Friday, 27 February 2009
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Couture 2008
As we can see from the colour wheel, monochromatic and analogic colour schemes are used in this collection.
Monday, 23 February 2009
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Gothic Romanticism
OKAY we often say the Givenchy collection by Riccardo Tisci is GOTHIC and ROMANTIC. so what is it exactly???
"I've been traveling in South America, and I discovered a romantic sensuality and elegance there I really identified with as a Catholic," said Tisci by way of explanation.
Let us take a look at the definition and the story behind the mood.
The effect of Gothic fiction depends on a pleasing sort of terror, an extension of essentially Romantic literacy pleasures that were relatively new at the time of Walpole's novel. Melodrama and parody (including self-parody) were other long-standing features of the Gothic initiated by Walpole. Gothic literature is intimately associated with the Gothic Revival archietecture of the same era. In a way similar to the gothic revivalists' rejection of the clarity and rationalism of the neo-classical style of the Enlightened Establishment, the literary Gothic embodies an appreciation of the joys of extreme emotion, the thrills of fearfulness and awe inherent in the sublime, and a quest for atmosphere. The ruins of gothic buildings gave rise to multiple linked emotions by representing the inevitable decay and collapse of human creations— thus the urge to add fake ruins as eyecatchers in English landscape parks. English Protestants often associated medieval buildings with what they saw as a dark and terrifying period, characterized by harsh laws enforced by torture, and with mysterious, fantastic and superstitious rituals. In literature such Anti-Catholicism had a European dimension featuring Roman Catholic excesses such as the Inquisition (in southern European countries such as Italy and Spain).Prominent features of Gothic fiction include terror (both psychological and physical), mystery, the supernatural, ghosts, haunted houses and Gothic architecture, castles, darkness, death, decay, doubles, madness, secrets and hereditary curses.The stock characters of Gothic fiction include tyrants, villains, bandits, maniacs, Byronic heroes,persecuted maidens, femmes fatales, madwomen, magicians, vampires, werewolves, monsters, demons, revenants, ghosts, perambulating skeletons, the Wandering Jew and the Devil himself.
"I've been traveling in South America, and I discovered a romantic sensuality and elegance there I really identified with as a Catholic," said Tisci by way of explanation.
Let us take a look at the definition and the story behind the mood.
The effect of Gothic fiction depends on a pleasing sort of terror, an extension of essentially Romantic literacy pleasures that were relatively new at the time of Walpole's novel. Melodrama and parody (including self-parody) were other long-standing features of the Gothic initiated by Walpole. Gothic literature is intimately associated with the Gothic Revival archietecture of the same era. In a way similar to the gothic revivalists' rejection of the clarity and rationalism of the neo-classical style of the Enlightened Establishment, the literary Gothic embodies an appreciation of the joys of extreme emotion, the thrills of fearfulness and awe inherent in the sublime, and a quest for atmosphere. The ruins of gothic buildings gave rise to multiple linked emotions by representing the inevitable decay and collapse of human creations— thus the urge to add fake ruins as eyecatchers in English landscape parks. English Protestants often associated medieval buildings with what they saw as a dark and terrifying period, characterized by harsh laws enforced by torture, and with mysterious, fantastic and superstitious rituals. In literature such Anti-Catholicism had a European dimension featuring Roman Catholic excesses such as the Inquisition (in southern European countries such as Italy and Spain).Prominent features of Gothic fiction include terror (both psychological and physical), mystery, the supernatural, ghosts, haunted houses and Gothic architecture, castles, darkness, death, decay, doubles, madness, secrets and hereditary curses.The stock characters of Gothic fiction include tyrants, villains, bandits, maniacs, Byronic heroes,persecuted maidens, femmes fatales, madwomen, magicians, vampires, werewolves, monsters, demons, revenants, ghosts, perambulating skeletons, the Wandering Jew and the Devil himself.
