Archive for September 2011
A Particular Swan
The Giles Collection S/S 2012 is fabulous, with all those silver fabrics, sophisticated laser-cuts and funny sunglasses. The designer himself warns that it’s not another Black Swan collection, which is absolutely true. In fact, his collection is more linked with another family of swans, as Bjork’s controversial one. One more reason to fall in love with Giles Deacon’s work.
Art vs. Fashion
Jana Sterbak is a Canadian artist, known worldwide for her conceptual projects, especially for her works constructed from meat, as her Chair Apollinaire (1996) and her Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic (1987). Actually, it was Sterbak’s work that inspired Lady Gaga’s infamous flesh outfit at MTV Video Music Awards Gala last year.
However, Jana Sterbak has many other interesting works, worth to talk about. Yet, some of them are strangely connected with the fashion world. I selected below some pictures from her projects: Sisyphus Sport (1997) and Remote Control (1989), and, of course, the Vanitas Flesh Dress. Basically, she shows out a bag, a cage and a dress. Always shifting perspective, she opts for an exploration in depth. And there’s a lot of irony, too.
How does he do it?
I strongly believe in the new generation of fashion designers that rock the world’s catwalks, refreshing the landscape, proposing different stories, avoiding the usually remakes. And Marios Schwab is one that we should keep an eye on. I mean, his designs are always intriguing, in terms of concept and appearance. Remember his Fall 2009 3D collection? that was a great attempt, and he succeeded!
Marios Schwab studied fashion at Esmod Berlin , he took a MA at Saint Martins, and launched his own label in 2005. Schwab won the prize for Best New Designer at the British Fashion Awards in 2006; in 2009 he was appointed Creative Director at Halston.
His recent collections have explored various themes, such as the historical costume, lingerie, rethinking the form of traditional dress, playing with tricky surfaces etc. Definitely, his fashion is always doubled with an intellectual investigation – all his collections are meticulously built, piece by piece. Schwab’s designs are sometimes “risky” and experimental, but still appealing and feminine. His design aesthetic successfully match the technological innovation with traditional craftsmanship.
Regarding Marios Schwab SS 2012 collection, there are beautiful patterns and smart cuts, a lot of transparent layers and unexpected style associations. Not to mention the gorgeous swimsuit – perfectly crisscrossed and cutout! It’s all so sharp and brilliant, I couldn’t help but write about it. I hope you’ll enjoy it, too.
images via vogue.com
The Kooples
The Kooples is a French label that literally dresses the fashionable couples. It’s their original advertising campaign that caught my attention, first of all. The Kooples features real people living in couples (so simple & inspired). It’s all about:
“Elégance militaire, blousons flight revisités, gilets, robes de femmes-icônes, manteau “Crombie” façon collège britannique, et, bien sûr, le costard trois pièces parfait… Le couple, quoi. Masculin/Feminin, comme aurait dit Godard, légèrement androgyne, moderne en somme.”
The Story of Yuyi
This short film, directed by famous photo- duo, Inez and Vinoodh, is featuring Gaga as mermaid Yüyi. Shot during the making of the official video “You and I”, I think this mini- film is much better than the final, redundant version of it. And talking about second-skins… Note the spectacular skin of the mermaid- Formichetti’s signature styling.
If someone’s interested to learn more about the Yuyi, check out the Gagapedia
