"A World of Things and Persons"

Madonna called it a material world. Called herself a material girl. Then, of course, she called herself British and developed an accent. So what does she know about the subject?

Actually, she touches on the periphery of an interesting point. Phenomenology is an old study of how our conciousness percieves the world around us. "What we observe is not the object as it is in itself, but how and inasmuch it is given in the intentional acts."

Basically - 'what do you think about what you see?' and 'what makes up a vision that provokes thought?'. The image on the right is reputed to be from a graffiti campaign that had it's roots in phenomenolgy. The image was created and spread around to provoke thought and interest in a subject, without any real meaning. There isn't any real subject. All there really is is the image. But it entices people to think, and to think creatively.

In our case - what is it about each minute detail of our clothes that makes us want to wear it? What do we see, and what do we want others to see in us? How do we get others to think about us the way we want to be thought of? How do we show our individualism and creativity?

The funny thing about Andre is, that he was reputed to be one of the most gentle and warmhearted people in the world if you actually knew him. Maybe he just didn't have the right clothing designer?