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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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Mark your diary ! for an exhibition on powerful women and the power of fashion at the Design Museum, London

20 Saturday Sep 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in fashion = clothes, fashion cultural reference, fashion historic reference, mark your diary

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The Design Museum, London will present the exhibition

Women Fashion Power:  Not a Multiple Choice

which explores the premise of the visual impact of

clothing as a status determinant and authority enforcer.

The show examines how 25 prominent career women,

from a variety of professional backgrounds,

use fashion to assert ability, strength and accomplishment.

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(image from tumblr):

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Clothing serves as a potent visual tool.  Without a word uttered or action taken

the attire worn is the ‘opening act’ which one presents.  Words later spoken

and action later initiated are in the scenes that follow.

 

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(image from keriblair):

 

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quote from the Nobel Prize winning author, Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Some of the women highlighted in the exhibition are

 

Joan Burstein, Founder of Browns

Dame Zaha Hadid, Founder and Director of Zaha Hadid Architects

Dame Zandra Rhodes,

Designer and Founder of the Fashion and Textile Museum

 

Naomi Campbell, Model

Wei Sun Christianson, Co-CEO Morgan Stanley, Asia Pacific

Skin,  Musician and Lead Vocalist of Skunk Anansie

Roksanda Ilincic, Designer

Natalie Massenet MBE, Founder / Executive Chair of NET-A-PORTER

and Chair of British Fashion Council

 

Dame Vivienne Westwood, Designer

and others.

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On display will be outfits from the wardrobes of each woman.

The pieces are accompanied by photographs, films and interviews.

In addition, visitors can engage with a timeline which

chronicles the last 150 years of women’s fashion.

 

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The exhibition is co-curated by fashion expert / commentator Colin McDowell

and Donna Loveday, Head of Curatorial at the Design Museum.

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Women Fashion Power:  Not a Multiple Choice

The Design Museum, London

29 October 2014 – 26 April 2015

For further information on the exhibition and connected talks/seminars visit:
http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/future-exhibitions/women-fashion-power

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