos Aires Querido – Carlos Gardel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5NH4lE11CI&feature=related
La Cumparasita as done by Carlos Gardel (The most famous Tango song of all time)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BB7XdyU-Z0&feature=related
*These are few links from My dear friend Jessica who herself is a big tango fan…
From my beloved Astor Piazzolla (although quite difficult for me to choose a few favorites..)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XdaFR6mIC4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUAPf_ccobc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0gDqDXpUW0&feature=related
Electronics
At ‘Otros Aires’ check the song ‘Sin rumbo’, it’s one of the most famous.
Take a look at the video too. http://www.otrosaires.com/sitio_i.html
Bajofondo nices ones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxdUZuSH-VU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuLZHLh0H98&NR=1
Gotan Project good one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsgYPpFoASQ
Random Thought I Wanted To Share
I really wish someone had not liberated my camera from me a few
weeks ago. I really would like to have some pictures to write a blog
entry around…
Read MoreWe are all fine here
This morning there was a 8.8 magnitude Earthquake in Chile. This is the 5th most powerful Earthquake in the whole world since 1900. It has caused much damage and and many deaths in Chile. Seeing as we are about 1,500 miles from where the quake hit however, we were spared from any noticeable effects here in Buenos Aires. My roommate Jon did tell me that this morning his water bottle fell of his dresser and landed near his head, waking him up, during one of the aftershocks. But other than him we all slept right through any of the effects we had here. I did not hear about the quake until we were at lunch this morning and i saw it on TV. However, the three Colorado guys, headed out to Mendoza (Which is on the Argentine side of the Andes about 100 miles from Santiago) this morning, and have bus tickets to Santiago for tomorrow…they missed the Big One by a matter of hours. Talk about Time and unforeseen occurrence. Currently they are waiting to see if they will even be able to go over into Chile or if they will have to wait in Mendoza.
Our thoughts and Prayers go out to the brothers there of course.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100227/ts_nm/us_quake_chile
Read MoreRio de San Telmo
So we have been having this crazy weather here in Buenos Aires the last few weeks. It has been so crazy that even Mommy all the way back in California emailed me to ask if i was ok (like normal i got back to here 18 hours later a new record) On Monday we had a downpour during the meeting that lead to us all going home quite soaked. No one wanted to leave the hall since i was raining sideways. And the fact that a good number of people had forgotten their umbrellas (myself included) only managed to make the problem worse. Thankfully for me and Jon we live two blocks from the subway so we were atleast able to make it home with dry underwear. Some of the others did not make out so well. The three Colorado guys when they got near to their apartment in Palermo, had to take off their shoes and roll up their suit pants past their knees to walk through the streets to get home. Their dry cleaners also flooded causing it to close for repairs leaving them without their laundry for about 5 days.
If Monday was a downpour, then Friday was a Monsoon compressed down into about 3 hours. The city here recorded 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) of rain in only one hour. Needless to say that caused many parts of the city to shut down (Think of 3 feet of snow in that amount of time). All and all we came out ok by us. In other parts of the city the fire engines were driving around with little boats tied to their bumpers so that the could pick people up In some spots the water level in the streets was above the waist of a normal person. This little video i managed to capture on my roommates camera (remember mine got nabbed – see earlier blog entry for details). It shows how at the peak of the rain storm, our street was transformed into a ranging torrent. The water level in the middle of the street was about up to my knees; so im guessing maybe 2 feet? During this time no cars or buses were able to drive up our street because of the water. You will see my feet in this video standing on the edge of a ledge, that is the step that leads into our building. Even though we are on the second floor the thought that the building was about to start flooding was quite sobering.
However as fast as the river formed, did it also abate. Within a span of 10 mins the street completely drained and was back to normal for the rest of the storm. So some may say that it was a bad
day, flooding, missed service, and we were without power for most of the day, and half of the next day. But we managed to make the best of it. Me and Jon walked down the street…i mean river to the corner and got some beer, our buddy Bret joined us after work as he could not get home on the subway, and we simply sat down and enjoyed the show.
Read MoreAbout Me & My Blog
My name is Dominick, and I started this site as an outlet to share my thoughts, feelings, and adventures with you.
I am from Chicago, Illinois, USA, but I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I have an amazing girlfriend, awesome friends across many countries, and several continents, and a meaningful existence preaching and working hard to help others here.
I hope you enjoy my stories, writings, pictures, music, and whatever other creative oddities you may find here. Thanks for stopping by...