Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Paris Fashion Week
Chanel: Not sure how I feel about this...is this a skirt with pants? I like the print a lot but the blue hair and the ugly bag are throwing me a bit.
Valentino: Love this line more than words could explain!
Stella McCartney: Love the shapes and textures she plays with in her creations!
Zuhair Murad: I think the line is pretty but only some of the pieces are really sophisticated and beautiful.
Giambattista Valli: This line looks like the Easter Bunny factory sold all thier costumes to the designer and they were refurbished.
Emanuel Ungaro: Love all the prints he used but not crazy about some of the shapes.
Paco Rabanne: Clean lines and sophistication make a great line like this one.
Givenchy: Is he on drugs? What the heck is this?! She is straight up frowning because her outfit is so ugly!
Friday, March 1, 2013
LFW: Louise Gray
DESIGNER NAME: Louise Gray
BACKGROUND: Born in Fraserburgh, Scotland. Louise studied at The Glasgow School of Art in textile design and Central Saint Martins, where she completed her MA. Design collaborations include Cotton USA, Judy Blame, Nicholas Kirkwood, the Smiley Company and Crown Paint. Louise is also sponsored by the Centre for Fashion Enterprise.
SIGNATURES: “Colour, textures, hand silk-screened specially developed fabrics in woven, embroidered and printed techniques.”
IDEAL CLIENT: “Ultimately someone who is fun.”
LONDON TIPS: “The view from London Bridge, a cocktail at the Manchichi Bar and dancing anywhere you fancy.”
BACKGROUND: Born in Fraserburgh, Scotland. Louise studied at The Glasgow School of Art in textile design and Central Saint Martins, where she completed her MA. Design collaborations include Cotton USA, Judy Blame, Nicholas Kirkwood, the Smiley Company and Crown Paint. Louise is also sponsored by the Centre for Fashion Enterprise.
SIGNATURES: “Colour, textures, hand silk-screened specially developed fabrics in woven, embroidered and printed techniques.”
IDEAL CLIENT: “Ultimately someone who is fun.”
LONDON TIPS: “The view from London Bridge, a cocktail at the Manchichi Bar and dancing anywhere you fancy.”
LFW: Sophia Webster
DESIGNER NAME: Sophia Webster
BACKGROUND: Shoe designer Sophia studied at the Royal College of Art and Cordwainers. She has been working as design assistant to Nicholas Kirkwood since graduating from the RCA in 2010.
SIGNATURES: “Single soles, feminine lines and strong silhouettes.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “The Aztec open-toe Bootie.”
THE COLLECTION: “The inspiration is a combination of Tim Burton, Rainbow Narnia and Clueless. There is a lot of embroidered hologram, polkadot metallic and hand drawn, scribble clueless-esque plaid."
CULTURAL INFLUENCES: “Music plays a big part in my design process; I can only really focus on designing when I have music on. It’s often an eclectic mix depending on my mood. I love listening to Rinse FM - it's always playing what is new and fresh in London that you wouldn’t hear on other stations, but I also listen to a lot of reggae, 90s RnB and neo soul. My dad is a collector of reggae and rare soul vinyl and was a DJ when I was younger so I was brought up listening to music really loud all the time.”
BACKGROUND: Shoe designer Sophia studied at the Royal College of Art and Cordwainers. She has been working as design assistant to Nicholas Kirkwood since graduating from the RCA in 2010.
SIGNATURES: “Single soles, feminine lines and strong silhouettes.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “The Aztec open-toe Bootie.”
THE COLLECTION: “The inspiration is a combination of Tim Burton, Rainbow Narnia and Clueless. There is a lot of embroidered hologram, polkadot metallic and hand drawn, scribble clueless-esque plaid."
CULTURAL INFLUENCES: “Music plays a big part in my design process; I can only really focus on designing when I have music on. It’s often an eclectic mix depending on my mood. I love listening to Rinse FM - it's always playing what is new and fresh in London that you wouldn’t hear on other stations, but I also listen to a lot of reggae, 90s RnB and neo soul. My dad is a collector of reggae and rare soul vinyl and was a DJ when I was younger so I was brought up listening to music really loud all the time.”
LFW: Peter Pilotto
DESIGNER NAMES: Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos
BACKGROUND: Pilotto is half-Austrian, half-Italian and De Vos is half-Belgian, half-Peruvian. The designers met whilst studying at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the year 2000.
