Monday, May 27, 2013
Raf Simons vs. Viktor&Rolf
I remember when i first saw the spring 2005 collection of Viktor&Rolf, i was shocked by the idea of the motor helmets. I thought that was so genious cause no one did it before. And i was wrong. Actually Raf Simons did it a long time ago, in the 1998. And guess what, it's still relevant to the present. How incredible it is when i see the picture of Raf's 1998 collection, i immediately think about Daft Punk.
Just look at the celestial night sky made by hundreds of lights reflect on the helmets! J'adore!
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Modern Nostalgia
Không giống những show diễn thông thường chỉ tập trung ở những trung tâm thời trang lớn như Paris hay Milan, những show diễn Cruise được diễn ra ở những địa danh khác được xem là nơi đến lí tưởng cho những kì nghỉ hè. Với BST Cruise 2014 của Dior lần này được tổ chức ở bến cảng Monte Carlo, Raf Simons đem đến một cái nhìn thật tươi mới như tiền đề cho BST mùa hè chính thức sắp tới.
Tại sao lại là Monte Carlo? Tôi và rất nhiều trong chúng ta đã từng chỉ biết đến Dior qua những thiết kế giàu chất kịch nghệ của John Galliano, thậm chí còn lầm tưởng Galliano chính là Christian Dior. Muốn biến Christian Dior trở thành một thương hiệu được biết đến toàn vẹn hơn, Giám đốc sáng tạo Raf Simons liên tục lồng ghép những giá trị lịch sử của thương hiệu vào những BST của mình. Địa danh Monte Carlo không chỉ là một điểm đến lí tưởng cho một kì nghỉ hè mà đó còn là cái tên gắn liền với công nương Grace Kelly. Bà là một trong những công nương mặc trang phục của Christian Dior thiết kế. Và để gợi nhớ về Grace, ngoài tổ chức ở Monte Carlo, show diễn còn có một buổi trưng bày những trang phục của Dior mà công nương từng mặc.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Alexander McQueen vs Himself
A designer reuses another's idea is such an odinary story nowaday. But how about he reuses his own idea? that would be interesting. Jean Paul Gaultier is famous for it. He recycles his garments of his old couture collections, brings them back to life again.
How about Alexander McQueen? Everyone in fashion world worships him because of his endless imagination. But let's flashback the time when he worked for Givenchy. I'd never thought that Givenchy had a tough time like that. They had the wow factor that made the costumers in the past really shock. I'm so sure that even if they were shown on the runway these year will make them have the same reaction.
He did reuse some of his ideas when he worked for Givenchy. I think this is definitely legal because he just had that right to do with his stuffs. Moreover, they were too "McQueen" when it supposed to be "Givenchy".
Givenchy 1997 = McQueen fall 2006 + spring 2010
Saturday, May 11, 2013
The relevance of Hubert de Givenchy's works to fashion
Fashion is just a circle. What happened in the past will happen in the future, just in another shape. Ỉ's actually legal when a designer of a fashion house recreate the signature works of its founder. It's somehow legal to the others who are not belong to the fashion house. In other words, fashion nowaday reflects the past. I don't know why some idiots are still screaming it's copycat when a designer take the inspiration from an old design.
Back in the 40s, when the "New Look" ruled the women's wardrobes, the hourglass shape was very popular. until the 50s, New Look was still influential. The black lace dress of Givenchy in 1956 is an example. I'm not sure if Raf Simons took a look at this or not, but it's quite similar to the flower dress of Christian Dior fall 2013 collection. The Dior's dress by Raf Simons was covered by thousands of mini flowers which refer to the flower gown of Christian Dior.
Jennifer Lawrence was wearing this at Met Gala 2013
Givenchy's suade hat in 1963 with Rick Owens's nun hat spring 2009 give me the same feeling.
Riccardo Tisci is the designer who has the legality to do anything with the archive of Givenchy. Fortunately, he has been doing it very well.
Givenchy's evening gown in 1978 vs. Givenchy spring 2011 by Riccardo Tisci
Givenchy's sheer dress in 1971 vs Givenchy fall 2010 by Riccardo Tisci
The last word i want to say: I wish Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy were a couple.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Takashi Nishiyama-When Beauty comes from Ugliness
While Paris, the capital of world's fashion tends to give less, Tokyo seems very fearless to give more. They have the designers who create wearable, saleable pieces and the designer who create something unbelievable and avant-garde either. With the unique aesthetic and superior technique, Takashi Nishiyama made not only the Tokyo Fashion loving citizens but also the world famous designers such as Viktor&Rolf, John Galliano surprised.
Born in 1987, Takashi Nishiyama studied in two most famous fashion school in Japan. He learned techniques in fashion at Bunka Fukushoku Gakuin and at Coconogacco, he learned to design. The collection he shown in Tokyo Fashion Week in Oct/2010 won the award International Talent Support ITS fashion contest which the judges included Viktor&Rolf, John Galliano, Nina Nitsche from Maison Margiela... He was the first Japanese designer who won the award.
The collection was incredible, phenomenal, and spectarcular! Inspired by the Japanese TV game Monster Hunter in which the players hunt monster for weapons. Now you have the idea: Savage, Heroic, Monstrous. Let's picture one day, Rick Owens, Viktor&Rolf, John Galliano, and Yohji Yamamoto had a private meet to create a collection, Takashi Nishiyama's was the right one. The outerwears are extremely HUGE, multi-layered, unfinished, heavy with leather, fur cover the models from head to toe, make them look like strange creatures or some homeless guys on the street who grab everything to wear. Do they make you imagine a dark forest or a snow mountain where the monster hunting begins? I do feel it.
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