Off to Paris again. Official invite and line-up. Hope to see you there.
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ZIGGY CHEN X STEALTHPROJEKT X LE PARADOX
“Soulful and captivating beauty released from the eclectic poetry of clashing cultural heritages.”
Read the full article and view some exclusive pictures of our own Dr. Joakim Jambeck PhD. at Le Paradox, and see below for some exclusive out-takes from the session.
[ All images and above quote by Cecilia Musmeci ]
KOFTA : FEMININE A/W 2014/15 : “THE PLATONIC SOLIDS”
There are five perfect 3- dimensional forms. Collectively these are known as The PlatonicSolids and they are the foundation of everything in the physical world. Literally the entire Periodic Table of Elements is based on these same five forms. It was Marcel Proust who said, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes.”
All the pieces in the collection are hand-made to order : sculpted and moulded from leather.
PARKCHOONMOO F/W 2014/15 [CUBISM] : NYC RUNWAY
For her 25 year anniversary runway collection designer Demi Park has been inspired to go back to the roots of what design is to her personally. The house was founded under the name De’Moo which literally means “out of nothing”. Demi understands ‘Moo’ (nothingness) to mean limitless boundaries and beauty, AW14 is therefore a season of re-interpreting her old collections and “going back to her roots”.
For [ Cubism ] Demi takes the cube as a building block and applies it to her designs as the base for the pattern, giving each garment an angular silhouette.
TVSCIA A/W 2014/15 COLLECTION : LANDSCAPE
The name of the new collection is “LANDSCAPE”
Inspiration comes from physical and emotional landscapes in the natural world
Travel in wild places as yet untouched by man
Nature as the greatest work of Art.
martinMartin A/W 2014 : BEAUTIFUL DISTORTION [ 2 ]
Ugly/beautiful, deconstructivist architecture, off-kilter sculptures, loud discordant beautiful music are the key elements that comprise the 2014 Fall/Winter “Beautiful Distortion” Collection.
In the process of conveying beauty, allurement is achieved through a form of destruction and transformation. Altering traditional fashion principles to metamorphosize what is considered ugly into beautiful meaningful shapes is the rule here. Distortion changes the normal condition of design existence, the proper study, into the formative principles of what comprises beautiful anti-fashion.
To distort, twist awry or out of shape and then transform the crooked/deformed into objects of beauty, martinMARTIN utilizes the philosophical principles of beauty and distortion. By undermining Western hierarchies and the constrictions of beautiful/ugly, feminine/masculine, elegant/unkempt, new/old, perfect/imperfect, the designers adopt an approach that refuses to associate itself with clear cut gender, national or artistic labels and negates conventional Western fashion codes.
The label’s designs are characterized by a restrained palette dominated by the essence of all colours, black. Fabrications include classic British mainstays, Prince of Wales Plaid, Banker’s Pinstripe, Houndstooth and Wool Gabardine. Knitwear constructions exclusive to the brand and an array of hand-loomed sweaters, sweater jackets, blanket shawls, infinity scarves are the softening point to the collection. To contrast the softness, structural architectural leatherwear which features the distorted/draping technique unique to martinMARTIN and armor like pleating applications round out the line-up.
The yin and the yang of oversize silhouettes, severely slim cuts and the use of multiple layers that blur the contours of both the male and female body are abundant. Asymmetry and fabrics that echo the natural textures of flora and fauna found in nature are evident.
martinMartin A/W 2014 : BEAUTIFUL DISTORTION [ 1 ]
First part of the Menswear look-book shoot for our LA based Label which is a collision of the dark, rock ‘n roll, American cultural underground with Art and high aesthetic values. Showing in Paris this week .More is coming soon.
ZIGGY CHEN A/W 2014 : SNEAK PREVIEW
Showing in Paris is a very stressful and time pressured thing.These pictures were just completed and I am happy to share them with you here. The new collection features asymmetric cutting to make unique hem layerings this season and also combining different fabrics to make coats and trousers. As you can see from one of the shots below , one of my favorite colors : Tibetan Red will be featured.
More pictures coming soon…………
DEVOA A/W 2014 LOOK-BOOK PREVIEW
A few random shots from the look-book high-lighting the new military influenced direction
MISOMBER NUAN A/W 2014
Misomber Nuan is the mysterious International Label which moves between Berlin and Asia , East and West , reflecting the aesthetic qualities of both.The name of the Label is a combination of “Misomber” a word created by the Designer himself to describe a quality of solemnity and strength which he wants to emphasize in his creation and “Nuan” which is part of his family name and means “Warm / Glowing “. It is this juxtaposition that informs the design of the collections.
The name of this new collection is : “FROM A PLACE WHERE WE THINK WE KNOW”. The collection was inspired conceptually by the American artist Jackson Pollock : not so much by his famous drip paintings but more by his rough and untamed ideas and philosophy as well as the rhythms and abstraction present in his work.
Each collection is based on a specific aspect of human behavior and the theme for this one reflects an unrestricted , uncontrolled and unexpected personality type.
The Designer hopes that this collection will both surprise and provoke with new hidden details and unconventional ways of wearing both traditional and modern designs. Please see below for pictures from their new mood book and come see the collection for real in Paris this January.