SIGNATURES: Peter Pilotto's vision of womenswear embraces both new and classic perspectives on elegance. Otherworldly prints combine with soft, sculptural shapes to form the handwriting of the design duo, something which evolves and is explored each season as opposed to being reactionary.
IDEAL CLIENT: “She is beyond pure classification of age or style, just like the clothes themselves.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “Thought-through print placements.”
BACKGROUND: Pilotto is half-Austrian, half-Italian and De Vos is half-Belgian, half-Peruvian. The designers met whilst studying at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the year 2000.
SIGNATURES: Peter Pilotto's vision of womenswear embraces both new and classic perspectives on elegance. Otherworldly prints combine with soft, sculptural shapes to form the handwriting of the design duo, something which evolves and is explored each season as opposed to being reactionary.
IDEAL CLIENT: “She is beyond pure classification of age or style, just like the clothes themselves.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “Thought-through print placements.”
LFW: Tata-Naka
DESIGNER NAMES: Tamara and Natasha Surguladze
BACKGROUND: The designers studied at Central Saint Martins and set up their label upon graduation.
SIGNATURES: “As the two of us work together, our designs often reflect the contrast of two opposites and reveal the dual nature of the brand. Our collections explore the unexpected; we play with the illusory but always maintain a sense of humour. One of our signatures is our in-house prints that are based on our paintings and photography. We always aim to create timeless pieces for our customers: pieces with which they will fall in love.”
IDEAL CLIENT: “She is adventurous and romantic, with a great sense of humour. She doesn’t feel the need to follow the trends but is capable of creating her own unique style.”
THE COLLECTION: “This collection is inspired by first love set in a 1980s American high school.”
CULTURAL INFLUENCES: “Musical and artistic references play a big part in providing us with inspiration – past collections have taken their starting point from a range of subjects as diverse as the music of Motown, the tribal art of West Africa, Pina Bausch, Slim Aarons, The Maharaja Exhibition, 1950s romance comics and Irving Penn! Anything that we find interesting could trigger the imagination!”
BACKGROUND: The designers studied at Central Saint Martins and set up their label upon graduation.
SIGNATURES: “As the two of us work together, our designs often reflect the contrast of two opposites and reveal the dual nature of the brand. Our collections explore the unexpected; we play with the illusory but always maintain a sense of humour. One of our signatures is our in-house prints that are based on our paintings and photography. We always aim to create timeless pieces for our customers: pieces with which they will fall in love.”
IDEAL CLIENT: “She is adventurous and romantic, with a great sense of humour. She doesn’t feel the need to follow the trends but is capable of creating her own unique style.”
THE COLLECTION: “This collection is inspired by first love set in a 1980s American high school.”
CULTURAL INFLUENCES: “Musical and artistic references play a big part in providing us with inspiration – past collections have taken their starting point from a range of subjects as diverse as the music of Motown, the tribal art of West Africa, Pina Bausch, Slim Aarons, The Maharaja Exhibition, 1950s romance comics and Irving Penn! Anything that we find interesting could trigger the imagination!”
LFW: Nasir Mazhar
DESIGNER NAME: Nasir Mazhar
BACKGROUND: Milliner Nasir was born in east London; he is of Turkish Cypriot origin. He has worked for theatrical designer Mark Wheeler and trained with Jane Smith.
SIGNATURES: “The box peak cap.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “The ZX300 Cap (Bully Cap).”
LONDON TIPS: “Walthamstow market, the London Eye and Springfield Park.”
BACKGROUND: Milliner Nasir was born in east London; he is of Turkish Cypriot origin. He has worked for theatrical designer Mark Wheeler and trained with Jane Smith.
SIGNATURES: “The box peak cap.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “The ZX300 Cap (Bully Cap).”
LONDON TIPS: “Walthamstow market, the London Eye and Springfield Park.”
LFW: Roksanda Ilincic
DESIGNER NAME: Roksanda Ilincic
BACKGROUND: Roksanda is a graduate of the Central St Martins MA Womenswear Course.
IDEAL CLIENT: “Anyone who naturally gravitates to my work will look magnificent in it!”
BACKGROUND: Roksanda is a graduate of the Central St Martins MA Womenswear Course.
