Showing posts with label Couture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Couture. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 November 2011

Oliver Theyskens

Wonderful structural creations from Oliver Theyskens, who had an amazing journey into his fashion career.
Oliver wanted to be a designer from a very young age and began sketching, designing and sewing clothes at six. He went to fashion school in Brussels but dropped out two years later in 1997 and started his own label. He was then poised to become a powerful force in the world of fashion especially when Madonna wore one of his creations to the 1998 Oscars, but then 9/11 happened and led to 30-40% drop in business, as Oliver did not want any debt he closed his label and moved to Paris. From 2002-2006 he worked with Rochas, then he moved to Nina Ricci and now he is at Theory where he has his own line called Theysken's Theory and is the artistic director. (Interview)

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Iris Van Herpen II

Stunning works from Iris Van Herpen's Paris FW 2012 Couture Collection. Iris Van Herpen's collection is phenomenally dynamic in it's modernity, materials, form and theme. For Iris Van Herpen, couture is a vehicle for outstanding creativity, a freedom to create incredible fashion. Normal rules don't apply . . .

Monday, 3 January 2011

Chanel "Making Of A Couture Outfit"

Chanel Haute Couture winter 2009/2010 Every piece of haute couture clothing is the product of hours upon hours of skilled manual labor. In this short film, Chanel gives us exclusive footage of its seamstresses turning a Karl Lagerfeld sketch into a finished dress and jacket. (thank you Gill Cannon)