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In symphony … designer Michael van der Ham, LFW – a/w 2014

18 Tuesday Feb 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in colourspeak, design experimentation, design inventive, fabric blends, fabrication, London Fashion Week, Michael van der Ham, patterns, retro-spection, runway presentation, signature look

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autumn/winter 2014, collage affect, layering, London Fashion Week - a/w 2014, Michael van der Ham, tailoring, vibrant colours

Dutch womenswear designer

Michael van der Ham

completed his studies at Central Saint Martins in 2009.

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designer Michael van der Ham

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Five years on, he has evolved into a

 creative force whose signature design aesthetics

is a list of contrasts –

in syncopated harmony.

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Michael van der Ham,   LFW – a/w 2014 … in a few words

collage affect

patterns

tailoring

fabrication

colour vibrancy

colour clash

silhouette

exposed under-layer

60s reference:  colours

90s reference:  layering

knits

lace

and then some …

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The Collection

(images fashionising):

 

 

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michael-van-der-ham-autumn-fall-winter-2014-lfw33

michael-van-der-ham-autumn-fall-winter-2014-lfw2

 

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designer, Michael van der Ham- inspired by the artist Joan Miro

26 Saturday Jan 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in art influence - fashion, colour, Fashion Forward Winner, inspiration, Michael van der Ham

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abstract imagery, energetic colours, Joan Miro, Michael van der Ham, spring/summer 2013, surrealist movement

For his spring/summer 2013 collection,

Fashion Forward recipient Michael van der Ham

was inspired by the paintings of Catalan artist

Joan Miro, 1893 – 1983

–  participant in the Surrealist Movement

–  paintings of:    forms    lines    energetic colours   abstract imagery

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designer, Michael van der Ham translates Joan Miro
s / s  2013
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Paintings by Joan Miro

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meet Michael van der Ham: Fashion Forward Winner, 2013

26 Saturday Jan 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in art influence - fashion, British Fashion Council, colour, emerging designers, Fashion Forward Winner, Michael van der Ham, print, ready to wear

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art inspired - fashion, asymmetry, British Fashion Council, colour, embellishments, Fashion Forward recipient, Joan Miro-esque, Michael van der Ham, painterly, prints, spring/summer 2013

The  s/s  collection,   2013

by

Michael van der Ham

vivacious prints  

multifarious colours  

bejewelled adornments  

delicate  

polished  

asymmetric   

painterly

(as inspired by the works by the artist Joan Miro)

 

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A select few:

 

dress:   light,  long sleeves,  asymmetric hem

upper segment:   powder blue background,

white/black splashes, dabs of spring green

silvery mesh panel to hip

lower segment:  dark taupe background,

peach splashes, blue/black/white strokes

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top:  jewelled red coral with grey shading,

crimson band to bust and sleeve

skirt:  shimmery, asymmetrical,

linear horizontals/linear verticals of

greys, browns reds with peach trim

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top:  gathering to neck,

thistle pink background with blue, white, grey strokes

skirt:  powder blue overlay with navy/red/silver embellishments,

attached black sheer with asymmetric hem

and sky blue underlay

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We have lift off: meet the BFC, Fashion Forward Winners

25 Friday Jan 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in British Fashion Council, David Koma, emerging designers, Fashion Forward Winners, Holly Fulton, Michael van der Ham

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A/W 2013, British Fashion Council, David Koma, Fashion Forward recipients, Holly Fulton, London Fashion Week, Michael van der Ham, womenswear designers

The British Fashion Council recently announced i

ts 2013 Fashion Forward Winners:

David Koma      Holly Fulton      Michael van der Ham

Launched in 2009,  Fashion Forward acknowledges ascending young designers and offers its beneficiaries two sequential seasons of financial/industry support to further propel their rocketing careers.  All three recipients will show in February at London Fashion Week,  A/W   2013.

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Meet womenswear designers:

David Koma

-born in Georgia

– 2009,  awarded an MA (with distinction) from Central St. Martins College, London

-received the Harrods Design Award for his graduate collection

-recipient of  the Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s Merit Award, 2009

-London based

David Koma - LFW SS2013: David Koma Catwalk
and
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Holly Fulton
– Edinburgh native
-studied at Edinburgh College of Art and The Royal College of Art, London
-received The Scottish Young Designer of the Year Award
-conferree, the Swarovki Emerging Talent Award for Accessories, British Fashion Awards 2009
-lives in London
holly fulton, designer,
and
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Michael van der Ham
-born in The Netherlands
-lives in London
-2009, received his MA from Central St. Martins College, London
– graduate show honoured with the L’Oreal Design Award 
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