Been So Long....Went to Valentino Exhibition...

Been a long time since I made a post. Back in February went to somerset house to see the Valentino: Master of Couture Exhibition. It was really good, manage to get some sneaky pictures and did some quick sketches. Some of the dresses were just so flawless and elegant. It was a lovely exhibition and so glad I went to see it, I do like Valentino dresses a lot. There was also a room which showed different fabric techniques used to make some of the dresses, which was really interesting to see and learn. 

Hopefully will get back to blogging more again :) 

Fashion Exhibition at Uni of Hertfordshire 2011

Degree Show/Exhibition 2011

Welcome

Welcome to the online home of the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Creative Arts Degree Show 2011. The Show launches on the 26th May and you’ll find the best of our students’ work on this website shortly afterwards.

Dates and times:

Private View (by invitation only)
26 May 2011, 18.00 – 22.00

Open to the Public
27 May – 2 June, 10.00 – 16.30

Closed
Sunday 29 – Monday 30 May

Late-night Opening
Wednesday 1 June, 10.00 – 20.30

Drawing Fashion Exhibition at Design Museum

Antonio, Fashions of the times, 1967- Drawing in ink with pen & collage- The New York Times Magazine (post card purchased from design museum)Antonio , Lingerie,1966- drawing in ink with pen & collage- Elle Magazine (post card purchased from design museum)A quick drawing I did of Rene Grau illustration, seeing not photography was allowed :(

Two of Japan's Most Visionary & Free Spirited Women

Bringing together two of Japan’s most visionary and free spirited women, an installation from SANAA’s Kazuyo Sejima for Rei Kawakubo’s Comme des Garçons has opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. (2009-2010)

The spacial design by Sejima is reminiscent of the instillation that was held at SCAF Gallery in Sydney earlier this year, but the experience of the curved and subtly reflective space with Rei Kawakubo’s extraordinary shapes and colours floating throughout is overwhelmingly beautiful. The clothes cease to exist as individual garments and become unified as parts of one work, the full effect of which is best experienced from above, on ether side of the museum’s upper level The show makes evident many similarities between the architect and the designer; while Kawakubo shocked the fashion world in the 80s when she presented collections that showed complete disregard for things as fundamental to fashion as finished seams and hems, Sejima is well known for radically reconsidering accepted notions of space and built environments, also demanding thought and participation from anyone who experiences her work.

Separate to the installation there is a section dedicated to the artful interplay between two dimensionality and three dimensionality in Kawakubo’s work. Displaying garments on mannequins alongside photographs of the same garments removed from the body and laid flat, viewers can see how the clothes completely change form when they are on the body. The are virtually unrecognisable in the photographs, reminding us how closely aligned Kawakubo’s work is to the realms of sculpture and architecture.


Source & images from biginjapan.com.au


I like that the exhibition/installation is so spaced out because it give people enough space to interact around the work and immerse into each design with a 360 degree view!

Intricate Paper Frocks !!

This 'Pratt + Paper & Ralph' Pucci Exhibit is Sure to Amaze

'After a long semester of study in texture and form, 50 multidisciplinary Pratt Institute’s School of Art and Design students were challenged to dress Ralph Pucci’s mannequins entirely in paper. The stunning fashion paper works created during this project are now part of an exhibition titled ‘Pratt + Paper & Ralph Pucci,’ available to be viewed in Pucci’s Gallery Nine Showroom .' (Trendhunter.com)

'Furthermore, these paper dresses and sculptural pieces within the ‘Pratt + Paper & Ralph Pucci’ exhibit can also be seen at the displays of some famous stores like Macy´s New York.' (Trendhunter.com)

The textures and form created through just plain paper is absolutely amazing and inspiring. Makes me want so start cutting paper and creating a dress or garment! This reminds me of my final major project for my foundation course when I created garments out of folded paper. I love paper its such a great resource, you can write, draw, colour, dye, change, cut, fold and more on/with it !!

Source & Images from Trendhunter.com

Mao to Now Exhibition...too bad it's in Minnesota:(

Mao to Now Exhibition in Goldstein Museum of Design in Minnesota The Oriental by Wu Haiyan

'Wu Haiyan's all black and white designs use geometric shapes and diagonal lines, as well as plenty of frills and ruffles. The result is some jaw dropping pieces that harken back to early 20th century lines with 21st century pizzaz.' (blogs.citypages.com)

By Wang Yiyang

'Wang Yiyang's designs featured in the exhibit have a very urban feel, but still utilize shapes, often disarmingly so, like the t-shirt with the very large blue rectangle attached to the front, or the long pleated plaids skirt paired with a puffy printed jacket.' (blog.citypages.com )

Image from Minnesota.publicradio.org By Liu Camming (goldstein.design.umn.edu)


This exhibition looks and sounds really interesting, wish I could go but too bad its half way across the world , nevertheless its nice I found out about it.


Here's a description about the exhibition from the Goldstein Museum of design website:

Chinese culture changed drastically between 1949 and the present. The evolution of Chinese fashion reflects how the culture transformed. “Mao to Now” is divided into three periods: pre Mao (1912 to 1948), the Mao era (1949 to 1977), the era of the nondescript Mao suit and the post-Mao era (1978 to present), which demonstrates how, after Mao, Chinese fashion began to exhibit an increasingly dramatic melding of Chinese and Western design expression.

The work of four top Chinese fashion designers will be included in the exhibition: Wu Haiyan, Liu Canming, Wang Yiyang, and Zhang Da. In addition to the items of dress and accessories, the exhibition will feature photographs by high-profile Chinese journalists and photographers to illustrate the differences between the periods.

Source & Images from goldstein.design.umn.edu, blogs.citypages.com & Minnesota.publicradio.org