mysteries
For years, EVOLUTION has expanded his collection, adding to it an eclectic variety of everything from dresses and heels and handbags to socks and slippers and sunglasses. And over the years, fans have begun to notice a pattern; in general, each piece in the Life on Earth collection seems to fit into one of three very distinct categories. The first category is the simplest. In it are grouped the plainest items in the collection: the ballet flats, the corduroy pants, the little black dresses. All items are colored in grayscale, but none of the items lack class or charisma. The fabrics are soft and the patterns are far from ornate, but each piece is quite lovable.
The second category is just a bit bolder. The items are still simple( blouses, scarves, sheath and sweater dresses) but color is present, and the designs and details are more elaborate. Some items in this grouping scream“ unique;” included in this category are the fashion extremes: scented scarves and water-proof khaki, color-changing flip-flops and paper tees. Yet all the while, they maintain very simple designs.
The third category is the most complex, but also the most ordinary. The complexity arises from merely the structure of the pieces: only thirdcategory items have pockets or multiple layers of fabric.
I remembered hearing at one point that someone had asked Azie, EVOLUTION, if there was a method to his madness. He merely winked and said it was a“ science joke.” This maddened me. I used to be a pretty good scientist before I went into writing for Vogue, and I didn’ t get the joke. So I decided to do a bit of research. Unfortunately, I didn’ t know where to start. Aimlessly, I flipped through old Biology textbooks.
Then I remembered the tag. In the fall of 2003 I purchased my first item from the Life on Earth line. It was a white sleeveless blouse, the original. On the size tag, it had the following warning:“ Exposure to the antibiotics streptomycin or chloramphenicol will result in inhibited stretching of garment.” At the time, I didn’ t think anything of it; now, I realize that it was a clue. Suddenly, I knew where to look. I flipped to a page in one of the textbooks and found the following chart:
28 VOGUE JUNE 2013
By: Meghan Hadley