tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31794423117573174312024-03-05T17:01:58.197-08:00.....Everything I find interesting about Fashion, Art, City life and Entertainment.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-15203651671206876122017-07-08T23:08:00.002-07:002017-07-08T23:08:23.151-07:00Car Gala 2017 Photoshoot It's been a while since my last blog! Lol. No time and etc. But my soul feels like a want to share with the world thing I like!<br />
It's interesting but when I started this blog, I was thinking to talk about fashion, things I like in fashion, history and trends. But not about myself. I feel like i always been a shy artists. I always been shy about myself and what i do. so I decided why not to mix it up a bit and tell the world (or whoever wants to know) about what I'm doing))).<br />
First thing first. I'm a designer, Russian, Living in California in the small studio in Sacramento, CA. Love doing Custom design pieces, work on the movie sets and be a part of photoshoots. So I like to be as creative as I can possibly be. Trying never say No to opportunities. It's exhausting but manageable.<br />
For the first post (just to show who I am) I decided to pick recent Photoshoot. I happened to be a part of. The photoshoot as a promo for an upcoming Car Gala which happens yearly in Sacramento.<br />
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did !<br />
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Designer : <a href="http://www.beakcouture.com/">Anastasia Kryukova</a></div>
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Stylist , Mua and Hair by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hotroz/">Rosalind Hall-Sharp</a></div>
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Car by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fashioncargala/">@Fashioncargala</a></div>
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Location San Fransisco, CA</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-12156717474502837652015-07-06T10:19:00.002-07:002015-07-06T10:19:55.583-07:00Diane von Furstenberg, Michael Kors Reportedly Leaving Lincoln Center<div style="text-align: center;">
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<strong> PULLING UP STAKES:</strong> Could more designers be vacating the New York Fashion Week tents at Lincoln Center in February? <br />
On the heels of <strong>Vera Wang</strong> and <strong>Carolina Herrera</strong> saying they plan to leave Lincoln Center to show at an off-site location in February came reports Friday that <strong>Diane von Furstenberg</strong> and <strong>Michael Kors</strong> — two big-name designers who show in The Theater at Lincoln Center — might also be headed off-site.<br />
A spokeswoman for Kors had no comment, and a spokeswoman for DVF couldn’t be reached at press time.<br />
There will still be plenty of action at Lincoln Center, with designers such as <strong>Monique Lhuillier, Tory Burch, Jill Stuart, Lela Rose</strong>, Milly, <strong>Nanette Lepore, Nicole Miller</strong> and BCBG among those confirmed to show in various venues within Lincoln Center.<br />
After numerous complaints last season, <a href="http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/img-deal-spurs-fashion-week-questions-7320283" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IMG
has outlined several steps it is taking to better control the event and
crowds and make the shows more exclusive to fashion insiders</a>. The
moves include a redesign of some of the on-site venues and price
reductions for some of the venues. IMG also laid off several production
staffers and plans to outsource production of the event. A spokesman for
IMG declined comment about who would be showing at Lincoln Center until
everything’s confirmed next month.<br />
Forstmann Little & Co. sold IMG Worldwide to William Morris
Endeavor and Silver Lake Partners last week for more than $2.3 billion.<br />
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<span class="null"><a class="_553k" href="http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/pulling-up-stakes-7323754/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/pulling-up-stakes-7323754/</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-85582024537067072472015-06-25T15:57:00.000-07:002015-06-25T15:59:05.531-07:00The Embattled Plus-Size Industry Is Taking Matters Into Its Own Hands<div class="has-dropcap">
<i><b>This article inspired me to start working on collection for plus size models.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.355753591249965.1073741858.168173126674680&type=3"> Melissa McCarthy designs </a></b></i><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.355753591249965.1073741858.168173126674680&type=3">became my "obsession" sort of thing.</a><i>
I found it not fare that they don't have as much options as other size
models to look fabulous and fashionable. For example please check
similar article for <a href="http://anastasiakryukova.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-ultimate-new-york-city-plus-size.html">plus size</a> women.</i> - from Author.</b></div>
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As a size 16 in Omaha, Nebraska, Hannah Olson often found herself
with no other choice than to sew her own clothing in high school. There
weren't any plus-size boutiques in her area, and the things that did fit
her at local department stores were much too frumpy for a stylish
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She taught herself how to sew and used online resources
like Pinterest to learn more complicated skills. When family and friends
began to make personal requests for custom pieces, Olson started her
own fashion line, <a href="http://www.hccdesign.co/">Hannah Caroline Couture</a>.<br />
The 19-year-old is now a junior at the University of Nebraska at
Omaha. On the side, she runs her company as an e-commerce venture and
fills orders for proms and weddings; she estimates she makes around four
pieces a month. She is taking business classes at school in hopes of
figuring out how to build a profitable business that can exist
long-term.<br />
"There really aren't options for a girl like me in the
plus-size areas of department stores, but I don’t think the industry is
waiting any longer for traditional stores to carry the clothes we want,"
Olson says of her experience as a plus-size consumer. "These days, we
go straight to the designer where we can build relationships and get
better deals online."<br />
And as a designer, she puts it this way: "It isn't necessarily a bad
thing that department stores aren’t going to discover a line like mine
because the need is there, whether or not they see it. I’d rather work
directly with my customers."<br />
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When anyone talks about the plus-size fashion industry—designated as
size 14 and up—the first thing that’s mentioned is opportunity. The
market is valued at $17 billion, NPD chief analyst Marshal Cohen notes,
though it's actually closer to $18 billion when the juniors segment is
factored in.<br />
But with the market’s prospects come plenty of shortcomings. Many
plus-size women feel misrepresented and even disrespected when they shop
for clothing. Despite the fact that 65 percent of American women are
considered plus-size, plus-size fashion is still considered a niche
market and treated as such by traditional retailers.<br />
Trend-focused stores like Zara, Intermix, American Apparel, and Urban Outfitters don’t carry plus-size clothing,<b> </b>while
Forever 21 and H&M offer just a tiny portion of their ranges in
larger sizes. Department stores often also have sad excuses for
plus-size sections.<br />
"Plus-size has never been given respect," notes Sarah Conley, a 32-year-old <a href="http://ny.racked.com/2015/2/10/8010917/plus-size-shopping-nyc">plus-size fashion blogger</a>
living in New York City. "The clothing is always shoved next to
maternity or sale, and is often moved around stores to make room for
seasonal or beachwear. Even a store like Nordstrom, that is known to
carry lots of plus-size lines, doesn’t carry options at all their
locations."<br />
The tide is turning, albeit slowly, with certain retailers giving the plus-size industry <a href="http://www.racked.com/2015/3/9/8175025/ava-viv-target-plus-size">more thought</a> in recent years. ModCloth expanded into plus-size in 2012, Target launched its own plus-size line <a href="http://www.racked.com/2015/1/21/7998333/target-enlists-bloggers-to-promote-new-plus-line-ava-viv">Ava & Viv</a> earlier this year, and J.C. Penney started making a <a href="http://www.jcpenney.com/women/plus-size/cat.jump?id=cat100240005">lookbook</a> for plus-size shoppers a few months ago. Despite these strides, plus-size insiders are far from satisfied.<br />
"I made it to Target a few weeks after the Ava & Viv line
launched, and it was just so sad," says Pamela Nanton, a designer who
started her own plus-size brand, <a href="http://www.plyapparel.com/#our-story-1">Ply Apparel</a>,
a year and a half ago. "The stuff looked great and sold out at first,
but a few weeks later, it was just folded on tables and wasn't out on
display. These are little jabs to the customer. Stores need to start
doing these things with more thoughtful execution."<br />
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It’s for this reason that a crop of independent plus-size businesses
have risen to the occasion. Last year, former employees of The Limited
took over <a href="http://www.racked.com/2014/10/28/7571751/eloquii">Eloquii</a> (which the company had <a href="http://www.racked.com/2013/3/29/7680143/the-limited-shutters-that-plussized-fashion-line-you-didnt-even-know">shut down</a>) to transform it into a <a href="http://www.racked.com/2014/12/3/7565973/eloquii-raises-6-million">freestanding brand</a>. Gabi Gregg, the blogger behind <a href="http://gabifresh.com/">GabiFresh</a>, launched her own swimsuit line, while blogger Tanesha Awasthi debuted a fashion-forward label on her site, <a href="http://shopgirlwithcurves.com/">Girl With Curves</a>. Former model and blogger Aimee Cheshire started an online plus-size boutique, <a href="http://www.racked.com/2015/4/29/8494143/aimee-cheshire-hey-gorgeous-plus-size-fashion">Hey Gorgeous</a>, in 2013, and designer Ayanna Wu received lots of <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/juliegerstein/this-online-shop-is-changing-the-face-of-plus-size-fashion#.japqNVjk">attention</a> last month after launching her minimalist brand, <a href="http://www.meismith.com/">Mei Smith</a>.
As Cohen of NPD explains, "How many times can a customer be insulted by
the same store before they decide they want to give their business to
people that actually put them first?"<br />
Gregg has just released her third <a href="http://www.swimsuitsforall.com/GabiFresh-for-Swim-Sexy-Swimwear-Bikinis-D">swimwear collection</a>,
and while several e-commerce businesses reached out to her (she
currently sells it on Swimsuits for All), she has never been contacted
by legacy retailers. She assumes this is because her suits are deemed
too bold by conservative stores that still assume plus-size women want
to cover up at the beach. This doesn’t bother her, she says, because she
never needed those places to succeed in the first place.<br />
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"I’m planning on starting my own fashion line eventually, and it’s
only going to be e-commerce," she says. "People always ask what stores
my bikinis are in, and when I say none, they think they must not be good
enough to be stocked in stores. But as a business decision, it just
makes more sense to go straight for e-commerce."<br />
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Many designers are creating their own websites equipped with
small e-commerce operations to sell their clothing. There are also sites
like <a href="http://www.heygorgeous.com/collections/shop">Hey Gorgeous</a> and <a href="http://www.fullbeauty.com/">FullBeauty</a> that stock a variety of indie labels, though these kinds of multi-brand retailers are few and far between.<br />
"Before sites like FullBeauty opened, there was no place to sell,"
says designer Jessica Svoboda. "The problem is that there is limited
distribution in the plus-size industry. You have maybe ten boutiques in
the entire country that would sell your clothing, and you used to have
to start by being in ten doors at Nordstrom to actually make money."<br />
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"Nobody else wanted to carry plus-size," she continues. "They maybe said
they did and would stock one size up, but no one was interested in
catering to this market. There’s no place for a plus-size designer to
grow, and at this point, the customer has already been trained to shop
online. Until there are more retail outlets and more places for
designers to show their clothing, they are going online—there is nowhere
else to sell."<br />
With so many independent designers rushing to get their clothing
online, there is fear that it's all too easy to get lost in the mix.
This is why many in the plus-size space turn to industry events for
exposure.<br />
Olson, for example, flew to New York City last week to show her collection at <a href="http://fffweek.com/">Full Figured Fashion Week</a>.
Now in its seventh year of operation, FFFWeek brings together
designers, models, and bloggers for runway shows and networking
sessions.<br />
FFFWeek doesn’t feel like your standard fashion industry affair—and
it’s not just because attendees are actually excited to be there,
shouting and clapping excitedly as outfits make their way down the
runway. The women who attend FFFWeek are diverse not only in size, but
also in race and style. They approach each other with genuine enthusiasm
and engage in curious chatter whether they be total strangers or
longtime friends.<br />
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Gwen DeVoe, a former model who works at Scholastic, started
FFFWeek. Last year she made an announcement that 2014 would be the
event's final run, but after snagging a sponsorship from Fruit of the
Loom, she went full steam ahead with plans for FFFWeek 2015.<br />
"I respect its position in that it started a big conversation and
really has brought a lot of attention to the market," says Conley. "It’s
all built on this social revolution that’s happened in the plus-size
industry. Now you have everyone standing up and saying, ‘Enough is
enough.’ If traditional fashion leadership is opposed to this market,
it’s going to be self-validated and self-affirmed."<br />
FFFWeek has gotten plenty of attention over the years; last year, the <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/22/bigger-better"><i>New Yorker </i></a>proclaimed
it was "reinventing plus-size style." But among all the passionate
attendees, there is one group that's not represented: buyers.<br />
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Many who have attended FFFWeek in the past note that no one with
actual purchasing power attends the event; they also lament a lack of
investors looking to back brands. Admits Chrystal Jackson, owner of
Atlanta’s <a href="http://www.thethiqboutique.com/">Thiq Boutique</a>, "This event is more about the camaraderie than buying."<br />
"It’s all very limiting and a little bit disappointing," says one
plus-size business owner who asked that her name not be published. "It
isn’t done with business sensibility for the brands, and on top of that,
you don’t have big money coming from important backers like the CFDA.
Instead, you have money coming from people’s own pockets. You won’t see
important buyers sitting in the front row. It’s limited in what it can
do when it’s homegrown."<br />
Still, FFFWeek has helped many designers gain the confidence to start
their own lines. The week's kickoff is a press event held at a loft 17
stories above cell phone case<b> </b>kiosks and wholesale
garment dealers in midtown Manhattan. A group of women swarm some 20
tables to swap businesses cards and chat about merchandise.<br />
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In one corner, <a href="https://justcurves.net/">Just Curves</a> shows off the latest from its fitness apparel collection, a spandex bodysuit<b>.</b> A few tables down, the CEO of e-commerce site <a href="http://www.qurvii.com/">Qurvii</a>
gives her personal take on tunics to a stylist; next to her, a designer
explains the name of her brand for the fourteenth time (spelled <a href="http://www.imebyjthomas.com/">I’ME</a>, it's pronounced I'm Me; "Why be anybody else???" is its tagline).<br />
None of the designers seem to mind that investors and buyers are nowhere to be found. Here, it's about community and connection.<br />
"It’s hard to get discovered by customers when there’s so much
online," says Olson. "But there’s a lot of marketing that can be done at
FFFWeek. I want to meet fashion bloggers in person and partner with
them so they can do reviews and things like that."<br />
This is the part of the reason bloggers Chastity Garner Valentine and
CeCe Olisa decided to start a plus-size event of their own, <a href="http://thecurvycon.com/" target="_blank">The Curvy Con</a>,
which coincidentally also took place this past weekend in New York
City. The event welcomed 500 paying guests from across the country to
listen to panels and shop at a curated market.<br />
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"The plus-size community now is online—we all follow each other and
talk to each other online, but it’s really rare to have us all in the
same place at the same time," Olisa says. "It’s a positive and uplifting
atmosphere," adds Conley. "You meet people who are excited about the
same things you are, experience the same frustrations that you do."<br />
Garner Valentine admits it was difficult getting The Curvy Con the
sponsor money it needed this year; Monistat ended up being its top
patron, pushing chafing relief powder gel at the first panel of the day.
Garner Valentine says she’s happy plus-size designers are venturing out
on their own because she believes legacy brands will not give shoppers
what they actually want.<br />
"It’s always an uphill battle to deal with brands. It’s almost like starting from the ground up," Olisa
says. "The other thing to consider is that these brands have done a
good job conditioning plus-size girls to feel like they don’t deserve
anything beyond what they're given. They’ve made us believe we deserve
to have our clothing shoved in the back, or in the basement, where
16-year-olds and 42-year-olds have the same options."<br />
Mariah Chase, CEO of Eloquii, adds that it’s only natural the
plus-size industry is taking matters into its own hands through direct
sales—after all, that's the way successful startups like <a href="http://www.racked.com/2015/6/11/8762431/bonobos-andy-dunn">Bonobos</a> and <a href="http://www.racked.com/2014/11/5/7570119/glossier-review">Glossier</a> have made their mark in recent years.<br />
"This is about the consumer finally stepping up to find a better
experience," Chase says. "When a straight-size designer starts, she can
present to different showrooms, show at fashion week, or pitch herself
to any store. These options aren’t available for plus-size. Between
finding space and finding investors, it’s hard, and until the
conversation in fashion is opened entirely, you're left with
direct-to-consumer."<br />
This new direct-to-consumer model seems to have solved at least some of
the problem of getting product to shoppers, but the plus-size business
faces other challenges like getting customers to commit to higher price
points. Hey Gorgeous's Cheshire <a href="http://www.racked.com/2015/4/29/8494143/aimee-cheshire-hey-gorgeous-plus-size-fashion">told Racked</a>
earlier this year that the plus-size customer "hasn't been conditioned
to enjoy fashion in the same way as her straight-size sisters. It's
always been, 'I'm going to lose 20 pounds,' so they'll hold off on
shopping."<br />
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"There’s still a lot of education that needs to happen," echoes
Conley. "It’s going to take a lot of coaxing to bring her back into the
fold to be able to buy that $300 dress. Plus-size women feel beaten down
by the experience of shopping, so when you can’t find something that
makes you feel good, you settle for something okay and get used to
buying things for utility instead of fashion. That’s where the price
sensitivity comes from."<br />
Ply Apparel designer Nanton knows about that sensitivity
firsthand; she says women are hesitant to invest in her $1,900 dresses
and $600 skirts. She’s dressed celebrities like <i>Orange is the New Black</i>’s
Adrienne Moore for the red carpet, but still struggles to convert
customers who are used to buying "cheap, bodycon dresses." And while
shoppers think she’s overpriced, upscale department stores won’t even
consider her clothing.<br />
"We’re kind of like the redheaded stepchild," Nanton’s husband and
business partner Lamarr says. "High-end retailers like Barneys and
Neiman Marcus aren’t catering to this customer. We’ve had meetings with
Barneys buyers, and they say they love the product but don’t have room
for it. But we don’t have competition because we aren’t creating cheap,
Lane Bryant looks! No one is used to buying higher price points. We’re
stuck in the in-between space."<br />
As a response, the Nantons are launching a lower-priced line, <a href="http://www.ply428.com/" target="_blank">PLY428</a>,
later this month. Still, Lamarr says the brand’s ultimate goal is to
show the shopper she can buy "timeless pieces she can have for a
lifetime."<br />
"This market has an infinite amount of Target customers, but we
see ourselves as more for the Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus customer.
We might end up needing those stores to show the differentiation," he
says. "Everyone will always talk about the potential of the plus-size
industry, but it’s hard when there are a lot of customers but not enough
retail outlets."<br />
Eden Miller, the designer behind <a href="http://www.cabiriastyle.com/index.html">Cabiria</a>, points to another problem in the industry, particularly when it comes to blogger-backed brands.<br />
"I don’t think quality has been established," she admits. "Everyone
is trying to run as fast as they can to put anything out. The entire
industry has been swerving. They think a following is enough to
capitalize on, as opposed to really believing in a product, so there’s a
dearth of quality. It seems like everyone is designing for themselves,
and I’m seeing the same thing over and over again. They say it’s for
trend purposes, but these online stores have created an unrealistic
expectation of how a garment should look, feel, and cost."<br />
Thiq Boutique's Jackson is one of the few plus-size buyers in
the market. She agrees that this new wave of businesses can be
underwhelming.<br />
"It’s not that we don’t want to give a designer a chance," she says.
"If we see something with potential, we’ll reach out to that designer
and see if there’s opportunity, but we haven’t seen enough versatility.
These designers make pieces with only one style in mind."<br />
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Another plus-size boutique owner, who wished to remain anonymous,
says she decided to stop working with independent plus-size designers
entirely unless they're backed by major investors because many fledgling
brands can't hold up their end of the deal: "A lot of these designers
have good intentions, and certainly the passion is there, but there
isn’t enough profit margin for them to make the same garments I request
again and again."<br />
Miller ultimately believes that most in the market won’t make it.
With little visibility and paltry profits, brands will not be able to
survive without big money; bloggers and designers will have to partner
with big companies to really succeed.<br />
"Those that are well-funded will have to team up with those who are
well-followed," she says. "Indie brands won’t make money, but they can
leverage their street-level experience to actually make a difference.
I’m not saying brick-and-mortar is the future, but the greater market
cannot sustain all these players without something more." <br />
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<i> <b> This article inspired me to start working on collection for plus size models.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.355753591249965.1073741858.168173126674680&type=3"> Melissa McCarthy designs </a></b></i><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.355753591249965.1073741858.168173126674680&type=3">became my "obsession" sort of thing.</a><i>
I found it not fare that they don't have as much options as other size
models to look fabulous and fashionable. For example please check
similar article for <a href="http://anastasiakryukova.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-ultimate-new-york-city-plus-size.html">plus size</a> women.</i> - from Author.</b><br />
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<i>Melissa McCarthy went from Illinois farm girl to the new queen of Hollywood, and she's having the time of her life. <a class="tracklink3" href="https://subscription.people.com/storefront/subscribe-to-people/site/pe-chop326ctrl0115.html?xid=TxtLnkEdit6-8v3&link=1029529&fpa_oc=EditArticle_TextLink2015" target="_blank">Subscribe now</a> for McCarthy's exclusive interview on fame, fashion and making her own rules, only in PEOPLE!</i><br />
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No one would ever expect <a class="tracklink3" href="http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:MelissaMcCarthy,00.html" target="_blank">Melissa McCarthy</a>
to hold back when it comes to getting laughs. Yet for years, she says,
Hollywood had certain expectations for female comedians. Being funny
"couldn't be through your personality or actions, you just had to look
crazy," she tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story.
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Sitting down for an exclusive interview with PEOPLE and <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> editorial director Jess Cagle (<a class="tracklink3" href="http://www.people.com/mccarthy" target="_blank">see the video here</a>),
McCarthy says her journey has been a lesson in pushing those limits. "I
just think that we've gotten rid of, luckily, a lot of those
guidelines," she adds. "Funny is funny, and it can come in 8 billion
different shades and flavors, so I think it's silly to kind of limit
it."
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Now with her first summer action film, <i>Spy</i>, opening No.
1 at the box office, McCarthy is proving herself to be one of
Hollywood's most bankable stars. "I'm having the time of my life," she
says.<br />
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The film teamed her up again with her <i>Bridesmaids</i> and <i>The Heat</i>
director, Paul Feig, and took McCarthy's love for dress-up to a whole
new level. "I just think that wigs and makeup and costumes <a class="tracklink3" href="http://www.people.com/article/melissa-mccarthy-wigs-spy" target="_blank">completely transform me</a>,"
says the actress, who plays Susan Cooper, an office
wallflower-turned-secret agent. "When I read a character that I really,
really love, I know immediately what they look like. It's like I want to
100 percent become that person."<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-64658588760277750122015-06-24T11:33:00.002-07:002015-06-24T18:49:14.965-07:00Melissa McCarthy reveals celebrity designers declined to make Oscars dresses in her size: 'They all said no'<i>This article inspired me to start working on collection for plus size models.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.355753591249965.1073741858.168173126674680&type=3"> Melissa McCarthy designs </a></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.355753591249965.1073741858.168173126674680&type=3">became my "obsession" sort of thing.</a><i> I found it not fare that they don't have as much options as other size models to look fabulous and fashionable. For example please check similar article for <a href="http://anastasiakryukova.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-ultimate-new-york-city-plus-size.html">plus size</a> women.</i> - from Author.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The 'Mike and Molly'
star started a plus-size clothing line that was partially inspired by
the challenges she met when trying to get designers to create her red
carpet looks. 'I asked five or six designers,' she recalled. <img src="http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/story/melissa-mccarthy-fearless-and-funny-on-rolling-stones-new-cover-20140618/20140617-melissacover-x624-1403030213.jpg" height="420" id="irc_mi" style="margin-top: 104px;" width="624" /> </span></h2>
Melissa McCarthy dresses to kill on red carpets despite designers declining to make dresses in her size.<br />
"Two Oscars ago, I couldn't find anybody to do a dress for me," the 43-year-old actress <a href="http://www.redbookmag.com/fun-contests/celebrity/melissa-mccarthy-interview?click=list#slide-1" target="_blank">told Redbook</a> in the July cover story.<br />
"I asked five or six designers," she continued. "Very high-level ones
who make lots of dresses for people, and they all said no."<br />
The rejections didn't slow "The Heat" star down one bit. In fact, it's one thing that inspired her plus-size clothing line.<br />
"When I go shopping, most of the time I'm disappointed," she added.<br />
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McCarthy's confidence shines through straight to her marriage to Ben Falcone, who played the air marshal in "Bridesmaids."</div>
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"Success doesn't define us, even though we love what we do," she said
of her husband of nine years. "The important thing is our family and
kids."<br />
The couple shares two children together — Georgette, 3, and Vivian, 6 —
and McCarthy keeps them grounded by being real about fame.<br />
"She asked me, 'Are you famous?'" McCarthy said of her oldest daughter.
"Famous doesn't mean anything. Just because people know my face doesn't
mean they know us or that it makes us any more interesting or better."<br />
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The "Mike and Molly" star recalled a time when she wasn't under the
Hollywood spotlight and admitted it was probably better for her not to
have fame and fortune at that time.<br />
"I see teenagers or people who are 21 and think, 'I was an idiot at
that age,'" she said. "I was running around New York like a crazy woman.
Thank God I only had three-and-a-half cents to my name. I was too
immature to handle success then."<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">When it comes to affordable fashion, plus size ladies have loads of
online options (Asos! Modcloth! eShakti!), but picking up a last-minute
look that’s both stylish and budget-friendly IRL can be a bit trickier.
That’s why we tapped <a data-ref-index="0" href="http://instagram.com/styleit/" target="_blank">Sarah Conley</a>—<a data-ref-index="1" href="http://styleitonline.com/" target="_blank">fashion blogger</a>, casual red lipstick-wearer, and social media manager for the excellent plus size e-tailer <a data-ref-index="2" href="http://www.eloquii.com/" target="_blank">Eloquii</a>—to take us on a tour of her favorite New York City shops.
"I think for a long time, plus size women just had to pick from
what was available," Conley says. "Now, with so many new brands
emerging, we’re really having the opportunity to explore our own
personal styles." Tag along as she gets fancy, reveals her secret
tall-girl shoe source, and shares some styling tricks women of any size
can copy (for example, wearing two fur stoles at once, like a boss).</span><br />
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<b>Rent The Runway: 16 W 18th St.</b></h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="st">First stop: <a data-ref-index="3" href="http://ny.racked.com/venue/rent-the-runway" target="_blank">Rent the Runway</a>!