We love Q&A section, esp with Riccardo
Q. Are you aware that editors don’t entirely grasp your work?
A. Yes, I do have that impression. When I arrived at Givenchy, I was a guy from nowhere. And Givenchy was kind of confused. Nobody knew what it meant anymore. I think now the press is beginning to understand what I’m doing. My way of showing is very melancholic. People call me a Gothic designer — I don’t think I am. I love romanticism and sensuality, maybe because I come from a family with eight sisters. I’m also a person who is very emotional. I like black, I like white. I never like what’s in the middle. And the runway is where I try to transmit this.
A. Yes, I do have that impression. When I arrived at Givenchy, I was a guy from nowhere. And Givenchy was kind of confused. Nobody knew what it meant anymore. I think now the press is beginning to understand what I’m doing. My way of showing is very melancholic. People call me a Gothic designer — I don’t think I am. I love romanticism and sensuality, maybe because I come from a family with eight sisters. I’m also a person who is very emotional. I like black, I like white. I never like what’s in the middle. And the runway is where I try to transmit this.
Q. Do you think Givenchy is on the verge of a breakthrough?
A. It’s interesting that you ask me this now, because things are going very well. Touch wood! In the last year we have developed the image and the identity of the house. I’m writing my code for Givenchy without destroying its history. Givenchy was aristocratic, because Mr. Givenchy always dressed aristocratic people — but it was aristocratic with craziness.
Q. Were you frustrated that the press didn’t appreciate your clothes as quickly as women? Queen Rania of Jordan is a big fan.
A. Queen Rania has commissioned some beautiful things. And Cate Blanchett has worn Givenchy two times, in Berlin and in Los Angeles. Yes, I was aware that there was a difference, but I’m not a negative person. I figured it was my way of presenting, and I don’t want to change that. I don’t like girls walking up and down on the runway. I’m also working more with the commercial side. When you have an amazing show and then go to the shop and don’t see the things you showed, that’s so depressing. It’s also why people don’t get me. Last season, we had a big commercial success.
Q. How were sales for the January couture collection?
A. When I arrived we had five customers. Now we have 29.
Q. It must be a great affirmation to see young women, strangers, in your clothes?
A. I was in Cannes last year for the film festival and I saw this Russian girl, very beautiful, 23 years old. It was amazing to see her in my dress — a green dress from the last show, with the shoes and the bag and everything. It’s like the Arabic countries. Some of the princes have, like, 10 daughters, and they all dress in couture. It’s funny, they all come.
Q. Does Carine Roitfeld [the editor of French Vogue] help you with your shows?
A. No. Carine is a good friend. At the beginning, I was super shy. And Carine was very sweet to me. She treated me like a mother. She would come the day before the show and tell me what she thought. No, she doesn’t style my shows. I know there are rumors but there’s always a lot of talk in this business.
Q. It’s strange, though, how young women grasp the work of a virtually unknown designer — without magazine hype. How do you explain that?
A. In a way the fashion world is a little contaminated with information and trends and stars. But these girls, they are pure. They see the garment and they feel an emotion. To me, fashion is more and more about that. It’s not about shocking. It’s about what you want to wear. And these girls want sensuous, not shocking
from nytimes
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Class Exercise
Classmates
A
B
Lifestyle
simple and boring, regular
causal, comfortable, simple
Mass Customization
Personal computer, nokia mobile phone and Vivienne Westwood purse
uniqlo, converse sneakers and Muji products
Colour Preference
purple, black, pink, red
White, black, grey, blue
A
B
Lifestyle
simple and boring, regular
causal, comfortable, simple
Mass Customization
Personal computer, nokia mobile phone and Vivienne Westwood purse
uniqlo, converse sneakers and Muji products
Colour Preference
purple, black, pink, red
White, black, grey, blue
Monday, 16 February 2009
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Make-ups for S/S 2009 Couture
natural/nude or indifferent/ill?as we know
Tisci has mentioned Goth style in his collection
In my opinion,
In my opinion,
these make-ups have indeed resembled the VAMPIRES,
which are very popular in Gothic scene.
It is nice to see the coherence within.
which are very popular in Gothic scene.
It is nice to see the coherence within.
