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LC:M (London Collections: Men), s/s 2016 … Take 2 !

16 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, Accessorise Me!, design experiment, design inventive, fabrication, fashion events, London Collections: Men (LC: M), menswear, menswear designers, ready to wear, runway presentation, style ideas?, style inspiration

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accessories, British menswear design, Burberry Prorsum, Dunhill, E. Tautz by Patrick Grant, JW Anderson, KTZ, London Collections: Men (LC: M), London Collections: Men s/s 2016, Maharishi, Margaret Howell, menswear, spring/summer 2016, Tiger of Sweden

 

London Collections: Men (LC: M), s/s 2016

is a four day runway extravaganza which

kicks off the fashion watch on menswear.

 

The best of British design talent present their

innovative, provocative and fanciful interpretives.

 

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Ready for this?

(images from style):

LC:  M

s / s  2016

 

 

 

from Dunhill

by John Ray

Total British-ness

LCM, s 16, dunhill

The English traveller

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 Dunhill Men's RTW Spring 2016

Morning suit and top hat

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 Dunhill Men's RTW Spring 2016

Sport spectator

tennis, cricket or a day out at the races

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from Burberry Prorsum

by Christopher Bailey

Modern suiting

fine knit jogger trousers, embroidered lace shirt, jacket options

accessories:  tassel suede slip-ons, high sheen patent carrier

LCM, s16, burberry, quilt blazer_joggers, style_ARC0229

LCM, s16, burberry, joggers

LCM, s16, burberry,  blazer_jogger_tassel shoes, style_ARC0049

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by Margaret Howell

B/W (black/white) colour story

LCM, s16, b_w, style, margaret-howell LCM, s16, b_w, style, margaret-howell

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from KTZ

by designer,  Marjan Pejoski

Fancy dress

LCM, s16, ktz, fancy dress

Action man parachutist

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LCM, s16, ktz, plastics, style KIM_4248

Plastic fantastic

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LCM, s16. ktz, graphics, style, KIM_4531

Read all about it! :  newsprint graphics-wear

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from E.  Tauz

by Patrick Grant

oversized, drop-crotch, denim trousers

LCM, s16, e tautz, oversizing LCM, s16, e tautz, oversizing, style _TAU0234

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from Tiger of Sweden

by head designer Ronnie McDonal and team

Headed in one direction

vertical stripes

ankle grazing trousers

LCM, s16, tiger of sweden, LCM, s16, tiger of sweden, LCM, s16, tiger of sweden,

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from Maharishi

by creative director, Hardy Blechman

In solid colours

with Zen-like affect

LCM, s16, MaharishiMaharishi Men's RTW Spring 2016

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by designer, JW Anderson

Accessorise me!

anchored by red patent leather shoes

LCM, s16, jw anderson, red shoes LCM, s16, jw anderson, red shoes LCM, s16, jw anderson, red shoes

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LC:M (London Collections: Men), s/s 2016 … Take 1 !

14 Sunday Jun 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, design experiment, design inspiration, design inventive, fabric blends, fabrication, fashion events, fashion fun, London Collections: Men (LC: M), menswear, menswear designers, prints, ready to wear, runway show, sportswear, style ideas?, style inspiration

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Each year, during the months of January and June

the fashion spotlight centres on London for the biannual

showcasing of British design talent in menswear fashion:

LC: M (London Collections: Men).

It’s June, and LC:  M is back!

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The event marks four days of focused attention on

British menswear design:

the quirkiness, the inventiveness, the unexpected,

the experimental, the visual impact, the sheer madness-

the complete fashion fun of British clothing design.