At the online rental shop's brick and mortar location, customers can
try on dresses they've mused about online. Pro tip: while the Flatiron
store carries sizes 14 through 22, it's best to call a few days ahead if
there's a particular plus size style you have your eye on. That way, if
it's not on hand, Rent the Runway's stylists have time to pull it from
the company's <a data-ref-index="4" href="http://ny.racked.com/2015/1/28/7997565/rent-the-runway-nj-warehouse" target="_blank">massive warehouse</a> (along with any other picks they think you might be into). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="st"><img alt=" " class="vox-lazy-load m-enlarge-image__trigger lazy-loaded" data-chorus-asset-id="3395766" data-full-size="https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BiXmNLXKcqYWuj-uYP6dA-w-seY=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3395766/DrielyS-5092.0.jpg" data-original="https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YdkMp8WnhBNgTDYXiNYkJjVlhZw=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3395766/DrielyS-5092.0.jpg" height="426" src="https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YdkMp8WnhBNgTDYXiNYkJjVlhZw=/800x0/filters:no_upscale%28%29/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3395766/DrielyS-5092.0.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto;" width="640" /> </span></span></div>
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<span class="st">Sarah arrives Eloquii'd out in the brand's jeweled sweatshirt and cobalt 'Studio' midi skirt (<a data-ref-index="5" href="http://www.eloquii.com/studio-midi-skirt/1190307.html?ppid=s20&start=20&q=studio%20skirt&dwvar_1190307_colorCode=32" target="_blank">$89.90</a>), and gets straight to browsing. "</span>
I love a midi skirt because it makes my waist look smaller and masks wider hips," she says.<br />
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<img alt=" " class="vox-lazy-load m-enlarge-image__trigger lazy-loaded" data-chorus-asset-id="3395948" data-full-size="https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/L9YKICxuowT-Tdp68WUY1W_cPao=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3395948/DrielyS-5048.0.jpg" data-original="https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/74MUYWK85H8kP3PEXSNwjz2cVfg=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3395948/DrielyS-5048.0.jpg" height="426" src="https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/74MUYWK85H8kP3PEXSNwjz2cVfg=/800x0/filters:no_upscale%28%29/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3395948/DrielyS-5048.0.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto;" width="640" /> </div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="st">Next up is a floral Eloquii dress (<a data-ref-index="6" href="https://www.renttherunway.com/shop/designers/eloquii_dresses/collidesheath" target="_blank">$40 rental fee</a>). "I </span>
love the really bold print contrasted with the solid sleeves and the
mesh," says Sarah. "You can wear it now with tights, and it make you
look like you’re looking forward to happier weather, which is really
important these days"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><img alt=" " class="vox-lazy-load m-enlarge-image__trigger lazy-loaded" data-chorus-asset-id="3396010" data-full-size="https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2_mUtK08cEJCm12FTSA5Z83g4sk=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396010/DrielyS-5095.0.jpg" data-original="https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/l2dCxBxOnaMaJZMScuTdPHYbi7o=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396010/DrielyS-5095.0.jpg" height="426" src="https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/l2dCxBxOnaMaJZMScuTdPHYbi7o=/800x0/filters:no_upscale%28%29/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396010/DrielyS-5095.0.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto;" width="640" /> </span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="st">Sarah swings by the accessories table before heading out the door. Onto the next stop! </span></span><br />
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<b>Intimacy: 104 5th Avenue</b></h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="st"><span class="st"><a data-ref-index="7" href="http://ny.racked.com/venue/intimacy-bra-fit-stylists" target="_blank">Intimacy</a>
is Sarah's go-to for lingerie. The mini-chain specializes in bra
fittings, and stocks hard-to-find cup sizes. But, before we head
inside—an outfit shot! Sarah is wearing a quilted leather jacket from
Lane Bryant, studded Docs, a Sunday Somewhere backpack, and two faux fur
Zara stoles—a longer one to belt, and a shorter one to keep her neck
warm (a pretty genius styling trick). </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st">Sarah grabs three bras by her favorite lingerie labels,
Panache and Elomi, and heads through the beaded curtain to the dressing
room. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<img alt=" " class="vox-lazy-load m-enlarge-image__trigger lazy-loaded" data-chorus-asset-id="3396096" data-full-size="https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dEm1MdImSoQ8ZsL8AeQhKD2BjzU=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396096/DrielyS-5154.0.jpg" data-original="https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2vHuj_fS4Lfbi_6-vlAlLt_cxOg=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396096/DrielyS-5154.0.jpg" height="426" src="https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2vHuj_fS4Lfbi_6-vlAlLt_cxOg=/800x0/filters:no_upscale%28%29/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396096/DrielyS-5154.0.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto;" width="640" /></div>
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<b>Lord & Taylor: 424 5th Avenue</b></h3>
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<b> </b><img alt=" " class="vox-lazy-load m-enlarge-image__trigger lazy-loaded" data-chorus-asset-id="3396256" data-full-size="https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/oBTA8AtEiMjHk4jy8kZTIsl63XE=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396256/DrielyS-5348.0.jpg" data-original="https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/f1U74D6MVRUrodHNNup9GP7B6uc=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396256/DrielyS-5348.0.jpg" height="426" src="https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/f1U74D6MVRUrodHNNup9GP7B6uc=/800x0/filters:no_upscale%28%29/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396256/DrielyS-5348.0.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto;" width="640" /></h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="st">The last stop of the day is <a data-ref-index="10" href="http://ny.racked.com/tags/lord--taylor" target="_blank">Lord & Taylor</a>, where Sarah spots a neoprene Calvin Klein dress ($139.50). "</span>The
green is such a fresh color, especially with the weather right now,"
she says. "The A-line shape and scuba fabric are also very flattering,
and this dress will transition very easily into spring through summer."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><img alt=" " class="vox-lazy-load m-enlarge-image__trigger lazy-loaded" data-chorus-asset-id="3396296" data-full-size="https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/AmlQYSiA0xtNtGr-MRupEPUhlJw=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396296/DrielyS-5372.0.jpg" data-original="https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/i2pkma0Yl87dc8ZGLvedEkriV0g=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396296/DrielyS-5372.0.jpg" height="426" src="https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/i2pkma0Yl87dc8ZGLvedEkriV0g=/800x0/filters:no_upscale%28%29/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3396296/DrielyS-5372.0.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto;" width="640" /> </span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="st">A Calvin Klein moto jacket ($139.50) finishes off the look. Shopping day = successful. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">http://ny.racked.com/2015/2/10/8010917/plus-size-shopping-nyc</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-43993081046559831832015-03-31T18:24:00.001-07:002015-03-31T20:04:55.039-07:00Bonnie Cashin is a pioneer in the sportswear industry and first designer of Coach handbags!<div style="text-align: center;">
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One of America’s foremost designers in the second half of the
twentieth century, Bonnie Cashin (1908 – 2000) was a pioneer in the
sportswear industry, specializing in modular wardrobes for the modern
woman “on the go.” Her lifelong interest in clothing design, however,
encompassed a number of careers on both American coasts. Growing up in
California, Cashin worked as an apprentice in a series of dressmaking
shops owned and operated by her mother, Eunice. In her teens she worked
as a fashion illustrator and dance costume designer. Between 1943 and
1949 she costumed more than sixty films at Twentieth Century-Fox. It was
not until midcentury, when she was over forty years old, that she began
designing the ready-to-wear for which she became best known.<span id="more-649"></span><br />
Cashin favored timeless shapes from the history of clothing, such as
ponchos, tunics, Noh coats, and kimonos, which allowed for ease of
movement and manufacture. Approaching dress as a form of collage or
kinetic art, she favored luxurious, organic materials that she could
“sculpt” into shape, such as leather, suede, mohair, wool jersey, and
cashmere, as well as nonfashion materials, including upholstery fabrics.
Cashin’s aim was to create “simple art forms for living in, to be
re-arranged as mood and activity dictates” (Interview 1999).<br />
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Early Years</h3>
As a girl moving along the California coastline, Cashin developed a
love for travel and a keen eye for the clothing of different cultures,
which would underpin her later professional work. This interest in “why
people looked the way they did” placed her in good stead to begin work
in 1924, alongside Helen Rose, as a costume designer for the Los Angeles
dance troupe Fanchon and Marco. In 1934 her producers took over
performances at New York’s Roxy Theater and asked Cashin to join them as
costumer for the Roxyette dance line, the precursors and rivals to the
Rockettes.<br />
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Fashion and Film</h3>
In 1937 the Harper’s Bazaar editor Carmel Snow, an admirer of
Cashin’s costume designs, encouraged Bonnie to work in fashion and
arranged for her to become the head designer for the prestigious coat
and suit manufacturer Adler and Adler. Owing to the wartime focus on
American fashion design, she became so well recognized that she was
commissioned to design World War II civilian defense uniforms and was
featured in a Coca-Cola advertisement. By 1942, however, Cashin felt
boxed in by wartime restrictions. She returned to California to sign a
six-year contract as a costume designer with Twentieth Century-Fox.<br />
Cashin designed costumes for the female characters in more than sixty
films. Her favorite projects, Laura (1944), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945), and Anna and the King of Siam (1946), also became American
cinematic classics. Designing for the lavish productions that typified
Hollywood’s golden age, she was expected to make innovative use of the
day’s finest materials to create historical, fantasy, and contemporary
wardrobes. She used the resources at the Fox studios to experiment with
designs for “real” clothing that she wore and made in custom versions
for her leading ladies’ offscreen wardrobes.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> "Laura"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> </b></span><img height="280" id="irc_mi" src="http://wearemoviegeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/39.jpg" style="margin-top: 57px;" width="560" /></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Anna and the King of Siam</span></h3>
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Return to Ready-to-Wear</h3>
Cashin returned to New York, and to Adler and Adler, in 1949. She
received the unprecedented honor of earning both the Neiman Marcus Award
and the Coty Fashion Critic’s Award within the same year (1950).
Displeased, however, with her manufacturer’s control over her
creativity, she decided to challenge the setup of the fashion industry.
Working with multiple manufacturers, she designed a range of clothing at
different price points, thereby specializing in complete wardrobes for
“my kind of a girl for a certain kind of living.”<br />
In 1953 Cashin teamed with the leather importer and craftsman Philip
Sills and initiated the use of leather for high fashion. She made her
name through her unconventional choices in materials as well as her
inexhaustible variations on her favorite theme of adapting the flat,
graphic patterns of Asian and South American clothing to contemporary
global living. Through her work for Sills and Company, she is credited
with introducing “layering” into the fashion lexicon. In turn, she
credited the Chinese tradition of dressing for, and interpreting the
weather as, a “one-shirt day” or a “seven-shirt day.” Her layered
garments snugly nestled within one another and were easily converted to
suit different temperatures and activities by donning or removing a
layer. Cashin’s objective was to create a flexible wardrobe for her own
globe-trotting lifestyle, wherein seasonal changes were only a plane
trip away. Frustrated by the categorization of sportswear designer, she
declared that travel was her “favorite sport.”<br />
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Coach and the Cashin Look</h3>
In 1962 Cashin became the first designer of Coach handbags and
initiated the use of hardware on clothing and accessories, including the
brass toggle that became Coach’s hallmark. She revolutionized the
handbag industry. Unlike contemporary rigid, hand-held bags, her vividly
colored “Cashin-Carries” for Coach packed flat and had wide straps,
attached coin purses, industrial zippers, and the famous sturdy brass
toggles, the last inspired by the hardware used to secure the top on her
convertible sports car.<br />
Without licensing her name, Cashin designed cashmere separates,
gloves, canvas totes, at-home gowns and robes, raincoats, umbrellas, and
furs. She also ran the Knittery, a consortium of British mills that
produced one-of-a-kind sweaters knit to shape, rather than cut and sewn.
Among many other industry awards, she received the Coty award five
times and entered their hall of fame in 1972; in 2001 was honored with a
plaque on the Fashion Walk of Fame on Seventh Avenue in New York
City.<br />
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Cashin worked until 1985, when she decided to focus on painting and
philanthropy. Among several scholarships and educational programs, she
established the James Michelin Lecture Series at the California
Institute of Technology. Cashin died in New York on 3 February 2000
from complications during heart surgery. In 2003 the Bonnie Cashin
Collection, consisting of her entire design archive and endowments for
design-related lecture series and symposia, was donated to the
Department of Special Collections within the Charles E. Young Research
Library at the University of California, Los Angeles.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-84301048350816488122015-03-31T18:22:00.001-07:002015-03-31T19:50:35.624-07:00Activewear. Flash back <div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="Cindy Crawford By Photographer Irving Penn For Vogue US, 1989" class="pinImage" height="400" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a5/67/fe/a567fec87c0fb2a2e36f161f36d436a3.jpg" width="285" /> </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Cindy Crawford By Photographer Irving Penn For Vogue US, 1989
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The clothing known as activewear in
the early 2000s traces its origins back to the high-performance
sportswear designed for mountaineering, sailing, and hiking that became
popular among urban youth during the 1970s. By the 1980s, such
utilitarian styles swept through college campuses in North America, and,
subsequently, sneakers were worn with suits, backpacks replaced
briefcases, anoraks were paired with deck shoes, and sweatshirts were
combined with khaki trousers or jeans. As the style began to
characterize the sporty chic of city dwellers and coed campus life,
activewear became a staple of the modern wardrobe.</div>
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While activewear is often regarded as a
contemporary style, the combination of street clothes, travel
accessories, and sportswear is nothing new. In the 1930s and 1940s, the
American designers <a href="http://anastasiakryukova.blogspot.com/2015/03/bonnie-cashin-is-pioneer-in-sportswear.html">Bonnie Cashin</a>,
Claire McCardell, and Vera Maxwell updated garments produced for
travel, leisure, and sport with vestiges of high fashion. The designers
made functionality a statement of style by producing easy-fit, loosely
constructed clothing in fabrics such as wool, denim, and calico. One of
Cashin’s signature garments was an overcoat with an integral purse,
while Maxwell designed a jacket with built-in bags rather than pockets.
Such garments were conceived as urban tools that expanded into wearable
luggage, widening the appeal of apparel that could maximize the
performance of clothing as well as the body’s ability to transport
necessities with ease.<br />
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<img alt="1930s Summer Wear Ad" class="pinImage" height="400" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b1/19/5e/b1195e2424b1db0f1a9ab351b0262266.jpg" width="271" /> </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">1930</span></b></div>
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<img alt="Vogue June 1 1940, Lisa Fonssagrives - #Vintage #yoga Loved and pinned by www.deyogatempel.nl #deyogatempel" class="pinImage" height="400" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0c/fb/4a/0cfb4ae083531f5f1ee13378df548ca1.jpg" width="307" /> </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Vogue June 1 1940, Lisa Fonssagrives </span></h1>
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For several decades, activewear was
characterized by bulky, loose-fitting garments. As the body-conscious
styles of the 1990s took hold, activewear gradually became more tailored
and form-fitting, yet continued to suit the active leisure interests of
urban dwellers. Dress codes became more fluid as Rollerbladers,
inner-city cyclists, and speed-walking pedestrians dressed in smart
basics that moved easily and provided protection from adverse weather.
Mobility and versatility became key considerations for professionals,
who started commuting to work in sneakers and multifunctional outer
garments. Many were made with detachable hoods that transformed
overcoats into raincoats as they were buttoned or zipped into place, or
designed with removable collars and detachable sleeves that could be
adapted to weather changes.</div>
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The hoods, zip-front seams, windproof
jackets, pouch pockets, Velcro, and magnetic fastenings of activewear
have become part of the everyday fashion vocabulary, along with
drawstrings fitted at the neck, sleeve, and waist to make zippers and
buttons redundant. Maharishi popularized these tailoring details on the
catwalk as the 1990s drew to a close, updating them with elements of
occupational uniforms to create a signature militaristic style. The rise
of activewear’s popularity throughout the 1990s indicated that the
traditional compartmentalized wardrobe no longer sustained shifting
social and cultural needs. As the style formed an essential part of the
modern wardrobe, it encouraged the movement of materials and
technologies across disciplines, moving high-tech fabrics into the
collections of forward-thinking fashion designers. Activewear’s
multifunctional, dynamic features seemed to herald the dawn of
twenty-first century fashion in garments that fused fashion with
high-performance sportswear.</div>
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Labels such as <a href="http://www.cpcompany.co.uk/">CP Company</a>, <a href="http://www.mandarinaduck.com/usa/en-gb/catalog/index/new-collection/travel">Mandarina Duck</a>, <a href="http://www.isseymiyake.com/">Issey Miyake</a>, <a href="https://irishysa.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/vexed-generation-the-story/">Vexed Generation</a>, and <a href="http://www.finalhome.com/">Final Home</a> were among the
first to use advanced textile technology to create an edgy, urban
aesthetic in designs as durable as they were chic. CP Company led the
pack with designs that transcended fashion altogether; their overcoats
transformed into one-person tents or inflated into air mattresses, and
their parkas puffed up into armchairs. The garments are transformed by
the wearers themselves, introducing a notion of technical skill required
beyond the point of purchase. Likewise, the “Jackpack,” designed by
Mandarina Duck in Italy, integrated a backpack’s straps, fastenings, and
compartments within the fabric of the jacket’s back panel. By taking
the jacket off, turning it inside out, and folding the sleeves, lapels,
and fabric panels into an internal pouch, the structure of the garment
was completely transformed. The pouch contains other zippered
compartments for stowing away shopping or other items of clothing. Issey
Miyake, for his “Transformer” series, also designed cotton jackets that
concealed a nylon raincoat within.<br />
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<img alt="Mandarina_Duck_Journal_Img_385x385 – 2" src="http://cmsmandarina.keros-digital.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Mandarina_Duck_Journal_Img_385x385-2.jpg" /> </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mandarina Duck</span></b></div>
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The British fashion duo Vexed Generation
countered the problems of modern life with clothing crafted from
bullet-proof and slash-proof materials. Their designs combined
high-performance fabrics with cutting-edge street style in garments
incorporating many of the functions associated with protective clothing.
Temperature-regulating materials manufactured for sportswear were
incorporated into their winter coats, ending the need for bulky
layering. By lining jackets and overcoats with phase-change materials
such as Outlast, Vexed Generation created outer garments that could
function as personal thermostats. Tiny paraffin capsules in the
phase-change fabrics expand when body temperature climbs, absorbing the
heat. Once body temperature drops below 98.6° F (37° C), they contract,
releasing the heat they have stored. By maintaining a mean temperature
within changing climatic environments, Vexed Generation created a
comfort zone for the wearer.<br />
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<img alt="https://irishysa.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/11-05_vexed_pumajkt_3692.jpg" src="https://irishysa.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/11-05_vexed_pumajkt_3692.jpg" /> </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The Vexed Parka created in 1994 a very popular design by Vexed.</b></span><br />
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The Japanese designer Kosuke Tsumura’s
signature garment, the Final Home jacket, expands the mobility of
activewear into an expression of architecture as he claims that clothing
constitutes the ultimate shelter. The multifunctional, transparent
jacket is a nylon sheath equipped with forty-four zippered pockets that
can be lined with warm materials for extra insulation, or cushion the
wearer when sitting or reclining. Tsumura sees the jacket as a
protective shell that enables the wearer to withstand harsh weather
conditions. Along with personal items and accessories, Tsumura suggests
that some of the pockets be filled with survival rations and practical
supplies, eliminating the need for backpacks, shopping bags, luggage,
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blurring even further. High-performance designs and technologically
advanced textiles are common to all three, as comfort, flexibility, and
protection become central to all parts of the modern wardrobe. As the
garments are updated with innovations that transcend conventional
clothing, activewear is proving to be one of the fastest moving areas of
fashion in the early 2000s. New tailoring techniques radically
streamline the designs each season, and future styles of activewear
portend such sophistication that the gym is probably the last place one
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">80s 90s Neon Glow Green and Black Bikini Top // by VelvetWillows
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-17375946669071657812015-03-27T16:27:00.001-07:002015-03-27T16:27:08.049-07:00Edith Head Biography<h1 class="m-person--hed ng-binding wordcount-sub-5" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Edith Head was one of the most
prolific costume designers in 20th century film, winning a record eight Academy
Awards. She's known for films such as 'All About Eve,' 'Roman Holiday' and 'The
Sting.'</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="synopsis"></a><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Synopsis</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Born on October 28, 1897, Edith Head
became chief designer at Paramount Pictures in 1933 and later worked at
Universal Studios. Hollywood's best-known designer, Head's costumes ranged from
the elegantly simple to the elaborately flamboyant. She won a record eight
Academy Awards for her work in films such as <i>All About Eve</i> (1950), <i>Roman
Holiday</i> (1953), <i>The Facts of Life</i> (1960) and <i>The Sting</i>
(1973).</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="early-life-and-education"></a><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Early Life and Education</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Legendary American costume designer
Edith Head was born Edith Claire Posener on October 28, 1897, in San
Bernardino, California, the daughter of a mining engineer. Head relocated
several times during her youth, growing up largely in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico.
After graduating from Los Angeles High School, she attended the University of
California, Berkeley, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in letters
and sciences (earning honors in French), and then went on to enroll at Stanford
University, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in romance languages in
1920.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="commercial-success"></a><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Commercial and Artistic Success</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> After receiving her M.A., Edith Head
served a brief stint as a schoolteacher. Then, in 1923, Head landed the
position of sketch artist, then design assistant at Paramount Studios
in Los Angeles. In 1938, Head was named chief designer at Paramount
Pictures. She remained at Paramount for 44 years until 1967 when she moved to
Universal Studios, where she became known for personally phoning producers and
directors who were working on important films for the studio to offer her
services.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Head received her first Academy
Award nomination (Best Costume Design, Color; shared with designer Gile Steele)
in 1949, for her design work in the 1948 film <i>The Emperor Waltz</i>,
starring <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/joan-fontaine-20987191"><span style="color: blue;">Joan Fontaine</span></a> (Johanna Augusta Franziska) and <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/bing-crosby-9262159"><span style="color: blue;">Bing Crosby</span></a> (Virgil Smith). Head won her first
Oscar (Best Costume Design, Black-and-White; shared with designer Gile Steele)
in 1950, for her costume work in 1949's <i>The Heiress</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Head's costumes ranged from the
elegantly simple to the elaborately flamboyant. The celebrated visionary
continued to be an artistic force with other films from the decade,
including <i>All About Eve</i> (1950), <i>Roman Holiday</i> (1953), <i>Sabrina</i>
(1954), <i>To Catch a Thief</i> (1955), <i>The Ten Commandments</i> (1956)
and <i>Houseboat </i>(1958). And the 1960s saw Head serving as designer for
movies like <i>The Nutty Professor </i>(1963), <i>The Carpetbaggers </i>(1964),
the <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/natalie-wood-9536320"><span style="color: blue;">Natalie Wood</span></a> comedies <i>Sex and the Single
Girl </i>(1964) and <i>Penelope </i>(1966), <i>Chuka</i> (1967) and <i>Barefoot
in the Park </i>(1967), among many other projects.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Record-Setting
Oscar Wins</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> By 1970, Head had received her 31st
Oscar nomination, specifically for her work on <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/bob-fosse-9299517"><span style="color: blue;">Bob Fosse</span></a>'s 1969 musical <i>Sweet Charity</i>,
starring <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/shirley-maclaine-9393367"><span style="color: blue;">Shirley MacLaine</span></a> (Charity) and <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/ricardo-montalban-9542560"><span style="color: blue;">Ricardo Montalban</span></a> (Vittorio). Head had also
reunited with iconic director <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/alfred-hitchcock-9340006"><span style="color: blue;">Alfred Hitchcock</span></a> (the two had worked together on
previous Hitchcock films like <i>Rear Window</i>, <i>Vertigo </i>and <i>The
Birds</i>) for <i>Topaz </i>(1969), and with <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/george-roy-hill-9338968"><span style="color: blue;">George Roy Hill</span></a> for <i>Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid </i>(1969), starring <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/paul-newman-9422564"><span style="color: blue;">Paul Newman</span></a> and <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/robert-redford-9453490"><span style="color: blue;">Robert Redford</span></a>. She later called the latter film
her favorite movie, stating, "In terms of sheer entertainment, not in
terms of my designing ... It had everything—humor, action, romance and the two
handsomest men in Hollywood." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 1978, Head was honored with her
last Oscar nomination (Best Costume Design; shared with Burton Miller), for her
design work in <i>Airport '77</i>. She had won her eighth and last
Oscar four years earlier, in 1974—setting the record for most Oscars won by a
woman (a record she still holds today)—for her work in Hill's <i>The Sting </i>(1973).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> By the end of her lifetime, Edith
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designer. During her career, Head worked on more than 1,100 films,
received 35 Oscar nominations and took home eight statues. She was also known
for having designed uniforms for female members of the U.S. Coast Guard towards
the end of the 1970s. She also authored the books <i>The Dress Doctor</i>
(1959), <i>How to Dress for Success</i> (1967) and the posthumous,
autobiographical <i>Edith Head's Hollywood</i> (1983). </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-16059963755910909832014-12-29T15:35:00.003-08:002014-12-29T15:35:28.595-08:005 styles that are out for 2015Say buh-bye to all that thigh. Consider the midi the sophisticated cousin to the wild-child mini of 2014.<br />
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<strong>OUT:</strong> Mini skirts; <strong>IN:</strong> Midi skirts <br />
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Boom! And just like that, the ubiquitous graphic clutch was forced to make way for the more-polished top-handle bag.<br />
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<strong>OUT:</strong> Pop-art clutches; <strong>IN:</strong> Ladylike handbags<br />
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In the ugly-shoe wars, the indomitable Birkenstock style no longer
has the clear edge. Prepare to get your shuffle on in an equally comfy
clog in the new year.<br />
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<strong>OUT:</strong> Birkenstock-style sandals; <strong>IN:</strong> Clogs<br />
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Check it out: No longer just for the boys, gingham is our new go-to —
lighter, brighter and more feminine than traditional plaids.<br />
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<strong>OUT:</strong> Plaid; <strong>IN:</strong> Gingham<br />
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Pantone’s color of 2014, Radiant Ochid, is so over. Now, pop the cork
and take a swig of rich, full-bodied Marsala: The earthy-chic hue is
destined to color everything from cheeks to chairs in the new year.<br />
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<strong>OUT:</strong> Radiant orchid; <strong>IN:</strong> Marsala<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://nypost.com/2014/12/27/5-styles-that-are-out-for-2015/">http://nypost.com/2014/12/27/5-styles-that-are-out-for-2015/</a></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-2548650783177164802014-12-21T20:08:00.002-08:002014-12-21T20:08:39.550-08:0032 Great Author Quotes On Fashion<br />
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1. Fashion has delighted and tormented us for as long as there have been
clothes to wear. Iconic designers and culture cognoscenti have left us
with as many unforgettable quotes about style as groundbreaking trends.
Quotes like "I don't do fashion, I AM fashion," by Coco Chanel, or Simon
Doonan's “Wear red and other women will assume that you are a predatory
vixen who is out to steal their husbands and suck the blood of their
children."