IDEAL CLIENT: “Anyone who naturally gravitates to my work will look magnificent in it!”
LFW: Meadham Kirchhoff
DESIGNER NAMES: Edward Meadham and Benjamin Kirchhoff.
BACKGROUND: Edward is English. Benjamin is from Sete in the South of France. Edward studied womenswear and Benjamin studied menswear, both at Central Saint Martins. They launched a menswear label, "Benjamin Kirchhoff", after graduating.
SIGNATURES: “We do not to have a signature but rather a handwriting. We like to tell stories in different ways.”
IDEAL CLIENT: “Uncompromising, aware and individual.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: "Feminine designs that are considered and executed in an old fashioned manner."
THE COLLECTION: “The concept of devotion.”
PLANS FOR 2013: “Keep on going.”
Meadham Kirchhoff won the Emerging Talent - Ready-to-Wear award at the British Fashion Awards 2010.
BACKGROUND: Edward is English. Benjamin is from Sete in the South of France. Edward studied womenswear and Benjamin studied menswear, both at Central Saint Martins. They launched a menswear label, "Benjamin Kirchhoff", after graduating.
SIGNATURES: “We do not to have a signature but rather a handwriting. We like to tell stories in different ways.”
IDEAL CLIENT: “Uncompromising, aware and individual.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: "Feminine designs that are considered and executed in an old fashioned manner."
THE COLLECTION: “The concept of devotion.”
PLANS FOR 2013: “Keep on going.”
Meadham Kirchhoff won the Emerging Talent - Ready-to-Wear award at the British Fashion Awards 2010.
LFW: Simona Rocha
BACKGROUND: In 2008, Simone completed her BA in fashion from The National College of Art & Design in Dublin. She graduated from her MA at Central Saint Martins in 2010.
SIGNATURES: “Modern and strong yet romantic.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: "The floating perspex brogue."
IDEAL CLIENT: “A woman who wants to wear beautiful things.”
THE COLLECTION: “My grandmother.”
CULTURAL INFLUENCES: “I’m listening to Patsy Cline, Inc. and the BBC world service. I’m also inspired by photographs by Jacob Lillis and The Hour.”
SIGNATURES: “Modern and strong yet romantic.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: "The floating perspex brogue."
IDEAL CLIENT: “A woman who wants to wear beautiful things.”
THE COLLECTION: “My grandmother.”
CULTURAL INFLUENCES: “I’m listening to Patsy Cline, Inc. and the BBC world service. I’m also inspired by photographs by Jacob Lillis and The Hour.”
Pinterest Project
There are lots of great sewing projects on pinterest and I had to try one! For this project you turn a long sleeved shirt into a cardigan. You need a long sleeved shirt, a pair of scissors, a method of sewing (i.e. machine), thread, a seam guage, and pins. It is also recommended to have an iron.
Step 1) Iron your shirt out completely flat if you have an iron. Cut a straight line down the front middle of the shirt
Step 2) Use your seam guage to make the hem on each raw edge. (5/8 is usually a good hem length). Do this to both sides and pin as you go. Now it would be a good time to iron these flat.
Step 3) Now for the last step sew along the edges leaving only a slight bit of fabric on the other side of the stitch so it doesn't pull out.
Step 4) Iron out so that you have a proffessional finished look.
*I'll post a picture of my final product in the next post*
Step 1) Iron your shirt out completely flat if you have an iron. Cut a straight line down the front middle of the shirt
Step 2) Use your seam guage to make the hem on each raw edge. (5/8 is usually a good hem length). Do this to both sides and pin as you go. Now it would be a good time to iron these flat.
Step 3) Now for the last step sew along the edges leaving only a slight bit of fabric on the other side of the stitch so it doesn't pull out.
Step 4) Iron out so that you have a proffessional finished look.
*I'll post a picture of my final product in the next post*
Oscars 2013
Jen looks hot in red, Adele looks like she is pregnant still, Charlize had the body of a goddess, Octavia looks the best she ever has, and Catherine looks gorgeous in body hugging gold! The pretty Asian woman looks gorgeous in her culturally inspired dress. Amanda looks old but her halter is adorable! The next dress...I have never seen that lady before and her debut should not have been made in this ugly prom dress... As for Brandi, her skirt is interesting but I thought dresses were required at the oscars??
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