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Ready for this   …

(images from wwd):

 

LC:  M

s /s  2016

 

 

 

from YMC (You Must Create)

Contemporary Cool

effortless, modern, ease

YMC Men's RTW Spring 2016

YMC Men's RTW Spring 2016,  denim jumpsuit

YMC Men's RTW Spring 2016

 YMC Men's RTW Spring 2016

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from Agi and Sam

by designers, Agape Mdumulla and Sam Cotton

Fun Factor

baggy trousers,  thin stripe prints,  zip details

styled with white Converse trainers

Agi and Sam Men's RTW Spring 2016
Agape Mdumulla and Sam Cotton
Agape Mdumulla and Sam Cotton
Agape Mdumulla and Sam Cotton

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from Topman

It’s all about the (non) fit

loose, wide leg trousers

cropped / tapered tops

Topman Design Men's RTW Spring 2016
 Topman Design Men's RTW Spring 2016Topman Design Men's RTW Spring 2016Topman Design Men's RTW Spring 2016

 

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from Coach

(first showing at LC: M)

by creative director, Stuart Vevers

“A walk on the wild side.”

 animal motif / psychedelic prints, colour infused

footwear:  fluffy sliders

Coach  Men's RTW Spring 2016 Coach  Men's RTW Spring 2016 Coach  Men's RTW Spring 2016 Coach  Men's RTW Spring 2016

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from designer, Kit Neale

Colour explosion tempered (?) by white Converse high tops

Not for the fashion faint of heart!

Nuff said.

Kit Neale RTW Spring 2016, colour Kit Neale RTW Spring 2016 Kit Neale RTW Spring 2016

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by father/son design duo,  Casely – Hayford

Subdued

layering, outerwear of mixed fabrication

hint of print, a bit of colour

LCM, layering s16,casely_hayford_men_ss16_16 Casely Hayford Men's RTW Spring 2016 Casely Hayford Men's RTW Spring 2016 Casely Hayford Men's RTW Spring 2016

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(images from nowstudio):

from Sibling

by Joe Bates, Sid Bryan and Cozette McCreery

Gear up:  NFL linesmen, on and off the field

sportswear – A bit tongue in cheek!

LCM, s16, sibling, NFL LCM, s16, sibling, NFL, nowstudio, 144007_960n LCM, s16, sibling, NFL, nowstudio, 144009_960n LCM, s16, sibling, suit, nowstudio, 144037_960n

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The concept of conceptual art in fashion design: from designers, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo at Paris Fashion Week (PFW) a ’15

08 Sunday Mar 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in art influence - fashion, design experiment, design inspiration, design inventive, fabrication, Yohji Yamamoto

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If conceptual art is an expression of imagination in physical form-

then fashion is art: an inspired thought

made tangible with fabric and other materials.

 

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Creating with this intent, designers challenge the norm

to produce avant garde garments.

Not for practical wear, these pieces symbolise an idea(s) and

are often in conflict with conventional aesthetics.

Fashion of this type is of the genre of conceptual art-

whereby the idea is paramount, not the form it takes.

 

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For Paris Fashion Week (PFW)  a ’15

philosopher/designer Yohji Yamamoto and

avant garde designer Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garçons)

each presented collections of the abstract:

provocative, speculative, enigmatic.

 

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(images from style.com):

by Yohji Yamamoto

 

 

The Idea(s)

Garments which evince a visual of things architectural, structural,

encircled by scaffolding, of construction in progress.

The eye make-up ‘wink’  seems signal to acknowledge

the state of noncompletion:  of the ‘garments under work’.

Is the collection’s seeming reference to

construction underway,  a metaphor for life;

that of life as a state of constant change, planning, developing, building?

 

 

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PFW,  a ’15

 

conceptual, a15, yamamot, framing DSC038_KIM_1086 conceptual, a15, yamamoto, umbrella framing DSC035_KIM_1029

Partially opened umbrella frame

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conceptual, a15, yamamoto DSC034_KIM_1014

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conceptual, a15, yamamoto, angularity DSC024_KIM_0719

At angles

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conceptual, a15, yamamoto, framing DSC019_KIM_0566

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conceptual, a15, yamamoto. framing DSC009_KIM_0249

Crinoline aspect

 

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by Rei Kawakubo

Comme des Garçons

 

 

The Idea(s)

Covered, hidden beneath layers-

seemingly not for protective purposes

as the fabrication is light in colours and weight.