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Even politicians recognize fashion’s power — as potential 2016
presidential candidate and pantsuit icon Hillary Clinton once remarked,
“If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my
hairstyle.” In honor of Fashion Week, we review some of the best quotes
that authors have to offer on the world of fashion, from ancient Greek
literature and haute-couture biographies to the pages of chick lit and
YA dystopias, poetry, and pop memoirs. Read on for some truly
Chanel-worthy gems.<br />
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2. "Each girl had her own individual style when it came to piling on the
makeup. My particular thing was to draw an extra-wide stroke emphasizing
the crease of the eye socket and add extravagantly long, spidery lines
below the eye, a little like doll's lashes, then paint a dot toward the
inner corner for reasons I can't exactly articulate except that it
looked nice and ‘now.’ Later I discovered my crazy new eyelash look
being called ‘twiglets’ and credited to the young British model Twiggy.
Well, they were very much mine. I was probably doing them before she was
born!” <br />― Grace Coddington, <strong><em>Grace</em></strong>, $24.90, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grace-grace-coddington/1005323116?ean=9780812993356" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>. </div>
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3. "Frankly, in terms of lingerie, I felt sexiest in my uniform: high waist
cotton panties...and a sports bra, if any bra at all. Lingerie seems
not to be the vehicle that produces feminine self-confidence and
sexiness, but rather the vehicle to get a rise out of our male
counterparts."
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― Leandra Medine, <em><strong>Man Repeller</strong></em>, $16.95, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/man-repeller-leandra-medine/1114308527?ean=9781455521395" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.<br />
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4. “Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have, they say, more important
offices than to merely keep us warm. They change our view of the world
and the world's view of us.”
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― Virginia Woolf, <strong><em>Orlando</em></strong>, $12.95, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/orlando-virginia-woolf/1100165496?ean=9781447479161" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.</div>
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5. “Old age is no longer an achievement because if others are aware of it
you are only the loser, you become a responsibility and your end is good
riddance as you are no longer a useful citizen ― clothes, fashion, and
appearance are part of present day life ― no one looks for perfections
as it is static, but everyone expects an amusing effort, well planned
and thought through, and carefully maintained.”
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― Diana Vreeland, <strong><em>Memos: The Vogue Years</em></strong>, $37.62, available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Diana-Vreeland-Memos-Vogue-Years/dp/0847840743" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</div>
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6. “Every designer needs an iconic look. If the <em>South Park</em> boys cannot make a recognizable cartoon of you, then you need to up the ante. You need a signature flourish, non?”
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― Simon Doonan, <strong><em>The Asylum</em></strong>, $19.08, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-asylum-simon-doonan/1115951996?ean=9780399161896" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>. </div>
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7. “I'm sure they didn't notice anything but you. You should wear flames more often,’ he says. ‘They suit you.’”
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― Suzanne Collins, <strong><em>The Hunger Games</em></strong>, $6.10, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hunger-games-suzanne-collins/1100171585?ean=9780439023528" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>. </div>
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8. “It was my friend Frank, a writer in San Francisco, who finally set me
straight. When asked about my new look he put down his fork and stared
at me for a few moments. ‘A bow tie announces to the world you can no
longer get an erection.’”
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― David Sedaris, <strong><em>When You Are Engulfed in Flames</em></strong>, $13.89, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-you-are-engulfed-in-flames-david-sedaris/1100270727?ean=9780316154680" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>. </div>
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9. “Boys say they don't mind how you get your hair done. But then they
leave you for someone with really great standard girl hair and the next
thing you know you're alone with a masculine crop crying into your
granola.”
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― Alexa Chung, <strong><em>It</em></strong>, $24.73, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/it-alexa-chung/1114984544?ean=9780143124832" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>. </div>
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10. “This was the first time since I’d started working there that I hadn’t
received a look of all-out disgust or, at the very least, a snarky
comment, and all it had taken was a SWAT team of New York fashion
editors, a collection of Parisian hair and makeup stylists, and a hefty
selection of the world’s finest and most expensive clothing.”
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― Lauren Weisberger, <strong><em>The Devil Wears Prada</em></strong>, $12.79, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/devil-wears-prada-lauren-weisberger/1100291592?ean=9780767914765" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>. </div>
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11. “And when I say the Fashion Police, of course I’m speaking of the small
group of screeching gay guys and fashion ‘experts’ on that E! show led
by the reanimated corpse of Joan Rivers.”
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― Mindy Kaling, <strong><em>Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)</em></strong>, $10.17, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/is-everyone-hanging-out-without-me-mindy-kaling/1111582838?ean=9780307886279" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>. </div>
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12. “She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist ― I helped her lace
them up ― but they had the effect of causing her to faint. Mom called it
the vapors and said it was a sign of her high breeding and delicate
nature. I thought it was a sign that the corset made it hard to
breathe.”
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―Jeannette Walls, <strong><em>Half Broke Horses</em></strong>, $11.96, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/half-broke-horses-jeannette-walls/1100371172?ean=9781416586296" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.</div>
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13. “Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear.” <br />
― Oscar Wilde, <strong><em>An Ideal Husband</em></strong>, $7.95, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/oscar-wilde-oscar-wilde/1110946489?ean=9781451571226" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.</div>
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14. “I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes every day, I reckon depression wouldn’t exist anymore.” <br />
― Sophie Kinsella, <strong><em>Confessions of a Shopaholic</em></strong>, $7.99, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-sophie-kinsella/1100299033?ean=9780440241416" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.</div>
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15. “My attitude is if fashion says it's forbidden, I'm going to do it.”
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― Michael Jackson, <strong><em>Moonwalk</em></strong>, $20.26, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/moonwalk-michael-jackson/1100271104?ean=9780307716989" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.</div>
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16. “I like my money right where I can see it…hanging in my closet.”
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― Candace Bushnell, <strong><em>Sex and the City</em></strong>, $7.99, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sex-and-the-city-candace-bushnell/1100076385?ean=9780446617680" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.</div>
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17. “I once saw a Betsey Johnson runway show that featured thongs and ‘ass
cleavage,’ and I thought, This is the future. I immediately pulled my
thong over my hipbones, pulled my baggy hip-hop jeans down a little too
low, and went to the movies with a friend who didn't tell me, until
years later, how mortified he was to be seen with me."
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―Cintra Wilson, <strong><em>It's So You: 35 Women Write About Personal Expression Through Fashion and Style</em></strong>, $12.77, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/its-so-you-michelle-tea/1110901572?ean=9781580052153" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.</div>
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18. “She was wearing an ivory silk blouse with a wedding present-sized bow, a
long brown cardigan the color of dog doo, boot-legged camel-colored
wool trousers with a crease down the front of each leg, and matching
patent leather flats with hieroglyphic-like gold hardware on each toe.
Olympia had never understood where her sister got her fashion
sense...‘New pants?’ she found herself asking.”
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― Lucinda Rosenfeld, <strong><em>The Pretty One</em></strong>, $11.25, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pretty-one-lucinda-rosenfeld/1111303731?ean=9780316213585" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.</div>
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19. “Nothing is so hideous as an obsolete fashion.”
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― Stendhal, <strong><em>On Love</em></strong>, $14.24, available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/On-Love-Series-Stendhal/dp/1843916096" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. </div>
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Thrusting up and down,<br />
Where's the man could ease a heart<br />
Like a satin gown?”<br />
― Dorothy Parker, <strong><em>Complete Poems</em></strong>, $13.26, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/complete-poems-dorothy-parker/1104549320?ean=9780143106081" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.
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21. “There's never a new fashion but it's old.”
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― Geoffrey Chaucer, <strong><em>The Canterbury Tales</em></strong>, $14.24, available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Canterbury-Tales-Geoffrey-Chaucer/dp/1480263303/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391194836&sr=1-1&keywords=the+canterbury+tales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</div>
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22. “Boys are like purses. You're always gonna have that one boy that you're
always comfortable with and you know you'll always kind of like. That's
your purse that you wear everywhere. Then you have that gorgeous bag
that you want everyone to see you with but the gorgeous bag is usually
an asshole or costs a lot of money. Then you have those other purses
that you really like but you really don't want to be seen with.”
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―Lauren Conrad, <strong><em>Sugar and Spice</em></strong>, $9.99 available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sugar-and-spice-lauren-conrad/1100180041?ean=9780061767630" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>. </div>
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23. “Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.”
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― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, <strong><em>Kavanagh</em></strong>, $9.89, available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kavanagh-Henry-Wadsworth-Longfellow/dp/158715613X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.<br />
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24. “Joan of Arc had style. Jesus had style.”
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―Charles Bukowski, <strong><em>Portions From a Wine-Stained Notebook</em></strong>, $13.79, available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Portions-Wine-Stained-Notebook-Uncollected-1944-1990/dp/0872864928" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. <br />
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25. “Being perfectly well-dressed gives one a tranquility that no religion can bestow.”
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― Ralph Waldo Emerson, <strong><em>The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson</em></strong>, $14.27, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/essential-writings-of-ralph-waldo-emerson-ralph-waldo-emerson/1100265245?ean=9780679783220" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.<br />
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26. “Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. There ain’t much credit in that.”
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― Charles Dickens, <strong><em>Martin Chuzzlewit</em></strong>, $14.58, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/martin-chuzzlewit-charles-dickens/1100122256?ean=9781420933017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>. <br />
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27. “I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.”
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― Gilda Radner, <strong><em>It’s Always Something</em></strong>, $11.34, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/its-always-something-gilda-radner/1100247371?ean=9781439148860" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.<br />
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28. “She was very near hating him now; yet the sound of his voice, the way
the light fell on his thin, dark hair, the way he sat and moved and wore
his clothes — she was conscious that even these trivial things were
inwoven with her deepest life.”
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― Edith Wharton, <strong><em>The House of Mirth</em></strong>, $10.29, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/house-of-mirth-edith-wharton/1100136387?ean=9780199538102" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.<br />
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29. “Know first who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.”
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― Epictetus, <strong><em>The Discourses of Epictetus</em></strong>, $8.96, available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Discourses-Epictetus-Handbook-Fragments-Everymans/dp/0460873121/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391192875&sr=1-1&keywords=the+discourses+of+epictetus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. <br />
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30. “Putting on a beautifully designed suit elevates my spirit, extols my
sense of self, and helps define me as a man to whom details matter.”
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― Gay Talese, <strong><em>The Gay Talese Reader</em></strong>, $12.05, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gay-talese-reader-gay-talese/1100311865?ean=9780802776754" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.<br />
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31. “The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.”
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― Honoré de Balzac, <strong><em>Treatise on Elegant Living</em></strong>, $9.88, available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Treatise-Elegant-Living-Wakefield-Handbooks/dp/0984115501" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. <br />
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32. “The Yanks always wore neckties that leapt out in front of their shirts, as if to announce the awkwardness to follow.”
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― Tom Wolfe, <strong><em>The Bonfire of the Vanities</em></strong>, $14.93, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bonfire-of-the-vanities-tom-wolfe/1101491335?ean=9780312427573" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.<br />
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33. “The point of jewelry is to pay respect to those for whom, and at whose homes, one wears it.” <br /> —Coco Chanel, <strong><em>The Allure of Chanel</em></strong>, $15.77, available at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/allure-of-chanel-paul-morand/1102938205?ean=9781901285987" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>.<br />
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The December issue of Vogue Korea brings along with it Christman editorial – ‘jingle Bells’. Photographed by Barley.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-35180842549436417342014-11-21T11:47:00.004-08:002014-11-21T11:47:48.372-08:00Designer Tanya Taylor is making a major fashion statement<br />
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If you haven’t already heard of fresh-faced designer Tanya Taylor, you’re about to in a big, big way.<br />
The Toronto native scored a finalist spot in this year’s star-making
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund competition and already counts stylish boldface
names like Liv Tyler and Rashida Jones among her fans.<br />
Oh right, and the first lady, who rocked two flawless looks from the eponymous label this summer.<br />
It all might seem like a jealousy-making feat coming from a
28-year-old who launched her company just three years ago and whose
first collection was fall 2012.<br />
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But then, she speaks with a mature focus that manages to be easygoing
instead of overly earnest and a Canadian warmth so endearing you can’t
help but join her growing legion of supporters.<br />
“I like people who don’t take themselves too seriously,” says Taylor,
who lives in the West Village and designs and produces her line in New
York City. “I want our clothes to be worn joyfully.”<br />
And joy — or maybe closer to blissed-out amazement — was the general feeling when Taylor first saw <a href="http://nypost.com/?s=michelle+obama">Michelle Obama</a> wear her rainbow scroll cocktail dress from the spring 2014 collection at a naturalization ceremony in June.<br />
“There was lots of screaming,” she says. “So many hours had gone into
the [CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund] application, and this was the best reward
ever.”<br />
For this season’s collection, which is available at Saks Fifth
Avenue, Taylor plays up preppyfemme patterns that range from hand-drawn
spots to perfect polka dots, throwback florals to this-minute graphic
stripes in swingy skirts, sublime cigarette pants, panel shift dresses,
textured sweaters and trenches so impeccably tailored you’ll want to
wear them as stand-alone frocks.<br />
Accessories in the form of rabbit feet, sexy fur collars and kittenish powder puff bags lead the clothes toward seduction.<br />
Taken altogether, it’s as though Taylor collaborated first with
Jackie Kennedy but then invited Marilyn Monroe to add the punctuation
marks.<br />
She managed to pull off her spring 2015 runway show Sept. 5, right in
the middle of the schedule-defying challenges the Fashion Fund demands.<br />
“It trains you to be so fast. It is terrifying and thrilling,” Taylor
says. “We have no idea what we’re going to do after November when we
have more time again.”<br />
Somehow we think she’ll come up with something pretty cool.<br />
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<span>Several New York talents in that fuzzy area between “young
designer” and “new establishment” happened to cluster their shows
together today.<a data-track="Body Text Link: Internal: thecut" href="http://nymag.com/thecut/fashion/shows/2015/spring/new-york/rtw/jason-wu.html"> Jason Wu</a>, the baby-faced 31-year-old made famous by <a data-track="Body Text Link: Internal: thecut" href="http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/09/michelle-obama-look-book/slideshow/2012/08/07/michelle_obama/3/">Michelle Obama’s inauguration gown</a>, was the centerpiece of a day that included twenty- and early thirtysomethings <a data-track="Body Text Link: Internal: thecut" href="http://nymag.com/thecut/fashion/shows/2015/spring/new-york/rtw/wes-gordon.html">Wes Gordon</a>, <a data-track="Body Text Link: Internal: thecut" href="http://nymag.com/thecut/fashion/designers/adam-selman/">Adam Selman</a>, <a data-track="Body Text Link: Internal: thecut" href="http://nymag.com/thecut/fashion/shows/2015/spring/new-york/rtw/tanya-taylor.html">Tanya Taylor</a>, Chris Gelinas of <a data-track="Body Text Link: Internal: thecut" href="http://nymag.com/thecut/fashion/shows/2015/spring/new-york/rtw/cg.html">CG</a>, and Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs of <a data-track="Body Text Link: Internal: thecut" href="http://nymag.com/thecut/fashion/shows/2015/spring/new-york/rtw/cushnie-et-ochs.html">Cushnie et Ochs</a>. </span><br />
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loves the young and reveres the legendary, but sometimes seems bored by
the in-between. When you’re struggling to build a label and connect
with customers, a bit of sameness isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It was
in that spirit that Wu continued to advance his ladylike agenda, with
looks inspired by Charlotte Rampling and Diane Kruger. (He frequently
dresses Kruger, but hasn’t, to his great disappointment, made it onto
Rampling’s radar.) Ugly chic has never been Wu’s thing. (To wit: He
launched a collaboration with Lancôme this year.) He showed crisp,
Hitchcock-heroine suiting with slit-but-still-prim skirts, and his
T-shirts were woven of ultrafine, super-sheer lace. Wu also indulged in a
sparkly disco moment and it was fun to see this kid have fun, even if
it’s of the nostalgic Studio 54 variety. </span><br />
<span>Wes Gordon, too, is an old soul trapped in a young man’s body.
Like Wu, he focused on clean-lined, almost ‘90s silhouettes — but the
mid-<span>‘90s</span> Calvin Klein minimalism rather than the grunge many of his peers are dredging up. </span><br />
<span>Tanya Taylor went in the opposite direction, with trippy,
bright colors on youthful sweaters and skirts. Her tangerines and blood
oranges were sharp, and it’s sure to please both the starlets who have
been making her a red-carpet dark horse and the gallery girl who just
wants to stand out at a Gagosian opening. Cushnie and Ochs also worked
with a bright palette, though the passages from saffron to blue to baby
pink felt a bit forced, like an assignment from Tim Gunn. But still:
There were those now-signature cutouts in all the right places. </span><br />
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<span>Perhaps most interesting to witness as they move from Bright Young Thing to New Establishment were Gelinas and Selman. <span>Gelinas</span>
debuted his collection in 2013 and has already been a finalist for the
LVMH prize. He showed Japanese-inspired prints in loose, scarflike
silhouettes, intricately folded variations on obi belts, and allusions
to boxing and karate uniforms. Much like his previous work, it had a
meditative quality that made you want to stop and look at the fabrics
and drink in the atmosphere. </span><br />
<span>At Selman’s show, held at a small West Village gallery, there
was an air of barely suppressed excitement because it was Selman who
made <a data-track="Body Text Link: Internal: thecut" href="http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/06/see-all-the-2014-cfda-awards-red-carpet-looks/slideshow/2014/06/02/see_all_the_red_carpetlooksfromthe2014cfdaawards/">that filmy bit of Swarovski crystal and fairy dust</a>
Rihanna wore to June’s CFDA awards. (Rihanna showed up 20 minutes
after the show concluded.) Despite the lack of star power, the show
charmed. Selman flirted with trends that seem due for a revival: baby
tees, contrasting piping that called to mind ‘90s ringer tees, a nod to
the bowling-uniform trend that captivated Generation X for a time. But
his show presentation was from a much more bygone decade: The models
each carried a number and vamped for the cameras, lowering their cat-eye
sunglasses at the photographers’ pit. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-37845056630146404222014-08-11T10:57:00.000-07:002014-08-11T10:57:06.486-07:00The Best 'Project Runway' Looks of All Time<br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">From Jay McCarroll to Christian Siriano to Leanne Marshall, which designers' classic looks remain memorable?
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="credit"><i> Project Runway</i>, that fabulous reality show zombie that will
keep making it work no matter what it takes, premieres its 13th season
tonight. Like most long-running reality shows, it is well past its
prime. Though the show's been on an upswing during the last season or
two (after the talent level fluctuated wildly during seasons 6-10), it
will never again be the zeitgeist-y hit of its moment.
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But think back to when it was! It was a time when we could quote
"It's a motherf*cking walk-off" at each other like it was from a Will
Ferrell movie. When we hated Wendy Pepper's guts, even while bitterly
admitting she was right about Kara Saun's free shoes. When we tolerated
Christian Siriano's catchphrases because damnit, he was a truly great
designer in the making.<br />
<aside class="pullquote instapaper_ignore"> Watching <em>Runway</em> WAS LIKE BEING at fashion week.</aside><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;">Though
there were plenty of factors for the show's breakout success – the
judges and mentor Tim Gunn; the creative nature of the challenges – a
huge part was the fashion being created. There were some
crash-and-burns, of course, but there were designs that inspired, that
excited, that showed off the contestants' original perspectives. You can
think the food on </span><em style="line-height: 1.66666em;">Top Chef</em><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;"> looks pretty, but you can't taste it. Watching <u>Runway</u></span><u><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;"> was like being on the front lines at Fashion Week.</span></u><br />
In honor of tonight's season premiere, we decided to take a look back
at some of the best outfits in series history. Since there have been
well over a thousand looks over the past 12 seasons, we decided to group
them by challenge. Which designer took best advantage of unconventional
materials? Which looks were most inspired? Which final collection was
the best? We've got your answers below.<br />
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Best Unconventional Materials Challenge Look</h3>
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<strong>Standard bearer: </strong>Austin Scarlett's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWvrAMZnZM9yBwxTCZkd0CBcF3HJVDTs8ccIR2NHN6SFaRVEG6AGJMkKi-3VvY1hyB_orIsQI2L8G_CJnJurIQCxtgS34lJenSifVwo3iRKfXd1e6c9e7ydmQ2spBsKGqTtZ3dzxYbBDi/s1600/austin-scarlett-corn-husk-dress.jpg">corn husk dress</a> from season 1 showed viewers that <em>Project Runway</em> would be so much more than a flash in the pan. Something special was happening here.<br />
<strong>Other standouts:</strong><br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;">Kara Janx's </span><a href="http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Season-2--Episode-9-project-runway-61140_400_300.jpg" style="line-height: 1.66666em;">garden party dress</a><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;"> (season 2) </span><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;"><img alt="Season 2, Episode 9 - project-runway Photo" border="0" class="border_black main" height="300" src="http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Season-2--Episode-9-project-runway-61140_400_300.jpg?1407778846651" style="border: 0pt none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;" title="Season 2, Episode 9 - project-runway Photo" width="400" /> </span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;">Mychael Knight's </span><a href="http://img2-2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080722/Project-Runway/Michael-coffee-filter_l.jpg" style="line-height: 1.66666em;">coffee filter dress</a><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;"> (season 3) </span></li>
<li><img alt="http://img2-2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080722/Project-Runway/Michael-coffee-filter_l.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://img2-2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080722/Project-Runway/Michael-coffee-filter_l.jpg" /></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;">Leanne Marshall's </span><a href="http://fabulouslygreen.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/pr5-leanne-saturn.jpg" style="line-height: 1.66666em;">car seat dress</a><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;"> (season 5) </span><br /><img alt="http://fabulouslygreen.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/pr5-leanne-saturn.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://fabulouslygreen.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/pr5-leanne-saturn.jpg" /></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;">Irina Shabayeva's </span><a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/files/images/pr6-ep5-rr-irina-f.jpg" style="line-height: 1.66666em;">newspaper coat</a><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;"> (season 6) </span><br /><img alt="http://www.mylifetime.com/files/images/pr6-ep5-rr-irina-f.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://www.mylifetime.com/files/images/pr6-ep5-rr-irina-f.jpg" /></li>
