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Yingzhi Luo – Chi Chi/ Currently based in China/ Vegetarian wish to be a Vegan/ Buddhist/ Fashion designer/ Fashion blogger/ personal shopper/ Amateurish fashion illustrator & photographer

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backstage at Michael van der Ham Autumn/Winter 2012

The model I helped dressed with is So Young, she appears in a lot of pop brands in this season.

Check out these Christian Louboutin for Michael van der Ham heels!! They are sooo lovely :) most of the ladies at the backstage would love to have one..

Totally in love with the total looks of this season, beautiful dresses with hollywood hair and gold eye blows..

amazing embroidery from the collection!

 

 

 

* images are taken from backstage at Michael van der Ham Autumn/Winter 2012

some images from google.com

James Long_

James Long completed his MA in menswear and accessories at the Royal College of Art. His signature style is ‘Leather, knits and accessories. Strong, bold, directional menswear.’ He debuted his womenswear in the season of autumn/winter 2011-12, and the piece above is from his second womenswear collection- Spring/ Summer 2012 collection. This amazing beaded piece is now available for sale at LN-CC.

more info: http://www.jameslonguk.com/

 

 

Simone Rocha_

Simone Rocha graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2010. After debuting at London Fashion Week and showing her S/S and A/W 11 collections on schedule with Fashion East, her collections have generated great press recognition and gained her some of the most prestigious stockists in the world including Colette, Dover Street Market and Opening Ceremony. The pieces from above pictures are from her latest A/W 2012 collection, which has been shown during LFW with BFC NEWGEN sponsored by Topshop. Compares to her previous S/S2012 collection, she gave a great development to her new collection by continuing to her combination in lace, plastic and sleek, simple silhouettes with her modern, strong and yet romantic style. Love her new added element of  wool yarn knitting.

more info: http://simonerocha.com/

 

 

Thomas Tait_

Thomas Tait debet his Spring/ Summer womenswear collection in September, 2011. His signature style is ‘Clean, understated structure with a focus on curve-linear silhouettes. ’ The pieces above are from his previous Spring/ Summer 2012 collection. Love his choosing of fabrics and colours! They give me a cutting edge technologic feeling…

more info: http://www.thomastait.com/

 

 

 

to be continued…

* images above are taken from LFW AW2012-13 exhibition

Here I recommend to read an article by Karen Hodkinson from Not Just A Lebel.com:

Click to view: ‘THE FUTURE OF THE FASHION SHOW   …Presentation is Everything‘

Good points of view, good consideration, good quoting… these are actually what I have been thinking these days after visiting london fashion week.

 

Azzedine Alaïa

(Azzedine Alaïa fits a model in his studio.   image from: the new york times)

 

Good quoting from Azzedine Alaïa in the article:

(from The Ground magazine): “As I said many times, the fashion world, its system, can be disturbing. The system imposed Galliano, and others, to make four collections for him, four collections for the house, four for men, and four for women. When you have one idea per year, it’s already a miracle! Now, it has become crafty fiddling at a breakneck pace. That’s not the essence of fashion. How can you really be creative under these circumstances? For the young designers it’s very hard, and for the more mature, they drink more, take more drugs… what I am saying is that the system is not right. We have to see the work from another angle. The system is too stressful: too many collections, too much pressure. As in other fields, if you want to do a good creative job, it takes time. What’s the point? I’m working 24 hours a day. I have had a house in Tunisia for 20 years, and I never have time to go because there are collections, fittings….”

 

what do you think?

 

 

‘I found staffs who use iPhone, some of them could not even remember a phone number, their memory is really … … worrying. Modern mind seems to have less notes. They are like goldfish, only have the memory of three seconds.’

 

 From Karl Lagerfeld’s interview/ Kerstin Holzer, Suddeutsche Zeitung / The Interview People / 10th Feb 2011

 

PS:  As I read this interview in chinese translation version first, since I post this I still cannot find the original article , so I am afraid that I can’t  have a check before I post it… there might be a little bit different from what Karl originally said.

