by Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi With three impeccable collections under wraps, Finland’s talented Kettunen sisters continue to showcase their design prowess and creative independence with their clothing and accessories line, Month of Sundays. Working in tandem, Milla and…
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A l’occasion de la sortie du dernier numéro de The Gourmand, les designers Jamie Julien-Brown et Jess Bonham ont imaginé « The Gourmand Measures of Quality », illustrant le talent nécessaire pour bien doser les cocktails. Des créations rappelant l’univers scientifique et illustrant une Margarita ou encore un Martini.
 | Stripes are an amazing print that just about everyone loves and can wear with anything. This season, we are loving big, thick, bold stripes. Like the ones seen here on this adorable skirt. Big stripes are super fun! And they aren’t just limited to skirts. Wear big stripes on dresses, or even cute shorts. We are especially loving black and white stripes. Their contrast gives an extra flare of excitement to your outfit. This skirt is feminine and flirty with a stylish edge. |
Clothes printed with artist Richard Woods’ woodgrain graphics featured in this week’s Spring Summer 2014 show by London fashion studio Sibling.
Woods‘ signature timber-like designs patterned Sibling‘s garments and were echoed on the wall at the start of the catwalk.
The collection also included knitted sportswear, comprising panels of circular links and diamond lattices used to make shorts, three-quarter-length trousers and deep V-necks.
Thick black seams, collars, cuffs and hems created outlines around sections coloured in saturated shades of pink, purple, blue and green, taken from the 1961 movie West Side Story.
The use of line was meant to reference the title sequence of West Side Story, designed by American graphic designer Saul Bass who was recently honoured with an animated Google doodle. “Bass is the king of creating narrative through the sparse use of lines,” said Sibling.
One fine-knit pink jumper, with black bands across the shoulders and around the tops of dropped sleeves, billowed around the hips and wrists.
Blue leopard print was used for a bomber jacket and shorts in one outfit, then for an unbuttoned sleeveless jacket and cropped trousers in the next.
Various shades of denim were worn over shirts and shorts, which were printed with female figures or fists grasping jagged arrows.
Towards the end of the show, blue tracksuits emblazoned with stars depicted an “S” on the back of a hooded top and the front of a sleeveless sweatshirt.
Unusually, the designers encouraged models to smile as they paraded the attire during London Collections: Men, the city’s menswear-only fashion event, earlier this week.
Sibling’s mens collection last season included oversized knitted accessories and their Autumn Winter 2013 womenswear show featured colourful crocheted flowers.
Earlier this year, Richard Woods collaborated with designer Sebastian Wrong to create a collection of chairs that wouldn’t seem out of place in a cartoon.
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East Side Story – Sibling Spring Summer 2014
West Side Story becomes East Side Story for Sibling this season bringing the tale of angry American youth closer to home.
“Finger clicks, high kicks, yet never feminizing men,” were just some of the messages taken on board from the musical by Sibling, AKA Joe Bates, Cozette McCreery and Sid Bryan. Saul Bass’ iconic film titles also inspired the graphic use of line in the collection.
“One of the key words for us this season is ‘graphic’,” explain Sibling. “The nature of knit, its texture, softness and drape – we wanted to bring hard lines into it. Saul Bass is the king of creating narrative through the sparse use of lines. Then there is the idea of the youthful male, the idea of young men setting themselves into tribes and having dress codes as tribes. Whether that is a motorcycle gang, a street gang – their dress is their literal badge of honour.”
There is a collaboration with the artist Richard Woods that also emphasises the use of graphics in the collection, with his signature woodprint.
A nod to American sportswear is given a British domestic spin – or rather knit. And for the first time Sibling unveil their denim pieces made on the model of traditional American military apparel.
The global message of American youth culture also finds it’s expression in the influence of Bruce Davidson’s photographs on the collection. In particular the blown-up embroidered motifs from denim gang jackets, WW2 airplane nose art and the scrawled graffiti prints that are peppered throughout.
At times utilizing the stiff plastic strings that go to make Scoobie friendship bracelets, new, lightweight woven knits incorporate their structural form. This is also a nod to the Ndebele tribe’s distinct colourful and graphic style of decoration.
And much of the colouring of the collection has a debt to them as well as to the cinematographer Daniel L Fapp’s colour saturation of West Side Story: Shark Blue, lilac, lime, Jet Blue and mint green.
This Spring-Summer collection marks the fifth anniversary of Sibling’s men’s knitwear line.
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Competition: we’re giving readers the chance to win a copy of trend forecaster Li Edelkoort’s new book exploring fetishism in fashion.
Fetishism in Fashion was written by Edelkoort to coincide with the Mode Biennale 2013 she has curated in Arnhem, the Netherlands, which is running until 21 July.
The book provides the official catalogue of the biennale and includes work by fashion house Alexander McQueen and designers Formafantasma.
Evolution of taste from birth to adulthood, the psychology of branding and the power of the colour black are all covered in the 248-page compendium.
Full-page photographs accompany short stories and essays by Edelkoort plus fashion writers such as Susan Piët and Valerie Steele, with graphic design by Jeroen Jas.
