{"id":6161,"date":"2010-10-24T21:58:17","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T05:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=6161"},"modified":"2010-10-25T01:02:41","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T09:02:41","slug":"what-about-diane-pernet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/what-about-diane-pernet\/","title":{"rendered":"What About Diane Pernet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I guess we’re not supposed to call it a costume, since she is never seen wearing anything else. Maybe we’re supposed to call it her Look…an expression of her individuality and eccentricity. If you check out some older photos, you will see that she had a distinctive hairstyle more than 2o years ago. Here she is in 1989:<\/p>\n

Ooooh, wasn’t she pretty? I like the big messy hive. The horrible writer Tama Janowitz<\/strong> also sported this big messy hair back in 1986:<\/p>\n

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But Tama has tinkered with her look quite a bit since then.<\/p>\n

Why has Diane made this costume her signature? Perhaps she is in mourning for her youth. Perhaps she wants to be easily identified, to make a strong impression. Whatever the reason, I want to know what she wears when she’s home alone. I want to know if she fears losing her identity without her costume. I want to know why no one has the nerve to call her out on it.<\/p>\n

Is it easier to adopt a weird costume as an older woman than to struggle with your sagging face and body? Is it easier to wear a costume than to figure out how to look attractive and creative on a daily basis?<\/p>\n

I’m aware that many designers and artists have a “uniform” they mostly adhere to, like Vera Wang or Patti Smith, to name just two. But I assume their choices are based on comfort, at least in part. Diane looks like she puts a lot of work into the Crazy Goth Widow thing. I don’t like it. It’s too cartoonish. Take it away!<\/p>\n

Me, I have a uniform but it’s not as rigid and it’s based on comfort, as well as a resistance to experimentation. At least it doesnt require a head-dress.<\/p>\n

What do you think about costumes as markers of identity, and how do you decide what is crucial to your look?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"