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Nuova luce al tubino
Fergie @ Billboard Awards
La tuta di Quorra, e in generale di tutti i bikers presenti nel film, ha ri-acceso l’interesse verso l’uso della luce nel mondo del fashion: complice la miniaturizzazione (tecnologie LED e OLED) artisti, stilisti e creativi di tutto il mondo guardano con interesse all’introduzione di elementi luminosi nelle loro produzioni sia per motivi coreografici che funzionali.
Surfando per il web vi imbatterete davvero in tante creazioni artigianali, designer emergenti che hanno coniugato moda e luce in modi differenti… ma troverete anche l’interesse del principale player nel mondo dell’illuminazione: durante lo scorso Billboard Awards in Las Vegas, le curve di Fergie (dopo l’apparizione con un abito LEGO) sono state esaltate dalle linee luminose incorporate nel suo tubino disegnato da Bea Åkerlund.
Sarà forse questo il futuro del quasi centenario tubino Coco Chanel consacrato da Audrey Hepburn?
Da non perdere
Fergie al Billboard Award
Janet Hansen
Lynne Bruning
WOODSTOCK
This New Balance sneaker caught my attention with it’s wood effect outsole and I felt it really cemented the ‘craft and timeless’ trend of using wood and natural materials, and going back to our roots. I have seen wood used throughout footwear and accessories and I predict this will be a ss 12 trend in lighter colours, but darker wood effects will continue through a transistional period from ss 12 to aw 12. I think we need to use more innovative ways of using wood, rather than just a clog style, and take inspiraiton like the heel counter’s found on Balenciaga’s block platforms. Check out my trendboard for WOODSTOCK at https://sites.google.com/site/parkleadesignagency/my-blog
Paredes in Prints
Cecilia Paredes is renown for her performance, photography, sculpture and installation. Using her body as canvas, she paints herself into backgrounds of damask and chintz, forests and deserts. But she never completely blends —-never becomes mere decoration.
Paredes is a part of the permanent collection of the San Antonio Museum of Art, the Panama Modern Museum, Museo del Barrio New York, and the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design Costa Rica among many other institutions. In 2010 she will have a a solo show at the Moscow Modern Museum of Art and a Fulbright sponsored show at the Cultural Institute in Lima
What trends are luxury consumers leaning towards
However, I don’t feel this is a clear message to brands, in how to manage the changes in consumer behaviour, so I eagerly await tomorrow’s newsletter.
Being a consultant to footwear brands means I also have to understand the end user’s behaviour in order to advise on business strategies as well as design strategies.
I am going to check out the article tomorrow so click on this link here to read more
Flipping Great Idea!
A great product that you can personalize and brand up with your own logos. The Flip Flop Company creates quality rubber flip flops from Brazil with a great rubber outsole which is soft and more importantly durable. Create your own Flip Flops for Events, Promotions or for small retailers, they accept orders for 800 pairs or more and provide customization options.
The factory in Brazil is a family business and their prices are very competitive because they believe they have the best product in the market and their flip flops are rubber flip flops and very durable. They even supply to Calvin Klein.
Visit their website :- www.theflipflopcompany.com
Gomma elfica
Rubber boots by Xandy Peters
Feltro: lo amiamo e lo odiamo, ci vorremmo fare tutto ma poi, alla fine dei conti nel nostro guardaroba c’è poco o niente! Forse lo prendiamo troppo sul serio o lo associamo al filone del Art Attack … ma in qualche modo il feltro, la lana cotta e il panno ritornano sempre davanti ai nostri occhi.
Eccolo, minimale e così personale avvolgersi intorno ai piedi come una pantofola in questo stupendo prodotto di Xandy Peters
Due colori di tessuto cuciti e poi immersi nella gomma per creare un prodotto che, per dirla alla maniera di Xandy: <<They are not slippery at all, and they are probably somewhat water resistant>>. Non abbiamo la sensazione di avere davanti delle scarpe da elfo come temeva Xandy che, nel suo blog, racconta il percorso progettuale tra scelte e dubbi sui suoi felt boots.
