~ inspiration ~ Edvard Munch

do you know edvard munch ?

The Scream, 1893

certainly you have seen or heard of this infamous piece of painting but some of you might not be aware of who the artist is.

 

the artist is edvard munch.

an norwegian artist who is known to be one of the most influential artist for expressionism movement;

also best known for his composition , the scream.

themes he covered in his paintings were usually quite emotional like life cycle, death, misery, anxiety and love. 

nevertheless, it was these (following) particular works that drawn me to him.

Woman in Three Stages, 1894

Women in Three Stages ;

representing a woman in her three stages of life;
conversely in a chronological order from left to right.

 

Red and White, 1894

The Dance of Life, 1900

the woman in white symbolizes purity, innocence


the woman in red represents  passion, love, happiness

the women in black, gazing jealously represents old age. 
















these particular paintings are significance to me;
in terms of using my imagination and then interpreting and exploited them into the three stages/outfits for my Stranger to Ourselves collection.




(images courtesy from Edvard Munch)
  

~ inspiration ~ unruly

it's turning cooler here in Perth finally; autumn has arrived (supposedly?)

did some pattern-cutting yesterday (motivated day)

in front of my laptop today (oh-oh)

trying to do some layout change here and there but it didn't go smoothly as i thought 

i guess i'll finish up my last bit of pattern-cutting tomorrow?

exhibition 2010

introducing a japanese label  ~ unruly ~

founded in 2007

the designer behind this label is Yuta Kikuchi.

photoshoot for collection

behind the concept

"たとえば絵画　たとえば音楽　たとえば文章 日々感じ　日々想う事を 僕の服で表現できると信じて"

i'm trying to interpret it and it means something like

"for example painting,　for example music, for example　writings; i believe that i could express them well through my clothing about my feelings and my thoughts day by day "

without a doubt, you can find him conveying his concept well through the unique name given to the pieces he made

  

autumn/winter 2012 is the most recent collection whereas i believe that they're holding exhibitions now and for the past few months

AW2012

AW2012

AW2012

気持ち膨らむスカート

空と風のキャミソー

アンルリーワンピース

アンルリーワンピース

花束Tシャツ

あの日の思い出ワンピース

intricate-looking construction but drape just so beautifully on the body.

love it ♡♡

wish i owned one (´▽｀)

they have shops/online shop generally based in japan... not so sure where-about for overseas

(image courtesy from unruly)

~ inspiration ~ Madame Grès part II

i thought of sharing a short-brief three minutes video about Madame Grès.
(refer back to my older post if you have not known this great designer.)

looking at her clothing is just so unbelievable !  

i believe that i would be like a little girl fills with excitement if there's a chance to visit her exhibition one day.

her clothing is to die-for  \(//∇//)\

~ inspiration ~ Madeleine Vionnet

Madeleine Vionnet (1876 – 1975) was a French fashion designer that is influential in the 20th century and inspired me as much as Madame Gres.

photograph by Irving Penn for Vionnet, 1974

she was known for introducing bias-cutting into pattern making.

it is indeed a revolutionary way of draping fabric, clinging on the body beautifully - simple but never plain.

Vionnet's goddess gown, 1935; recalling the Greek look

in the early 20th century, she freed women from corsets and bustles that distorted the body form in exchange for garments that accentuated the natural body form.
inspired by ancient greek drapery and dancer's movement where fabrics seemed to be flowing around the human body.

Madeleine Vionnet at work, 1923

Vionnet worked less in innovative structure but more in crafted draping.

her lengthening process included cutting and draping -all on her miniature wooden doll. 

she would use yards and yards of fabrics just to construct a dress.

Vionnet established her maison in 1912 but was forced to close down during second world war.

this classic French house was revived in 2006 and continue to unveil collections by creating modern looks while paying homage to Vionnet's originality.

 





"when a woman smiles, then her dress should smile too." Madeleine Vionnet

visit www.vionnet.com for current collection

or

look out for Betty Kirke's book Madeleine Vionnet filled with studies and original patterns of her works (how excited was i when i saw this book in the library, flipping through pages and pages of pictures and patterns of stunning pieces)

~ inspiration ~ Liberty of London

Attributed to Liberty of London,

British

.

 Evening Gown, 1880s

amazing historical dress which i adore totally! its sculptural look that is just too surreal, by all means.

adapted from http://www.metmuseum.org

This evening dress is particularly rare and unusual in that it fully incorporates what were viewed as classical elements of the period. The strongest classicizing detail of the gown is in its densely gathered silk, a technique that conjures the wet-drapery of classical statuary. 

The gown's internal structure, with a wasp-waisted corset and bell-shaped underskirt, conforms to the fashionable hourglass silhouette of the period, its surface is intended to replicate the articulated folds that characterize classical renderings of drapery. This softly gathered surface would also have conveyed a tantalizing "naturalism." The consequence is an impression of the female body as less confined by the rectitude of a precise and controlled tailoring.

 

~ inspiration ~ Madame Grès

Evening gown with peplum, 1940,
Madame Grès (French, 1903–1993)

Evening gown, 1954
Madame Grès (French, 1903–1993)

The designer that influenced me the most is Madame Grès.
Not many people know about her but she was one of the most influential designer since the thirties
(i believe!) who dedicated her whole life to perfect the art of draping and pleating.

For Grès, pleating was a means of fitting a garment without pattern-shaping and seaming. She tried to avoid the cutting of fabric and relied on pleating and draping to achieve the shaping of her garments.

my experimental work around 2009

Now if you noticed, i am always trying to adapt her practice in my designs, approaching in through my original method. The picture above was one of my experimental work during my school day using pleating to achieve the fit of a garment. I would like to do similar design again soon. However, I had applied this technique indeed, to my collection Stranger to Ourselves. If you are interested, visit my other blog to view

http://khooarina.blogspot.com.au

nana (･ｘ･)