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A-line skirts, Fausto Puglisi, leather, leather biker jackets, leather bondage bra, Milan Fashion Week, prints, Spring/Summer 2014 Collections
Colour in abundance
A-line skirt hems high and low
and a bit of
Bra bondage wear
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(image from style.it)
designer Fausto Puglisi
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For his eponymous label, Italian designer
Fausto Puglisi presented a s/s 2014 collection
which, successfully blended soft feminine ease
(prints, skirts, flounce, flow)
with
hard rock and roll edge
(leather bras, biker jackets, straps, buckles) .
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The result: stand out pieces of which to take note.
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Having created stage wardrobe for flamboyant pop stars such as
Nicky Minaj, Madonnna and M. I. A –
Mr. Puglisi is no stranger to fashion shock-factor dress.
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(image from wall street journal):
(from l – r : Nicky Minaj and Madonna performing at Super Bowl, 2012)
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Yet his s/s 2014 collection has an element of restraint-
pushing the boundaries, but not to the extreme.
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Fashionista and editor, Ann dello Russo –
is credited for adding momentum to the Puglisi Buzz.
out and about in Puglisi creations.
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(images from graziadaily.co.uk):
Anna dello Russo wearing Fasuto Puglisi
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Last autumn Mr. Puglisi was named Creative Director for Ungaro.
With designing for the fashion avant garde of the music industry
and creating for his own label in addition to Ungaro-
What’s next for this young talent?
Stay tuned.
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(images fashionising):
Fausto Puglisi, s/s 2014
The Collection
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Hmm… consider the design element presented- that of contradiction: the juxtaposition of hard/soft, confided/free, contained/fluid –
Emphasis was not to express/promote sensationalism, for if that was the intent the collection would have wholly vered in that direction. Instead only a couple of leather bras were presented and those were beautifully crafted (by a prominent leather goods artisan), as were all the leather pieces.
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Bondage references are cheapest most common sensationalism. Trying to make a stir with zero creativity.
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