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<strong>Best of the best:</strong> The <em>Project Runway</em> judges'
major criterion for an unconventional materials challenge tends to be
whether it could pass for real fashion. There's no question <strong>Sonjia Williams'</strong>
aquatic-inspired candy dress from season 10 looked like a costume. But
she incorporated so many different and difficult-to-manipulate materials
– jellybeans, almonds, gummy sharks, rock candy – and still presented a
stunning, whimsical, complete vision. Who cares if it looks like a
costume? Sonjia lost to fellow contestant Ven Budhu's entry, largely
because his looked like <a href="http://wpc.4d27.edgecastcdn.net/004D27/ProjectRunway/PRS10/ProjectRunwaySeason10Episode2/PRS10E2P1/PRS10E2+RWL+1.jpg">a real, if dull, dress</a>, and that's a shame. These challenges should be about creativity, and this dress is pure imagination.<br />
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Best Inspiration Challenge Look</h3>
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<strong>Standard bearer: </strong>Andrae
Gonzalo was known more for his tears than his fashion in season 2. But
when he found inspiration in New York City gutter water, he <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCFbwv6PANDfH_ZE8xhf23Cnl0Qy2Sd_oISCX7lt2xOIyNoi_i8kfmkgC55_PrW3n9Pf5U__gnGsTgRqB6C4VRfwQj3lGZp07qlohiK5joh6IHjfnDN9oyJjRtlvhOSKodaXHyheRQruG/s400/Andrae-Gutter-Water-dress_l.jpg">knocked it out of the park</a>.<br />
<strong>Other standouts: </strong><br />
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<li>Daniel Vosovic's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgC029umkiXYelmsPxa3TJXk2R1N6u4oeX5YgyAp4zxTDE6KRMMbfk6VDY46NZGy5c1nJQUjr0xscxXdNW-kEfasAXhdWxKiHErLo8ARHBQjK4PUlOKUWrI3BAnzZz5Dy5E7EYQznfm3j/s1600/daniel-v-inspiration.jpg">orchid outfit</a> (season 2) </li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgC029umkiXYelmsPxa3TJXk2R1N6u4oeX5YgyAp4zxTDE6KRMMbfk6VDY46NZGy5c1nJQUjr0xscxXdNW-kEfasAXhdWxKiHErLo8ARHBQjK4PUlOKUWrI3BAnzZz5Dy5E7EYQznfm3j/s1600/daniel-v-inspiration.jpg" class="decoded" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgC029umkiXYelmsPxa3TJXk2R1N6u4oeX5YgyAp4zxTDE6KRMMbfk6VDY46NZGy5c1nJQUjr0xscxXdNW-kEfasAXhdWxKiHErLo8ARHBQjK4PUlOKUWrI3BAnzZz5Dy5E7EYQznfm3j/s1600/daniel-v-inspiration.jpg" /> </li>
<li>Uli Herzner's <a href="http://img2-3.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080722/Project-Runway/Uli-blue-mini-dress_l.jpg">exuberant minidress</a> (season 3)</li>
<li> <img alt="http://img2-3.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080722/Project-Runway/Uli-blue-mini-dress_l.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://img2-3.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080722/Project-Runway/Uli-blue-mini-dress_l.jpg" /></li>
<li>Emilio Sosa's <a href="http://threadsmagazine.assets.tauntonnet.com/assets/uploads/posts/13219/emilio-full_lg.jpg">circus-inspired dress</a> (season 7)</li>
<li><img alt="http://threadsmagazine.assets.tauntonnet.com/assets/uploads/posts/13219/emilio-full_lg.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://threadsmagazine.assets.tauntonnet.com/assets/uploads/posts/13219/emilio-full_lg.jpg" /> </li>
<li>Alexandria von Bromssen and Dom Streater's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xTsf2d1_VlC_FPj49J5rjJg8rpPj4cKZ9s_QZRyzoeNuVnwwbkcDNQWVWnZoYY5Q9BpL49nepmZ9g0iMWT0Pr65dbDeEj7ljjCw_yAACcJ1ZoOZCqXcfdWrxRDh-DqIZOejFXsASIkk/s1600/monster.jpg">frozen yogurt-inspired look</a> (season 12)</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xTsf2d1_VlC_FPj49J5rjJg8rpPj4cKZ9s_QZRyzoeNuVnwwbkcDNQWVWnZoYY5Q9BpL49nepmZ9g0iMWT0Pr65dbDeEj7ljjCw_yAACcJ1ZoOZCqXcfdWrxRDh-DqIZOejFXsASIkk/s1600/monster.jpg" class="shrinkToFit decoded" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xTsf2d1_VlC_FPj49J5rjJg8rpPj4cKZ9s_QZRyzoeNuVnwwbkcDNQWVWnZoYY5Q9BpL49nepmZ9g0iMWT0Pr65dbDeEj7ljjCw_yAACcJ1ZoOZCqXcfdWrxRDh-DqIZOejFXsASIkk/s1600/monster.jpg" width="414" /> </li>
</ul>
<strong>Best of the best:</strong> <strong>Mychael Knight's </strong>Pam
Grier-inspired look from season 3 was a hot pink hot pant – in other
words, a disaster in the making. But Mychael, who cheered for the chance
to create a look inspired by "Pam motherf*cking Grier," was up to the
challenge. Mychael had the perfect mix of an understanding of the woman
he's designing for and an ability to turn the volume knob up without
going overboard. Nothing in his portfolio demonstrates that better than
this look – still the hottest design ever featured on <em>Project Runway</em>. (His model, the sensational Nazri Segaro, certainly didn't hurt, either.)<br />
<h3>
Best Sponsored Challenge Look</h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<figure class="right" style="max-width: 227px;"><img alt="" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/newsroom/img/posts/2014/07/chrysler/58bef6028.jpg" /><figcaption class="caption">Bravo</figcaption></figure></div>
<strong>Standard bearer: </strong>The
best entries in the sponsored challenges are both incredible in their
own right and keep the client in mind. Nick Verreos' colorful,
stimulating Barbie challenge dress in season 2 fits both those criteria
to a T.<br />
<strong>Other standouts: </strong><br />
<ul>
<li>Sweet P Vaughn's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcBVX2j2uk5WflhsQilp4OZAKnrYlnGP8Iuj2o0pM-Jue9CDccA54uXSqQa-iX8tVVZ3by6dddL4aUEFHJilxD8kPEam8IEIE8IegxEgqNKPgB_DDudmScWBz49ixsLaI6acAVy0Nk3dX/s1600/SweetP_Episode9_0.jpg">denim minidress</a> (season 4) for Levi's</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcBVX2j2uk5WflhsQilp4OZAKnrYlnGP8Iuj2o0pM-Jue9CDccA54uXSqQa-iX8tVVZ3by6dddL4aUEFHJilxD8kPEam8IEIE8IegxEgqNKPgB_DDudmScWBz49ixsLaI6acAVy0Nk3dX/s1600/SweetP_Episode9_0.jpg" class="decoded" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcBVX2j2uk5WflhsQilp4OZAKnrYlnGP8Iuj2o0pM-Jue9CDccA54uXSqQa-iX8tVVZ3by6dddL4aUEFHJilxD8kPEam8IEIE8IegxEgqNKPgB_DDudmScWBz49ixsLaI6acAVy0Nk3dX/s1600/SweetP_Episode9_0.jpg" /> </li>
<li>Leanne Marshall's <a href="http://www.theswellelife.com/.a/6a00e54ef16809883300e554e6b5738833-800wi"><em>A Foreign Affair</em>-inspired look</a> for American Express (season 5)</li>
<li><img alt="http://www.theswellelife.com/.a/6a00e54ef16809883300e554e6b5738833-800wi" class="decoded" src="http://www.theswellelife.com/.a/6a00e54ef16809883300e554e6b5738833-800wi" /> </li>
</ul>
<strong>Best of the best: Jay McCarroll's</strong> Chrysler
Building dress from season 1. It's not even close, honestly. The
Chrysler Building dress is iconic in the same way Austin's corn husk
dress is, perhaps even more so. Jay was always a talented designer, and
his skill took him all the way to the winner's circle, but this was the
first sign that he had something truly special in him. The look was
created for a Banana Republic challenge – and, unfortunately, the level
of detail in the dress prevented it from winning, since the winner would
be mass-produced and sold by the chain – but it's an exquisite melding
of client need and personal design philosophy. It's a standard bearer
not just for this kind of challenge, but for the series as a whole.<br />
<h3>
Best Celebrity Client Challenge Look</h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<figure class="right" style="max-width: 222px;"><img alt="" height="400" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/newsroom/img/posts/2014/07/Screen_Shot_2014_07_22_at_12.00.51_PM/19414abd7.png" width="213" /><figcaption class="caption">Lifetime</figcaption></figure></div>
<strong>Standard bearer: </strong>Kit Pistol's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi020NltBNHT2cM0fJgUNH_uPfUx0cS7fSp5RbnqOzqdOIddV2W0ZkZRESbKhbQFxWAERO9DHD2HEGz1EzZ-zjX4uv9yQs5xdE6uUm1YN97PHGpa5sZqJVlTExdbDt7bykrrkBVKtPCyz4/s400/KitScarbo_Episode3_0.jpg">look for Tiki Barber</a>
in season 4 fit the client's need, with fabrics that would look good on
TV, and managed to actually look like sellable menswear (an issue for
most of the designers, who seemed to have never heard of menswear).<br />
<strong>Other standouts: </strong>There aren't many! These challenges
tend to trip up even expert hands (see: season 1's Nancy O'Dell Grammy
Awards dress challenge).<br />
<ul>
<li>Kimberly Goldson's <a href="http://www.newyorkgirlstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-shot-2011-08-20-at-12.39.26-PM.png">look for Nina Garcia </a>(season 9)</li>
<li><img alt="http://www.newyorkgirlstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-shot-2011-08-20-at-12.39.26-PM.png" class="decoded" src="http://www.newyorkgirlstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-shot-2011-08-20-at-12.39.26-PM.png" /> </li>
<li>Amanda Valentine's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S0erG4VL7kkjjhcslI7HLInWfNdpRpQOdb2FMzv5TaVLHV_6hVVuO7hO21-b3tqljfCpk7t_fqfQHBVTlovY9cnFezqQ13QfwDK-sWIS1t6NHWpoj1M4c7LhXVLwKb11JOBbRed5jZg/s1600/pr11-ep5-amanda-f.jpg">concert outfit</a> for Miranda Lambert (season 11)</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S0erG4VL7kkjjhcslI7HLInWfNdpRpQOdb2FMzv5TaVLHV_6hVVuO7hO21-b3tqljfCpk7t_fqfQHBVTlovY9cnFezqQ13QfwDK-sWIS1t6NHWpoj1M4c7LhXVLwKb11JOBbRed5jZg/s1600/pr11-ep5-amanda-f.jpg" class="shrinkToFit decoded" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S0erG4VL7kkjjhcslI7HLInWfNdpRpQOdb2FMzv5TaVLHV_6hVVuO7hO21-b3tqljfCpk7t_fqfQHBVTlovY9cnFezqQ13QfwDK-sWIS1t6NHWpoj1M4c7LhXVLwKb11JOBbRed5jZg/s1600/pr11-ep5-amanda-f.jpg" width="414" /> </li>
</ul>
<strong>Best of the best:</strong> Getting to design a dress for
a Marie Claire billboard in Times Square is a dream. Getting to design
for supermodel Coco Rocha is also a dream. So it's only fitting that <strong>Mondo Guerra's</strong>
season 8 entry was pretty goddamn dreamy. Mondo described it as Mary
Tyler Moore-inspired, and that's clear from head-to-toe in the final
look. This lost to <a href="http://i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gretchen_coco_e_e__oPt.jpg">Gretchen Jones's jumpsuit</a> – a sad foreshadowing of that year's finale – but it was our first taste of the crazy cute aesthetic that defines Mondo's work.<br />
<h3>
Best Uniform Challenge Look</h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<figure class="right" style="max-width: 208px;"><img alt="" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/newsroom/img/posts/2014/07/chloe/893a5d5ee.jpg" /><figcaption class="caption">Bravo</figcaption></figure></div>
<strong>Standard bearer: </strong>Kara Saun's <a href="http://blog.case.edu/cereal/2010/04/14/kara%20saun%20postal%20worker.jpg">postal uniform</a>
from season 1 surpassed snail mail utility and managed to be capital-F
Fashion. Kara was a standout all season, but seeing her step out of her
comfort zone and hit a home run was all the more delightful.<br />
<strong>Other standouts: </strong><br />
<ul>
<li>Althea Harper's <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/files/images/pr6-ep9-rr-althea-f.jpg">Bob Mackie-inspired stagewear</a> (season 6)</li>
<li><img alt="http://www.mylifetime.com/files/images/pr6-ep9-rr-althea-f.jpg" class="shrinkToFit decoded" height="610" src="http://www.mylifetime.com/files/images/pr6-ep9-rr-althea-f.jpg" width="502" /> </li>
<li>Christopher Palu's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsOz069jKh3dYp0FE5Lv71ocRDODG6Vic7rG09yKiLF3Qoa8eWYDhyj9vhE-HhJamFuK0kqhyphenhyphen853hfz6IUrmG2YWmSGTPQKrnz1ryFDU2Mt_S081DkeJL4LdcwJh4oYobx_BfNWUCQ_A/s1600/Christopher+Project+Runway+Rockettes+Challenge.jpg">Rockettes costume</a> (season 10)</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsOz069jKh3dYp0FE5Lv71ocRDODG6Vic7rG09yKiLF3Qoa8eWYDhyj9vhE-HhJamFuK0kqhyphenhyphen853hfz6IUrmG2YWmSGTPQKrnz1ryFDU2Mt_S081DkeJL4LdcwJh4oYobx_BfNWUCQ_A/s1600/Christopher+Project+Runway+Rockettes+Challenge.jpg" class="decoded" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsOz069jKh3dYp0FE5Lv71ocRDODG6Vic7rG09yKiLF3Qoa8eWYDhyj9vhE-HhJamFuK0kqhyphenhyphen853hfz6IUrmG2YWmSGTPQKrnz1ryFDU2Mt_S081DkeJL4LdcwJh4oYobx_BfNWUCQ_A/s1600/Christopher+Project+Runway+Rockettes+Challenge.jpg" /> </li>
</ul>
<strong>Best of the best:</strong> <strong>Chloe Dao's</strong>
ice skater uniform from season 2 was flawless. Chloe used her signature
blue to create an ethereal effect. The dress looks effortless, both
beautiful enough to be worn off the ice and yet totally appropriate for
the sport. This didn't win, but to be fair to guest judge Sasha Cohen,
who opted for another look, this probably wouldn't have looked good with
<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sasha-cohen-stumbles-to-olympic-silver/">silver</a> anyway.<br />
<h3>
Best Specific Design Challenge Look</h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<figure class="right" style="max-width: 228px;"><img alt="" height="400" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/newsroom/img/posts/2014/07/AP080912048461_1/b24fabf22.jpg" width="241" /><figcaption class="caption">AP</figcaption></figure></div>
<strong>Standard bearer: </strong>What
we mean by "specific" here is anything that wouldn't be worn every day,
be it for a wedding or for prom or for the boudoir. Working on such a
specific design prompt can often lead to compromising one's own design
aesthetic or, at worst, a fashion catastrophe. Jay McCarroll's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgouy4nPG-Vp59wYL6NLxQyYMEveiOdmsRr5OCrPXd0aWBiKfuClaf0DU7RHOzVXmAygRTRqF_QybYZ_Obqqb45pm-4BIGG5ud7dDq9NnmMh1anh4a0L1N3fJVPgKsuDJ2wb7bpAxnzALU/s400/S1E6Jay2.gif">swimsuit</a> in season 1 is the prototype of keeping point of view steady even in the face of a challenge.<br />
<strong>Other standouts: </strong><br />
<ul>
<li>Shirin Askari's <a href="http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20090902/293.projectrunway.cohen.matar.shirinaskaricollection.lc.090209.jpg">maternitywear</a> (season 6)</li>
<li> <img alt="http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20090902/293.projectrunway.cohen.matar.shirinaskaricollection.lc.090209.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20090902/293.projectrunway.cohen.matar.shirinaskaricollection.lc.090209.jpg" /></li>
<li>Ari South's* <a href="http://imgs.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/chronstyle/2010/09/10/ep7Andy350x525.jpg">resortwear</a> (season 8)</li>
<li><img alt="http://imgs.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/chronstyle/2010/09/10/ep7Andy350x525.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/chronstyle/2010/09/10/ep7Andy350x525.jpg" /> </li>
<li>Kimberly Goldson and Becky Ross' <a href="http://heydontjudgeme.com/wp-content/uploads/becky-kimberly-project-runway-season-9-episode-3-stilt-walker.jpg">stilt-</a><a href="http://heydontjudgeme.com/wp-content/uploads/becky-kimberly-project-runway-season-9-episode-3-stilt-walker.jpg" style="line-height: 1.66666em;">walker outfit</a><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;"> (season 9)</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.66666em;"><img alt="http://heydontjudgeme.com/wp-content/uploads/becky-kimberly-project-runway-season-9-episode-3-stilt-walker.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://heydontjudgeme.com/wp-content/uploads/becky-kimberly-project-runway-season-9-episode-3-stilt-walker.jpg" /> </span></li>
</ul>
<strong>Best of the best: </strong>To get into the season 5 finale, the remaining designers were charged with creating a wedding dress. <strong>Leanne Marshall </strong>responded
by designing one of the most incredible dresses in all 12 seasons of
the show. Dreamlike and strikingly beautiful, it was a prelude to her
final collection – which was similarly stunning. This was a showstopper.<br />
<em>*<span>NOTE: Ari South transitioned after her season, where she
was referred to as Andy. She returned for the third All-Stars season and
competed as Ari.</span></em><br />
<h3>
Best Non-Model Challenge Look</h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<figure class="right" style="max-width: 212px;"><img alt="" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/newsroom/img/posts/2014/07/SethAaronMotherDaughter/ffe0514ce.jpg" /><figcaption class="caption">Lifetime</figcaption></figure></div>
<strong>Standard bearer: </strong>The
dreaded real person challenge could strike fear into the greatest
contestants' hearts. That's why someone like Uli Herzner, who
effortlessly combined <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h-20OGrMNo5Ph35j0-UIRH9K1JcSrH1QE4Dl2wmtA8l_5WbpNXOK_YJMuBH-WDi490lP8J9pN1wCtGZwysW7_ZlbH-bXrVcohniTbTzk5bPCLKT0WVTFGpOTvJ6HF7hyphenhyphenpY50VtBfH1WB/s1600/BestofPR_Number8.jpg">her design aesthetic</a> with her client's needs in season 3's mom challenge, is so impressive.<br />
<strong>Other standouts: </strong><br />
<ul>
<li>Korto Momolu's fab <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA34h-vHtzt8mWCnSyuytpeSMJed-bsOJbRdfqQG0yXdwuDOnChpENh_bqpuY6t2tiRtZZC3nccFDSI8Mx9wHDi1ewNQwwmjyIXApVUlo5X2Qc0vOwSJQV_T9u3bgZSm8shDlcgmrb9_E/s1600/E7_Korto.jpg">drag queen look</a> (season 5)</li>
<li><img alt="http://fierceandnerdy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DmitryMelissaEmmy.png" class="shrinkToFit decoded" height="610" src="http://fierceandnerdy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DmitryMelissaEmmy.png" width="212" /> </li>
<li>Melissa Fleis and Dmitry Sholokhov's <a href="http://fierceandnerdy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DmitryMelissaEmmy.png">gorgeous Emmy gown</a> for <i>Runway</i> alum April Johnston (season 10)</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA34h-vHtzt8mWCnSyuytpeSMJed-bsOJbRdfqQG0yXdwuDOnChpENh_bqpuY6t2tiRtZZC3nccFDSI8Mx9wHDi1ewNQwwmjyIXApVUlo5X2Qc0vOwSJQV_T9u3bgZSm8shDlcgmrb9_E/s1600/E7_Korto.jpg" class="decoded" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA34h-vHtzt8mWCnSyuytpeSMJed-bsOJbRdfqQG0yXdwuDOnChpENh_bqpuY6t2tiRtZZC3nccFDSI8Mx9wHDi1ewNQwwmjyIXApVUlo5X2Qc0vOwSJQV_T9u3bgZSm8shDlcgmrb9_E/s1600/E7_Korto.jpg" /> </li>
</ul>
<strong>Best of the best:</strong> When designers were tasked
with designing for a mother and child in season 7, most struggled on one
of the two looks. Eventual season champion <strong>Seth Aaron Henderson</strong>
barely broke a sweat and won the challenge in a walk. His jacket for
the mother was striking and innovative, while his child's outfit was
adorable. A positive attitude is key in these challenges, and Seth Aaron
had optimism in droves.<br />
<h3>
Best Intensive Challenge Look</h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<figure class="right" style="max-width: 300px;"><img alt="" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/newsroom/img/posts/2014/07/avantgarde/e84512189.jpg" /><figcaption class="caption">Bravo</figcaption></figure></div>
<strong>Standard bearer: </strong>We're
defining this as "intensive," though most of the looks considered were
from avant-garde challenges, because the original standout was from a
couture challenge. That'd be Jeffrey Sebelia's <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/media/imagecache/photo-scaled/images/winner_309_jeffrey.jpg">couture gown</a> from season 3, which masterfully avoided becoming a mess despite a lot going on.<br />
<strong>Other standouts:</strong><br />
<ul>
<li>Jillian Lewis and Victorya Hong's gorgeous <a href="http://oi30.tinypic.com/2gui4pj.jpg">avant-garde coat</a> (season 4) </li>
<li><img alt="" id="imgElement" src="http://oi30.tinypic.com/2gui4pj.jpg" title="Click for a larger view" /> </li>
<li>Dom Streater's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIM_QlQa2_F8tc5TfZyENnW79xGUvAf6Kg0XjgkSwARI51fWTl53wzGgWoEU1mBAczGroqXjb0sPB-QGI9Rt0sKQhS6So_5-b9CsaadP4Vy5HL-E75okzidR37ZBVGyYf5ifY0vXop9FU/s1600/pr12-rr-ep12-ds-f1.jpg">lush, powerful avant-garde challenge entry</a> (season 12)</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIM_QlQa2_F8tc5TfZyENnW79xGUvAf6Kg0XjgkSwARI51fWTl53wzGgWoEU1mBAczGroqXjb0sPB-QGI9Rt0sKQhS6So_5-b9CsaadP4Vy5HL-E75okzidR37ZBVGyYf5ifY0vXop9FU/s1600/pr12-rr-ep12-ds-f1.jpg" class="shrinkToFit decoded" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIM_QlQa2_F8tc5TfZyENnW79xGUvAf6Kg0XjgkSwARI51fWTl53wzGgWoEU1mBAczGroqXjb0sPB-QGI9Rt0sKQhS6So_5-b9CsaadP4Vy5HL-E75okzidR37ZBVGyYf5ifY0vXop9FU/s1600/pr12-rr-ep12-ds-f1.jpg" width="414" /> </li>
</ul>
<strong>Best of the best:</strong> This one is easy: <strong>Christian Siriano</strong> and <strong>Chris March's</strong>
avant-garde gown in season 4 was the absolute best. This is the only
look that could challenge the Chrysler Building dress for the top spot.
It's intricate, high fashion, actually avant-garde, and simply
breathtaking.<br />
<h3>
Best Print Design Challenge Look</h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<figure class="right" style="max-width: 305px;"><img alt="" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/newsroom/img/posts/2014/07/mondopos/5bc1eee4d.jpg" /><figcaption class="caption">Lifetime</figcaption></figure></div>
<strong>Standard bearer: </strong>The
"design your own print" challenge wasn't introduced until season 7, but
it's appeared in almost every season since. Gotta make those folks at
HP happy! The first to really do something dynamic with the print
challenge was Maya Luz, who used <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lx68IaxMxrgaomfoE6EkkWwDtlubL7wzfl5HT00hK5emKUSJF8JBlI9f9BKNft83u56uA3ITWo096Umy0eot_D7iuegRFhJMku9Gi5T3f1cJBmIN8NrLolncVv4NWV1Cat9dYiX08HP-/s1600/Project+Runway+Season+7+Episode+10+Maya+3.jpg">her print</a> to emphasize the design, not the other way round.<br />
<strong>Other standouts: </strong><br />
<ul>
<li>April Johnston's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNqcAyu5gLDm5GFaTN4C78lS_2dLsoBK9FemAYDhOctoVN5LpSaX_uQgH6r8DWZxbbZhrNW43xys2twh-Aj3hdamNFTdC2DA18dGwMzDUyL0UOhnVCRAkXP_ZZw-43pVQ5GnvllrAQilm/s1600/Project+Runway+Season+8+Episode+10+April+Johnston+1.jpg">divorce-inspired look</a> (season 8)</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNqcAyu5gLDm5GFaTN4C78lS_2dLsoBK9FemAYDhOctoVN5LpSaX_uQgH6r8DWZxbbZhrNW43xys2twh-Aj3hdamNFTdC2DA18dGwMzDUyL0UOhnVCRAkXP_ZZw-43pVQ5GnvllrAQilm/s1600/Project+Runway+Season+8+Episode+10+April+Johnston+1.jpg" class="decoded" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNqcAyu5gLDm5GFaTN4C78lS_2dLsoBK9FemAYDhOctoVN5LpSaX_uQgH6r8DWZxbbZhrNW43xys2twh-Aj3hdamNFTdC2DA18dGwMzDUyL0UOhnVCRAkXP_ZZw-43pVQ5GnvllrAQilm/s1600/Project+Runway+Season+8+Episode+10+April+Johnston+1.jpg" /> </li>
<li>Dom Streater's <a href="http://wpc.4d27.edgecastcdn.net/004D27/2013/ProjectRunway/ProjectRunwaySeason12/PRS12E11/PRS12+E11+RWL+1.jpg">vibrant dress</a> (season 12)</li>
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<strong>Best of the best:</strong> The later seasons of <em>Project Runway</em> are light on iconic looks and moments – most of the best memories from the show are from the first five seasons. But <strong>Mondo Guerra's</strong>
look in season 8, episode 10 is the rare exception. A gorgeous print
well-executed in its design, Mondo's entry would have been enough to win
no matter what. The fact that it had an inspiring story attached –
Mondo coming out as HIV-positive on the runway – was all the more
empowering.<br />
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Best Individual Look in a Final Collection</h3>
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<strong>Standard bearer: </strong>Jay McCarroll's final collection in season 1 was a knockout in so many ways, but <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREKs4MXeZ8F_9wJ4MsVx8CBT3DbEdefCWj16MkuXBibEmDO69A4OkoIcEWOV0I37zaFHRSb3lvYcRyveGVNRJ7b6QKBYN21duwXYcos0ddPnRqkjroypUdMPT__xdEpkc44wF_brqTpg/s1600/6b.jpg">one of his blue looks</a>
– a deep blue sweater that looked simultaneously cozy and high-fashion –
stands out. The beauty of Jay's collection is in how it all comes
together, but he still managed to make a few pieces showstoppers.<br />
<strong>Other standouts: </strong><br />
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<li>Daniel Vosovic's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA-dUIkiql-ATRcihPU3_uzqGXyUPSHKHhmrweRTqmQk41f-aMNZWVmUsV8JzMjb1vxaYfiqJ9Bt-h-UzvCUlxMy371VAcMVfeE8SoklDUpwQt7vdQM8MtW4gOPbM2cEIGDt5whuMl0CU/s1600/BestofProjectRunway_Finale_DanielVosovic_1.jpg">chic coat</a> (season 2)</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA-dUIkiql-ATRcihPU3_uzqGXyUPSHKHhmrweRTqmQk41f-aMNZWVmUsV8JzMjb1vxaYfiqJ9Bt-h-UzvCUlxMy371VAcMVfeE8SoklDUpwQt7vdQM8MtW4gOPbM2cEIGDt5whuMl0CU/s1600/BestofProjectRunway_Finale_DanielVosovic_1.jpg" class="shrinkToFit decoded" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA-dUIkiql-ATRcihPU3_uzqGXyUPSHKHhmrweRTqmQk41f-aMNZWVmUsV8JzMjb1vxaYfiqJ9Bt-h-UzvCUlxMy371VAcMVfeE8SoklDUpwQt7vdQM8MtW4gOPbM2cEIGDt5whuMl0CU/s1600/BestofProjectRunway_Finale_DanielVosovic_1.jpg" width="376" /> </li>
<li>Uli Herzner's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7P9X3_G0eIsZjpD7zjv_e0aUjADD9rkn0V-K_wZ2Gp9KVcwiVXy9nPWSuXhsMPwtwTUOxlvE-Tk-WeoRWjyT9P2nAoHz84QBZAua2Nd3zu7F8-B5IAMRa1pSRguRpmLL4WF2rfkT2jd2-/s1600/LauraBennett_Spring2007_26.jpg">blazing hot swimsuit</a> (season 3)</li>
<li>Laura Bennett's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7P9X3_G0eIsZjpD7zjv_e0aUjADD9rkn0V-K_wZ2Gp9KVcwiVXy9nPWSuXhsMPwtwTUOxlvE-Tk-WeoRWjyT9P2nAoHz84QBZAua2Nd3zu7F8-B5IAMRa1pSRguRpmLL4WF2rfkT2jd2-/s1600/LauraBennett_Spring2007_26.jpg">divine silver gown</a> (season 3)</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7P9X3_G0eIsZjpD7zjv_e0aUjADD9rkn0V-K_wZ2Gp9KVcwiVXy9nPWSuXhsMPwtwTUOxlvE-Tk-WeoRWjyT9P2nAoHz84QBZAua2Nd3zu7F8-B5IAMRa1pSRguRpmLL4WF2rfkT2jd2-/s1600/LauraBennett_Spring2007_26.jpg" class="shrinkToFit decoded" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7P9X3_G0eIsZjpD7zjv_e0aUjADD9rkn0V-K_wZ2Gp9KVcwiVXy9nPWSuXhsMPwtwTUOxlvE-Tk-WeoRWjyT9P2nAoHz84QBZAua2Nd3zu7F8-B5IAMRa1pSRguRpmLL4WF2rfkT2jd2-/s1600/LauraBennett_Spring2007_26.jpg" width="405" /> </li>
<li>Christian Siriano's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJWp1dmtx1QRRhnDYKyN3u_52JPGQyLsaISKts-93dyTwRVcY4mwJdPGOuZWKwBaGzPfTS_kE8PxGIUuABHEJEyr2kfbxJvXzy1KLxlQSrPhbLOiu90TuSR9x9yZDn24YPkn4gc7G_GM/s1600/Christian_Collection_7a.jpg">crazy neck ruffle</a> that, against all odds, <em>worked</em> (season 4)</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJWp1dmtx1QRRhnDYKyN3u_52JPGQyLsaISKts-93dyTwRVcY4mwJdPGOuZWKwBaGzPfTS_kE8PxGIUuABHEJEyr2kfbxJvXzy1KLxlQSrPhbLOiu90TuSR9x9yZDn24YPkn4gc7G_GM/s1600/Christian_Collection_7a.jpg" class="decoded" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJWp1dmtx1QRRhnDYKyN3u_52JPGQyLsaISKts-93dyTwRVcY4mwJdPGOuZWKwBaGzPfTS_kE8PxGIUuABHEJEyr2kfbxJvXzy1KLxlQSrPhbLOiu90TuSR9x9yZDn24YPkn4gc7G_GM/s1600/Christian_Collection_7a.jpg" /> </li>
<li>Korto Momolu's <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj1W1X383z1lURF-bjYcQxDptNLFaH2wf8hEhY28pEZq_-6ycP5YZQ08G20Hshga1tcOXvA1wqZJjaogEkT-6vmURCdcY8_mtrJ_LLcaMYvbUSIiB9Viwhu5cZTFpgCDqK92nqlBdCsCK/s1600/Korto_BryantPark_1b.jpg">rich teal dress</a> (season 5)</li>
<li><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj1W1X383z1lURF-bjYcQxDptNLFaH2wf8hEhY28pEZq_-6ycP5YZQ08G20Hshga1tcOXvA1wqZJjaogEkT-6vmURCdcY8_mtrJ_LLcaMYvbUSIiB9Viwhu5cZTFpgCDqK92nqlBdCsCK/s1600/Korto_BryantPark_1b.jpg" class="decoded" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj1W1X383z1lURF-bjYcQxDptNLFaH2wf8hEhY28pEZq_-6ycP5YZQ08G20Hshga1tcOXvA1wqZJjaogEkT-6vmURCdcY8_mtrJ_LLcaMYvbUSIiB9Viwhu5cZTFpgCDqK92nqlBdCsCK/s1600/Korto_BryantPark_1b.jpg" /> </li>
<li>Justin LeBlanc's <a href="http://wpc.4d27.edgecastcdn.net/004D27/2013/ProjectRunway/ProjectRunwaySeason12/PRS12E14/PRS12E14+Finale+Justin+10.jpg">3D-printed marvel</a> (season 12)</li>
<li><img alt="http://wpc.4d27.edgecastcdn.net/004D27/2013/ProjectRunway/ProjectRunwaySeason12/PRS12E14/PRS12E14+Finale+Justin+10.jpg" class="shrinkToFit decoded" height="610" src="http://wpc.4d27.edgecastcdn.net/004D27/2013/ProjectRunway/ProjectRunwaySeason12/PRS12E14/PRS12E14+Finale+Justin+10.jpg" width="406" /> </li>
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<strong>Best of the best:</strong> <strong>Rami Kashou's </strong>technical skills stand out in <em>Project Runway</em> history – though he had a tendency to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oNZq6qlMMfoNQKf38Ij9Stycmdg1eimK36MKNz3CEA9jpmwe7jhlGHCgNg9D_0PPoB9zkCUjVGibrEpU1_xxQzi19Lef5CAk3Y6RW99RZToOlBrGRekXq0BxAG7GZ7HsyaaPila9j9bh/s1600/Rami_Episode1_0.jpg">return to</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUcqFZcYEjLQaAL2vkdlTVRWjrv4LaBbLY3-1BLcZ671wffI6G3jr52UqrCxMazLTfJjwMfqfq9wd1HmMswwMJxYXI7HgeuFqqs1TtJXCEQGV3csSOsu1kF1c98Kgcsr3GUQlh27LwlZd/s1600/RamiKashou__Episode7_0.jpg">the same</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDgaJK9Zwn0zz8fRSCxh2Wkp94gpc-So0ZTwsAIqZW-bDtmAAqTFUVjrvVvV2Dgrry8PzMdjC-QLlu_n68xBfOW2rGWN9vNg9bCKjtIbelFuFbRfuG93dp_6I2uDKfG3xEEV12AhniSw_/s1600/SweetP&Rami_Episode8_0.jpg">draping well</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXHV2rbDhNWWpA0KqbBhTPpH2jhKTZ_8qVLwUSHMYL1BbkmBrEuwzIADgejIw3NskQsydXUYoEpTjjJ5xMpCXRqUIqctmW8YitJwD35bwbLf-wE1wHrIR7qUp_N4aXelMoAV40bbBhkVE/s1600/Rami_Episode11_Main.jpg">too often</a>
in season 4. But nothing showed off his status as a technical expert
than his finale collection gown. The reaction in the Bryant Park tent
was palpable and enthusiastic. This was the look people had been dying
for him to design. It was the definition of a showstopper.<br />
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Best Final Collection</h3>
<strong>Standard bearer: C</strong>olorful, surprising, exciting and
unique, Jay McCarroll's final collection was an easy choice for the win
in season 1. Much of the knitwear would still have a place in our
closets – that's exactly how timeless his point of view is. Jay's output
during the show was a bit limited by the dictates of the challenges,
but given time and money, he really made his talent sing in a beautiful,
heretofore unseen way.<br />
<strong>Other standouts: </strong><br />
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<li>Uli Herzner's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOBOBhWKYrc">wild resort collection</a> (season 3)</li>
<li>Jillian Lewis' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuk82iNGUuA">innovative collection of separates</a> (season 4)</li>
<li>Irina Shabayeva's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMUAbHCRIaA">gorgeous sportswear collection</a> (season 6)</li>
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<strong>Best of the best: </strong>A great <em>Project Runway </em>final collection can stand next to the greats of New York Fashion Week and look right at home. <strong>Leanne Marshall's </strong>waves-inspired
collection not only had a home under the tents in Bryant Park, it shone
brighter than any other final collection had – or has since then.