The hardcover book issued by Frame Publishers comes bound in a red rubber band and is available to order on the company’s website.
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Competition closes 16 July 2013. Five winners will be selected at random and notified by email. Winners’ names will be published in a future edition of our Dezeen Mail newsletter and at the top of this page. Dezeen competitions are international and entries are accepted from readers in any country.
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Fetishism in Fashion by Lidewij Edelkoort
The newest publication from Frame Publishers is a book about fashion which delves into the world of contemporary fetishism. Its release coincides with the Mode Biennale Arnhem 2013.
Fetishism in Fashion by internationally-renowned trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort explores the world of fashion through a fetishistic lens to reveal an instinctive future for style and culture.
The reference book investigates the evolution of taste from birth to adulthood, the elevation of shoes through ever-higher heels, the psychology of branding, the effects of infantilism, the power of the colour black, the fetishising of objects, and the interaction with skin and the body.
With visually-rich – and sometimes shocking – photography and essays by established authors discussing art, clothing, design, textiles, food and beauty, this in-depth publication sheds new light on the fetishism phenomenon.
More than 50 fetishes are illustrated by inspiring visuals from the likes of Leigh Bowery and Erwin Olaf, boundary-stretching works from designers such as Formafantasma and Alexander McQueen, and eye-opening essays by Susan Piët and Valerie Steele, amongst others.
Bolder, crazier and more outlandish fashions are on the horizon, making this new book a key reference in a new era of experimentation and intense creativity, unveiling the intimate ties that bind us.
Features
» The content of the book may shock, but also inspire and excite
» More than 50 fetishes are illustrated by inspiring visuals
» Filled with articles and imagery covering a wide range of contemporary issues relating to fashion, fetishism and society
» Includes short stories written by author and trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, as well as contributing authors and experts
» Beautifully packaged, the book is entwined with a rubber band
» Official catalogue of the Mode Biennale Arnhem 2013
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When entering the Araks studio, you’re first greeted by their color library; a rainbow of fabric swatches and thread samples packed into an assortment of overflowing jars. It’s a display reminiscent of a technicolor candy store,…
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• How can design of the built environment create opportunities for increasing physical activity and access to healthier food and beverages? Find out on June 24th as architects, planners, designers, landscape architects, developers, and public health professionals come together for the eighth annual Fit City conference at the Center for Architecture. Not in NYC? Watch the livestream (while jogging in place).
• MJ is getting into the makeup game with Marc Jacobs Beauty. The color cosmetics collection, created in collaboration with Sephora, is set to launch in September with 122 products, including a blush called “Shameless” (a nod to one of the designer’s many tattoos). So how does it compare to working on a fragrance? “I think color is easier,” he told WWD. “Fragrance is even more like, sort of ephemeral in a way. But [color] is closer to the process of making a collection. Formulas are like fabrics, fibers, each fiber, whether silk or cashmere or whatever, they have natural properties. They have a certain look, they give you a certain feeling.”
• Martha Stewart‘s latest redesign goes beyond the pages of Living (look for the overhauled magazine to hit newsstands next week), according to an article in today’s New York Times. A new Martha website will be geared toward visitors with shorter attention spans–a two-minute glitter tutorial? How to frost a cake in 60 seconds or less?
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 | Tropical prints are a great way to incorporate vivid color and movement into your style. We are loving this tropical floral dress here. It has a lovely yet wild tropical print that continues throughout the dress all the way to the floor. The dress has a racerback for a flattering style on your exposed shoulders. This piece is a fantastic item to throw on when you’re on your way to a summer roof top gathering. |
Stationery and ring-bound sheets of paper influenced this collection by Westminster fashion graduate Sophie Nuttall.
“I fused various white and cream fabrics, mainly neoprene, to create structure and reflect the vast blank space of a page aspiring to the subtle different tones of different pages,” Nuttall told Dezeen.
Small holes were laser cut along the edges of fabric, mimicking paper punctured down its binding edge. “Trying to mimic the printer paper from my childhood with its hole perforated edges, I loved the idea of something being so blank and pure,” said Nuttall.
White circular reinforcements were implemented around larger eyelets that acted as arm, shoulder or head holes. Metal rings linked the holes together so no sewing was required and each piece was made detachable so it could be connected to others in various ways.
Square shapes were folded and draped to create a selection of silhouettes including rectangular and diamond shapes. Some materials were patterned with lines or grids to look like pages from a school exercise book.
Also at the Westminster BA Fashion show, Philli Wood presented pink and orange parkas printed with giant cable knits. Other 2013 graduate fashion collections we’ve written about include pastel garments moulded from knitwear and headdresses covered in colourful spikes.
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 | The best way to rock some cool jewels is to go for the stackable pieces. These stackable rings are unique and beautiful. They are a fantastic jewelry piece. The three individual rings come as a package piece. Three rings for one amazing fashion statement! Each ring has a unique design. They incorporate brass, yellow gold, and bamboo texture. You can wear all three at once or mix them up on different fingers! |
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