Have you seen the latest CdG collection, Autumn/Winter 2014 RTW? It's astounding. I go on to www.style.com to clock what is going down in the northern hemisphere. It's a great site for following favourite and fascinating designers. There are two collection seasons, spring/summer(March) and autumn/winter(October). Earlier this month (March) I went on, to see what was happening with CdG, and I clicked onto this .......
I thought Wow, what's happened, this is very, very, subdued for Rei of CdG....well you know what happened, I was on the wrong CdG range.
So check this one out.....
This is more like Rei Kawakubo!
How on earth would Rei Kawakubo follow up last
season's collection? That's what many reviewers were asking themselves before
the start of theComme
des Garçons show
this evening.......
The sight of those monstrous shapes—literally, largely knitted monstrosities—enveloping the models with their oversize frames, knitted cages, and multiple arms was no longer a shock......
This was a clothing collection, but one where the boundaries had been redefined........
Of course, not everything had so much ease; the ability to move your arms or see properly at times is an issue........
But who cares if the clothing is outlandish and impractical, anyway?....
Kawakubo herself defined the lineup in the following way: "The theme of the collection this time is MONSTER. It's not about the typical Monster you find in sci-fi and video games. The expression of the Monsters I have made has a much deeper meaning. The craziness of humanity, the fear we all have, the feeling of going beyond common sense, the absence of ordinariness, expressed by something extremely big, by something that could be ugly or beautiful. In other words, I wanted to question the established standards of beauty."By
What a jacket, ay. I think I go for what is underneath it...looks quite "tweedie"
Here are some images from the collection that tweaked my interest.
The sight of those monstrous shapes—literally, largely knitted monstrosities—enveloping the models with their oversize frames, knitted cages, and multiple arms was no longer a shock......
This was a clothing collection, but one where the boundaries had been redefined........
Of course, not everything had so much ease; the ability to move your arms or see properly at times is an issue........
But who cares if the clothing is outlandish and impractical, anyway?....
Kawakubo herself defined the lineup in the following way: "The theme of the collection this time is MONSTER. It's not about the typical Monster you find in sci-fi and video games. The expression of the Monsters I have made has a much deeper meaning. The craziness of humanity, the fear we all have, the feeling of going beyond common sense, the absence of ordinariness, expressed by something extremely big, by something that could be ugly or beautiful. In other words, I wanted to question the established standards of beauty."By
What a jacket, ay. I think I go for what is underneath it...looks quite "tweedie"
Here are some images from the collection that tweaked my interest.
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| Tubes stitched together |
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| Amazing pieces that are stitched together |
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| Shaped structures on top of garemnts |
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| Lots of sleeves creating bulk |
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| A bulky burka look...extreme |
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| Love a tutu with very structured top |
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| Again, interesting structured shapes creating skirt |
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| A/W 2013 RTW wonderful shaped structures |
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| same collection, same shapes idea |
(Caroline Herrera)
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| S/S 2014 RTW interesting shapes making up a skirt |
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| same collection, shaped structures on top |
The S/S 2013 collection is definitely interesting stuff. Look at this cool wee cartoon I scanned from The Fashion Elle Collections SS14....it expresses the conceptual nature of the collection
Go and look at the whole collection. What do you think?
Anyway, that's a bit of side track to what I want to be chatting/blogging about.
I like particular aspects of the latest collection, for example, this one...
It reminds me of some other really interesting stuff I have seen. Stuff that is on the upcycling/recycling spectrum, which has become a very accepted concept due to the responsible drive toward sustainability. Have a look at this Nike baby sock jumper. It features in an interesting magazine I purchased years ago,
No C MAGAZINE featuring Hussein Chalayan
(Chalayan is a very clever designer. He once designed a wonderful collection that consisted of furniture items becoming clothing. I'll find an image of it.)
I think it was created by Winnie Lee, who I do not know much about, but I think this is a bit of fun. I also came across the instructions for a sock sweater made by Martin Margiela Maison, which are also a bit of fun. Really would love to try it out one day.
If anyone has a shot at this, please send me a piccie of your creation. I did come across someone who was making a sock sweater (isn't the internet a wonderful thing!) but I could not locate an image of the finished product. This is all I could source.....
Go and look at the whole collection. What do you think?
Anyway, that's a bit of side track to what I want to be chatting/blogging about.
I like particular aspects of the latest collection, for example, this one...
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Amazing pieces that are stitched together
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It reminds me of some other really interesting stuff I have seen. Stuff that is on the upcycling/recycling spectrum, which has become a very accepted concept due to the responsible drive toward sustainability. Have a look at this Nike baby sock jumper. It features in an interesting magazine I purchased years ago,
No C MAGAZINE featuring Hussein Chalayan
(Chalayan is a very clever designer. He once designed a wonderful collection that consisted of furniture items becoming clothing. I'll find an image of it.)
If anyone has a shot at this, please send me a piccie of your creation. I did come across someone who was making a sock sweater (isn't the internet a wonderful thing!) but I could not locate an image of the finished product. This is all I could source.....
Would you believe me if i said our first project as Fashion
newbies was to create a jumper made from 6 pairs of mens socks........ Its true. Here is my work in progress (sorry for
the crappy quality photograph), it doesn't look like much now, but
once its finished you can see how it turns into a great knitted jumper for the
cooler weather. The heels of the socks turn into elbows and shoulders, and the
ribbed tops make excellent cuffs! It's now almost complete and I will
definitely post the finished garment for you to see. Plus I had some left over
socks which I will totally be wearing with my gladiator heels now its autumn!
What do you think?
Sorry, I did not make a record of the creator of this. You get the picture, but would love to see the finished result.
Isn't it great, creative ideas using socks! I might raid E's socks drawer in preparation for winter!!
Going back to CdG's latest collection..I also like the colour palette she has used, dark, bit sombre...I've often played round with these shades. I was over at Smart Dress Fabrics today and I saw a fabric which would be ok for my take on this cowl neck top from the collection. I like how she has inserted another fabric inside as an interlining. I have always loved the cowl neck.
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Here are some other interesting shots from the details of the collection.
Well, I think that will do for this blog. I have been trying to insert an interesting fashion glossary so you can choose the terms and definitions that you think apply to this latest collection, but it is not working for me...so will have to be another time.
SLTSLTBsigning out.
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| Stuffed knitted shapes, amazing! |
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| A mini cape style, I always like this design idea |
Well, I think that will do for this blog. I have been trying to insert an interesting fashion glossary so you can choose the terms and definitions that you think apply to this latest collection, but it is not working for me...so will have to be another time.
SLTSLTBsigning out.
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