Icons of Fashion: John Galliano
April 19, 2009
He was born on 28th November of 1960 in Gibraltar.At 1984 he graduates from St. Martin’s College of Arts and Design, London. 1987, he receives British Designers of the year award; also in 1994, 1995 and 1997. He worked for Givenchy and Balenciaga. He has been the chief designer at Dior haute couture since 1997.
His Collections:
- ‘Les Incroyables’ – final graduation collection presented July 1984 consisting of eight unisex outfits
- ‘Afghanistan Repudiates Western Ideals’ – shown as a display at London Fashion Week
- ‘The Ludic Game’ – presented March 1985.
- ‘Fallen Angel’ – 1986
- ‘Forgotten Innocents’ – 1986
- ‘Blanche Dubois’ – October 1988
- ‘Napoleon and Josephine’ – March 1992
- ‘Olivia the Philibustier’ – October 1993
- ‘Misia Diva’ – based on Streetcar Named Desire and consisting of 24 outfits.
- ‘Princess Lucrezia’ – October 1994
- ‘Winter Wonderland’ – March 1995
- ‘Honcho Woman’ – presented March 1996, a mix of indigenous American Indian and the Duchess of Windsor (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Galliano)
Icons of Fashion, part I: Vivienne Westwood
March 18, 2009
Dame Vivienne Westwood was born 8 April 1941. the start of her fashion career is legendary. Today, this self-taught designer and businesswoman belongs to the exclusive circle of creative people who set the tone in the world of fashion. In mid 1970s, Westwood together with Malcolm McLauren, made newspaper headlines with their S&M clothing and pornographic, aggresive-looking accessories designed for the London “scene” and punk music group, the Sex Pistols. Since 1971, Westwood’s secondhand boutique, Let It Rock, on King’s Road, in London, was an insider’s source for Teddy Boy suits, then Rockers’ gear, and later African fashion. Westwood, trained as an elementary school teacher. metamorphosed into the Queen of Punk.
In early 1980s, Westwood and McLauren presented their first catwalk shows. Westwood states: “Creativity comes from technique.” and her credo is “Fashion is about sex.”
(references from Gundulo Wolter from the book Icons of Fashion)
And also, at the movie Sex and the City one of the dresses that Carrie wears, is a design made by Vivienne Westwood and it is subsequently sent to Carrie as a gift, with a handwritten note from Westwood herself. Although she has already picked an outfit for the wedding, Carrie immediately decides to wear the Westwood gown instead.
sneakers or slippers?
March 17, 2009
