Dressing roles and souls

Tilda Swinton was in stylish pink-brown shoes, not unlike those one would wear at home, when we encountered her Monday, about 14 hours after the "Embodying Pasolini" dress rehearsal at the Onassis Foundation Cultural Center, or Stegi, show room, one level bellow the ground floor.

She entered the small press briefing amphitheater with her very characteristic stride, almost gliding on the floor, not wishing to cause commotion - as if this were possible for a woman of such striking translucence. 

"Our clothes are a choice we make to showcase our stance towards life at a particular point in time. Today I chose to wear these, probably due to the fact that I'm very tired and I wanted them to give me a sense of safety and strength," she explained of her choice of footwear. 

Sitting next to her in black pants, a denim shirt and lace-up shoes was fashion curator and...