The use of light lace and a peek of hand(s) exposed in certain looks,

seems to suggest that this state of covering is temporary.

Maybe the idea of Ms, Kawakubo’s pieces

is that of something/someone being momentarily cocooned:

to emerge fully and with ease, at some later point .

 

Yet, there is some contradiction and tension-

a sense that an eventual uncovering

might not be always be easily accomplished.

In certain looks, the model is tightly enveloped in the wrappings

while in others, less so:

 

 

The collection unsettles-

no matter the amount used of lace, bows and brocade.

 

 

 

PFW,  a ’15

 

 

  conceptual, comme des garcons, cream cocoonnCDG_0339

conceptual, comme des garcons, a15 whiteCDG_0049

Tightly wound

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conceptual, comme des garcons, a15 b_w stripes, coveredCDG_0299

Barred

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conceptual, comme des garcons, a 15, blue_black, some exposureCDG_0165 conceptual, comme des garcons, a15, blackCDG_0137 conceptual comme des garcons, a15, gold brocadeCDG_0107

conceptual, comme des garcons, a15, gold brocade, black, leather detail CDG_0493

Trapped, but with possibilities opening up

 

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Creating ‘honest’ garments: meet conceptual designer Pedram Karimi

02 Tuesday Dec 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in AiB (All in Black), AiW (all in white), avant garde, black/white wear, design experiment, design inspiration, design inventive, emerging designers, fabrication, free to be me, menswear, ready to wear, style ideas?, style inspiration, subdued colours, unisex wear, womenswear

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On the rise designer Pedram Karimi views himself as an artist

whose medium for his creative expression is fashion.

Born in Iran, raised in Austria and now residing in Montreal, Canada

Mr. Karimi studied at London College of Fashion-

where undoubtedly, his avant garde sensibilities were honed.

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(image from leloi.ca):

pedram karimi, portrait

designer, Pedram Karimi

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His designs are interpretative of how he perceives his world

in its complexities of concrete and abstract terms.

Mr. Karimi’s work is an exploration in silhouette, styling versatility, unisex wear.

His aesthetics is modern, visionary;

inspiring Mr. Karimi to create “garments that feel honest”-

true to his design perspective on future fashion directives.

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The Collection,  a/w  2014

muted colours, varied fabrication, Asymmetric flow

 

 

(images from vogue.it):

 

pedram karimi, white outfit, menspedram karimi, a14, womens, white dresspedram karimi, a 14, asymmetry, black top, white skirt

pedram karimi, b/w, a14, mens

asymmetric lines

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pedram karimi, men, jacket, skirt, trousers, a14

menswear layering:  top, skirt, trousers

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pedram karimi, mens tunic, a14

tunic with defined shoulders

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pedram karimi, shining fabrication, a14pedram karimi, shiny fabrication, a14

shiny fabrication

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pedram karimi, a14, men

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pedram karimi, a14, men multi-layering

cape crusader with oversized ‘3-digit’ gloves

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X … marks the spot: Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, PFW – a/w 2014

01 Saturday Mar 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in design experiment, design inspiration, design inventive, free to be me

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Designer Alber Elbaz used three descriptives

to define his a/w 2014 collection for Lanvin:

X-travagant    X-treme    X-periment

indeed … x-actly so!

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(image from dalje.com):

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designer Alber Elbaz

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X-travagant in that the collection is lush in fabrication:

leather, fur, silk … singularly and in combination …

note the fur skirt suit,  the deep green leather trench,  embellished silk pieces

X-travagant in detail:

frayed hems,  fringe,  adornments

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X-treme in the sheer number of pieces for

their intended wearer …

a woman who is ‘extremely’ confident

in ‘extremes’ of dress expression –

demure to dangerous;

referencing from the Edwardians

to new millennium sensibilities.

