Norman Norell’s diverse range of styles possessed the aura, the magical sword, the magnetic wand, the consecrated water, & the sacred fire, but above all the vigilant power of his invocation ...
Stuff like this seems way out of touch with reality until we realize that the kind of reality Alexandra O’Neill's chosen to be in touch with here is not just un- but anti-real.
Because what we know as ‘real’ is produced by this type of narrative illusion.