Leanne had a mastery of color, technique and material that sometimes
didn't all come together during the rigors of the show. Leanne may not
have been the most successful designer to come from <i>Runway</i>, but at least in this moment, her point of view never seemed more important. <br />
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Rome, July 31 - From Japanese prints to American street art, designers have plundered a wealth of art movements to conceive their gallery-worthy clothes for this summer.<br />
The result is fashion that has been illustrated by everything from paint brushes to spray cans and photos.<br />
Miuccia Prada commissioned giant murals by artists including Gabriel Specter, Jeanne Detallante and Pierre Mornet for her Prada Foundation, which promotes contemporary art, to re-imagine their vision of femininity and power onto dresses, coats and bags.<br />
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Bold faces were printed digitally over the lower part of a coat or created with sequins at the bosom.<br />
Shapes were strong - tunics and A-line dresses, streamlined coats, ladylike pleated kilts in a bold palette of khaki, mustard, dark blue and pink - a powerful artsy vibe with a hint of the 1980s.<br />
Japanese artist and ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, who worked in the late 18th and early 19th century inspired Missoni's sea prints.<br />
Marni's Consuelo Castiglioni also eyed Japanese art for her flower patterns ranging from blossoms to petals that turned into jagged flints in a green suit that was the grand finale of her spring show - a bold statement in pure Marni contemporary art style.<br />
Fausto Puglisi also fell for a graphic version of wild and uncontaminated nature.<br />
The Valley of the Temples in Sicily's Agrigento, a testament to the greatness of Magna Grecia, shaped Dolce & Gabbana's summer collection.<br />
Sicily has long been an inspiration for the designing duo and its interaction with ancient Greece was apparent in prints reproducing old photographs of ruins of amphitheatres, shoes with ionic columns as heels, and almond blossoms paying homage to the natural beauty of the island, along with its architectural heritage.<br />
Aquilano.Rimondi's collection plunged into the nonconformist essence of Paul Gaugin.<br />
In a collection matching the classic beauty of duchesse satin with the contemporary edginess of neoprene, Roberto Rimondi and Tommaso Aquilano looked to Gaugin - who turned his back on success to live on a tropical island - to create clothes rich in detail, featuring spectacular tropical prints in eye-popping shades.<br />
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Clothing had supreme polish, the silhouettes were defined to enhance the body - from the stitching pleats at the waist to crop tops - like brushstrokes on canvas.<br />
And from Gaugin's Tahiti to Japan through Africa, collections this season were influenced by hints of folklore, seen at Valentino, Emilio Pucci and Roberto Cavalli, among others.<br />
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If it can be said that most <a href="http://www.buzzsugar.com/Carrie-Bradshaw-Quotes-34430763">anything you need to know about modern love</a> you can learn from an episode of <b>Sex and the City</b>, then it's most certainly true that for everything you need to know about fashion, you should turn to <a href="http://www.fabsugar.com/Carrie-Bradshaw-Style-Sex-City-8462951">Carrie Bradshaw</a>. Although industry legends like Coco Chanel, <a class="ss_inline_link auto_link_filter no_shopsense_url_rewrite" href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/Kate-Moss" target="_blank" title="Shop for Kate Moss">Kate Moss</a>, and <a class="ss_inline_link auto_link_filter no_shopsense_url_rewrite" href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/Diane-von-Furstenberg" target="_blank" title="Shop for Diane von Furstenberg">Diane von Furstenberg</a> <a href="http://www.fabsugar.com/Fashion-Quotes-Pinterest-31027916">have had some good things to say on the subject</a>,
it doesn't get more real than what comes out of the fictional mouth of
the Manolo Blahnik-loving New Yorker. In her honor, we've plucked our
all-time favorite quotes from the ever-stylish HBO series. It's clear
that even though the much-loved show has been off the air for more than a
decade, the sage wisdom of its narrator never goes out of style.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-1038592334305673742014-07-30T18:57:00.002-07:002014-07-30T18:57:39.399-07:00How art and fashion became BFFsChanel at Frieze, Prada's street vibe, Burberry's latest Hockney look –
designers are in an arty frame of mind. Here are the latest love-ins.<br />
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Givenchy and Marina Abramovic</h2>
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<span class="inline wide"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Riccardo Tisci, artistic director of Givenchy, with his muse Marina Abramovic. Photograph: Jamie Mccarthy/WireImage
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When Jay-Z staged the Picasso Baby gallery setup for his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMG2oNqBy-Y" title="">"performance art film"</a>
(aka video) back in August, Marina Abramovic was one of the first
through the door. The 66-year-old performance artist is a favourite of <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion" title="More from the Guardian on Fashion">fashion</a>'s power players – and it's nothing to do with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JvdsNpkMcU" title="">the episode of Sex and the City</a> she inspired or, if we're honest, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2013/jul/31/jonathan-jones-blog-marina-abramovic" title="">any of her art</a>.
Abramovic is one of Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci's muses and
regularly wears his clothes accessorised with red lipstick and a long
plait in a rather fabulous way. And that's something fashion – and
art-inclined hip-hop – can appreciate.<br />
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Chanel at Frieze</h2>
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<img alt="Chanel at Frieze. Pictured Nuria Menuyo" data-pin-description="Chanel at Frieze: the quilted shoulderbag was the style of choice. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian" height="414" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/online/2013/10/17/1382023763875/Chanel-at-Frieze.-Picture-001.jpg" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Chanel at Frieze: the quilted shoulderbag was the style of choice. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian
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October's Frieze is now <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2013/oct/18/frieze-art-fair-2013-mens-womens-fashion" title="">firmly marked on fashion's annual calendar</a>,
with the art world's style a great tonic after four weeks of front rows
eyeing up each other's outfits. There's one element that these two
groups no doubt have in common – a penchant for <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2013/oct/17/chanel-bags-london-art-fair-frieze" title="">Chanel's classic 2.55 handbag</a>.
At this year's Frieze, the quilted, chained shoulderbag was the style
of choice in an environment where designer accessories come as standard.
While the shoulderbag is currently beta in fashion circles (see the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/sep/21/milan-fashion-week-clutch-bags" title="">oversized clutch</a>), the art crowd feel differently. With Karl Lagerfeld delving into art as inspiration for <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2013/oct/01/chanel-paris-fashion-week-karl-lagerfeld" title="">Chanel's spring collection</a>, maybe they're on to something.<br />
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David Hockney and Burberry</h2>
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<span class="inline wide"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">The Hockney look on the Burberry catwalk. Photograph: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
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Every man can learn a lot by looking at <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/jan/23/david-hockney-my-style-hero" title="">David Hockney's wardrobe</a>.
The tousled blond hair. The owlish glasses. The hint of a dandy in
primary-coloured tailoring. The Yorkshireman has long been held in
esteem by fashion. Burberry's Christopher Bailey is a fan – referencing
the artist in collections dating back to 2005. The brand's most recent
collection had <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/jun/18/burberry-london-return-british-menswear" title="">those brights mixed with cosy sweaters</a> – a very Hockney outfit indeed. A notable mention here must also go to <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/andywarhol" title="">Andy Warhol</a>
– Hockney's rival for the Most Fashionable Male Artist award. His
fright wig, skinny black trousers and Breton top add up to what we call a
Strong Look.<br />
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Prada and the street artists</h2>
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<span class="inline wide"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Prada's street-art designs for SS14. Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images
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If Prada always namechecks real women – the stronger the better – the Italian brand's spring collection also delved into <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/sep/19/milan-fashion-week-prada-irreverent-catwalk-timescales" title="">the world of street art</a>.
The label commissioned six young artists, whose work appeared on the
walls of the show venue but also over vibrant dresses, coats and bags,
sometimes with jewelled panels and always with striped legwarmers. The
result? A kind of hybrid of investment pieces – bonding this season's
"it" designs with what is effectively limited-edition artwork. This is <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/feb/17/miuccia-prada-first-lady-european-fashion" title="">a very Prada conceit</a> – and one that will no doubt appeal to the strong women who wear the designer's clothes.<br />
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Linder Sterling and Richard Nicoll</h2>
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<span class="inline wide"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">London designer Richard Nicoll is influenced by Linder Sterling's
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The artist who made artwork for the sleeve of the Buzzcocks' 1977 single Orgasm Addict – <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/video/tateshots-linder-sterling" title="">a naked woman with an iron for a head</a> – might not sound like the obvious candidate for a fashion collaboration but she has been partnering with London designer <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/oct/09/room-own-richard-nicoll-designer%20since%202009" title="">Richard Nicoll</a> since 2009. It works. Linder's <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/sep/02/linder-sterling-photomontage" title="">provocative take on pop art</a>
– collaging everything from 60s pornography to household appliances and
flowers – brings an edgy kind of femininity that stands out from your
average ditsy floral. A unisex line, S/He, is in the works, while the
latest print features a mod-ish girl overlayed with a chrome tap. Sounds
weird, looks great.<br />
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Art and pop</h2>
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Lady Gaga's Artpop album cover by Jeff Koons
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While Miley Cyrus is busy redefining sleaze with <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2013/oct/07/terry-richardson-photographs-naked-miley-cyrus" title="">photographer Terry Richardson</a>,
other pop stars are forming brand-positioning alliances of their own,
by paying artists lots of money to work with them. Katy Perry – usually
more associated with hangover-inducing E-number brights – has wheeled in
Ryan McGinley to shoot the cover of her <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/17/katy-perry-prism-review" title="">new album, Prism</a>, and it has all the hazy romance of the photographer's work. <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/lady-gaga" title="More from the Guardian on Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> – not familiar with the idea of "over-the-top" – has tapped the like-minded <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2013/oct/07/terry-richardson-photographs-naked-miley-cyrus" title="">Jeff Koons, who made a sculpture of her for the cover of her upcoming ARTPOP</a>. Arguably, it's a match made in heaven.<br />
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Marc Jacobs and contemporary art</h2>
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<img alt="Models present creation by US designer M" data-pin-description="Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton: based on Richard Prince's Nurses series of paintings. Photograph: Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images" height="307" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2013/10/22/1382453062463/Models-present-creation-b-001.jpg" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton: based on Richard Prince's Nurses
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<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2013/oct/02/marc-jacobs-louis-vuitton-paris-fashion-week" title="">Leaving Louis Vuitton after 16 years</a> will allow Marc Jacobs to concentrate on his own label – and bolster his already <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/marc-jacobs-paris-aparment-w-m-49631" title="">significant art collection</a>.
He is the proud owner of works by Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Damien
Hirst and John Currin, and has also been a pioneer when it comes to
working with artists for his <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2013/oct/02/marc-jacobs-louis-vuitton-top-10-moments" title="">clothing collections</a>.
Stephen Sprouse, Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama have been among his
collaborators and spring 2008's Louis Vuitton collection was based on
Prince's Nurses series. In Jacobs' world, art and fashion are BFFs
already.<br />
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J Crew and studio chic</h2>
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<span class="inline wide"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">J Crew pays homage to painters with its splattered trousers.
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Fashion's current preoccupation with art is effectively the death
knell of the minimalist look – most art (Donald Judd and his ilk aside)
is about getting messy. This new abandon is evident even at Céline –
once home of no-spillage minimalism – where paint swooshes filled <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/sep/29/celine-paris-fashion-phoebe-philo" title="">the spring collection</a>. While a <a href="http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/news/marion-cotillard-gets-arty-in-latest-lady-dior-campaign" title="">Dior campaign out now</a>
features the very-refined Marion Cotillard contrasted against drips of
paint on a wall, the paint splatter of an artist's studio clothes is set
to become the motif of 2014. As well as Céline, a pair of <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/sep/10/new-york-fashion-week-j-crew-spring-summer-2014" title="">splattered trousers in the J Crew collection</a> already have a buzz about them and Martin Margiela has a pair of very smart brogues covered in paint. Messy, but pleasingly so.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>"So many women are afraid of the bitch word, but you've got to go for what you want. It's not going to be handed to you."</strong><br /><br />ON HEMPHILL: Shoes, $890, Barbara Bui; dress & hat, Irina Shabayeva.
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ON SHABAYEVA: Top, $96, Kain; leggings, $265, Helmut Lang; shoes, $1095, Barbara Bui; scarf, Irina Shabayeva. </span></span></h2>
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<br /><span style="font-size: small;">"I am fascinated with flight! Planes, birds, butterflies — I love the freedom that they symbolize." -Irina </span></h2>
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<br /><span style="font-size: small;">"I always want things to look luxe, so my biggest challenge was
stretching the $9000 we'd been given to make it seem like I'd spent
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<span style="font-size: small;">"I love this sketch. I have a special affinity for lingerie; nothing makes a woman feel more beautiful." -Irina </span></h2>
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<br /><span style="font-size: small;">"I wore this mask for Halloween. I like mystery and anonymity. It's the
only way people won't be prejudiced when meeting you." -Irina </span></h2>
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<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"The workroom was always tense, but then Kalyn would come in all
smiles, and I was like, 'I want to live in your world!' She gave me a
sense of relief and hope." </strong>-Irina<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">ON HEMPHILL: Top,
skirt & boots, Irina Shabayeva. ON SHABAYEVA: Top, $96, Kain;
leggings, $265, Helmut Lang; necklace, $175, 3.1 Phillip Lim; bracelet,
$48, Hayden-Harnett; ring, Shabayeva's own. </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"I research everything on YouTube, like how to crochet a flower
or knit a certain stitch. For my collection, I YouTube'd how to make
hand-blocked felt hats, then made each one."</strong> -Irina<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Shoes, $900, Krisvanassche; wrap, top, pants, hat & handbag, Irina Shabayeva. </span></span></h2>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">"I'm a big collector of interesting random items." -Irina</span></span> </h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">"I wanted to send a message that it's OK to be a woman and be fragile,
but it's also OK to have a layer of armor, because you need it." -Irina
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-42771296572656019582014-07-28T12:50:00.002-07:002014-07-28T13:14:13.434-07:00'Project Runway' Winners: Where Are They Now?<br />
<i>- Have you ask yourself question what happens with winner of "Project Runway"? I know i did.. Being such a big fan of this show I was carious if the actually can make it in the industry or no. And seems like they did. </i>- (from author)<br />
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Jay McCarroll</h2>
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As the winner of the
show's first season, McCarroll was awarded $100,000, a mentorship from
Banana Republic and a spot in the prestigious 2005 New York Fashion Week
event, but the gregarious designer turned down the money and the
mentorship, citing contractual issues. After leaving New York, McCarroll
taught at Philadelphia University and had a fashion line on QVC. In
April 2008, he launched his blog and designer fashion boutique, <a href="http://www.jaymccarrollonline.com/">The Colony</a> by Jay McCarroll. In 2010, McCarroll won the seventh season of <i>Celebrity Fit Club</i> on VH1, having lost 40 pounds on the reality show.</div>
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<img alt="Tangier Trapeze Tank" src="http://jaymccarrollonline.com/shopjay/images/products/thumbs/tt-tang-07.jpg" title="Tangier Trapeze Tank" /><img alt="Nishinomiya Baseball Shirt" src="http://jaymccarrollonline.com/shopjay/images/products/thumbs/un-nish-07.jpg" title="Nishinomiya Baseball Shirt" /> </div>
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Chloe Dao</h2>
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Since beating out <span class="st"><b>Daniel Vosovic</b> and </span><b>Santino Rice</b>
on the second season of the reality show -- then airing on Bravo -- Dao
has continued to expand her Houston-area clothing boutique Lot (later
renamed Chloe Dao boutique). Recently, Dao acted as judge for season one
of<i> Project Runway Vietnam.</i></div>
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<img alt="Chloe Dao" class="image" src="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2013/07/ChloeDao.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="IMG_1786" class="attachment-shop_catalog wp-post-image" height="354" src="http://chloedao.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_1786-230x354.jpg" width="230" /> <img alt="Arielle Top Hadley Skirt Front" class="attachment-shop_catalog wp-post-image" height="354" src="http://chloedao.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Arielle-Top-Hadley-Skirt-Front-230x354.jpg" width="230" /></div>
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Jeffrey Sebelia</h2>
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Sebelia’s Cosa Nostra was a favorite among such stars as <b>Gwen Stefani, Elton John, Madonna </b>and<b> Tommy Lee</b> even before his time on <i>Project Runway</i>.
After his season three win, and during a tumultuous financial time for
Cosa Nostra, Sebelia took the position of head designer with a new
fashion house named Fluxus. In 2011, he debuted a kid’s clothing line
called La Minitura, a fun mix of British posh and pop-punk that can be
found at Kitson and Barney’s New York.</div>
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Christian Siriano</h2>
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Probably the most well-known <i>Runway</i>
alum, Siriano was just 20 years old when he competed on the television
program, and his ultra-feminine designs and trademark catchphrase
“fierce” made him a fan favorite. Siriano's eponymous fashion line,
Christian Siriano, debuted at New York Fashion Week in September 2008.
His collection is available at Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, and
he has a popular line of footwear for Payless Shoesource. He also has
designed for multiple celebrities, including <b>Taylor Swift</b> and <b>Kaley Cuoco</b>.</div>
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<img alt="Christian Siriano" class="image" src="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2013/07/ChristianSiriano.jpg" /><br />
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Leanne Marshall </h2>
The Portland, Ore., native
stills maintains her familiarity with the fashion world. Most recently,
Marshall can be found designing wedding gowns in her Brooklyn, N.Y.,
studio. She even had a spring/summer wedding dress collection that was
shown at 2013's New York Fashion Week.<br />
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Irina Shabayeva</h2>
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A graduate of Parsons School of Design, Shabayeva is originally from the Republic of Georgia. After her <i>Project Runway</i> win, She designed <b>Selena Gomez</b>’s dress for the 2011 People’s Choice Awards and the ombre gown worn by Grammy winner <b>Carrie Underwood</b> on the cover of her album <i>Blown Away</i>. Shabayeva launched a limited-edition collection exclusively for Macy's INC in February 2011.</div>
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Seth Aaron Henderson</h2>
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Henderson's most recent
show was at Portland Fashion Week in October 2011 and featured
sustainable fabrics made from recycled plastic bottle, reinforcing his
philosophies on "clothing with a conscience."</div>
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<img alt="Seth Aaron Henderson" class="image" src="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2013/07/SethAaronHenderson.jpg" /><br />
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Gretchen Jones </h2>
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Jones’ victory over <b>Mondo Guerra</b> is considered the most controversial win the show has ever seen, with judges <b>Michael Kors</b> and<b> Nina Garcia </b>clearly in favor of Jones' collection and <b>Heidi Klum</b> and guest judge<b> Jessica Simpson</b>
favoring Guerra. Jones now lives in Brooklyn, where she runs her
ready-to-wear women’s line, Gretchen Jones NYC, and consistently shows
at New York Fashion Week. For the spring-summer 2013 season, she was
chosen as one of GenArt's Fresh Faces.</div>
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<img alt="Gretchen Jones " class="image" src="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2013/07/GretchenJones.jpg" /><br />
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Anya Ayoung-Chee</h2>
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After winning a coveted spot in New York Fashion Week, Ayoung-Chee has showed her <i>Project Runway</i>
collection at Jamaica Fashion Weekend. Recently, the former Miss
Trinidad and Tobago Universe accepted a yearlong position as travel
ambassador for Trinidad and Tobago.</div>
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Dmitry Sholokhov</h2>
The ballroom dancer-turned-fashion designer was <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/project-runway-winner-dmitry-sholokhov-381322" target="_blank">crowned</a> the season 10 champion and has created a collection of eight cocktail and evening dresses exclusively for Lord & Taylor. </div>
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Michelle Lesniak Franklin</h2>
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The Portland, Ore.-based designer survived the first-ever "teams" edition to become the 11th-season winner. In April, she <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/project-runway-winner-michelle-lesniak-448029" target="_blank">told</a> <i>THR</i>
that her immediate plans were "to get an accountant to figure out how
to do my taxes with all that money [prizes included $100,000 in cash],
and start hiring help and building a team. I'm a one-woman show right
now, and I can't do it anymore. It's too tough. It's time for an
expansion and to take over the world." She also was planning on taking
part in a couple fashion shows this year, with a bigger launch in spring
2014.</div>
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Mondo Guerra</h2>
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After coming in second to <b>Gretchen Jones</b> in season eight of the reality competition, Guerra was the winner of the first <i>Project Runway: All-Stars</i>
in 2012. In commemoration of World AIDS Day, the openly gay
Mexican-American designer -- who revealed his HIV-positive status on <i>Project Runway --</i>
created a limited edition of T-shirts. He also designed a limited
edition "Movers & Shakers" T-shirt to benefit Dining Out for Life
and introduced his "Haute Dog" spring line at Fashion Week El Paseo in
March. His exclusive collection of eyewear with national optical
boutique SEE hit stores this fall, and he partnered with Merck for "I
Design," a national HIV/AIDS education campaign. Guerra also recaps <i>Project Runway</i> for THR.com.</div>
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Anthony Ryan Auld</h2>
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As the winner of the second <i>All-Stars</i>
season, Auld will create a custom-branded capsule collection for Nine
West and was awarded a cash prize of $150,000, a sewing and embroidery
studio provided by Brother Sewing and Embroidery, an all-expenses paid
trip around the world to attend fashion weeks in cities such as Paris,
London, Milan and Tokyo. In January, he <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/project-runway-all-stars-winner-413596" target="_blank">told</a> <i>THR</i>
he had plans to show at several fashion weeks throughout the year and
planned to invest part of his $150,000 cash prizewith fellow <i>All Stars</i> competitor <b>Joshua McKinley. </b> "I
really believe in what he does with tanks and how innovative he can be,
and we'll be working together more," he said. "This seed money will
help him push his business. I really believe in him and the passion
behind everything he does."</div>
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Dom Streater</h2>
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<b>Dom Streater </b>went from working two jobs to support herself to winning season 12 of <i>Project</i> <i>Runway</i>
and a $500,000 prize package -- the biggest in series history. She has
since been able to quit one of those jobs and work full-time as a
designer. She's currently at work in her fall/winter 2014 collection
with plans to show at Philadelphia Fashion Week in February. "I was very
inspired by Russian ballet, and I'm excited about the softer side of
design that I don't get to access," <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/project-runway-winner-dom-streater-649413" target="_blank">she told <i>THR</i> after her win.</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-57621015928548721802014-07-27T12:00:00.003-07:002014-08-04T22:06:35.725-07:00Fashion designers on their favorite artworksFashion and art have always had a close relationship, and this season
everyone from Prada to Céline referenced artworks in their collections.
