When it is all over, never let it be said that my life was
not varied at least..
It is hardly possible to imagine a realm further removed
from the sands of Timbuktu or from Djenne’s ancient world of mud and magic than
today’s pursuit: a day at the V&A guiding a group of students from the London College of Style, studying
the mastery of the great Cristobal Balenciaga.
I had to pick up an old hat-as it were- that I wore many years ago, when I used to teach
fashion at various art colleges in and around London. Now, fashion is not
something that has been on my mind for years. I never considered Malimali, my
textile and clothing studio in Djenne to be fashion as such. But perhaps Style,
yes, hopefully that! Malimali (www.malimali.org)
is still just about running – or should I say limping- in Djenne with Dembele
at the helm, dear Dembele, the first person I ever knew in Djenne.
This is perhaps an opportunity to delve a little deeper into
the possibilities for MaliMali: I do not want it to be lost. It should be
possible to keep it going, but I need
help with trying to find a way forward with marketing – all that stuff that has
to be done with Instagram and FB and Twitter etc. Now, all these girls-
and one boy- are enthusiastic manipulators of all that business. Hmmm... perhaps one
of them could help us? Or perhaps I could try and see if we can make it a little
college project? A challenge not just on paper but in real life? Let’s see...
watch this space..
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