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X-periment … well what would inspired design be

without it?

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Alber Elbaz for Lanvin,  a/w  2014

The Collection

(images from fashionising):

lanvin-autumn-fall-winter-2014-pfw2 lanvin-autumn-fall-winter-2014-pfw9 lanvin-autumn-fall-winter-2014-pfw31 lanvin-autumn-fall-winter-2014-pfw18 lanvin-autumn-fall-winter-2014-pfw10

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Of varying perspectives: Josep Abril a/w 2014 menswear collection

05 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in Barcelona Fashion Week, design experiment, design inspiration, design inventive, fabric, knitwear, menswear, subdued colours, urban-chic

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Barcelona Fashion Week - a/w 2014, deconstructed clothing, inventive jacket closure (tabs), Josep Abril, knitwear, menswear

Spanish menswear designer Josep Abril

was born, raised, studied and now works in his native Barcelona.

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(image from sonarkids.com):

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He seems to enjoy ‘staying close to home’.

Yet, his design sensibility is far from insular and expected,

but rather is experimental and thoughtful –

bringing a new level of dimensionality to his designs.

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Señor Abril launched his first menswear collection in 1996

and subsequently has been the recipient of several awards

from the Spanish fashion industry, including:

The Gaudi Prize for New Designers, 1991

GQ Award for Best Men’s Wear Designer in the Country, 2004

Barcelona es Moda Award for Best Professional, 2008

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His menswear offering for a/w 2014

effortlessly brings together several design points:

– deconstruction/reconstruction creating a different manner

to how his clothes rests on the body

– tab closures on jacket/overcoats

– thick rope braiding details on knitwear

– fabric choices for visual depth and texture

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There is an urban vibe to his pieces,

styling for a modern man with a bit of an adventurous spirit.

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Deconstruction/reconstruction:  boiler suiting 

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Deconstruction/reconstruction:  overcoat

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Over-alls,  overhauled

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2 bags are better than 1

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Knit braiding

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Tab closure

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Textured fabric

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In conversation with designer Gaetano Pesce

07 Saturday Dec 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in design experiment, design inspiration, design inventive, design philosophy, design work, furniture design, furniture designers

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Barbican Art Gallery, Fontessa shoe, Gaetano Pesce - design philosophy, Gaetano Pesce - designer/architect, La Mamma/Donna armchair and footrest, lagoon table, lake table, ocean table, pond table, Pop Art Design - exhibition, puddle table, river table, six water tables, Tony Chambers - Wallpaper

Every now and again, a rare wonderful opportunity

presents itself – and there is really no other

option but to take it and feel well pleased.

Such was my response to attending

an interview with the

world renown and celebrated designer/architect

Gaetano Pesce.

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Held at the famed Barbican Centre, London

with Tony Chambers, editor-in-chief of Wallpaper magazine

who spoke wtih Signor Pesce about

his designs and his design philosophy.

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Signor Pesce was born and educated in Italy.

(image from padovacultura.padovanet.it):

Gaetano-Pesce, padovacultura.padovane.it -colori-thumb

He has been a force in the design world for over forty years –

his work is on permanent display at many of the world’s

leading museums:  the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York to cite but a couple.

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I am intrigued by the Gaetano Pesce piece

La Mamma/Donna armchair and footrest, 1969 –

currently on display at the exhibition

Pop Art Design

Barbican Art Gallery, London.

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(image from barbican.co.uk):

image

La Mamma/Donna armchair and footrest by Gaetano Pesce

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The large foam chair envelopes the body,

offering a sense of security, a feel of comfort –

with deep curves and deep-set seat,

an invitation to stroke and to nestle:

a chair meant to be reminiscent of

women’s nurturing qualities.

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Attached by a thin chord to the chair is the footrest:

a ball constructed of the same material and colour

symbolises a state of imprisonment (ball and chain):

a state of unwilling captivity.