Here, our favorite designers reveal the paintings, sculptures and
galleries that inspire their work.<br />
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<img alt="Alber Elbaz of Lanvin at the Ecole aux Beaux Arts in Paris" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393325761631/Alber-Elbaz-of-Lanvin-at--009.jpg" data-pin-description="'The idea of handing know-how from teacher to the next generation of artist over four centuries, moves me' … Alber Elbaz of Lanvin at the Ecole aux Beaux Arts in Paris" height="276" itemprop="contentUrl representativeOfPage" width="460" /> </div>
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The
idea of handing know-how from teacher to the next generation of artist
over four centuries, moves me' … Alber Elbaz of Lanvin at the Ecole aux
Beaux Arts in Paris</span></span></span>
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<b>ALBER ELBAZ, LANVIN<span style="background-color: white;"></span></b></h2>
<i>The permanent collection the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France.</i><br />
"The
Beaux-Arts de Paris, where we hold the Lanvin shows, is a very special
place. It inspires me. The school, founded in the 17th century, owns one
of the largest public collections of art in France. Its spirit of
transmission, the idea of handing know-how from teacher to the next
generation of artist over four centuries, moves me. Art galleries give a
great insight to a city's culture. When I'm travelling the world for
work I hope to find enough time to catch galleries and paintings."<br />
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<b>CAROL LIM, KENZO</b></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ellsworth Kelly, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, US. April 2011</span></span></i></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><img alt="Ellsworth Kelly's Colors for a Large Wall, 1951" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393326285159/Ellsworth-Kellys-Colors-f-004.jpg" data-pin-description="Ellsworth Kelly's Colors for a Large Wall, 1951" height="461" width="460" /> </span></span></span></h2>
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"I find the space in galleries really inspiring. I go to the Met in
New York about three times a year, and the Getty in LA, because I love
what the architecture has created. My dad came to Tate Modern with me a
couple of years ago. We were in the line for the Edvard Munch
exhibition, but he said that he'd prefer to wander round the building
and just buy the catalogue. These places where you can go for the art,
or equally for a picnic, they're like community centres. Art is a real
influence for Humberto [Leon] and me. When we joined Kenzo, an Ellsworth
Kelly [top] show started lots of thoughts for us. And Hockney at the
Royal Academy – particularly his iPad drawings. They triggered
inspiration and opened conversations."<br />
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<b>GEOFFREY J FINCH, ANTIPODIUM</b></h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i>Jeff Koons, Gagosian Gallery, New York, US. July 2013</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><img alt="Balloon Rabbit by Jeff Koons" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393326553549/Balloon-Rabbit-by-Jeff-Ko-001.jpg" data-pin-description="Balloon Rabbit by Jeff Koons. Photograph: Cindy Ord/Getty Images" height="663" width="460" /> </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span class="inline wide"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Balloon Rabbit by Jeff Koons. Photograph: Cindy Ord/Getty Images </span></span></i></span></span><br />
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"Art always has a profound impact on what I'm doing in the studio.
A/ W14's colours were reviewed after seeing the Chapman brothers'
paintings at the Serpentine in December – they're just so good! A still
life at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum has been playing on my mind since I was
there a month ago. The Jeff Koons [above] show in New York last summer
impacted on how S/ S14 came together. Our seasonal artist collaborations
have had a massive impact on my aesthetic – perhaps most with graphic
design duo Craig & Karl, whose sense of colour, line and humour are
endlessly inspiring."<br />
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<b>MARGARET HOWELL</b></h2>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i>Charlotte Perriand: From Photography to Interior Design, the Petit Palais, Paris, France. June 2011</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><i><img alt="Margaret Howell" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393326751970/Margaret-Howell-011.jpg" data-pin-description="Designer Margaret Howell. Photograph: Sophia Evans " height="276" width="460" /> </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><i><span class="inline wide"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Designer Margaret Howell. Photograph: Sophia Evans </span></span></i></span><br />
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"One powerful image I particularly remember was the back view of a
construction worker sitting on a metal girder. A close-up of a steel
bolt and his well-used trouser pockets. Shot in black and white and rich
with the authenticity of real life. And there were snaps of Perriand,
sunbathing on a pebbled beach, or looking out over snow-covered
mountains. She is, for me, the essence of a free-spirited woman, strong
and modern, but also timeless – an inspiration."<br />
<h2>
<b>DOMENICO DOLCE AND STEFANO GABBANA</b></h2>
<span style="color: #999999;"><i>Piero Fornasetti: 100 Anni di Follia Pratica at La Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy. </i> <i>November 2013</i></span><br />
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<img alt="Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393327586312/Domenico-Dolce-and-Stefan-009.jpg" data-pin-description="Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana" height="276" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span style="color: #999999;"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana </span></span></span><br />
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"We spent hours at <a href="http://www.fornasetti.com/en/visitshop/cento-anni-di-follia-pratica-triennale-milano/">the Piero Fornasetti exhibition</a>
in Milan last year. Entering into his world is super exciting. We love
and collect everything from his art. He was such an important artist and
his wit inspires our <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion" title="More from the Guardian on Fashion">fashion</a>
and stores. Our new boutique on New Bond Street in London is full of
hand-painted furniture we personally selected from the Fornasetti
collections."<br />
<h2>
<b>ROLAND MOURET</b></h2>
<span style="color: #999999;"><i>Jordi Colomer: The American Soup at Musée des Abattoirs, Toulouse, France. December 2013</i></span><br />
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<img alt="Roland Mouret" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393327920530/Roland-Mouret-011.jpg" data-pin-description="Roland Mouret. Photograph: Richard Young/Rex" height="276" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Roland Mouret. Photograph: Richard Young/Rex </span></span></span></span><br />
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"Just before Christmas, at Musée des Abattoirs, I saw a film by Spanish artist <a href="http://www.jordicolomer.com/?lg=2&id=2&nid=110&PHPSESSID=g70om0ot15quqk2hg0phal6ei2">Jordi Colomer</a>
called The American Soup [about a temporary pre-fab housing estate in
Normandy constructed after the second world war that is still inhabited
today]. Hard work and careful order, repeated over years, a feeling of
dedication in people's houses. It gave me such a huge sense of the love
and care that people have around one another, and the difference it
makes. It's a moment I will not easily lose and I had a better Christmas
for it."<br />
<h2>
<b>PAUL BERNSTOCK AND THELMA SPEIRS</b></h2>
<span style="color: #999999;"><i>David Hockney: Me Draw on iPad, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen, Denmark. April 2011 </i></span><br />
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<img alt="'Untitled', an iPad drawing by David Hockney. " src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393328215348/Untitled-an-iPad-drawing--001.jpg" data-pin-description="Untitled, a 2009 iPad drawing by David Hockney. Photograph: Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint-Laurent/EPA" height="614" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Untitled, a 2009 iPad drawing by David Hockney. Photograph: Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint-Laurent/EPA </span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />
"A few of years ago we were in Copenhagen and went to visit the David
Hockney's Me Draw on Ipad exhibition [below] at the Louisiana Museum.
We have always been big fans of Hockney's work and loved that he was
enthusiastically embracing a new medium and that the work existed in a
non-traditional way. The Louisiana is a magical place in beautiful
grounds on the edge of Denmark's sea, the Øresund."<br />
<h2>
<b>ANTONIO BERARDI</b></h2>
<span style="color: #999999;"><i>Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna 1900, National Gallery, London, UK. November 2013</i></span><br />
<br />
"The
Vienna exhibition contained works by Egon Schiele and Death And Life by
Gustav Klimt, which was the first time it had been exhibited outside
Austria – a real coup.<br />
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<img alt="Richard Gerstl Self-Portrait" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393328337380/Richard-Gerstl-Self-Portr-001.jpg" data-pin-description="Richard Gerstl's Self-Portrait, laughing. Photograph: Imagno/Getty Images" height="615" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Richard Gerstl's Self-Portrait, laughing. Photograph: Imagno/Getty Images </span></span></span></span><br />
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"The first thing I saw on entering the gallery was a piece entitled
Self-Portrait Laughing [above] by a little-known Austrian painter and
designer called Richard Gerstl. It was one of the most inspiring and
evocative pieces I have seen. Joyous in its colours and subject, sad
because the young artist killed himself not long after. I left the
exhibition after seeing this and returned a few days later to see the
rest. After looking at such a powerful piece of art, the rest would have
not had the same impact. It is a memory I carry with me always:
unexpected, inspiring, optimistic, triste yet joyous all at the same
time."<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/vivienne-westwood" title="More from the Guardian on Vivienne Westwood">VIVIENNE WESTWOOD</a></b></h2>
<span style="color: #999999;"><i>The permanent collection at The Wallace Collection, London, UK</i></span><br />
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<img alt="Jean-Honoré Fragonard's The Swing (1767), from the Wallace Collection" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393328479824/Jean-Honor--Fragonards-Th-001.jpg" data-pin-description="Jean-Honoré Fragonard's The Swing (1767), from The Wallace Collection" height="578" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Jean-Honoré Fragonard's The Swing (1767), from The Wallace Collection </span></span></span></span><br />
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"I visit the Wallace Collection in particular for the 17th-century
painters like Titian and Velázquez. They have such wonderful things in
there, but then you also have the three 18th-century geniuses: Boucher,
Watteau and Fragonard [below]. All three say so much of that age –
Boucher's pretty things; Watteau's work inspired by the Commedia
dell'arte.<br />
"There are two fantastic Boucher as you come up the
stairs – one is Apollo about to get into his chariot, surrounded by all
the nymphs as he rises from the ocean. It's absolutely fantastic.
Boucher is really sentimental, but you can't call him kitsch because he
has such incredible facility. Playful but cynical somehow. He comes from
an age that was very convenient for painters; all that mythology was
part of a way of communicating in those days.<br />
"To look at a
painting is to enter a world. I love that 18th-century version of the
pagan world. It's a delight. The only place to find ideas is by looking
at what people did in the past. It's the way you can be original.
Nothing comes from a vacuum; it is impossible to be creative unless you
have a link with the past and tradition. You should constantly try to
understand the world in which you live from the perspective of the way
people saw things in the past. The art-lover is a freedom-fighter for a
better world. Great art aims at perfection and is timeless; there is no
progress in art."<br />
<h2>
<b>PETER JENSEN</b></h2>
<span style="color: #999999;"><i>Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Hepworth Wakefield gallery, Wakefield, UK.</i></span><br />
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<img alt="The Hepworth Wakefield Gallery Prepares For Opening" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393328672389/The-Hepworth-Wakefield-Ga-001.jpg" data-pin-description="Spring 1966 by Barbara Hepworth at The Hepworth, Wakefield. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty/Hepworth Wakefield" height="298" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Spring 1966 by Barbara Hepworth at The Hepworth, Wakefield. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty/Hepworth Wakefield </span></span></span></span><br />
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"There are two galleries I have a close bond with. The first is the
Louisiana; it's just outside Copenhagen with a view overlooking the sea
to Sweden and in the summer you can have a picnic in the garden looking
at the sculptures. It truly is a great place with a lot of
ground-breaking exhibitions and a permanent collection. It was the first
museum in the world to show Andy Warhol's early drawings.<br />
"The
other place is the Hepworth museum in Wakefield. We did a collection for
spring/summer 2013 that had Barbara Hepworth as the muse and we were
asked to show this collection as an evening event in the museum. Truly,
it was just amazing being around her work [below] and walking through a
space that has been designed to fit this grand work by this little
woman. I loved it and thought that what I did was so small in comparison
to this art."<br />
<h2>
<b>CHRISTOPHER SHANNON</b></h2>
<span style="color: #999999;"><i>Centre of the Creative Universe: Liverpool and the Avant-Garde, Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.</i> <i>February 2007</i></span><br />
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<img alt="Rineke Dijkstra’s Buzz club video" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393328991333/Rineke-Dijkstra-s-Buzz-cl-008.jpg" data-pin-description="Rineke Dijkstra’s Buzz club video installation" height="276" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span style="color: #999999;"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Rineke Dijkstra’s Buzz club video installation </span></span></span><br />
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"I saw Rineke Dijkstra's Buzz club video [above] at the Tate
Liverpool a few years ago. It was exciting to see it projected so big in
the city it was made in – I remember older kids at school going to the
Buzz and being jealous. It's amazing that someone from outside the city
caught that moment and the stills are so well known. She manages to
observe and not imply judgment. I love that about her work."<br />
<h2>
<b>ALICE TEMPERLEY</b></h2>
<span style="color: #999999;"><i>The permanent collection at the Louvre, Paris, France. </i></span><br />
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<img alt="Egpytian funerary figurines in the Louvre, Paris" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393329254022/Egpytian-funerary-figurin-011.jpg" data-pin-description="Egpytian funerary figurines in the Louvre, Paris. Photograph: De Agostini/Getty" height="276" width="460" /> </span></div>
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Egpytian funerary figurines in the Louvre, Paris. Photograph: De Agostini/Getty</span></span></span><br />
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"When I'm in Paris I always walk up from the Place de la Concorde to
the Louvre. I have a routine where I go to the cafe and sit and
people-watch and then on to look at the ancient Egyptian jewellery and
art [above]. Last time I went to see the Greek Agora sculptures, which
were beautiful, but the room was so cold. Then I go to the bookshop
before heading to the shops on Rue de Rivoli. It's a busy museum so you
have to time it just right, either early or the last hour before it
closes."<br />
<h2>
<b>JONATHAN SAUNDERS</b></h2>
<span style="color: #666666;"><i>Sensation, Royal Academy, London, UK. September 1997</i></span><br />
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<img alt="The Sensation show at the Royal Academy in 1997" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393329450076/The-Sensation-show-at-the-005.jpg" data-pin-description="The Sensation show at the Royal Academy in 1997" height="701" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span style="color: #999999;"><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">The Sensation show at the Royal Academy in 1997 </span></span></span><br />
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<br />
"This show of work from Charles Saatchi's collection, including work
by many of the Young British Artists such as Tracey Emin and Michael
Landy, has been incredibly influential on my work throughout the years.
As was the OMA/Progress exhibition at the Barbican in 2011, which
created a portrait of the work of Rem Koolhaas and his architectural
practice."<br />
<h2>
<b>ERDEM</b></h2>
<span style="color: #999999;"><i>Permanent collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK</i></span><br />
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<img alt="Samson Slaying a Philistine by Giambologna in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, UK" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393328032491/Samson-Slaying-a-Philisti-001.jpg" data-pin-description="Samson Slaying a Philistine by Giambologna in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy" height="589" width="460" />
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<span class="inline wide"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span class="caption" style="width: 460px;">Samson Slaying a Philistine by Giambologna in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy </span></i></span></span></span><br />
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"I find inspiration in a lot of things. Two places that have recently
inspired me are the Frieze art fair last October, where there's a huge
amount of excitement and newness, and the V&A Museum, which has
everything to do with the past. I'm obsessed with the Medieval &
Renaissance rooms [above] – they house European art and culture from 300
to 1600 and include Donatello sculptures, Henry VIII's furnishings and
Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks."<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/mar/06/vivienne-westwood-alber-elbaz-erdem-art-fashion">http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/mar/06/vivienne-westwood-alber-elbaz-erdem-art-fashion</a> </span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-8388307833313276242014-07-24T10:52:00.000-07:002014-07-24T10:52:34.514-07:00The World's Most Torturous Shoes<br />
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If you thought your 5 inch heels from River
Island or Topshop were killer, then check these out; these are just some
of the shoes that made it into The Cut's 'Most Torturous Shoes In The
World' list. Lady Gaga has been known to sport some crazy shoes in her
day, and while the first pair was designed for the singer, there's a few
others on this list that we're sure even she wouldn't be able to
handle...<br />
<strong>Noritaka Tatehana's Custom Lady Pointe</strong><br />
<img alt="" src="http://www.spin1038.com/content/000/images/000050/53082_60_news_hub_multi_630x0.jpg" /><br />
The long collaboration between the Japanese designer and Lady Gaga
yielded these behemoths, custom-made for her “Marry the Night” video.
Reaching an absurd eighteen inches above the ground, the Lady Pointes
still fall short of the 'Tallest Gaga Heels' title — but, because of
their drastic <em>en-pointe</em>angle, are her most masochistic to date.<br />
<em>Photo: NORITAKA TATEHANA</em><br />
<strong>Alexander McQueen’s Spring 2010 Armadillo Heels</strong><br />
<img alt="" src="http://www.spin1038.com/content/000/images/000050/53083_60_news_hub_multi_630x0.jpg" /><br />
Burned into our collective pop consciousness, again by Lady Gaga,
these bizarre foot helmets made a splash in the designer’s spring 2010
“Plato’s Atlantis” collection. The crystal-encrusted claws inspired by
Darwin’s 'On the Origin of Species' lift the walker a whole foot above
the ground. Daphne Guinness swears they aren’t too difficult, but
British Vogue editors later said they couldn’t even walk across their
office in the ergonomically challenging shoes.<br />
<em>Photo: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/2009 AFP</em><br />
<strong>Jan Taminiau’s Spring/Summer 2011 Geta</strong><br />
<img alt="" src="http://www.spin1038.com/content/000/images/000050/53084_60_news_hub_multi_630x0.jpg" /><br />
The couture designer known for his opulent chaussures reimagined the
Japanese geta for his Irradiance collection in 2011. Leaving behind
practicality and almost any resemblance to the traditional platform
sandal, Taminiau played with curves to create a thin, undulating column
that elevates the dangerously wobbly crystal-encrusted shoes that
Beyoncé wore (with some balancing help) on the back cover of 4.<br />
<em>Photo: RENÉ VAN DEN BERG/COURTESY OF VIRTUALSHOEMUSEUM.COM</em><br />
<strong>Christian Louboutin's Fetish Ballerine</strong><br />
<img alt="" src="http://www.spin1038.com/content/000/images/000050/53068_60_news_hub_multi_630x0.jpg" /><br />
In 2007, Louboutin teamed up with David Lynch for a fetish
collection, taking the carnal underbelly of footwear design to inspired
levels of excess. This pair, designed by Louboutin for an auction to
benefit the English National Ballet, may be the purest illustration of
what he meant when he said 'a shoe has so much more to offer than just
to walk'.<br />
<strong>Ballet Boots</strong><br />
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Following in the footsteps of the now-ubiquitous stiletto, this
contemporary fetish craze is creeping towards high fashion. Queen Bey
endured a pair of the lace-up bondage boots in her video for 'Green
Light'. Don’t worry, with heels around seven-plus inches forcing the
foot into en-pointe position, it’s not moving toward department store
shelves any time soon.<br />
<em>Photo: PETER LINDBERGH/HANDOUT</em><br />
<strong>Maison Martin Margiela’s Glass Slippers</strong><br />
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Margiela ripped a fairy tale icon off the Disney screen, repurposing
the classic stiletto pump into a dangerously dainty work of art in 2009.
This pair of shoes is actually made of glass! To further amplify the
Cinderella fantasy, each slipper is sold individually, making it all the
easier to drop as you disappear into the night.<br />
<strong>Kei Kagami’s Candle</strong><br />
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The London-based designer brings his architectural background to the
fore of his design concepts. Though quoted as saying 'functional beauty'
plays an important role in his shoes, this structurally experimental
pair begs to differ. Forcing the walker vigilantly onto her toes with a
fire lit under her, the Candle inflicts corporal punishment at the first
sign of toe fatigue. Up on those toes ladies!<br />
<em>Photo: VISUALSHOEMUSEUM.COM</em><br />
<strong>Peter Popps’s Circle</strong><br />
<img alt="" src="http://www.spin1038.com/content/000/images/000050/53086_60_news_hub_multi_630x0.jpg" /><br />
Though at first glance, this seems like an alien lobster claw, it
actually is a shoe. Really! The futuristic piece marks the out-there
designer’s escape from traditional footwear design. He went pretty far
off the beaten track with this painfully unstable shoe, drawing
inspiration from bondage, sixties visions of the Space Age, and magnetic
transportation systems of sci-fi.<br />
<em>Photo: TOM TEN SELDAM/VISUALSHOEMUSEUM.COM</em><br />
<strong>Scary Beautiful Backwards Heels By Leanie Van Der Vyver And René Van Den Berg</strong><br />
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These bestial creations went viral last year, in the video of a
dainty model folded into a stork-like posture as she inched across a
room. Speaking about the shoes, Van Den Vyer said 'I wanted to see where
sexy ends and grotesque begins'; unsettled by the depraved lengths
humans go to alter their bodies in search of perfection. These
back-to-front 'heels' act as a warning as to where our constant strive
for ultimate beauty might lead. A few hours in these and just think of
how toned your ass and legs would be from all that squatting you'd have
to do to stand up straight!<br />
<strong>Ultra Sexy 9-Inch Wrap-Around Heel</strong><br />
<img alt="" src="http://www.spin1038.com/content/000/images/000050/53088_60_news_hub_multi_630x0.jpg" /><br />
Viewed as high art, this could be an abstract meditation on the
claw-foot of furniture design. But this isn’t high art. This is pure
fetish. The doubled ankle straps, prohibitive height, and extreme angle
virtually paralyze the foot on the tortuous edge of <em>en-pointe</em>. No thanks!<br />
<strong>Walter Steiger’s Fall 2010 Molto Pumps</strong><br />
<img alt="" src="http://www.spin1038.com/content/000/images/000050/53090_60_news_hub_multi_630x0.jpg" /><br />
These look entirely normal compared to some of the more than
out-there shoes we've already seen, but compare these to your favourite
pair of skyscrapers and you'll see just how sore they look. The French
footwear atelier took a break from their signature convex heel for this
super-straight style. This shoe’s sharp angles fold the top of the foot
over the toes as its height pulls the heel back and away from the ball
of the foot. The name, which means <em>very much</em> in Italian, sums up the pain factor quite nicely.<br />
<em>Photo: WALTER STEIGER</em><br />
<strong>Enikő Tóth-Kern’s 2025 Collection</strong><br />
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The razor-sharp metal cones affixed to the soles of this Hungarian
designer's creation make walking simply out of the question, and just
handling these shoes is a perilous task. One solely for the shoe museum
shelves we think! Pun totally intended.<br />
<em>Photo: DOMOLKY DANIEL/VIRTUALSHOEMUSEUM.COM </em><br />
To see even more torturous shoes, check out the article on NY Magazine's The Cult <a href="http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/01/50-wildest-most-torturous-shoes-of-all-time.html">here</a>.<br />
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In a list of art and fashion collaborations there is a bit of blurring
that happens. There are moments when designers becomes artists, artists
become designers, or both entities becomes something different entirely.
Both the genre of fine arts and fashion design not only bare the affect
of trend and social temperature, but their changing relationship to one
another is also reflective of society as a whole. Perhaps some
interventions and collaborations are more successful than others, but
what is primarily important is the dabbling, the mixing, and fantastic
results that come from the fanciful play of the privileged creatives.<br />
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50. Yves Saint Laurent x Andy Warhol</h1>
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50. Andy Warhol</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Yves Saint Laurent<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 1974<br />
The ongoing trend seems to be that fashion appropriates art. Most
recently, fashion labels have become the patrons of major artworks like
Francesco Vezzoli's <em>24 Hour Museum</em> or the Prada Transformer
Building in Seoul, South Korea. As often as contemporary fashion houses
patronize work, they also appropriate it; Marni's use of Rop van Mierlo
and Brian Rea are easy examples.<br />
However, in the particular case of Yves Saint Laurent and Andy Warhol
(two men who need no introduction), Saint Laurent is the subject, and
the product is a silkscreen image of a youthful Yves by Warhol himself.
The 1974 work is done in a style similar to Warhol's other works-an even
square divided into four equal quadrants. The portraits are paired
diagonally, but the paired images are painted in decidedly different and
fanciful ways. The painting stands today as a commemorative gesture to
the great fashion designer. Although the painting itself is not a
garment or accessory per se, the object stands a reflection of the
intimate ties between the culture of fashion and art.<br />
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49. Vanessa Beecroft x Helmut Lang (for Vanessa Beecroft's 2002 VB45)</h1>
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49. Vanessa Beecroft</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Helmut Lang<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2002<br />
Artist Vanessa Beecroft's 2002 work, <em>VB45</em>, is her largest to date, but it still takes on a similar format to her older works. The women of Beecroft's <em>VB45</em>
work at Jeffrey Deitch's New York City gallery, Patrick Painter, in
video and photographic forms. A fleet of supermodel-like women stand
starkly in the nude (save for thigh high leather boots), designed
specially by Helmut Lang. The performance consists of the women
continuing to stand until each individual becomes tired of standing and
chooses to sit. <em>VB45</em> comes to a conclusion when the last woman concedes to sitting.<br />
The entire interaction between audience and subject is an artistic
excuse for voyeurism, and Lang's boots not only add to that sentiment,
but provide the perfect costume for Beecroft's statuesque participants
to become characters that lie somewhere between objectified fetish and a
controlling dominatrix. The large grouping accompanied by Lang's
eroticizing costumes only add to the work as a "minimalist, military
type formation," originally created for the Kunsthalle Wien in February
of 2001.<br />
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48. Triumph in the Face of Absurdity - Charming Baker and Paul Smith</h1>
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48. Charming Baker</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Paul Smith<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
British designer, Sir Paul Smith, and UK artist, Charming Baker,
collaborated to make a sculpture that is sweetly optimistic and
inspired. The polished cast aluminum on a corten steel plinth is titled <em>Triumph in the Face of Absurdity</em>.
The sculpture is "about life and about how humble your start is in any
way. It's not linked with money or finance, it's to do with the fact
that if you try hard and dig deep, however small you start, you can do
great things...Effort is free of charge!" The aluminum cast bicycle is
based on the one ridden by British gold medalist, Sir Christ Hoy, and
had a timely connection to the arrival of the summer Olympics in London
that year. The most saccharine detail of the sculpture lies in the small
space between the bicycle and the plinth: a little life-size mouse.
