Cinema Against AIDS

 

Thursday saw the 20th annual Cinema Against AIDS benefit which raised over $25 million for amfAR, a charity which works to fight HIV/AIDS.

 

The night included a fashion show with a gold theme, featuring outfits from well-known and up-and-coming designers. There were a lot of stunning women's looks including a show-stopping satin dress from Armani Prive and a classic  gold skirt suit from Channel.

 

However, it was the men's looks that really interested me, while some of them were beautiful there were a few outfits that were more eye-watering than eye-catching.

My favourite outfit from the night was by Tarun Tahiliani. rather than being brash the gold theme was channelled through a subtle shade of grey with a hint of metallic. The simple jacket with a neru collar and plain piping was perfectly understated and combined perfectly with a pair of loose, dull gold trousers, reflecting the designers Indian heritage but blending it with a western tailoring style.

 





both images
http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/celebrity-photos/2013/5/24/amfar-gala/
 



 

 

On the other hand some of the mens outfits took the gold theme to the opposite extreme. Thom Browne's outfit for the show was completely bewildering and seems like a list of all the sartorial errors it is possible to make.

- metallic three piece suit

-matching tie

-anchor prints

-exposed stomach

and the grey fluff escaping from his trousers.... what are me meant to make of that? Thom Brown is a designer known for his bizarre creations but this outfit is something else!





Twisted Tradition Project

This is the final stage of a project I have been working on for the last few months. It is based around the ideas behind the Slow Fashion movement promoting the use of environmentally friendly fabrics, ethical manufacturing and lower levels of consumption.

Below are the flat drawing boards and a few illustrations of the collection I have designed which is aimed at men between 30 and 50 incorporating punchy colours, tradition fabrics, reflective tape 9 for the avid cyclist) and detachable elements to make  garments multi-functional and trans-seasonal.

I would really appreciate any feedback you can give me on my work.






Flat Drawing Board

 

 

Illustrations

 



Flat Drawing Board





Yohji Yamamoto

Here is a quick look at one of the projects I did earlier on this year. It is targeted at the eponymous brand of Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto, it is quite a conceptual brand but based around an ethos of high quality clothing following classic tailoring techniques.




Yohji Yamamoto Moodboard

Yamamoto's  usual colour pallet is dark with accents of red, to reflect this I chose to base my collection around the concept of shadows, playing with layers of sheer and opaque fabrics and creating contrast between loose flowing shapes and more structure pieces. Below are the illustrations I created for this project.



Yohji Yamamoto Illustrations

Havana Forgets

Earlier in the semester I did a project based on the concept of memory, the brief was to create two outfits that reflected the nature of memory as well as a personal or collective memory.

I chose to focus on a trip I took to Cuba a few years ago, the country fascinated me as it was a place of so many contrasts and overlapping influences. The difference between the crumbling houses and the pristine state owned hotels and the legacy of past leaders in the colonial facades,vintage American cars and  revolutionary murals really inspired me so I started to combine my memories of the Cuba with the history of the country.






Havana Forgets Moodboard



 

 

 

The mood of my collection was based around the ideas that the influences of the past are fading in Cuba not just physically, in the crumbling buildings built by the Spanish, but also in the memory of the population. I also wanted to focus on the contrasts existing in the country, the iconography of the revolution that is still so prominent while economic restrictions are being relaxed, overturning the established communist ideals.

 

 

 

The collection I created used layers of laser cut fabrics in a pattern mimicking the peeling paint of old Havana, distorted images of Che Guevara representing the relaxing of the communist systems, and contrasting textures to portray the ideas of the old and new. The colour pallet was mostly muted reflecting how memories fade over time but also drawing on the colours of the derelict buildings in Havana.

 

 

Havana Forgets Final Outfits

Australia Fashion Week: Don't forget the boys

Yesterday saw the close of Australia Fashion Week, you might expect that the collections would be all bikinis and surf short, and while some of them were, the majority showcased truly talented designers who are worth keeping an eye out for. As with many fashion weeks the focus was very much on the womenswear , however, the handful of menswear collections that were exhibited really stood out.

My favourite collection was by From Britten, it was a mix of classic tailoring and sportswear with basketball-style shorts paired with sharp jackets. Cropped, boxy silhouettes and contrasting panels gave the collection a fresh edge  and quirky styling details such as mismatched socks providing a sense of fun to sombre colour pallet.




From Britten SS13/14
 http://derriuspierre.com/2013/04/10/from-britten-springsummer-2013-14-mercedes-benz-fashion-week-australia/

 

Another great collection came from Paul Scott, this collection was much more eclectic than From Britten's with a mix of prints including contrasting checks and fairisle patterns. Layering and patches formed a big part of the collection with cropped suit jackets worn over long line shirts.

 

Paul Scott SS13/14

 http://australia.mbfashionweek.com/photos_and_videos#