http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1486_couture/explore.php
click'View interactive timeline ' and select Hubert de Givenchy.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Superstar Customer of Givenchy
Here are the sketches of Madonna clothing in Sticky and Sweet World Tour in 2008.
Another video of this show.
A Magazine By Riccardo Tisci
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpqkJodnAzQ
In 2001, Belgian fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck launched: N°A magazine, published by Artimo. The ground rules were laid out there and then: each issue would feature a fashion designer as 'guest curator', trying to create a fresh, poetic and 'pure' magazine, using these parameters: passion, emotion, fascination, spontaneity, craftsmanship, authenticity.
(from http://www.amagazinecuratedby.com/history.php)
I think it is quite an exciting magazine.As ads are becoming more important in magazine, magazines easily turned into a platform for ad.However this one is special one.First,there are not many products or ads.Second every designer curating the boomk seems to show his/her every aspect of life likeing watching his/her visual diary or history.
Strange,gothic,darkness,subverting religion and every sides of a woman are the keywords to this issue.These are truly something about Tisci's design and his imagination.It is not hard to imagine why he was so obsessed with women.He was raised up by womens and lived with 9 women.He knows that woman is not only feminine but strong, not only sexy but tough.This is very similar to Hubert de Givenchy, they don't consider fashion design only as their way to express ideas, they love the women wearing their clothes, they never make something that is not elegant.It also explained why he can stand that long while other designers like John Gallino or Alxendar McQueen can't.
In 2001, Belgian fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck launched: N°A magazine, published by Artimo. The ground rules were laid out there and then: each issue would feature a fashion designer as 'guest curator', trying to create a fresh, poetic and 'pure' magazine, using these parameters: passion, emotion, fascination, spontaneity, craftsmanship, authenticity.
(from http://www.amagazinecuratedby.com/history.php)
I think it is quite an exciting magazine.As ads are becoming more important in magazine, magazines easily turned into a platform for ad.However this one is special one.First,there are not many products or ads.Second every designer curating the boomk seems to show his/her every aspect of life likeing watching his/her visual diary or history.
Strange,gothic,darkness,subverting religion and every sides of a woman are the keywords to this issue.These are truly something about Tisci's design and his imagination.It is not hard to imagine why he was so obsessed with women.He was raised up by womens and lived with 9 women.He knows that woman is not only feminine but strong, not only sexy but tough.This is very similar to Hubert de Givenchy, they don't consider fashion design only as their way to express ideas, they love the women wearing their clothes, they never make something that is not elegant.It also explained why he can stand that long while other designers like John Gallino or Alxendar McQueen can't.
Some snapshot from stylesight.com
London
London and New York are two big international city, however their style are quite different.
For New York,their waering style is pratical,sexy and casual.
For London,they try hard to explore their concept on colour, conceptual idea and taste.
Compare to New York,London teens are quite really to give a try on exploring their taste, i think it is not a usual scene for a girl to wear short pant and stocking in all red, this combination recalls me of the bad taste of the red light district,they try to chanllege the pre-set standard on taste and give their own execution on their clothes, like the wearing a white jacket with colourful paint, it remains of the labour class or some dirty job, like car reparing job.
For New York, they like something sexy, it may be due to the effect of Hollywood Star as American Entertainment Industries is in favour of sexy actor rather than someone with a special essence.
Another point I want to mention is that Not only designers influence on the teen, but the teen also influence the designers.It is hard to imagine that Vivienne Westwood will be success in U.S while Ralph Lauren will become a big heat in UK. The personality or norm of the tenn is always the influential point that what kind of designers will be in that country.So, if we want some innovative designers in the coming future, we should teach the young to be brave in trying differnet style and explore the limits of the taste of the society.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Snapshots in Hk for WSGN competition
Some observations:1. HK people prefer something causal and are in favour with denim,5 of the photos show us a pair of jeans or denim jacket.
They prefer cool colour with darker shade.
HK citizens are much not reluctant for being snapshioted than what I first imagine.
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