Focus on Fashion
From left to right: a lavender gown for the first half of my Tokyo concert in Suginami Public Hall; the Swarovski tennis necklace I wore with the gown; the Ralph Lauren gown worn for the second half; a magnificent gown worn by Soprano Faustine De Monès. Notice how it fills the stage!
While I look forward to continuing the discussion of Lang Lang and his Eight Golden Rules for Studying the Piano, I thought it might be nice to change course a bit and to go back to some of the wardrobe choices I made for my last concert. When we spoke about such things for my concert in New York last month at the Columbus Citizens Foundation, those of you who wrote in with your suggestions gave me some excellent ideas which I then used for my most recent concert in Tokyo.
For the first half of my concert at Suginami Public Hall I chose the lilac gown shown above. It is longer in the back than it is in the front, and there is a very nice train, which makes it even more formal. This is what I wanted since it was an evening concert, but I also wanted the audience to feel the freshness of a color that is very appropriate to the summer.
I also wore the Swarovski tennis necklace, which went extremely well with the neckline of the gown.
For the second half I chose the Ralph Lauren floral Impressionist gown, which I had also worn in for the Faust Harrison concert in New York. I also changed my jewelry from the necklace to earrings with a flower and pearl motif when went very well with the dress.
Just as important to me as the gown itself is the venue where it is going to be worn. For me the music must be my first priority, but I also want to create a visual experience, which is why it is important to also take into consideration of the place one is playing as well.
For example, take a look at the video of soprano Faustine De Monès in performance in France. It almost seems as if her gown takes up the entire stage! Wonderful.
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