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A lookbook feature: On the design directive of menswear creative, Ziggy Chen

30 Monday Nov 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in gender-less fashon, menswear, minimalism, style ideas?, style inspiration, subdued colours

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agender attitude, menswear, menswear fashion, menswear style options, minimalist fashion, muted colours, Ziggy Chen- designer

 

 

After successfully piloting various fashion projects

Shanghai based, Chinese designer-

Ziggy Chen

steered out on a solo course

to launch his eponymous menswear label in 2012.

 

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His is an aesthetics of fusion, a blending of design elements:

historical referencing and current trends

East and West fashion features

masculine and feminine sartorial slant

textile innovations of mixed fabrication

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The pieces are of subdued perspective

muted colour story

minimalist styling

asymmetric aspects

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Designed by Ziggy Chen

 

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Khaki green scene

striped shirt / trousers (khaki green, black)

knee-length, light-weight coat

(image from ink361.com)

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Relaxed fit suiting

speckled pebble grey three-piece suit

burgundy red,  half tuck shirt

(autumn collection 2014)

(image from fuk.co.uk)

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ziggy chen, menswear, a15, layered, vk.com mIvMRiAq8-M

Layered levels

waistcoat-  slanted stripes

top-  angled rough finished hem

skirt-  box pleating

(autumn collection 2015)

(image from vk.com)

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  ziggy chen, menswear, a15, long overcoat, side, saltandvinegarmag.com salt_and_vinegar_mag_mc-20140113-42616-480x700

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Charcoal grey overcoat

oversized, asymmetric hem, multi-button closure

(images from saltandvinegarmagazine.com)

 

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The Looks

tiered styling:   jacket, waistcoat, skirt, trousers

inverted-V  hems

subdued colour palette

casual cool, modern vibe

(image from lanecrawford.com)

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On trend! : moda española para primavera / verano 2015 (Spanish fashion, s / s ’15)

13 Wednesday May 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, casual wear, colour, fashion fun, minimalism, patterns, prints, ready to wear, shoes... glorious shoes, subdued colours, womenswear

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Aldomartins- label, floral prints, minimalist fashion, Nuria Bisbal, patterns, Sefra- label, sneaker fashion, Spanish fashion, spring/summer 2015, subdued colours

 

For spring / summer 2015, Spanish labels-

Sefra and Aldomartins

offer differences of dress style and fashion attitude choices:

minimalist versus colour graphics.

 

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Both design options are meticulously constructed.

Both design options are modern and on trend.

The decision is yours!

Yet, why chooose?   Go for both looks.

It all depends on your fashion sway on any given day.

 

 

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(images from vogue.es):

 

Minimalist

 

from Sefra

by Sefra retail chain

clean lines, subdued hues, understated elegance

footwear fashion:  gladiator sandals

 

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Colour graphics

from Aldomartins (label)

by Nuria Bisbal (designer/artistic director)

floral inspired prints, colour coded, fun patterns, sport lux vibe

footwear fashion:  trainers

 

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A cold weather front and fabulous winter wear: New York Fashion Week (NYFW), a / w 2015 (Take 1)

15 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in andro-chic style, design inventive, fabrication, knitwear, minimalism, ready to wear, runway presentation, runway show, seasonal dress, womenswear

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A Detacher, Costello Tagliapietra, ICB, Isa Arfen, Marissa Webb, New York Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week - a/w 2015, Nicholas K, Public School, Richard Chai Love, runway favourites, runway presentations, Sally Lapointe, Tanya Taylor

 

It’s the midst of New York Fashion Week (NYFW),  a /w 2015–

with scheduled shows from 12 February to 19 February.

 

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The weather in NYC may be bitterly cold,

but the designer presentations are heating up

the fashion runways.

 

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A few of my runway run-away favourites :

 

 

NYFW,  a/w  2015

Runway Highlights

 

 

(images from style.com)

 

from Nicholas K

by sibling designer duo Nicholas and Christopher Kunz 

City – chica sophisticate

nicholas K, a15

nicholas K, a 15

 

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from ICB

by Makoto Takada

From top to bottom:

“sweater-scarf”  (tied and loose)

single sleeve crop sweater

“planket” (poncho/blanket fusion)

