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Viva, voom ! : the Spring 2016 collection from designer Stella Jean for Milan Fashion Week (MFW)

25 Friday Sep 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in colourspeak, cultural dress references, patterns, prints, ready to wear, runway favourites, runway presentation, style ideas?, style inspiration, womenswear, womenswear designers

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fun with colour, mixed patterns and prints, multi- era references, Peruvian dress influences, runway favourites, spring 2016, Stella Jean, Women Fashion Power: Not a Multiple Choice, womenswear

 

 

Each fashion season,

I eagerly await the Milan shows

and more specifically, the new collection from Italian / Haitan desiger

Stella Jean.

Her fearless colour and print mismatch,

often inspired by a particular cultural focus-

generates creation of joyful clothing.

 

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For Spring 2016, the collection’s regional reference appears to be of Peru-

 

 

patterns in linear configuration

a staple of red / blue hues

an abundance of colour scope

pom pom / staw fringe details

 

 

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(images from gettyimages)

 

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(image from britannica.com)

 

 

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In addition to geographical notes,

Ms. Jean keeps things interesting in mention of various fashion eras:

from ’50s flair to a current on-trend nod-

à la the bomber jacket.

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Spring 2016,  runway presentation

by designer, Stella Jean

Vibrant colour

Vivacious attitude

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Referencing Peruvian traditional dress

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With a ’50s silhouette

cigarette trousers

cinched waist, full skirt

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Bomber jacket note

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’60s style flounce mini

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Tiered skirt with straw fringe,  print detail t-shirt

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Crochet bottoms:  pencil skirt /  ankle-length culottes

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Embellished pinstripe shirt of Peruvian influences

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(images from vogue uk)

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A melting pot stirred: Haitian-Italian designer, Stella Jean presents at Milan Fashion Week (MFW), a ’15

28 Saturday Feb 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in colour, colourspeak, cultural dress references, emerging designers, fabric blends, fabrication, fashion cultural reference, fashion fun, fashion historic reference, Favlook - Lookfav Focus, free to be me, grunge fashion, masculine/feminine aesthetic, patterns, prints, ready to wear, runway presentation, seattlewear, style = innovation, style ideas?, style inspiration, trouser fashion, womenswear

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'50s 'poodle skirt' inspiration, '60s fashion - inspired, autumn/winter 2015, Favlook - Lookfav Focus, grunge fashion inspired, masculine/feminine aesthetic, Milan Fashion Week, mixed fabrication, multi- era references, multi-cultural influences in fashion, nostalgic fashion reference, runway favourites, Stella Jean, textural fabrication

Having offered yet another stellar collection at runway

for Milan Fashion Week (MFW), a/w  ’15 –

designer, Stella Jean

continues as a raising star in the fashion cosmos.

For the past few seasons, I anticipate her runway presentations

and once again it is worth the wait.

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(image from livemaster.ru):

stella jean portrait

designer, Stella Jean

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From her debut collection (September 2012 at Milan Fashion Week)

to the present-

her design aesthetics remains true to a loving embrace of

her Caribbean and European heritage.

Of Haitian (her mother) and Italian (her father) parentage,

Ms. Jean marries sartorial qualities from this varied familial exposure:

vibrant colours/prints with tailoring craftsmanship.

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Her talents were immediately noticed and championed by

legendary designer Giorgio Armani.

For Milan Fashion Week,  s/s  ’14

Mr. Armani honoured the new designer by selecting her

to present at Teatro Armani, his 550 seat show space.

This was certainly sign of high praise indeed.

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Ms. Jean’s creations are mirror to her own multi-cultural reflection.

Hers is a welcomed interpretation of fashion as global perspective:

“I want to communicate through clothes a concept of opposite worlds and traditions fusing together in a sophisticated way and standing side by side with equal importance, not covering the other up.”  (quote from vogue.co.uk)

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For her a/w ’15 collection

Ms. Jean adds hints of  Himalayan dress

into the cultural aesthetic mix with fabrication and tassel adornments.

Her design attitude is celebratory, joyous, vivid, uplifting.

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Melting pot of fashion, design ingredients

a melding of cultural dress references

a masculine / feminine mix of design attitude

a wink at various fashion eras:

’60s flower power vibe,  ’50s in full-swing ‘poodle skirt’, ‘

’90s grudge Seattle wear

an explosion of colour and mixed fabrication

an exciting collection with a definite wow factor

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Stella Jean

a/w 2015

The Collection

(images from style.com):

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From the Himalayas with a ’60s vibe

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’50s full-swing ‘poodle skirt’ inspiration with wooly jumper

vibrant colours / patterns (signature Stella Jean!)

Cue the calf-high socks with peep toe heel shoes (t)

and with slip-on trainers (b)

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stella jean, a15, seattle grunge

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A take on plaid – Seattle grunge wear

accessorised with textile necklace (t)

double-breast orange wool coat with fur collar detail (b)

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stella jean, long length pencil skirt

Plaid it is

tailored, long length pencil with decorative detail at hem

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Print/Pattern Mix (PPM)

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Trouser fashion:  oversizing

with gathered top waist and knitted tasseled skirt overlay (b)

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