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La Mamma/Donna is a chair which conjures up

imagery of women who at the time (1960s),

seemed doomed to be soley anchored in the home.

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In contemplating the message(s) of this specific chair/footrest,

I often wondered about the general design mission of

Gaetano Pecse.

The evening at the Barbican afforded me the occasion

to discover more about the man and his creations.

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Gaetano Pesce is a most witty, personable and engaging speaker.

As Tony Chambers relaxed into a Mamma/Donna chair

Signor Pesce settled into another of his designs

-high backed chair,

which looked equally comfortable.

The comfort factor seems priority in a Pesce piece.

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The Mamma/Donna chair is exemplar of the Pesce

definition of furniture musts:

“fun,  strong,  and with a message.”

The intended statement for the  Mamma/Donna chair:

“women’s non-freedom.”

Many of Signor Pesce’s pieces offer

strong socio-political points.

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The chair is delivered ‘flat packed’.

As it is made entirely of foam, it is relatively easy to

squeeze it into a compact container.

Upon opening, it springs into shape –

no assembly required.

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Signor Pesce spoke passionately on art as innovation:

use of new materials,  techniques,  technology –

“there is no limit for creativity” ,

each design is an unique individual, hence

design possibilities are infinite.

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He is spirited in encouraging creatives to

“fight the idea of standardisation” and to

“express life, express diversity”

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During his tenure as lecturer at Cooper Union, NY

he challenged his students to first create – concept,

then, as natural  sequence – shape.

Concept is “psychological and sentiments”;

it is the fusing of the intellectual and

the emotional as integral to the design process.

Once this is satisfied, the shape of the piece can evolve –

as definition of the concept.

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Signor Pesce expressed his views on duality in design.

He believes objects have a “double function”:

“the practical and the beautiful”

I was reminded of the intended use of

Renaissance Italian majolica (glazed ceramic-ware)

beautifully crafted/decorated utilitarian pieces.

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(image from metmuseum.org):

pharmacy jar (1515) – Siena, Italy

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Examples of Signor Pesce’s idea of design duality:

-beautiful/functional –

are his six water tables.

The tables tops showcase various bodies of water:

lakes, lagoon, ponds, oceans, rivers … puddles

The realism of imagery is almost extra-dimensional:

positioning a viewer in a space perspective

of experiencing a surreal mini-world

while remaining in the world actually occupied.

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(images from design boom):

river table

gaetano pesce, river table09

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pond table

gaetano pesce, pond table, design boomcom 04

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lagoon table

gaetano pesce, lagoon table06.jpg

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puddle table

gaetano pesce, puddle table 08

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lake table

gaetano pesce, lake table, designboom.com02

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ocean table

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Customisation is another detected point on the Pesce design radar.

In 2010, he created the Fontessa shoe.

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(image from vogue.it):

the Fontessa shoe

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The Fontessa shoe is made of plastic discs, which the user

can cut out and arrange to personalise the footwear.

This design approach allows for a

“relationship with the product” – an intimacy.

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On the topic of architectural structures, Signor Pesce laments.

He suggests sadly,  that some modern structures

are simply “real estate”;  just “buildings, not architecture” .

Signor Pesce defines architecture in one word:  “innovation”

anything else is simply a building, a copy of what’s been done.

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While animatedly chatting, reminiscing, informing, laughing –

his phone rings.

Does he ignore it?

Does he answer it?

You guessed it!

He stops mid-sentence, checks the caller id and speaks –

“Pronto, yes, yes … I’ll call you later.  I have a lot of

people in front of me.”

Everyone smiled, many laughed aloud in good humour

and he simply continued where he left off.

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Gaetano Pesce’s designs are in his image:

amusing, inventive, functional, progressive,

warm, engaging, contemplative:

the man is his art

his art is the man.

