Classical values: Kouros

Kouros : how misrepresented you are….I almost feel pity. Or perhaps not.
Because it has been over applied and misused by many, it earned a reputation of no less than piss (enter the comment of a character in the indie film “The locals” who says so, when the other guy slips a bottle of Kouros out of the glove compartment and says girls at work like it). I still like it in small doses.

Someone I know who actually did work for Yves Saint Laurent back in his heyday had a little anecdote on its creation to share: when Yves visited Greece in the 1970’s he made a stop at Sounion, that cape at the edge of Attica with the famous Poseidon temple. This temple was situated at an advantageous point for surveillance of the Aegean in case of a potential enemy fleet and formed part of the Holy triangle. ... (more)