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March 5, 2006
ANGELS WITH BOOTS
by Antonia Leslie

A REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT SHOW WAS GIVEN BY CHRISTIAN WIJNANTS. WE WALKED INTO AN AIRY SPACE WIHT JUST A TOUCH OF SMOKE IN THE AIR WHICH MADE ALL THE PASTEL COLOURS OF THE SHOW TURN TO CRYSTAL. THE HAIR WAS PERFECT AND SIMPLE. THE BOOTS WERE DELICATE AND THE CLOTHES FLOATED PAST IN A VERY RELAXING WAY. THEY WERE ALL PALE COLOURS WITH A TOUCH OF BLACK AND SOME HOW EVEN THE KNITWEAR FELT LIGHTWEIGHT. THERE WERE SMOKED ROSE VELVETS, DUSTY PALE SAND SILKS AND CREAMY JERSEY. THERE WERE FLOUNCES AND CAPES AND PONCHOS BUT NONE OF THIS TOO DRAMATIC. THE LIGHTING AND THE CAMERA FLASHES WERE FRACTURED BY THE SMOKE LEAVING YOU FEELING THAT YOU HAD WATCHED REFLECTIONS IN WATER. WHAT A DREAMY SHOW FULL OF VERY CLEVER COLOURS NONE OF WHICH YOU CAN FIND WHEN YOU WANT TO BUY PAINT.

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