A one-page manifesto in defense of glitter, gold, leopard print, chrome, neon and everything taste forgot.
GAUDY.PARTY
Too bright. Too loud. Too much. Exactly enough.
Less
lost.
Minimalism had its moment.
We were told to reduce, refine and remove. To leave space. To use fewer colors. To choose one typeface.
No.
More can be more. Decoration can be the point. Excess can be beautiful. Bad taste can be deliberate.
BLING
When shine becomes a personality. Gold does not need a reason. Neither do diamonds.
TACKY
Bad taste with zero shame and very little restraint.
CAMP
Excess with self-awareness. Performance disguised as taste.
Kitsch
Emotion, decoration and sincerity pushed just past elegance.
GARISH
Color turned up past comfort.
OSTENTATIOUS
Wealth, display and decor with absolutely nothing to prove — except everything.
GAUDY
Too bright. Too loud. Too much. Exactly enough.
Taste is temporary.
Excess is eternal.