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A complex tale in three parts … Antonio Marras, MFW – a / w 2014

25 Tuesday Feb 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, design inspiration, Milan Fashion Week, monochrome, shoes... glorious shoes

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A-line silhouette, Antonio Marras, autumn/winter 2014, clothing narrative, design narrative, Milan Fashion Week

The narrative:  follow the word trail

(image from glitter-graphics.com):

Scene:

Mystery

Journey

Stages

Wilderness

Wolf pack

Nocturnal

Howling

Mournful

Blood moon

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Scene:

(image from fineartamerica.com):

Metropolis

Architectural

Columns

Stark

Black/White

Dusk

Still

…

Scene:

(image from fujiarts.com):

The Orient

Gardens

Evening

Perfume

Florals

Lingering

Scent

…

Questions?

Unanswered!

Perplexed.

The End

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The Collection 

A-line / Column silhouettes

Dark / Atmospheric

Earth/ Natural colours

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Flats showcased in the collection poised to be

the ‘go to’ shoe choice for Autumn 2014

~

Antonio Marras, a / w  2014

(image from wwd.com):

designer Antonio Marras

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(images from fashionising):

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Fashion East a / w 2014: Let’s hear it for the girls!

22 Saturday Feb 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, bags, emerging designers, Fashion East, hats, knitwear, message-wear, metallics, monochrome, patterns, prints, shoes... glorious shoes, urban-chic, womenswear designers

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Ashley Williams, autumn/winter 2014, Fashion East, Fashion East - womenswear designers, Helen Lawrence, Louise Alsop, Lulu Kennedy

Established in 2000, Fashion East is a non-profit concern

organised to identify and assist emerging designers through

funds and mentorships.

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Each season three womenswear and three menswear designers

are chosen by Lulu Kennedy and a panel of industry experts

for participation in the Fashion East programme.

…

For a/w 2014 the three womenswear creatives selected

were all women designers:

Ashley Williams

Louise Alsop

Helen Lawrence

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Well done ladies!

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(images of collections from fashionising):

(photos of designers from londonfashionweek.co.uk):

Fashion East,  a/w  2014

The Collections

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Ashley Williams

Ashley Williams

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fuzzy animal bags

colourful cowboy boots

praire-inspired caps

metallics and snakeskin patterns

kittens and horses motifs

whimsical dress for a new-age hoedown

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Louise Alsop

Louise Alsop

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bold patterned black/white chromatics

touches of pale spearmint green

message tees

urban vibe

a ‘taking it to the streets’ sensibility

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Helen Lawrence

Helen Lawrence

soft knits

asymmetric details

cut-out tops

 graphic linear print

an offbeat elegance

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fashion optics … anrealage a/w 2013

02 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in Anrealage, avant garde, colour traits, colourspeak, creative headdress, design experimentation, design inventive, design philosophy, monochrome, prints, ready to wear, runway presentation, runway show, Tokyo Fashion Week, womenswear, womenswear designers

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Anrealage, Anrealage - A Colour Un Colour collection, autumn/winter 2013, inventive hair design, Kunihiko Morinaga, monochrome, photo-chromatic dyes, Tokyo Fashion Week

Japanese conceptual fashion designer

Kunihiko Morinaga

(image from wwdjapan.com):

is the creative behind the RTW label

Anrealage …

a fusion of real and unreal, the expected and the unexpected –

combining inventive design elements that  are

at once in contradiction and yet wonderfully in sync.

…

Consider the Anrealage  s/s 2013 collection,

presented during Tokyo Fashion Week

 and fittingly called

Bone

It was of an aesthetic of hard and soft elements:

an exo- skeletal, grid exterior encasing

a fragile, delicate interior :  the ladylike tea dresses –

a juxtaposition of opposites.

(images from style.com):

Anrealage, s/s 2013

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Morinaga is a master of light/fibre optics technology,

which was used for the exo-skeletal structures.

He expertly integrates innovative elements

into his design to further the narrative.

His s/s 2013 collection was a tale of imagery:

hard/rigidity with soft/delicacy.

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The Anrealage a/w 2013 collection seems also to incorporate

the idea of contradictions in harmony.

The collection is titled

A Colour Un Colour

As to be expected from Morinaga …

expect the unexpected.

There is an eerie mix of playfulness and austerity.

It is how this is achieved, which wowed the show’s attendees and

as always, intrigues the aficionados of Morinaga’s work.

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In his a/w 2013 runway show, Morinaga presented

pieces reminiscent of  the playful, progressive

1920s fashion sensibilities:

straight-line chemise, shifts, no waistline for dresses

menswear inspired tailoring for trouser suits.

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There was a severe factor – accomplished by the models’ stern expressions

and the rigid headdress.

Models wore hard, helmet-like coifs chiselled into

1920s-esque finger curls.

 …

This play on opposites in harmony, seems presented in the collection

as a combining of:

 youth paired with maturity

rigidity paired with flowing

stern paired with soft

as expressed through the effects of colour,  print, pattern, styling

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As expected, Morinaga used optic technology,

to enhance the visual impact of the runway show.