Personalmente ho trovato in questi boots la soluzione alla mia incessante ricerca di qualcosa che fosse comoda come le scarpette da deriva ma con qualche dettaglio più consono ad un ambiente domestico.
Schizzi preparatori
Vi invito a visitare il blog di Xandy THE WORK IS GETTING TO ME* ricco di dettagli su questo e altri progetti, un piccolo portale della sua attività creativa aperto a chiunque volesse commentare e suggerire qualcosa (*Please send help). Non perdetevi questo!!!
Ideal for Recessionistas
I suppose this is two stories in one. I wanted to show you my vintage shoe find in Oxfam in York City Centre, England. Camel and points sprung to mind, and this pair seemed to have stood the test of time and looked classy and timeless. I find it difficult sometimes to really find nice shaped lasts and respectable looking shoes in charity shops. It might be because I am fussy about the shoes that inspire me from vintage shopping. (By the way if anyone has any better avenues for Vintage shoe shopping and inspiration then please let me know.)
Around the corner on Fossgate I took a double take and saw these shoes mingling with designer labels in a shop called Sonia’s Room Dress Agency. I immediately thought back to the find in Oxfam and any of you canny fashionista’s would definitely not look out of place in these ‘on trend’ point shoes.
Furthermore if you are feeling the pinch and you prefer to shop at dress agencies, there can be some great bargains to find. Dress agencies sell quality, unwanted clothes for a fraction of the original price for those with a taste for expensive designer gear. They make environmental sense too.
So there is some true inspiration to be found by delving deep in charity shops and dress agencies
Note to self: Find more dress agencies to fuel my shopping habit and pay less for timeless classics.
In&Out, ma compra sempre
Dopo il successo planetario – suona roboante?- della Vogue Fashion’s Night Out, lo scorso 9 settembre, Vogue.uk lancia una iniziativa analoga sul web. Dalle 17.00 di lunedì 1° Novembre inizierà una notte piena di “exciting and exclusive digital fashion events”…per chi si registra all’evento consigli di stile dagli esperti, edizioni limitate&dedicate, simpatici omaggi e il meglio dello shopping on line…quindi toglietevi le scarpe -Loboutin?- preparatevi un cosmopolitan e tenete la carta di credito a portata di mano. Quando a fine mese scorrerete l’estratto conto della carta saprete di aver fatto beneficenza, avrete aiutato Kids.Co a curare bambini e adolescenti problematici. Per citare il marketing di Starbucks: “Non è solo cosa comprate, ma cosa scegliete”.
Leather & Textile Patchwork Riding Boots
Melanie Harper’s boots caught my eye as she was browsing in ‘House of Fraser’, Huddersfield, England. I thought her style looked individual and I loved her red beret. The boots had a textile panel at the centre back and even though she worried about ‘paint splashes’ on them, it all became clear when she explained she was studying a Textiles degree at Huddersfield University.
Her boots were from an independent called ‘Pixie Pop & Posh’ in Huddersfield about 2 years ago. I accept the textile pattern might not appeal to the mass, but it could be replaced with a tonal heavy slub canvas to keep up with a more timeless and classic trend.
Maybe even a pleat for those ladies with wider shins?
Note to self: Must visit this shop.
Note to High Street Chain Stores: Please have the confidence to create something that little bit different
sneakers Kick Ass
Made for kicking ass corner - Diesel store, Milano
Era il 1973 quando Oliviero Toscani lanciava la campagna pubblicitaria “who loves me follows me’ per Jesus Jeans; da allora è stato un rincorrersi di immagini emozionanti, scioccanti, anticonformiste e irriverenti, tutte utilizzate dal creativo, ideatore tra le altre cose, anche del magazine COLORS, per costruire e consolidare sapientemente vari brand.
L’uso dell’immagine come provocazione sembra aver ripreso a far parlare di se da quando Diesel ha lanciato la sua campagna globale BE STUPID, utilizzando parole e immagini fino a ieri troppo pudiche per magazine e adv metropolitano.
Questa è una delle ultime installazioni presentate nel Diesel Store di Milano a supporto della campagna “made for kicking ass” per le nuove sneakers.
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