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View the Mamma/Donna  chair and footstool

by Gaetano Pesce

at the exhibition:  Pop Art Design

until 9 February 2014

Barbican Art Gallery, London

 

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Striking the right balance: an evening with fashion designer, Jonathan Saunders

08 Friday Nov 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in avant garde, colour, colour traits, colourspeak, design experiment, design inspiration, design inventive, fabric, interviews, London Fashion Week, print, ready to wear, runway presentation, womenswear, womenswear designers

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Award winning Scottish designer

Jonathan Saunders

who this year celebrates his 10th year anniversary in fashion –

spoke candidly about his career:

initial stages, struggles, highlights, inspirations, aspirations

in interview with fashion journalist Lou Stoppard at the

 Victoria and Albert Museum , London.

(image from showstudio.com):

Fashion designer Jonathan Saunders

at interview with journalist Lou Stoppard

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Witty

Charming

Engaging

with  just that bit of

Cheeky    Potty- mouth   Good naturedness

Jonathan reflected on his early years

as student and fashion industry newbie.

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He studied product and printed textile design at the

Glasgow School of Art and was always

fascinated by the emotive power of colour.

He intended to undertake an MA course at the Royal College of Art

but instead pursued graduate work at

Central St. Martins College of Art and Design  (CSM)  –

a decision which was to set him on an incredible trajectory.

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He recalled the important day of his entrance interview

arriving at CSM, noting the fashion parade of students

and there was he

“… looking like a tramp and nearly s—-ing himself … “

Yet without ever having planned on a career in fashion

he accepted the offer from CSM.

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He immediately felt a bit out of his depth:

“(having been) involved in furniture (design) suddenly

involved with the human body was challenging.”

Though experiencing a sense of being thrown into the deep end

he didn’t sink

but floated instead

then swam.

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He credits CSM with encouraging him

“… to form an opinion, to have a point of view …

 to have a critical eye … “

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He continued to develop his skill for colour use and

screen printing during a time when

“print wasn’t on people’s wavelength.”

Clearly a risk-taker, a forward-thinker

he held fast to his ‘print’ point of view,

which later was the making of his success.

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Graduating in 2002 and at only 24 years old

and truly a relative fashion ingenue –

Jonathan’s first collection made the cover of British Vogue.

He believes that his “naivete maybe sparked a note with people.”

He suggests that, “fashion people liked me (because) at the time

my clothing was accessible.”

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Although greeted with almost instantaneous high praise,

Jonathan was troubled by the dilemma of

“being a brand and wanting to try new things …

(it is) finding the right balance between (satisfying) the customer

and (satisfying) your expression as a designer.”

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This lead to a process of knowledge acquisition:

of self,  of concept,  of language

What was it that he wanted his clothes to communicate?

As Jonathan eloquently stated,

“fashion is a story to tell, a feeling …”

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To accomplish further how to write his own

fashion language and support it,

practicalities need to be considered.

He worked gratis for Pucci, Christian LaCroix, Alexander McQueen

“…to just learn…

how the industry works,

how (to build) a viable business …

how to (move) from a tiny bedroom operation

to being a company.”

And all this he did.

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Today Jonathan Saunders is an

internationally renown fashion designer.

For several years he showed in New York but is now happily back

showing his collections at London Fashion Week.

He is known for his unique and innovative use of

colour, print and traditional methods of silk screening.

He states,

“I’m a colourist (using) colour to tell a story and have

the consumer(s) interpret it in their own way …

clashing (colours) gets me excited … colour exists already

(it is) how to combine colours (to make)

a new colour palette.”

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Although technology can afford him

inventive methods of creating his textiles,

Jonathan still uses a traditional method of silk screening.

He finds, “a joy in the mistakes of (things) slightly crude.”

It seems a distinct and wonderful quality of beauty in

the perfection of imperfection

of which he greatly appreciates.

His fashion philosophy rests comfortably with

the organic, the natural, the fundamentals.

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What’s next for Jonathan?

