Romance in Carousels
November 19th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
There is something quite romantic about carousels that I can’t seem to explain.
Usually, carousels remind people of their childhood, or rather, bring out their inner-child, but what it brings out of me is this emotional state of romantic happiness.
This happiness comes from indulging in the sense of joyfulness and carefreeness when watching the carousel spin as well as when riding on one. In that moment, you experience the thrill of excitement but you feel calm, you experience speed but you feel secured. Your indulgence comes with a juxtaposed state of emotions.
Perhaps it’s the beautiful bright lights, or the colorful decorative elements, or maybe the romantic scenes with carousels depicted in films that make up this idea of romance I have in my head, but it isn’t really about love.
It’s about being in love – being in love with life.
I’m going to leave you with pictures I found taken during Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show by The Sartorialist that brought carousels and of course fashion shows to a whole new level – where romance meets sophistication.
Images taken from The Sartorialist
