(highlight and right click should do it) you will see some good images of this work. The video is a cool way to view the collection at work.
Chalayan brings a strong architectural talent to his clothing design work. He may have initially started training in this field then moved over to fashion/clothes design. There are some wonderful books available on his work, check them out one day, any good library should stock them.
This is a photo (from the newspaper, can't remember which one) of a Massey University student's work which relates to a furniture theme.
Looks cool in this photo. Well done, Lisa Holmes. I've constructed clothes from furniture fabric. That can have issues, but the clothes should last longer than the cushions I made from cotton shirt material! You gotta realise, cushions come under a lot of abrasion. Still they lasted a reasonable number of years...........................................
I have been off on a tangent, following some more amazing work by Hussein Chalayan. A collection he created in 2006/7, titled 'one hundred eleven'. (7 years ago! extremely innovative work) It is the last 5 garments that really interest me. They related to a 111 year history of fashion, ranging from approximate 1900 to 2007. What a fascinating concept! Each dress represents a period of time in that time span, such as Edwardian and Twenties. Chalayan designed it so each of the 5 dresses morphed 3 decades and actually transformed in shape, but he did do this with the help of other very clever folk. Go onto www.technologyreview.com/news/406705/transforming-clothes/
to read about the company that helped Chalayan achieve his design concept. It's very interesting from a "technology" (and I'm referring to NZ curriculum here) point of view. I am interested in the comment "...took over 6 months of experimentation with motors, pulleys and wires fed through hollow tubes to arrive at the subtle effect that Chalayan was seeking. One of the design challenges was keeping the technology lightweight yet strong enough to move the delicate fabrics and materials." Functional modelling and specifications examples, if ever there were.
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| 1906-1916-1926 |
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| 1926-1936-1946 |
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| 1946-1956-1966 |
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| 1966-1976-1986 |
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| 1986-1996-2007 |
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| 2007- |
Quite astounding work isn't it.
Issey Miyake is another wonderful innovator. He may not be at the helm as much as he used to be, but the various labels, A-POC, Pleats Please and Issey Miyake still resonate with his amazingly creative spirit. This was an interesting Issey image I came across.........
'cos..... I had a piece of fabric hanging around my workroom studio for ages...I'd pick it up, turn it over, think this, think that, then decided I'd manipulate it and make it into a scarf. I tied wooden buttons, heaps of them,into it, steamed it and this is the result......
I had been given these lovely old buttons and thought they would be the way to fasten my scarf so it would stay in place. I love making use of what I have lying around. It's one of my small approaches to the sustainability issue that is very important to this industry i.e working within the clothing/fabric world, in whatever shape or form. Trying to reduce waste has become an important approach to my work. I just love using up fabrics/haberdashery I have lying around my workroom, and some of the
results are creatively satisfying, which I want to share in future blogs. Oh, there is just so much I want to share!
Anyway, coming back to SLTSLTBs. I love CdG inspired skirts. I have lots of them in my wardrobe, and I just want to leave you some that work with a very interesting panel idea, plus they portray the concept that the skirt has been slashed/cut apart and a panel inserted, very CdG. I'm not sure what collection they connect to, maybe someone can inform me.
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| CdG Shorts |
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| CdG Skirt |
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| My 1st Skirt in this theme. Pleated skirt with the inserted panel. |
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| My 2nd skirt in this theme. Straight skirt with the inserted panel. |
SLTSLTBsigning off
What does CdG mean?
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