Yet, what was wholly unexpected was the execution.

What initially appeared as monochrome pieces

were transformed into pastel and sherbert hues.

 As models stood at unflinching attention,

the clothes subtly and softly changed in colour   –

a visual feat accomplished by use of

photo-chromatic dyes…

Genius!

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Anrealage a/w 2013

Watch the runway presentation:

A Colour Un Colour

Anrealage – Runway Show

a/w 2013

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Chiaroscuro Dimension: Mary Katrantzou, a/w 2013

22 Saturday Jun 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in art influence - fashion, avant garde, design inspiration, mary katrantzou, monochrome, prints, ready to wear, runway presentation, subdued colours, womenswear, womenswear designers

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Alfred Steiglitz, autumn/winter 2013, chiaroscuro, Edward Steichen, light-dark-shadow imagery, Mary Katrantzou, modernist photographers, Photography

Mary Katrantzou 

is a dynamic young designer

known for her signature

vibrant colours and innovative print motifs.

For her a/w 2013 collection,

Ms. Katrantzou embarked on a different design directive:

an absence of  colour.

As the palette is primarily monochromic, the emphasis is on

form, shape and silhouette.

…

This exciting collection is

inspired by the works of modernist American photographers

Edward Steichen and Alfred Steiglitz.

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(images from metmuseum.org):

Voulangis by Edward Steichen, 1902        

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The Pond – Moonrise by Edward Steichen, 1904

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(image from getty.edu):

The Hand of Man by Alfred Steiglitz, 1902

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(image from metmuseum.org):

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The Steerage by Alfred Steiglitz, 1907

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Through manipulation of light and shadow,

  Steichen portrayed images of haunting beauty.

This technique, referred to in art study as chiaroscuro,

produces arresting pictorials.

Steiglitz created visual narratives of provocative themes.

 Ms. Katrantzou’s combined referencing of these two progressive artists

is expertly achieved to dramatic and stunning effect.

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Reminiscent of past Katrantzou are a few hints of colour, shine, print.

  Yet what this collection demonstrates is the versatility and range of

Ms. Katrantzou’s design sensibilities.

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Mary Katrantzou, a/w 2013

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steichen print, blue

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the CWS (crisp white shirt), as signature piece

15 Wednesday May 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in Carolina Herrera, colour, CWS, design inspiration, interviews, monochrome, ready to wear, signature piece, white shirt, womenswear, womenswear designers

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Carolina Herrera, Carolina Herrera - White Shirt Collection, crisp white shirt, CWS, signature piece, spring/summer 2013, white - as signature colour, white shirt

While on a recent trip to Tuscany, as always

I am struck by the never ending beauty

of landscape,  art,  architecture and fashion.

…

In evidence was that singular garment,

the crisp white shirt

CWS

which seems to herald

 Spring’s expected soothing warmth and

Summer’s hotly anticipated intense sunshine

…

There is something luxuriously decadent about the CWS

sun drenched day scenario:

wearing a white shirt of fine cotton cloth

the soft feel against the skin and

add to this sensation

 the warmth of a sun kissed day

Bliss.

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A closet staple, which can be worn in its many guises:

cropped, flowing, sleeved or not, collared or not …

casual with jeans or partnered with a long evening skirt.

The crisp white shirt can be styled with anything

for any occasion,  for any time of day …

a wardrobe must, a wardrobe main- to- stay

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Venezuelan born designer, Carolina Herrera

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known for her own classic beauty and style

champions the CWS as statement piece;

as Coco Chanel is to the LBD, so is

Carolina Herrera to the CWS.

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For her diffusion range CH Carolina Herrera s/s  2013,

Ms. Herrera has created a capsule line

the White Shirt Collection.

For all true CWS aficionados, another wonderful wardrobe addition

for all new inductees,  welcome to the CWS side

of white as signature colour and

the white shirt as signature piece.

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The White Shirt Collection by Carolina Herrera

modeled by Jacquetta Wheeler

(images from marieclaire.co.uk)

White Shirt Collection by Carolina Herrera

White Shirt Collection by Carolina Herrera

White Shirt Collection by Carolina Herrera

White Shirt Collection by Carolina Herrera

(image from fashiongossip10.blogspot.it):

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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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It’s black, It’s white … yea, yea, yea!

14 Thursday Feb 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in monochrome, ready to wear, womenswear, womenswear designers

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black/white, chanel - s/s 2013, G.V.G.V. - s/s 2013, jonathan saunders - s/s 2013, louis vuitton - s/s 2013, malene birger - s/s 2013, monochrome, roland mouret - s/s 2013, womenswear

It’s Valentine’s Day

though red is trumpeted

as the colour d’amour,

why not consider another colour emphasis

black and white?

 

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G.V.G.V.,  s/s 2013
 
 
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Malene Birger,  s/s 2013
 
 
 
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Louis Vuitton,  s/s 2013
 
 
 
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Louis Vuitton,  s/s 2013
 
 
 
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Roland Mouret,  s/s 2013
 
 
 
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Chanel,  s/s 2013
 
 
 
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Jonathan Saunders,  s/s 2013

 

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