From afar it is hard to tell, but upon closer investigation it's clear
that this tiny mouse is holding up this momentous bike—a feat for any
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47. Yves Saint Laurent x Piet Mondrian</h1>
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47. Piet Mondrian</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Yves Saint Laurent<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 1965<br />
No art and fashion collaboration list would be complete without the
classic and iconic Yves Saint Laurent dress inspired by artist Piet
Mondrian. Saint Laurent released the 1965 dress for the Autumn season;
its simple A-line, and tidy shift silhouette was typical of the
mid-sixties. What was perhaps less typical was the clear allusion Saint
Laurent was making to Mondrian in his uses of graphic black lines
(running both horizontally and vertically) and white and primary color
blocks. Its seamlessness is deceiving—the dress is made up of many of
individual pieces of wool jersey and was hand-assembled to hide obvious
seaming. This dress is not only an icon for Western fashion but also
records the importance of Mondrian's work during the period of the
1960s.<br />
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46. Jimmy Choo x Rob Pruitt</h1>
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46. Rob Pruitt</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Jimmy Choo<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
In 2012, internationally renowned footwear designer, Jimmy Choo,
collaborated with contemporary artist, Rob Pruitt, to create a capsule
collection. Pruitt is maybe best known for his seven-foot Soho <em>Andy Warhol Monument</em>
commissioned by the Public Art Fund. The artist-footwear designer team
concocted a number of shoes, purses, scarves, and other accessories.
Pruitt and Choo's designs were all limited to the collaboration and
featured motifs like glittery zebras, cartoon pandas, and crystals using
over 11,000 hand-applied crystals. The duo created graphic interplays
between lace and snakeskin including graphic motifs of sprinkles and
zebra stripes.<br />
The energetic and bold collection includes the Cayla clutch, which
has sprinkles on an ombré backdrop with a zebra pavè flap and a playful
panda lining. Daring zebra-print lace up stilettos with swirls of fiery
reds, oranges, and yellows trailing up the heels and soles also found
their way into the lineup. Pruitt said in an interview with Lili Rosboch
of New York's <em>Bloomberg News</em>, "I think that my art really
comes alive when it's activated in these kinds of ways. I would feel
terribly sad if it only hand an existence on the wall of galleries, and
hopefully, museums."<br />
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45. Rolf Sachs x DeBeers</h1>
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45. Rolf Sachs</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> DeBeers<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
Rolf Sachs is a Swiss-born multi-disciplinary artist, with a practice
that ranges from set design and furniture-making to ballet and
photography. DeBeers is a family of companies that is considered to be
the dominant force of diamond sales around the world. The DeBeers
company approached Sachs for a commission to dress their windows for the
2012 Holiday season. Sachs graciously accepted, excited at the chance
to investigate light in its primal, more organic form—the flame. He
says, "The candle is an everyday object, yet its light has soul and
radiates warmth."<br />
The installation, titled <em>Breathing Light</em>, emanates a warm
glow from the red display. The window's shimmering translucence recalled
frost-veiled panes amid a snowy winter. Small sections were swiped
clear, as if by a curious passerby, only to reveal flickering candles on
the face of a glowing iPad. Sachs contrasts and conflates highly
primitive light sources—like the flame—and innovative technological
light sources—like the iPad. Despite the wholly inaccessible
jewel-encrusted merchandise inside the vitrines, the window feels warm,
alluring, and nostalgic.<br />
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44. Fabrizio Plessi's Molten Bag for Louis Vuitton</h1>
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44. Fabrizio Plessi</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Louis Vuitton<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
In April 2008, Louis Vuitton opened up their newest and largest
flagship store in Hong Kong. The luxury giant then invited Italian
artist, Fabrizio Plessi, to partake in the design of the boutique's
interior. Plessi, a pioneer in video art in Europe, was no stranger to
high stakes collaborations; his work is held in esteemed collections
around the world, and Plessi is well acquainted with the complicated
circumstances that go into the creation of a site-specific installation
work (like his monumental 2001 video sculpture installed on three sides
of San Marco Square, entitled <em>Waterfire</em>, used to inaugurate the Venice Biennale that year).<br />
The collaboration paid off in the form of <span>huge LED screens that featured molten gold cascading down golden walls and other fixtures at </span>the
Hong Kong boutique. Vuitton also invited Plessi to create a bag of his
own design. Fabrizio Plessi then conjured the Molten bag, a tote made of
black EPI leather, with an incised LV logo that reveals an ultra-flat
TFT LCD screen showing the images of the same seductive, molten gold of
the Hong Kong boutique's LED screens. Plessi's purse is limited to an
edition of 88 and retails for $50,000.<br />
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43. K8 Hardy x Oscar Tuazon at the 2012 Whitney Biennial</h1>
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43. Oscar Tuazon</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> K8 Hardy<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
Artist K8 Hardy's <em>Untitled Runway Show, 2012</em> continued in
the spirit of lukewarm crossover projects. The gesture appeared genuine;
in a New York Times interview Hardy said, "I want people to think of
the entire runway show as a work of art. It's...to interrupt its normal
and largely unquestioned flow." On the day of the show, models descended
the runway-cum-sculpture by fellow Whitney Biennial artist Oscar
Tuazon.<br />
Tuazon's work frequently features the forms of the function—stairs,
walkways, and wall partitions—in an arrangement of dysfunction. However,
in the case of <em>Untitled Runway Show</em>, Tuazon's style shone
through in his bare-bone use of industrial materials, permeable
boundaries, and rigid geometric modulation. And the procession of
Hardy's runway choreography challenged the repetitious conventions of
New York Fashion Week's innumerable shows; models walked backwards and
sideways, and some at especially painful, slow paces. Hardy openly
admits that the clothes were not the primary purpose of the
collaborative effort, and it shows. The garments looked more like cheap
costumes, some modeled after painting palettes, and others were made of
multicolored bras.<br />
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42. Zac Posen x Rosson Crow</h1>
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42. Rosson Crow</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Zac Posen<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2010<br />
Enigmatic American painter, Rosson Crow, who's represented by gallery
Honor Fraser, found some initial notoriety from her art-world "bad boy"
friends: Dan Colen and Dash Snow of the downtown New York and Los
Angeles art scenes. But in more recent days, Crow has been forging
relations with members of the New York fashion circuit.<br />
"I got a call [in 2009] from a stylist friend, a boy I hadn't talked
to in years," Crow said in an interview. "He said, 'My boyfriend wants
to work with you.' I said, 'Who are you dating now?" And he said, 'Zac
Posen.' I went, 'Oh my God. I'd love to!" And sometimes, apparently, it
is just as easy as saying "yes." Crow's agreement to work with Posen
resulted in her paintings as textiles for Posen's 2010 Autumn/Winter
collection.<br />
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41. 4 Mile Minute - Hussein Chalayan x Gavin Turk</h1>
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41. Gavin Turk</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Hussein Chalayan<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
It began when prestigious fashion designer, Hussein Chalayan,
interviewed British artist, Gavin Turk, about "his enduring
preoccupation with the mythical status and identity of the Artist." The
subsequent musical collaboration—inspired from the transcript of their
first meeting—resulted not only in an audio track, but a video
accompaniment made from the perspective of a needle traveling along the
surface of a vinyl record, created by Turk. The work was created as a
part of "Britain Creates 2012," a nationwide effort between visual art
and fashion design. The duo was inspired by artists, Marcel Duchamp and
Roger Bannister, and limited the production of the vinyl to 100 copies,
hand signed by both artists. Unfortunately, the unique "copper master"
was created to self-destruct after a full play on the turntable—the only
way to access it in the precious conversation between two artistic
icons of this generation is to destroy it.<br />
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40. Karl Lagerfeld at St. Mortiz's Galerie Gmurzynska "Fire Etchings"</h1>
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40. Karl Lagerfeld</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Karl Lagerfeld<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2013<br />
Beginning on February 19, 2013, designer extraordinaire, Karl
Lagerfeld, will be exhibiting his latest body of work, "Fire Etchings."
The press release reads, in a "new body of artwork by one of the
greatest renaissance personalities of our time...work created from
backlit glass has had its image etched into the surface by fire." These
slick monumental portraits of Lagerfeld's muses (rapper, Theophilus
London, and models, Freja Beha Erichsen and Aymeline Valade) are framed
as Lagerfeld's confident response to contemporary portraiture. In this
particular collaboration, Fashion-Lagerfeld is working with
Art-Lagerfeld in order to form something of a Meta-Lagerfeld that knows
no boundaries between life and art, because all of it is within his
reach. Lagerfeld's <em>Fire Etchings</em> will be on display at St. Moritz's Galerie Gmurzynska until March 23, 2012.<br />
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39. Celestial Bonnet - Stephen Jones and Cerith Wyn Evans</h1>
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39. Cerith Wyn Evans</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Stephen Jones<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
Stephen Jones is a respected and highly skilled British milliner, and
Cerith Wyn Evans is a Welsh multimedia artist, whose work ranges from
film and sculpture to more conceptual pieces.<br />
These two fiercely talented men were brought together by the 2012
collaborative effort by the Victoria and Albert Museum, titled "Britain
Creates." Jones' background is in millinery work, but what he creates is
far more than just "a hat." His work is sculptural and has a whimsical
sense of dynamism—brims and swooping translucent crescents defy gravity
effortlessly. Evans' artwork finds itself similarly suspended and
controlled; his 2009 neon sculpture <em>I=N=V=O=C=A=T=I=O=N</em> looks like the predecessor to Jones' and Evans' collaborative work, <em>Celestial Bonnet</em>. But <em>Celestial</em>
seems to have a more amicable quality than Evans' earlier work. The
soothing warm LED bulbs that encircle the center make this bonnet akin
to a multi-dimensional halo (especially when a woman like Florence Welsh
is seen singing in it).<br />
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38. Banjo and Matilda x Tracy Emin</h1>
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38. Tracey Emin</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Banjo & Matilde<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2011<br />
Head designer, Bleynda Macpherson, of the Bondi-based cashmere
clothing line, Banjo & Matilde, tapped British Turner Prize nominee,
Tracey Emin, for the brand's annual charity sweater project. Emin's
past work has dealt extensively with sewing, embroidery, and other
traditional craft and textile work, so the pairing seemed quite fitting.
Emin's 2002 work, <em>Something I've Always Been Afraid Of</em>, the blanket, <em>I Do Not Expect</em>, and her 2004 appliqué blanket, <em>It's the Way We Think</em>,
inspired three cashmere pullovers all available for purchase by the
public for a nominal fee of $399. Each cardigan sold contributed to a
$100 donation heading to the Terrence Higgins Trust to raise awareness
for HIV/AIDS. The black and ivory cashmere cardigans look quite
comfortable, and are certainly less expensive, less risqué, and more
philanthropic than Emin's usual artwork.<br />
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37. Tint the pallid landscape (off to the wars in lace) - Mary Katranzou x Mark Titchner</h1>
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37. Mark Titchner</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Mary Kantrantzou<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
As a part of the "Britain Creates 2012" fashion and art
collaboration, fashion designer, Mary Katrantzou, and artist, Mark
Titchner, created a seven-minute digital video animation and a two part
lenticular print. Katrantzou is best known in the fashion world for her
sumptuous and highly detailed digital prints; her clothes become more
like wearable hi-res digital collages, with images ranging from picket
fences and Ticonderoga pencils to florals and decorative friezes.<br />
Titchner's text-based work won him the prestigious Turner Prize in
2006, and his commitment to residencies in places like Toronto gave him
the opportunity to emblazon billboards with his graphically aggressive
phrases like "BE REAL" and "WE WANT TO ADMIT OUR MISTAKES." The
collaboration blossomed into a playful and densely layered world of
digital imagery. The skills of computer animators allowed the two
graphic worlds of Katrantzou and Titchner to fuse into one. Dizzying,
almost psychedelic patterns undulate behind a slow-moving script as
words like "STAMINA," "STRENGTH," and "AGILITY" float across the screen.
Although the digital video is almost painful to sit through, the
experience between the lenticular print and the video must have proved
for a very trippy afternoon of art.<br />
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36. Jeremy Deller for Louis Vuitton London</h1>
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36. Jeremy Deller</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Louis Vuitton<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2009<br />
2004 Turner Prize-winning artist, Jeremy Deller, works a bit
differently than most artists of his generation. Deller is known for
filling institutions like the Tate Britain with bouquets, organizing
countryside concerts, and from February to May of 2012, Hayward Gallery
in London mounted a retrospective of his work entitled "Joy in People."
One could say that Deller's artistic practice is a social practice, and
in the case of his collaboration with Louis Vuitton, that label could
easily apply. Deller was commissioned by the French luxury label to
create an original installation of a garden for the opening of their
boutique in London's Shepherds Bush. Deller said the piece was "designed
as a contemporary symbol of sustainability and natural energy," a
sentiment which is uncannily similar to the feelings of Ebenezer Howard
and the Garden City. Regardless, the art piece was later donated to the
Hammersmith Community Gardens Project. In an interview Deller commented
on "London's love for a good garden,' but there must be a sort of
innocent excitement at seeing plots of dirt, hay, flowers, herbs and
Louis Vuitton merchandise all under the watchful eye of a scarecrow.
Deller installation remained in the boutique space from May 19 to May
26, 2009.<br />
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35. Meret Probst</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Fendi<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2011<br />
The students of Britain's Royal College of Art were offered the
opportunity to create installations in the recently opened Sloane Street
Fendi boutique. The young artists were encouraged to incorporate
surplus materials (like dye, and off cuts of leather) for their
installations. Fendi's openness to the students paid off; particularly
in the case of Meret Probst's <em>Starting with a Blank Canvas</em> that
resided in the front window the Fendi shop was inspired by the colored
leather goods of the legendary label. Probst's display begins in stark
white canvas, with Fendi purses hanging from the bottom. Then, slowly, a
stream of dye is released into a winding polygonal tour down the canvas
and subsequently drips onto the canvas, the bags and the display, and
transforms this peculiar intervention into a 'decorative and
ever-changing picture.'<br />
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34. Retna, Aiko, and Os Gemeos x Louis Vuitton</h1>
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34. Retna, Aiko, and Os Gemeos</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Louis Vuitton<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2013<br />
Louis Vuitton is both wonderful and awful because the fashion house
knows no bounds. The luxury brand has dabbled into the world of fine
arts, and now with Street Art's ascension into to acceptance in the
'high art world' (think MOCA Los Angeles' "Art in the Streets," and
innumerable documentaries) a collaboration with the legendary brand was
imminent. Then came the exciting but mostly uninformative short film
from Vuitton announcing its collaboration with "three luminaries from
the world of street art" to, as Tokyo-born, Aiko says in the clip,
"break the tradition with wild style." Vuitton also invited Brasilian
twin-brother-team Os Gemeos, and Los Angeles-based graffiti artist Retna
to design a piece for the collection. In addition to the cashmere and
silk stole designed by Retna, he, and another artist by the name of Hox,
were commissioned to paint the façade of the Miami storefront – a North
American first for Louis Vuitton.<br />
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33. Fendi x Trevi Fountain</h1>
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<strong>Label:</strong> Fendi<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2013 - 2014<br />
Admittedly, this pairing is not such a clear relationship as others
on the list, but culturally, it is incontrovertible that this
collaboration deserves a spot on the list. Italian luxury fashion label
Fendi is the latest to foot the bill for the restoration of Rome's famed
Trevi Fountain. The treasured fountain passed its 250th anniversary
last year, but because of consistently poor management due to lack of
funding, the façade has fallen into disrepair. Creative head of Fendi,
Karl Lagerfeld, made a public statement promising €2.18 million (US$2.93
million) to the restoration of the Trevi Fountain. Fendi follows the
2012 announcement from Tod's (also an Italian fashion house) promise to
finance the restoration efforts to Rome's monumental Coliseum. Fendi's
CEO said the "deal was about reinforcing the brand's historic links with
Rome, where it started as a modest handbag and fur shop and 'giving
back to the city that has hosted us since 1925.'<br />
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34. Retna, Aiko, and Os Gemeos x Louis Vuitton</h1>
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34. Retna, Aiko, and Os Gemeos</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Louis Vuitton<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2013<br />
Louis Vuitton is both wonderful and awful because the fashion house
knows no bounds. The luxury brand has dabbled into the world of fine
arts, and now with Street Art's ascension into to acceptance in the
'high art world' (think MOCA Los Angeles' "Art in the Streets," and
innumerable documentaries) a collaboration with the legendary brand was
imminent. Then came the exciting but mostly uninformative short film
from Vuitton announcing its collaboration with "three luminaries from
the world of street art" to, as Tokyo-born, Aiko says in the clip,
"break the tradition with wild style." Vuitton also invited Brasilian
twin-brother-team Os Gemeos, and Los Angeles-based graffiti artist Retna
to design a piece for the collection. In addition to the cashmere and
silk stole designed by Retna, he, and another artist by the name of Hox,
were commissioned to paint the façade of the Miami storefront – a North
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33. Fendi x Trevi Fountain</h1>
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33. Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Fendi<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2013 - 2014<br />
Admittedly, this pairing is not such a clear relationship as others
on the list, but culturally, it is incontrovertible that this
collaboration deserves a spot on the list. Italian luxury fashion label
Fendi is the latest to foot the bill for the restoration of Rome's famed
Trevi Fountain. The treasured fountain passed its 250th anniversary
last year, but because of consistently poor management due to lack of
funding, the façade has fallen into disrepair. Creative head of Fendi,
Karl Lagerfeld, made a public statement promising €2.18 million (US$2.93
million) to the restoration of the Trevi Fountain. Fendi follows the
2012 announcement from Tod's (also an Italian fashion house) promise to
finance the restoration efforts to Rome's monumental Coliseum. Fendi's
CEO said the "deal was about reinforcing the brand's historic links with
Rome, where it started as a modest handbag and fur shop and 'giving
back to the city that has hosted us since 1925.'<br />
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32. Stuart Semple, Cult of Denim, 2008</h1>
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32. Stuart Semple</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> 7 For All Mankind, Diesel, JBrand, Levi's and others<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
28-year old British artist Stuart Semple teamed up with Selfridge's
department store in London, as well as several popular denim labels
including, 7 For All Mankind, Diesel, JBrand and Levi's among others.
For the in-house exhibition, Semple produced a series of limited-edition
paintings and an installation that reflected on Britain's unwavering
affection for denim, as well denim's continuing role in shaping popular
culture. Semple was given access to the archives of each brand to imbue
each work with the history of the respective brands. Semple was also
invited to design a small line of original merchandise of printed denim,
graphic tees and eight pairs of hand-painted jeans to retail during his
residency at Selfridge's; each one with a 20% proceed going to Refuge, a
campaign to stop domestic violence. And although Semple's exhibition is
about fashion and mass appeal, Stuart is clear "that it's about art,
and not an exercise in brand PR." Semple's <em>Cult of Denim</em> remained at Selfridge's from October 17 to November 15, 2008.<br />
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31. Zaha Hadid x Chanel</h1>
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31. Zaha Hadid</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Chanel<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
The London-based architect, Zaha Hadid, designed the mobile Chanel
Pavilion gallery that spent the bulk of 2008 traveling the world. It
began its journey in Hong Kong in February, and then spent time in Tokyo
until the end of July. After the Pavilion's close in Japan, it arrived
in New York City's Central Park—and to much criticism. Amidst the grip
of the recession, Chanel paid a fee of $400,000 to rent the space in the
park and the additional donation to the Central Park Conservancy felt
frivolous. And according to <em>New York Times'</em> Nicolai Ouroussoff
the whole thing is a "black hole of bad art and superficial
temptations." But criticism aside, Hadid's homage to Chanel's iconic
quilted purse finds the graceful shape of the nautilus-like form that
coils around a central courtyard. Despite the exhibition featuring
internationally renowned artists such as Sophie Calle, Nobuyoshi Araki,
Daniel Buren and Subodh Gupta, the structure holding the artwork steals
the show with its seamless beauty. The hundreds of fiberglass panels and
steel skeleton pieces were designed build the structure in less than a
week; a turnover time that gives Fashion a run for its money.<br />
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30. Isaora Artist Series</h1>
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30. Rostarr, Kenzo Minami, Hisham Akira Bharoocha and others</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Isaora<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
New York-based clothing brand, Isaora, is a self-proclaimed
"forward-thinking brand," that is engineering clothes to protect the
wearer from the harshest elements. Their clothes are simultaneously
functional and fashionable—even in times of poor weather—when being
fashionable can be a low priority. In perfect step with their
philosophy, Isaora has worked to hold an auction to benefit Waves 4
Water—a foundation that provides assistance to those affected by 2012's
Hurricane Sandy. Isaora distributed one of their riding shell to 13
artists, and requested that each customize the jacket to their liking.
Artists such as Rostarr, KATSU, Craig Redman, Kenzo Minami, Hisham Akira
Bharoocha and others each created an original winter jacket that was
set to be auctioned online. And, in an uncommon (but certainly
appreciated) gesture, 100% of the proceeds to go to Waves 4 Water. After
all, there are few better things than looking good and doing good at
the same time.<br />
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29. James Nares x Coach</h1>
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29. James Nares</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Coach<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
Although Louis Vuitton may have pioneered the painted monogram in
collaboration with artists like Stephen Sprouse, Coach has taken painted
purses in a different direction. They approached New York-based
abstract painter, James Nares, to collaborate in creating a line of tote
bags to debut in late April of 2012. Nares' signature style of wide,
swirling, spontaneous strokes were translated into a series of six totes
bags, each in limited to editions of 175 in each color: bright pink,
persimmon orange, deep navy blue, cadmium red and vivid green streaks on
a white canvas ground, and a series of a pearlescent-metallic paint
stroke across a black ground. One of these Nares x Coach totes will
retail at about $800, which is by no means the cost of a typical canvas
tote bag, but is far less expensive than the large-scale painted
canvases Nares is used to selling.<br />
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28. Matt Groening x Comme des Garcons</h1>
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28. Matt Groening</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Comme des Garcons<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2011<br />
Creative director of Comme des Garcons, Rei Kawakubo, is known for
her unexpected decisions and impeccably unpredictable style. However
this 2011 collaboration with famed animator, Matt Groening (of the <em>Simpsons</em> and <em>Futurama</em>) and a slightly more obscure project <em>Life in Hell</em>,
came as a large surprise to just about everyone. Kawakubo's business
partner and husband, Adrian Joffe, told Style.com that after he had
discovered <em>Life in Hell</em>, "I told Rei about it, because [as a
fashion designer] your life is hell; to do a new collection every six
months is hell." The collaboration at a glance does not take on as
disenchanted a tone as the comic, but even if it did wouldn't you still
wear it?<br />
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27. Keith Haring Foundation x Tommy Hilfiger</h1>
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27. Keith Haring</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Tommy Hilfiger<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2010<br />
Tommy Hilfiger created a limited-edition footwear collection in
collaboration with the Keith Haring Foundation, not only in a gesture of
creative expression, but also of philanthropy. The infamous Haring was
well known for his animated and figurative line drawings, his social and
political activism, as well as other legendary gestures like the "CRACK
IS WACK" mural on 128th Street and 2nd Avenue in New York City—a
response inspired by the crack epidemic of mid-1980s New York. The
artist was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988, and established the Keith Haring
Foundation the year following his diagnosis to provide "funding and
imagery to AIDS organizations." Haring's fashion counterpart in this
collaboration, Tommy Hilfiger, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporate
Foundation in 1995 to help to empower America's youth. The collaborative
collection with Hilfiger is being sold at Colette in Paris – one of the
most reputably styled boutiques in the world! Keith Haring has also
found his way to musical artist Beyonce and Lil Wayne, to fashion labels
like Levi Jeans, Joy Rich, Nicholas Kirkwood, Reebok, Zara Urban
Outfitters, and even Kanye West's haircut. Haring's work has always done
the work of blurring the boundary between the visual arts, and even 23
years after his death, his work is continuing to disseminate across the
globe and become more a part of our visual vocabulary.<br />
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26. Levi Jeans x Damien Hirst x the Andy Warhol Foundation</h1>
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26. Damien Hirst</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Levi's Jeans<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
Notorious British artist, Damien Hirst, is perhaps most recognizable
as the author of the Gagosian dot paintings, or the man who suspends
sharks and bisected calves in formaldehyde tanks, or the artist of the
obnoxiously expensive diamond and platinum skull. The launch of the
collaboration between Hirst, Levi Jeans and the Andy Warhol Foundation
debuted in the bare 'gallery atmosphere' of Levi's Berlin flagship
store. The garments themselves are bold and wild, and defy logical
categorization or commonality, save for their author—Mr. Hirst. Denim
pants and jackets look like they have been run through a hyperactive
spin-paint machine, kaleidoscopic reflections of butterflies make for a
dizzying and hypnotic patterns, and blue jean pockets encrusted with
crystals skulls are nostalgic of Hirst's 2007 piece <em>For the Love of God</em>.
The exclusive line was sold at retailers like Barneys, New York, Union,
and Fred Segal and American Rag in Los Angeles. As for the
"collaborative" effort—Levi's just seems to have provided Hirst with a
blank canvas and access to a broader commercial reach.<br />
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25. Marni x Rop van Mierlo</h1>
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25. Rop van Mierlo</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Marni<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2013<br />
Italian-based brand, Marni, continues its playful collaborations with
artist and illustrators from around the globe. Perhaps one of the most
successful choices has been with Dutch artist, Rop van Mierlo. Mierlo,
based out of Amsterdam, is best known for his recently published
children's book <em>Wild Animals</em>, which won the Best Dutch Design
Award in 2011. The book features pages of blotchy, watery-diffused
animals: a snake, a rabbit, a lion, a pig, and a squirrel to name a few.
He describes his process as interested in "creating animals he could
not control"—how romantic. Though the entirety of Mierlo's aqueous
menagerie is not featured in Marni's collection—released in mid-January
of 2013—his donkey, parrot, ostrich and tiger don the tops, purses, and
scarves of many of the most popular looks. In a recent interview with <em>SSENSE</em>
Mierlo was asked, "Your animals seem soft, gentle and sweet. In the
world of the wild animals you paint, would a tiger ever eat a pig? Would
a dog ever bite an ear?" In response he said, "I sure hope so.
Otherwise the pig bites the tiger in the rear."<br />
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24. Rodarte x Darren Aronofsky</h1>
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24. Darren Aronofsky</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Rodarte<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2010<br />
During Darren Aronofsky's latest film <em>Black Swan</em> some audience members fawned over Tchaikovsky's music of <em>Swan Lake</em>,
others were entranced by the peculiar relationship between Natalie
Portman and Mila Kunis. Amid the drama, the music, and the ballet were
costumes designed by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy—also known as
Rodarte. The techniques used by the Mulleavy sisters are more akin to
one of a kind garments, than ready to wear fashion; their hand
treatments involve dying, burning, sanding and weaving to name a few.
