Category Archive: garment

Chaconne etherium and Kirrily Johnston

Chaconne etherium and Kirrily Johnston

‘a distillation of the French Baroque spirit in all its ultraelegant subtlety’ but I could not help seeing neo classical etherium . This same spirit of reinterpreting the essence of these eras that I see being captured in the work of Kirrilli Johnston since her first collection in 2004…

 

Tina Kalivas multiculture’s aesthete

Tina Kalivas multiculture’s aesthete

Tina Kalivas an ethnic rock chick of Australian fashion. Her inspirations are often drawn from ethnic textiles, different cultures and music – at once very raw and playful,…

 

Dion Lee at the Sydney Opera House

Dion Lee at the Sydney Opera House

This young Australian designer, yet again, created quite a stir at May’s RAFW in his SS2010/11 showing; this time on the atrium steps of the iconic Sydney Opera House.

 

Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm McLaren

‘to create anything you had to believe in failure simply because you had to be prepared to go through an idea without any fear’

 

more McQueen remembrances

more McQueen remembrances

A beautiful marriage of collaborators. This clip is an insightful expose into Alexander McQueen’s showing for spring 2007. London milliner Philip Treacy speaks briefly about his …

 

FIT treasures

FIT treasures

Looking for inspiration? The Museum at FIT has many treasures to wet the appetite, both on display and in it’s vaults. Here’s a Lace manufacturer’s sample …

 

Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

A master of articulation, cut, form, accessory, pattern, colour, shape, but also of dark poetry, mystique, boundless lands and danger.

 

Horse hedges, Silver Balls and Bears

Horse hedges, Silver Balls and Bears

Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only knew how to begin. ♦ Another view of …

 

Ode to Lewis Caroll: the Queen of Hearts at Bergdorf Goodman

Ode to Lewis Caroll: the Queen of Hearts at Bergdorf Goodman

In a delightful throwback to the Tim Burton exhibition at MoMA, and the upcoming release of his latest directorial debacle, Alice in Wonderland features in all the glory of characters, events and environments.

 

Sandra Backlund

Sandra Backlund

Backlund is taking that humble knit chain and giving us something altogether considered, explored and exciting.