Further collaborations?

… only if there is something new to learn from the partnership.

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New textiles?

… he tries to create a new textile each season.

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Words of wisdom?

he states:

“… none of us really know what we’re doing.”

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I’d  heard Jonathan speak at interview before –

 at the Vogue Fashion Festival 2013.

I liked him then and like him now …

even more.

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For a/w 2013

Jonathan Saunders

The Collection

ladylike, colour impact

(images from vogue.com):

jonatha saunders, a13_JON0128.1366x2048 jonathan saunders, a13_JON0044.1366x2048 jonathan saunders, a13_JON0084.1366x2048 jonathan saunders, a13_JON0170.1366x2048 jonathan saunders, a13_JON0224.1366x2048

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As long as it’s not woolly … meet avant garde knitwear designer Craig Lawrence

05 Sunday May 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in avant garde, design experiment, design inspiration, design inventive, emerging designers, knitwear, womenswear

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On Monday, 29 April I attended the interview at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

conducted by fashion journalist Tamsin Blanchard with innovative knitwear designer

Craig Lawrence.

During the interview, Lawrence discussed his unique approach

to knitwear design.

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Craig Lawrence has always known that he wanted to pursue a career

in fashion and design.

At the age of thirteen, he learned the basics of knitting from his grandmother.

While pursing his design studies at  Central Saint Martins College,

he produced knitwear for several Gareth Pugh collections –

quite a remarkable early accomplishment.

He completed his degree in 2009 and ever since has been lauded for his

leading edge knitwear design aesthetics.

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Craig Lawrence uses unconventional materials such as:

bin bags, optical fibers, barrier tape, foil and

Kyototex (a metallic covered yarn)

anything

“as long as it’s not woolly”.

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knitwear designer Craig Lawrence at work

(image from sandstromstyle.com)

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Keen on form and shape, his garments are structural, architectural,

experimental, inventive

and have been worn by daring fashionistas

Bjork, Lady Gaga, Daisy Lowe, Florence Welch and Tilda Swinton.

Lady Gaga wearing Craig Lawrence

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Bjork wearing Craig Lawrence

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Daisy Lowe wearing Craig Lawrence

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Tilda Swinton wearing Craig Lawrence

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For Summer 2013, Craig Lawrence is

artist in residence at  Somerset House, London

experimenting, creating

I, for one, eagerly anticipate his next collection which is sure to be

anything but woolly.

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Craig Lawrence, gold/silver foil dress

on display at Victoria and Albert Museum, Ballgowns Exhibition

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S/S 2013

materials: optic fibers, fishing line

inspiration: plankton glowing in

the dark sea

(images from FASHION156.com)

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From the Craig Lawrence archives:

A/W 2013

(images from vogue.co.uk):

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A/W 2009

(images from vogue.co.uk):

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(image from anothermag.com):

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Of perfection: designer, Kunihiko Morinaga

16 Saturday Mar 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in avant garde, colour, colourspeak, creative headdress, design experiment, design experimentation, design inspiration, design inventive, design philosophy, emerging designers, fashion historic reference, fashionspeak..., japan fashion week, look book-back, meapp quote, monochrome, print, ready to wear, womenswear, womenswear designers

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The motto of designer Kunihiko Morinaga, of fashion label Anrealage,  is

 “God is in the details.”

 
which thoroughly reflects in his meticulously and eloquently executed creations.

Mr.  Morinaga is an innovative voice in the  language of fashion-speak.

A quick look book-back glance at a few creations from the Anrealage archives

shows garments which are

 

sculptural

architectural

wearable

manipulation of proportion, scale

pattern, print 

monochromatic

romantic, whimsical

historical/cultural referencing  

 

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(images from http://www.anrealage.com):

 

The collections:

Time,  a/w  2012

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Shell, s/s  2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Low, a/w  2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
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s/s  2011
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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a/w  2008/2009

 
 
 
 
 
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