Category: Surprise Salad

UAD Graduation Show 2011

The Fashion department of University of Art and Design, Cluj- Napoca, is already known as the most prestigious roumanian fashion school. Last week, I attended their graduation show. I’ve seen lots of interesting stuff and some beautiful collections. I will post here images from the designers that I noticed for their defined concept and originality.

Violeta Ivaz developed a sensitive, yet structured, discourse, showing some beautiful fabrics – the forms were skilfully organized around the theme of the manteau.

“Meltin’ Pot” by Andreea Boariu was colorfully appealing through the use of floral prints and gipsy fashionable looks. I wish I see more often this kind of color exercises on the contemporary fashion scene.

Doina Pirau succeeded in building these minimal & nice outfits, dreaming on the theme of “Ethnic Vibes” .  I loved the smart cut of the garments, particularly.

Ovidiu Pop’ s Men collection was inspired by the 20′s, reloading the charm of the vintage men suit, as an inspiring formula for nowadays fashion during the “crises”.

The outfits deigned by Adel Zsigmond are a beautiful and emotional attempt – to build a wardrobe for a dear homeless friend.  I appreciated garments’ complexity and versatility.

Apart from these highlights, I noticed another creative works, such as:

exquisite handmade prints by Teodora Baciu

structured surfaces inspired by nature and metamorphosis – Galdean Silvia Isabelle

strange tribal outfit by Lazar Ana Alexandra, based on shamanism

white outfits, with metallic adornments, by Buda Mioara Fulga

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Twisted

Tired of fashionable artifices, sick of glossy images and photoshop-ed cheeks?

These images are part of Marc Jacobs’ advertising campaign, autumn 2011. After the sensational Vivienne Westwood campaign last year, here prefigures another. Looks promising and we hope to be as interesting and unusual as the lady in the pics – Helena Bonham Carter (she ‘s one of my favorites). The fashion photographer behind this project is, of course, same Juergen Teller.

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Hot & Fluo

Isabeli Fontana in a Mert&Marcus photo shooting – this editorial belongs to Vogue Paris, June/ July 2011.

Enjoy the summer!

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Make Up – Fake Up

 

Looking Twice was a London exhibition dedicated to Fashion & Illusion, increasing the popularity of this topic. Some fashion students explored the theme of illusion, showing creativity and innovation through the use of distorted shapes and trompe l’oeil. I really love this theme, and I’ve been always fascinated about translating illusionism in terms of fashion.

Fashion plays the game of illusion, distorsion and trompe l’oeil, from twisted garments to creative make-up. Watch the latest covers of i-D Magazine and taste the  best of it.

 

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Fashion versus Fashion Illustration

People have many talents:  some of them design clothes, others photograph these designs, many people love talking about it, and, some people enjoy drawing & giving it a twist.

First was Jonathan Zawada with his Fashematics, and now, there’ s Natalia Grosner – canadian fashion illustrator. Natalia Grosner ‘s fashion illustration documents the NY Fashion Week, in a personal and creative way. She’s got talent! Keep doing this beautiful job!

images via behance.net

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Black Magic Woman

Iris van Herpen hits again, this time under the umbrella of her Escapism Couture. How about this outfit? Look at these fabrics, this technique, this polished look, this gorgeous silhouette!

Iris van Herpen is one of my favorite designers, and I think her work initiates a new wave in contemporary fashion design. She brings out these wonderful pieces, together with a fresh vision on the fashionable body.

 

image via endangered-pieces.com

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Playin’ Fashion – Playin’ Invisible

I recently became more interested in shoe design. It’s not that I like  shoes more than clothes, but in the world of shoes, the concept of new design is much stronger, while 3D printing technology opens new horizons. What I find absolutely fascinating: Marloes Ten Bhomer, Julian Hakes, Terra Plana and, now, Andreia Chaves.

I looked at these shoes many times, and I did not manage to post anything about them. In fact, I don’t have many comments. The designer is Andreia Chaves and the objects themselves are sensational. The “Invisible” project is a study of optical effects, smartly applied in shoe design. The result is a brand new urban object, playing chameleon – borrowing the traces of the environment, through a wonderful game of mirrors. There is also another version of this project called “Naked”, which keeps only the skeleton of the shoe. (I prefer the “invisible” one; I like the concept of changing surface).

The technology is fascinating and the future of fashion cannot be conceived separately from it. No wonder that a Japanese engineer invented an invisible coat. Creativity and technological innovation will soon replace nostalgia and automatisms which still govern contemporary fashion system.

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