 

here are several version of different language of this interview：

english ver. http://www.cloudyled.com:8080/showItem/showDetail/12824129.html

chinese ver. http://www.ccdy.cn/yishu/jiaoyu/201202/t20120208_233590.htm

greek ver. http://www.imerisia.gr/article.asp?catid=14050&subid=2&pubid=111047454

 

image from: cloudyled

 

gossip 1:  iridescence

As early as SS12 Paris Fashion Week in September, Balenciaga and Chanel introduced iridescent, pearlescent ideas in their collections; then in early December Gareth Pugh launched his M.A.C collaboration collection with iridescent nail polishes; more recently, which is these days, Net-a-porter started to sell their new arrival COMME des GARÇONS iridescent metallic wallet, and then totally sold out in just few days! These results show that fashion world can no longer resist the charm of iridescence!

(images from: style.com, flickr, temptalia, fake the moment)

 

gossip 2: mint green, lime, tangerine, coral,  pale blue, turquoise, pale yellow, lilac…

These days either in boutiques or online stores, SS12 new arrivals are almost in these colours.

(images from: dazed digital, Net-a-porter, style.com, sheermag via catwalking.com)

 

gossip 3: carry on metallic  

metallic elements will be continued from last season.

(images from: sogetlucky, style.com, Net-a-Porter)

 

> Hope theses gossips will be helpful for your massive shopping during Christmas sales! 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

such a good question and consideration to Chinese designers and Chinese fashion industry..

‘In the current Chinese generation, awaiting for the stroke of genius from one of the emerging fashion designers, no signs of radical changes are perceived. For most of them the Western style, a bit sexy, a bit minimal, a little baroque and a little decorative is the example to follow. A little of everything without making an individual choice.  ’

Article: What about Chinese fashion designers? And fashion in China? by Franca Sozzani

http://www.vogue.it/en/magazine/editor-s-blog/2011/04/april-1st

view chinese translation version: M Blogzine

关于中国时装设计师，关于中国时尚 by IPENCIL

http://mouzazhi.wg83.delldns.com/?p=143

source from: 戴莫利Stylist @weibo.com
image from: Vogue.it

 
Diesel Black Gold/ A.L.C
shirt matches with short metallic pants or long print chiffon skirt 
 
 
Fendi/ Givenchy
luxurious casual look & pinky colours
 
 
Bottega Veneta/ Celine
oversized collage jeans & fringed scarves & sleek jumper & belts
 
 
Alexander Wang/ Kenzo
sport inspired bag & huge slacks
  
 
Peter Pilotto/ Kenzo
swimwear/diving suit inspired top + maxi skirt with ocean/spindrift print
 stretchy top + swimwear inspired pants
 
 

Grace Jones in a maternity dress designed by Jean-Paul Goude and Antonio Lopez,1979 © Jean-Paul Goude 
 
 
 
MUST SEE Exhibition, highly recommended!! 
Today I had a really good time in there:)
 
 
Victoria and Albert Museum
Exhibition Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970–1990
24 September 2011 – 15 January 2012
 
more information: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/postmodernism
 
 
images from: jaketm apieceofmonologue
 

Fabrican Spray-on
Fashion Show spray-on dress by Dr Manel Torres 
© Fabrican Ltd 2010 Photographer Ian Cole.
Fabrican Spray-on
© Fabrican Ltd 2007 Photographer Gene Kiegel.
Fabrican Spray-on
The fabric is formed by the cross-linking of fibres, which adhere to one another, to create an instant non-woven fabric that can be easily sprayed on to any surface.  Its properties can be tailored to meet the needs of each user.  © Imperial College London / Layton Thompson. Fabrican Ldt 2010.