Pictures From vogue.com
Saturday, 7 February 2009
History time!
House Givenchy
Givenchy was based in France, 1952, founded by designer Hubert de Givenchy, the first couturier who has invented the term pret-and-port and has started to create ready-to-wear clothes collections.
Refined elegance and classicism forms have always been Givenchy's traditional style. Well-known actress Audrey Hepburn became an embodiment of Givenchy's style. Audrey was dressed in Givenchy dresses in popular films such as How to Steal a Million and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Fans wished to look like Audrey and the house was instantly hit by huge popularity at the time.
"Separates" (1952), the bag-dress (1955), the funneled collar coat (1958), the enveloped dresses (1966), and the garments of printed textiles inspired by Miro, Matisse or Christian Bérard (the Eighties) are among his most original designs. Throughout the years, Givenchy diversified its activities by launching menswear line "Gentleman Givenchy" in 1973.
However, it was difficult for the house to adhere refinement and elegance meanwhile survive in the modern fashion world. Givenchy, the judge and admirer of high art of fashion, was compelled to sell the house to a European luxury goods giant- LVMN in 1988.
After that, Givenchy retired in 1995 and John Galliano succeeded him as designer, but he was soon replaced by Alexander McQueen in 1996. The reins for both haute couture and ready-to-wear for women and men were ultimately passed on to Riccardo Tisci in 2005.
Tisci's new aesthetics for Givenchy has drawn much attention to the brand. Amidst mixed and inconsistent reviews, still many have honed in on Tisci's conceptual leanings, his future potential for revitalizing Givenchy and infusing it with his unique precision and imagination.
Hubert de Givenchy is not only awarded 'the Gold thimble', but also he is the honourable chairman of Christie, the Parisian branch of auction house. The Master has dressed the most refined people of the world, such as Jacqueline Kennedy-Onasis, Grejs Kell, the duchess Windsor, the princess of Monaco, baroness Rothschild and last but not least, its main inspiration - Audrey Hepbern.
Edited by Vivian Lau
Source: Givenchy.com
Givenchy was based in France, 1952, founded by designer Hubert de Givenchy, the first couturier who has invented the term pret-and-port and has started to create ready-to-wear clothes collections.
Refined elegance and classicism forms have always been Givenchy's traditional style. Well-known actress Audrey Hepburn became an embodiment of Givenchy's style. Audrey was dressed in Givenchy dresses in popular films such as How to Steal a Million and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Fans wished to look like Audrey and the house was instantly hit by huge popularity at the time.
"Separates" (1952), the bag-dress (1955), the funneled collar coat (1958), the enveloped dresses (1966), and the garments of printed textiles inspired by Miro, Matisse or Christian Bérard (the Eighties) are among his most original designs. Throughout the years, Givenchy diversified its activities by launching menswear line "Gentleman Givenchy" in 1973.
However, it was difficult for the house to adhere refinement and elegance meanwhile survive in the modern fashion world. Givenchy, the judge and admirer of high art of fashion, was compelled to sell the house to a European luxury goods giant- LVMN in 1988.
After that, Givenchy retired in 1995 and John Galliano succeeded him as designer, but he was soon replaced by Alexander McQueen in 1996. The reins for both haute couture and ready-to-wear for women and men were ultimately passed on to Riccardo Tisci in 2005.
Tisci's new aesthetics for Givenchy has drawn much attention to the brand. Amidst mixed and inconsistent reviews, still many have honed in on Tisci's conceptual leanings, his future potential for revitalizing Givenchy and infusing it with his unique precision and imagination.
Hubert de Givenchy is not only awarded 'the Gold thimble', but also he is the honourable chairman of Christie, the Parisian branch of auction house. The Master has dressed the most refined people of the world, such as Jacqueline Kennedy-Onasis, Grejs Kell, the duchess Windsor, the princess of Monaco, baroness Rothschild and last but not least, its main inspiration - Audrey Hepbern.
Edited by Vivian Lau
Source: Givenchy.com
Thursday, 5 February 2009
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