And though the sisters have shown at New York's Fashion Week, earned
numerous prestigious awards, their work created for Aronofsky's film
reaches a new level of sumptuous detail. The costumes worn by Portman
and Kunis were later displayed at MOCA Los Angeles' Pacific Design Space
alongside garments from their previous collections. And although
Aronofsky didn't have a direct hand in the making of the costumes for <em>Black Swan</em>
his input and strong direction was imperative to making the costumes
believable, completely unique to the film, and the experience.<br />
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23. Cindy Sherman x Comme des Garcons</h1>
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23. Cindy Sherman</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Comme des Garcons<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 1994<br />
This 1994 collaboration with internationally acclaimed photographer,
Cindy Sherman, and avant-garde Japanese fashion designer, Rei Kawakubo,
still holds an edge over a lot of the more recent fashion photography
campaigns. Sherman is best known for her self-portrait series <em>Untitled Film Stills</em>
that feature a number of typified feminine characters. Sherman,
inspired by Kawakubo's already pointedly unconventional fashion sense is
driven to create a campaign equally unique. The coquettish
personalities of her <em>Film Stills</em> are replaced by the slumped,
unhappy and imperfect female persona. These photographs confront the
consumer with a model that isn't particularly ideal at all; she floats
in isolated contemplation, caught forever pensive in the frame of
Sherman's photograph. Cindy Sherman would go on to a number of other
fashion-related collaborations moving forward with names like Marc
Jacobs and Balenciaga.<br />
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22. Tom Sachs x Nike</h1>
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22. Tom Sachs</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Nike<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
New York-based artist, Tom Sachs, introduced the world to his <em>Space Program 2.0: MARS</em> in May of 2012. Sachs' most recent <em>Space Program</em>
incarnation was a fully embodied work. Fleets of workers inhabited the
Park Avenue Armory space in New York City from May 16 to June 17. Men
and women were dressed in full astronaut garb, and models of Mars
Rovers, and extraterrestrial artifacts spanned the faux-NASA-headquarter
space. In addition to living out a childhood fantasy of being an
astronaut (especially without any chance of deep space death), Sachs
took his collaborative creation a step further by having Nike join the
league of forces propelling this dream of Space-on-Earth into reality.
And thus NikeCRAFT was born, the line boasted original designs such as
the "Mars Yard Shoe" and specially designed bags and outerwear for the
collaboration. Product descriptions are littered with both clinical and
far-out, playful language. One tote bag for sale by NikeCRAFT is
described as "For everyday superheroes" and comes equipped with a thirty
foot paracord, a grappling hooker, a pry bar and AAA batteries "(or
drugs case)." Fanciful gestures like the latter butt up against
scientific allusions to "JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)," and "vectran
fabric from the Mars Excursion Rover airbags," and at times fail to
describe anything to most civilians, but are still quirky and fun.<br />
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21. Nick Knight and Gareth Pugh (Insensate)</h1>
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21. Ruth Hogben and Nick Knight</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Gareth Pugh<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
The team of directors, Ruth Hogben and Nick Knight, at SHOWStudio
brought the world Gareth Pugh's 2008 and 2009 Autumn/Winter
presentation. The team's film "Insensate" took on the indulgent darkness
and kaleidoscopic opulence with a freedom of wandering aimlessness. The
film is accompanied by a soundtrack by composer Matthew Stone, that can
somehow be described as both ambient and thunderous. Myth has it that
this short film, described as a "sinister but beautiful bloom," began
with inspiration from Predator and The Wizard of Oz. And despite the
hypnotic mirrored movements of the images on camera, model Abbey
Lee—featured in the film— remains still for most of her time, moving
only slightly as the titling implies (insensate – meaning to lack
physical sensation). "Insensate" proved to be something of a Rorschach
test for the fashion world, begging the question: "What is a fashion
show? How are clothes meant to be shown?" And while some only saw
meaningless inky blots of black and white, some saw a rather bright and
glittering future.<br />
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20. Olaf Breuning x Bally</h1>
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20. Olaf Breuning</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Bally<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2011 - 2012<br />
The Swiss artist, Olaf Breuning, is known for his—and his work's
sense of humor. Breuning is also the second in an ongoing number of
collaboration for the BallyLove series. The Bally—Breuning collaboration
launched on November 30, in conjunction with the opening of Art Basel
Miami Beach's 2011 festivities. The capsule collection designed along
with Bally's Creative Directors Michael Herz and Graeme Fidler, features
everything from women's rubber ballet slippers to men's loafers with
neon lining, to a number of brightly colored satchels, and other
accessories. The pop-up shop was available to the public in the Art
Collectors Lounge of the fair. And alongside the originally-designed
merchandise, are several still-life photographs (created and directed by
Breuning) to re-imagine the late Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe
portraits. In an interview with <em>Interview</em> magazine, Breuning
explained, "It seems so many great things are already done in the past,
and as a contemporary artist, it is more and more difficult to be a
pioneer. I always loved Andy's Marilyn's and...I want to honor them in
my own language." Following the debut of the collection at Art Basel
Miami Beach, the collection was available online from April 2012, then
in select Bally flagship stores worldwide.<br />
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19. Francesco Vezzoli</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Prada<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
Why try to make an object to put in a museum, when you could make a
museum of your own? Italian "super team," artist, Francesco Vezzoli, and
fashion designer, Miuccia Prada, decided that perhaps an entire museum
was too extreme, but maybe a 24-hour occupation of the Palais d'lena in
Paris was enough. The museum opened on January 24, 2012 to much public
excitement. The day was filled with student tours, press conferences and
eventually, a celebratory dinner. The halls were lit by garish pink
neon, and the galleries were filled with neo-classical sculptures and
light-up busts of recognizable celebrities. Vezzoli and Prada are no
strangers to sensationalism; Vezzoli has created faux film trailers with
big names such as Roman Polanski, and commercials for non-existent
designer products with the likes of Natalie Portman. A <em>Huffington Post</em> article about the <em>24 Hour Museum</em>
collaboration spoke of Vezzoli's ability to "create unabashed kitsch
monsterpieces," which on first glance sounds harsh, but perhaps it is
both Vezzoli and Prada's unique ability to create playful, seductive,
kitschy and wholly-consuming commercial monsters that makes their
collaboration all the more undeniably wonderful.<br />
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18. Anselm Reyle x Christian Dior</h1>
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18. Anselm Reyle</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Christian Dior<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
In the tradition of the designer Christian Dior, a professed
art-lover and the founding father of the iconic fashion label, the brand
sought out Berlin painter and sculptor, Anselm Reyle, in hopes of a
collaboration for the 2012 Spring/Summer season. What came as a result
were flats, wedges, clutches and classic Dior handbags emblazoned in
metallic lambskin and ombré neon camouflage, that do anything but blend
in. The jewelry wore the same boldness in cobalt and hot pink. The
chunky leather and metal detailing of the jewelry created a quirky
tension with the pearlescent baubles that hung between them. As the <em>New York Times</em>
review of the collection put it: Reyle "didn't turn the house on its
head so much as on its side." The article refers to Reyle's 45-degree
tilt to the classic Dior quilting that is featured on a number of the
totes and handbags in the limited-edition collection. The Reyle x Dior
effort debuted at Dior's pop-up shop at Art Basel Miami on November 28
and remained open until mid-December. The collection was also released
to six boutiques around the globe including Los Angeles, Tokyo, London
and Paris, until the end of March.<br />
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17. Liam Gillick</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Pringle of Scotland<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2011<br />
British artist, Liam Gillick, and Pringle of Scotland design
director, Alistair Carr, came together and created an accessories and
knitwear capsule collection aptly named
'liamgillickforpringleofscotland'. The collection's aesthetic
inspiration began with Gillick's paintings; his tendency towards color
blocking of bold and often unusual chromatic pairings rings clear
throughout the line. As a part of a preview for the collaboration,
Gillick also created runway benches for Pringle's women's show at London
Fashion Week in September 2011. The benches were inscribed with text
fragments from his then unpublished book titled <em>Construction of One</em>.
Gillick described the collaboration with Carr as a game of
"Ping-Pong"—as Gillick generated the color palette, Carr created the
silhouettes. In a <em>Dazed Digital</em> interview regarding the
collaboration, Gillick said, "I have always been interested in Pringle
making wearable things that cross-over class structures." And when asked
what exactly the fashion-collaboration qualified as, Gillick simply
replied, "it is intended to operate as an integrated aspect of my work
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16. David Lynch</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Christian Louboutin<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2007<br />
This 2007 collaboration between filmmaker, David Lynch, and French
footwear designer, Christian Louboutin, produced photographs and
artifacts expected of such an auspicious pairing. The designs produced
by Louboutin go beyond footwear—most brink on complete dysfunction in
terms of their walkability—and take on a more sculptural aura. The
tallest heel among the bunch measures at 26 centimeters, but Louboutin's
noted favorite in the collection was the pair of fused Siamese heels.
But sculpture was not enough for Louboutin; "I find there's more emotion
with cinematic images. I wanted Lynch' style...it was natural for me to
ask him." The photographs directed and shot by Lynch reinforce the
relic-like quality of the five pairs of shoes on display, and elicit the
same dark theatrics of Lynch's filmic work.<br />
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15. Liu Bolin</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Missoni, Lanvin, Jean Paul Gaultier and Valentino<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
Liu Bolin may be painting every fashionista's favorite designer, but
the origins of his art are by no means glamorous. Up until the
demolition in 2005, Bolin worked in an artists' village in Beijing; he
was forced to stand helpless as his studio was leveled by a decision of
the Chinese government. In reaction, he created the work <em>Hiding in the City</em>,
which showed—or obscured showing—Bolin in a series of portraits that
begin at the rubble of the artists' village. In an interview with
Harper's Bazaar he reminds readers, "It is very difficult for Chinese
artists to earn their living; we are all martyrs of art." Although the
initial intentions of his work are in the vein of protest, Bolin's
latest works with fashion designers: Angela Missoni (of knitwear label
Missoni), Jean Paul Gaultier, Alber Elbaz (of Lanvin) and Maria Grazia
Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli (of Valentino), take on a more
lighthearted tone. In the same Harper's Bazaar article Bolin explains
that it takes hours to stage one photograph and innumerable additional
hours to paint the subject into place—sometimes allegedly up to five
days. In a gesture of bridging Chinese culture's infatuation with
'Western brands' he "hid each designer in his or her own designs. You
think about the relationship between the world we create and ourselves."<br />
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14. Keith Haring</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Nicholas Kirkwood<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2011<br />
For men, women and everyone in between there are shoes—and then there
are "shoes." The latter is capped in quotation marks to imply that all
footwear is (and was) not created equal. And footwear designer Nicholas
Kirkwood is on-trend with high quality shoes as usual; this time with
his collaboration with the Keith Haring Foundation. While the collection
was only available exclusive to the Joyce boutique in Hong Kong, the
full collection was released at Mr. Kirkwood's newly opened retail space
on Mount Street in London beginning in July of 2011. Kirkwood has used
Haring's classics like <em>Safe Sex</em> and <em>Radiant Baby</em> in a
bold and playful way that not only points to Haring's genius as a
legible illustrator but also to Kirkwood's clever and elegant
appropriation of Haring's imagery.</div>
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13. Josef Albers, Daniel Buren, and Hiroshi Sugimoto</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Hermes<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
Some people can't have too many scarves, and if the brand Hermès was a
person, they would be one of them. The company continues in its
tradition of seeking out the most innovative prints for the iconic
Hermès scarf by extending invitations to contemporary artists to
collaborate in their creation. The continuing collaborative project is
called <em>Hermès Editeur</em>, and consists (thus far) of three
collaborations: German artist, Josef Albers, French artist, Daniel Buren
and Japanese photographer, Hiroshi Sugimoto. The (extremely) limited
edition scarves range from ones resembling Albers' most well known
square-shaped studies of color, to Sugimoto's polaroids of prismatically
reflected and diffracted light, and 365 originally designed scarves by
Buren—one for each day of the year.</div>
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12. Hugo Guiness</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Coach<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
Leather goods brand, Coach, has a knack for picking
artist-collaborators. Continuing their trendy trajectory, they tapped
New York-based printmaker and illustrator, Hugo Guinness, to design a
line of limited edition leather totes, laptop cases, wallets and other
satchels embossed with his simple and charming illustrations. There are
few critiques, and seeing as any of the Coach x Guinness merchandise
would instantly up the fashion quotient for any man, woman or child,
others probably don't have any either.</div>
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11. Dinos and Jake Chapman</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Louis Vuitton<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2013<br />
The handsomely utilitarian Autumn/Winter 2013 menswear collection for
Louis Vuitton was designed by Kim Jones. Jones' inspiration led him to
the Himalayas for research, and he came back with a particular affection
for the mysterious Kingdom of Bhutan. It is from Jones' sights and
travels that the snow leopard and the tigers paths, both in the
mountains of the Himalayas as well as the collection. Jones went out on
another limb and commissioned the notorious Anglo-Greek Chapman Brothers
(Jake and Dinos) to design a print for the collection—one fittingly
based on the 'Garden in Hell.' In an interview Jones' said "This was the
phrase Diana Vreeland famously used to describe her apartment. It was
something we both responded to, that and all of the unusual animals to
be found in the Himalayas." Their illustrious print was the Chapman
Brothers' take on the French baroque floral print, and features
"surprising elements to the creeping floral design" like hybridized
creatures like oversized bloodshot eyeballs, feathered with bird's feet,
strange looking owls and mélange of offbeat blossoms. The textile made
its debut (in red and blue, respectively) in the eveningwear portion of
the show, first as a blazer, then as a coat, pants, and bag, then
culminating in a head-to-toe print finale.<br />
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10. Roger Hiorns</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Raf Simons<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
In 2008, the Belgian fashion designer, Raf Simons, invited British
artist, Roger Hiorns, to alter the interior of his retail space in
Osaka, Japan. After its transformation the view was simultaneously
confusing and breathtaking. The floors glimmered with the warmth of
copper and the walls disappeared into multi-faceted reflections of
Simons' chic menswear offerings. Simons invited Los Angeles-based
artist, Sterling Ruby, and Hiorns to take over his respective flagship
boutiques in Tokyo (for Ruby), and in Osaka (for Hiorns) in the same
year. The Tokyo interior is at times chaotic, each square inch of space
firmly rooted and almost leading to the next. The Osaka interior seems
to dissolve into itself; the floors into the walls, the walls into
themselves, and eventually the customer into the space spiraling into
what Hiorns calls "the consumer's search for self-affirmation." Although
Hiorns speaks of 'self-affirmation' it feels like all of the dizzying
reflections might make a consumer more self-conscious—so, hopefully the
lighting is flattering. Regardless of flattery or not—the space is
beautiful, and quite the foil to Simon's Tokyo counterpart.<br />
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9. Richard Prince x Louis Vuitton</h1>
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9. Richard Prince</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Louis Vuitton<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008<br />
In 2007, Marc Jacobs approached American artist, Richard Prince, and
asked him if he was interested in collaboration for one of Louis
Vuitton's upcoming collections. As Jacobs recalls, Richard Prince "asked
me, what about Louis Vuitton after dark?" From that question something
crazy and beautiful was born. Their collaboration proved fruitful: the
collections (from clothing to accessories) were well received, and
Prince's nurse paintings came to life on Paris' runway and beyond.
Vuitton's accessory line seemed to expand exponentially with all the
iterations of Prince-inspired merchandise. Prince's Joke painting texts
made their way to side panels of hand bags with snakeskin handles; the
infamous Vuitton monogram was scaled up and down, woven into denim,
embroidered onto multicolored fabric, and printed on vinyl in humming
pinks and teals. The shoes and jewelry felt haphazard and
glamorous—almost like Jacobs and Prince made something from all the
leftovers, but something enviable and still oozing with confidence.<br />
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8. Sterling Ruby</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Raf Simons<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2008 - 2009<br />
The internationally acclaimed Belgian fashion designer, Raf Simons,
invited German-born, Los Angeles-based artist, Sterling Ruby, in 2008 to
use his "Tokyo boutique as a canvas." Sterling's intervention
transformed the store's interior from a clinical white space into
something that in some ways is hard to describe. The walls were left
white by Ruby, and in his typical style, appears to have haphazardly
thrown paint everywhere and ended up with something beautiful,
simultaneously minimal, and chaotically expressive. The plinths used to
display the clothing are black with bleach splashed across them (a
technique favored by Ruby in his textile manipulation work), which
creates a seductive and unifying tension between the architecture
holding the clothes, and the greater structure holding the entirety of
the shop. The slight tonal varieties and organic veins of color converts
what appears to be drywall into a material more akin to marble in a
gesture of a sort of beguiling decadence. The collaboration between the
two creatives was so copacetic that Simons brought on Ruby to create a
unique capsule collection following the same aesthetic theme of Tokyo
boutique installation the following year. Simons and Ruby have continued
their collaborative relationship as recently as 2012, when Simons
created fabric with images of four of Ruby's recent works. The textiles
debuted as a part of Simon's premiere haute couture collection with
design house Christian Dior.<br />
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7. Merce Cunningham</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Comme des Garcons<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 1997<br />
Rei Kawakubo first started designing under the name Comme des Garçons
in 1969, and since then she has been making her name known as one of
the foremost avant-garde fashion designers in the world. Merce
Cunningham was making himself known under similar terms, but within the
dance context. Kawakubo had always "shared similar creative philosophies
with Merce Cunningham, including interests in engaging multiple
artistic disciplines and aggressively pushing the boundaries of the
unknown." After Cunningham's initial offer to give her complete freedom
in designing the costumes and the set, Kawakubo declined. As myth has
it, while working on her notorious spring collection of 1997, titled
"Body Meets Dress, Dress Meets Body," she changed her mind. The
collection was an aggressive response to her feelings of boredom with
fashion. She padded the dresses in a way to reshape the body under new
circumstances—her own circumstances. Similarly to the "Body Meets Dress"
collection, the costumes Kawakubo designed for her collaborative work
with Cunningham (tilted <em>Scenario</em>) featured the same "irregular
bulges on the dancers' hips, shoulders, chests, and backs." Wearing
these costumes altered the dancers' proportions, their balance, sense of
space, and even their fundamental extent of movement. This experimental
collaboration between Cunningham and Kawakubo transcends boundaries of
art, fashion, costumes design, set design, dance and performance; their
partnership should stand to remind us that there really isn't that much
of a difference between those categories at all.</div>
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6. Juergen Teller x Marc Jacobs</h1>
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6. Juergen Teller</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Marc Jacobs<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 1998 - Present<br />
It all began in 1998, and many of us can't even remember what Marc Jacobs (the brand) looked like <em>before</em>
Juergen Teller. Teller's overexposed and slightly rosy tint make his
photographs feel more like adventurous polaroids between friends than
esoteric fashion photography. His imagery is playful but always with a
little tinge of deflation, grunge or raunchiness—like Jacobs' clothing.
Since the auspicious beginnings of the Teller-Jacobs collaboration in
1998, Marc Jacobs' ads have become a celebrity fashion yearbook with
notable subjects like Winona Ryder, Sofia Coppola, Helen Bonham Cater,
Dakota Fanning and photographer Cindy Sherman.<br />
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5. Daniel Buren x Louis Vuitton</h1>
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5. Daniel Buren</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Louis Vuitton<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
2012 brought the collaboration between the legendary French artist,
Daniel Buren (known for his striped posters and conceptual art work),
and the legendary fashion house, Louis Vuitton (with Marc Jacobs serving
as the creative head). Jacobs sought out Buren to offer his
collaboration in the coming season and to extend gratitude for Buren's
installation of the controversial work Les Deux Plateux; a work that
served as a point of great inspiration for Jacobs and the Spring/Summer
collection. Buren created the extravagant set of the highly anticipated
Louis Vuitton runway show as a site-specific installation. Everything
from the escalators to the immaculate yellow and white checked floor was
a result of Buren's design and Jacobs' enabling. The work of Buren
seemed to fit in seamlessly with Jacobs' collection for Louis Vuitton;
stripes and the grid were frequent motifs in Buren's work, but also
within the graphic culture of Louis Vuitton (as in the Damier check).
Apparently the co-mingling of these two creative powers was so
invigorating that Buren lent his time and talents to working on the
advertising campaign and storefronts for Louis Vuitton after the close
of the show. In a December 2012 interview with <em>Vogue</em>, Buren said of Jacobs' work: "And I must say I found it very, very beautiful, very strict, very strongly architectural."<br />
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4. Björk x Alexander McQueen</h1>
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4. Björk</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Alexander McQueen<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 1997 - 2010<br />
This epic relationship began when Icelandic native Björk released her fourth record, <em>Homogenic</em>
in 1997 – and the image that held the album cover got nearly as much
press as the music. The "elfin chanteuse" her fans had come to love had
transformed into a different almost unrecognizable creature; a creature
that, today we know was borne from her collaborative conversations with
then, 26-year old Alexander McQueen. "When I went to Alexander McQueen, I
explained to him the person who wrote these songs—someone who was put
into an impossible situation, so impossible that she had to become a
warrior...a warrior who had to fight not with weapons but with love."
The respective work of these two creative geniuses seemed to discuss
similar themes of man, nature and machine. The two went on to
collaborate several times: McQueen directed Björk's video for "Alarm
Call," and in 2003, the pair reunited for a Fashion Rocks! performance,
where she sported a McQueen gown and crystal mask for the finale of her
performance. McQueen was also responsible for Björk's fantastical
bell-covered dress worn in the 2004 video "Who Is It?" And in a 2003
conversation between Björk and McQueen with <em>Index</em> magazine, he
said of his own designs that sound like it could have come from either
virtuoso, "my work is always in some way directed by nature. It needs to
connect with the earth. Things that are processed and reprocessed lose
their substance."<br />
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3. Ed Ruscha</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Stella McCartney<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> Hopefully 2013<br />
Successful fashion designer, Stella McCartney, and legendary artist,
Ed Ruscha, participated in a recorded conversation for the Sundance
Channel program "Iconoclasts" and pitched each other ideas for a
potential collaboration. So, this entry is here because perhaps if we
all wish hard enough, this seductive and timely pairing will materialize
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2. Yayoi Kusama x Louis Vuitton</h1>
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2. Yayoi Kusama</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Louis Vuitton<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2012<br />
2012 was a good year for Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. She is best
known for her use of polka dots, and a retrospective exhibition of her
artwork was shown at two major international museums over the course of
one year. If you don't recognize her name, you may have seen the dotted
flower sculpture of Beverly Hills or the <em>Yellow Trees</em> that enveloped the Whitney Museum development in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan. Kusama told <em>Women's Wear Daily</em>,
"Marc Jacobs came to see me in Tokyo in 2006, and he asked me if I
wanted to come to the States and do fashion. That sort of encouraged me
because...Fashion has always attracted me." From this 2006 encounter,
blossomed a series of garments, window fronts and shop designs
that—thanks to Jacobs' collaboration—made Kusama's artistic visions come
alive across the globe. Unfortunately, the clothes paled in comparison
to the graphic and hypnotic storefronts. Most notable was London's
Selfridge department store that featured Kusama's favored giant
pumpkins—and subsequently, a completely sold out collection. Printemps
in Paris donned mirrored window fronts with polka dotted mannequins and
silver baubles reminiscent of Kusama's 1966 <em>Narcissus Garden</em> work.<br />
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1. Takashi Murakami</h2>
<strong>Label:</strong> Louis Vuitton<br />
<strong>Year:</strong> 2007<br />
Amidst the millions of anime eyes and smiling flowers of Tokyo-born
pop-artist Takashi Murakami's 2007 exhibition "Superflat," was the
world's most indulgent museum shop. Monographs, posters, and key chains
were reserved for MOCA's <em>actual</em> in-house store, a Louis Vuitton
pop-up establishment with thousand-dollar totes. The monogrammed
merchandise featured familiar characters and motifs of Murakami's and
was specially designed for the in-situ boutique. The gesture was an
unprecedented one for any American art museum, and in an interview at
the opening of the exhibition, supermodel Linda Evangelista was asked by
a reporter, "What do you think of this synergy of art and fashion?" Her
response, "Well, it certainly makes fashion more interesting." The
collaboration that began in 2003 as multicolored L's and V's had evolved
into so much more. The cultural titans of 'high art' and 'high fashion'
collided, and found their clash to be mutually beneficial; although it
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127602399604438152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179442311757317431.post-39158988494926423902014-07-22T09:58:00.002-07:002014-07-22T09:58:35.573-07:00Maria Brito Marries Fashion and Art in New Clutch Collection <div style="text-align: center;">
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<dl class="wp-caption aligncenter caption-centered "><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">From left: Clutches by Maria Brito in collaboration with Carlos Rolón/Dzine, Erik Parker and Kenny Scharf</span></i></dd><dd class="wp-caption-dd wp-cite-dd" style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Maria Brito</span></i></dd><dd class="wp-caption-dd wp-cite-dd" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></dd><dd class="wp-caption-dd wp-cite-dd" style="text-align: left;"> One could argue that all fashion is art, but nothing makes the statement more clear than lifestyle consultant <strong>Maria Brito’s</strong> new collection of wearable art clutches. In collaboration with three contemporary artists <a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://kennyscharf.com/">Kenny Scharf</a>, <a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.paulkasmingallery.com/artists/erik-parker">Erik Parker</a> and <a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.carlosrolondzine.com/">Carlos Rolón/Dzine</a>, these one-of-a-kind bags are perfect to tote around a lipstick on a night out or display on a pedestal as a work of art.<br />
Brito, founder of interior design company Lifestyling who’s worked with a range of celebrity clients, including <strong>Gwyneth Paltrow</strong> and <strong>Sean Combs</strong>, found a spectrum of “cool” art-fashion collaborations like <strong>Damien Hirst</strong>
and Prada’s “Entomology” bags, but none she or her friends and clients
can actually wear. “So I thought, ‘Why not create a work of art that can
complement an outfit but you can also treasure?’,” she said.<br />
For Brito’s debut fashion collection, available next month, her goal
was to form a connection between the artist and the collector. “Women
who will get these bags may not know the artists, but might love the
designs and feel compelled to learn about them,” said Brito, who calls
her three collaborators “friends,” The bags, made out of acrylic,
feature three original designs with the artists’ signatures etched on
the back. And unlike most fashion items, these clutches, like most works
of art, are meant to be “timeless.” she adds. “A diptych by <strong>Erik Parker</strong> [<a data-ls-seen="1" href="https://artsy.net/artwork/erik-parker-chatta-island">Chatta Island (2012)</a>] hangs in my client’s living room all year, she doesn’t change it the next season.”<br />
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