ICB, a15

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From Richard Chai Love

by Richard Chai

Urban-sass,  layered proportions

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by Marissa Webb

Hard / Soft

masculine / feminine influences

marissa webb, a15, andro-chic

marissa webb, a 15

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from Costello Tagliapietra

by husband and husband design duo

Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra

Tailored for success

fluid, masculine lines

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by Tanya Taylor

Geometrics

graphic impact

tanya taylor, a15tanya taylor, a15

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by Sally Lapointe

Minimal, classic intent

sally lapointe, aw 15

sally lapointe, aw 15

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from A Détacher

by Mona Kowalska

Knitwear of new perspectives

a Detacher, a 15A Detacher, a15

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from Isa Arfen

by Serafina Sama

Mixed fabrication

knits, leather, silk, corduroy

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from Public School

by Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne

 sheer, black shirt dress

“duvet” outerwear:  hooded with large front pockets

public school, a15public school, a15, duvet outwear

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from Suno

by Erin Beatty and Max Osterweis

Stripes.  Colour.  Action.

suno, a15, stripes, multi-colour

Suno, a15, horizontal stripes

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Denim – visionary: designs by the emerging creatives of 69

29 Saturday Nov 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in avant garde, casual wear, denim, denim-wear, design inventive, design philosophy, emerging artists, fashion fun, fashion innovation, Favlook - Lookfav Focus, Gotta have it!, minimalism, ready to wear, style = innovation, style inspiration, unisex wear

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69, denim wear, distressed denim, distressed jeans, emerging designers, Favlook - Lookfav Focus, Gotta have it!, oversizing, tunics, unisex clothing, unisex fashion item

Like the once shrouded in mystery, creative team at Maison Martin Margiela

(before the recent appointment of John Galliano as creative director)

the avant-gardist designers of Los Angeles based, denim fashion house 69

are an anonymous collective.

Identifying the aesthetic sensibility of the clothes

is of more import than the individual identities of the designers.

 

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Although the ‘who are they?’

information about the designers remain a guarded secret,

there is no question as to the spirit of the brand’s construct:

‘fashion- boundary push’, conceptual, minimalist, unisex denim wear.

 

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Of interest is the brand name-  the number 69

which within a contemporary interpretation of numerology,

alludes to the expected differences between partners of any relationship couple.

Yet also acknowledges a balance created, a yin and yang complement

generated by a full partnership, an equal exchange of ‘gives and takes’.

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The 69 aesthetics of unisex clothing speaks to this numerological sense of

balance, equality, reciprocity.

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Denim fashion inventive by 69

(images from sixty-nine.us)

 69 clothing women, "Everything Dress". side view, sixty-nine. us IMG_038_1024x1024 69 clothing, women, "Everything Dress", two deep front pocket, 2 deep front pockets, sixty-nine.us_039_1024x1024

Medium-wash

oversized trousers, top with high-low hem and cape back

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In shreds

distressed coat with inverted V split at front

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69 clothing, jeans, sixty-nine.us IMG_020_1024x1024

Gotta have it!

Overhaul overalls

My Favlook – Lookfav Focus Favourite

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69 clothing, women, grey ,asymmetrical jacket dress, from sixty-nine. us IMG_047_1024x1024 69 clothing, men, linen three piece, hooded blazer, sixty-nine.us IMG_030_1024x1024

69 clothing, linen 3 piece, hooded blazer IMG_029_1024x1024

Cool linen in stripes

(t):  asymmetric draping, kimono style sleeves, side angled pockets

(b):  easy layering with hooded jacket

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Linen top/dress in white

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69 clothing, jeans, tunic top, men, sixty-nine.us IMG_063_1024x1024

Distressed trousers and tunic top

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69 denim clothing can be found at on-trend fashion retailers such as

Opening Ceremony, which features vanguard designers.

 

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View the 69 archive, pieces from previous collections:

http://archive.sixty-nine.us/

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Minimal Me’s

29 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in design inspiration, emerging designers, minimalism

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Berlin fashion scene, Hien Le, Jil, Jil Sander, minimalism, Perret Schaad, spring/summer 2014

 

Since launching her eponymous label in 1973,

the name of German fashion designer

Jil Sander

has been synonymous with fashion minimalism:

clean lines

contained colour palette

style ease

maximum wearability

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Jil Sander,  s/s 2014

(images from style.com):

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jil sanders s14

jil sanders s14 4

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Now there is a developing generation of

minimalist me’s

on the Berlin fashion scene,

who are following in the design concept footsteps

of their acclaimed compatriot, Jil Sander.

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Meet the design pair:  Johanna Perret and Tuttia Schaad of Perret Schaad

called “Jil Sanders’ daughters” by Julia Stelzner in her book Berlin Fashion;

their clothing is of quiet, simple elegance a la Jil Sanders.

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(images from perretschaad.com):

Perret Schaad  s/s 2014

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Also on the Berlin minimalist fashion scene is the anointed

‘Prince of Minimalism’, Hien Le

who launched his label in 2010.

For spring/summer 2014 he remains true to the minimalist aesthetics

with a ray of ‘dawn in tropics’.

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Hien Le,  s/s 2014

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