  

images from Fabrican Ltd. official website: 
http://www.fabricanltd.com/  
 
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Manel Torres first developed a spray-on fabric while styling fashion at the Royal College of Art. He then moved to Imperial College to work with materials scientists. Fabrican, whose cross-linking fibres cling to one another to make a stable fabric, supports hundreds of potential applications, including upholstery, bandages, wall coverings and even spray-on nappies. (via V&A Museum -Exhibition – Power of Making)
 
 
the spray-on dress is now shown in 
Victoria and Albert Museum
Exhibition ‘Power of Making’
6 September 2011–2 January 2012
The Porter Gallery
Room 48
Admission free
more information/image sources:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/power-of-making/power-of-making/
 
 

It took me two days to look through almost all collections from SS2012.. Finally I found 11 collections that I like the most, how about you?

please chick on>>  what I like from SS2012 #01 for more collections…

Rag & Bone

Lanvin

Michael van der Ham

Mugler

Comme des Garçons  
*recommend to see the concept: ‘…”White drama” was a precise summation of a show that felt like it tracked a progression through life’s dramatic way stations: birth, marriage, death, transcendence.’  by Tim Blanks via style.com
 
 

(images from: style.com)

It took me two days to look through almost all collections from SS2012… Finally I found 11 collections that I like the most, how about you?

please chick on>>  what I like from SS2012 #02 for more collections…


Balenciaga

Acne

Maison Martin Margiela

Prada

Pedro Lourenço

Anne Valérie Hash

to be continued…
(images from: style.com)

Rad Hourani’s latest S/S2012 unisex collection is super amazing! I wish I could wear any of them! Highly recommend to see the whole collection and the film @ http://models.com/mdx/?p=10748

RAD HOURANI
SPRING/SUMMER 2012 
 
DIRECTED AND FILMED BY RAD HOURANI
STYLED BY PATTI WILSON
MAKE UP BY LUC BOUCHARD FOR M.A.C
MODEL KIRSTEN OWEN AT ONE
MODEL DAVID CHIANG AT ELMER OLSEN / MAJOR
EDITED BY ANDREW MACPHERSON
PRODUCED BY MELISSA MATOS AND ELISABETH LEPAGE
SOUNDTRACK BY NICO MUHLY
ASSISTANT PHOTO GUILLAUME LAROSE
ASSISTANT STYLIST VE GOGUEN 
 
Rad Hourani’s official website: http://www.radhourani.com/
photo credits: models.com
 
 

28-year-old German Fashion designer and biologist Anke Domaske has developed a method of turning sour milk into eco-friendly yarn which can then be made into fabric. She explains that “milk is a wonderful, natural raw material. The special thing about milk is that is has a lovely silky feel. The fabric falls wonderfully, and it’s cheaper than silk.” (via:MYFDBlog) 
 
 
youtube: German designer Anke Domaske and her fashions made from milk | euromaxx by DEUTSCHE WELLE   (Recommend!!!)
 
more information:
MYFDBlog: ‘Textile Time: From Sour Milk To Silk’ by Amy 
Gizmodo: ‘These Women Are Wearing Clothes Made of Real Milk’ by Jesus Diaz  
 images from: dailymail.co.uk  ecouterre.com 
 
 

I knew The Kooples(French for The Couples) from my flatmate Celia few months ago. At that time she was working at Selfridges and she told me that they are one the best brands in terms of turnover in Selfridges’ contemporary department since they launched. Magic power marketing!

My previous post Karina & Tom reminded me of their ad campaigns. Each season they feature serval attractive couples. With their new season clothes on, each couple have an ad image and a video which simply telling their love story (in their offical  website), where they first met,when they first kissed, how long they have been together, etc. It’s so close to real life, which gives me a thought that clothing is not just about pattern cutting, latest trends, pricing, it can be worn as a feeling, an attitude of love life, a link of an relationship… I think this is the reason why The Kooples is being so popular.

 
More information: 
imagery resources and UK official website –  http://www.thekooples.co.uk/  
Vogue.com UK – ‘French Invasion’ by LAUREN MILLIGAN