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My Designs – Prada

Posted on January 24, 2015 by thewalkingopen

Another designer who’s personal expression is widely shown through the clothes that she creates is Miuccia Prada. The brand Prada is one of the leading Italian brands and is loved by everyone – men, women, fashionistas, street style and much more people. Prada is all about bright color and self expression through color block. There are not a lot of smooth graduation of color – rather sharp divided sections that show where is which color. Also, the fabrics that are the most used in the brand are synthetic: nylon, crunchy polyester and others. The shapes are very destructed and simple: knee length skirts, straight dresses, skinny belts, and others. This became something that makes Prada recognizable and famous in the fashion world.

Prada is feminine, but rough – everything is shaped by straight cuts and silhouettes, complicated fabrics and designs. Even though everything sounds like the clothing has come out from some ind of sci-fi movie, it is much simpler than that – the clothing is quite wearable, still it is a fashion statement. Prada doesn’t stand for masculine costumes or men-like clothing – it stands for femininity being transformed into something that would be appealing to every woman.

Therefore, because of everything that Prada is expressing through the clothes that they create, I have created my first look based on their double-costumes. These costumes are usually a skirt and a shirts, that nearly match in colors and patterns. They come together as a set and that is what Prada is conveying for their daily looks. They like organization and a total look, that is why I have decided to picture all of it.

For the evening attire, Prada is all about making the dresses festive and standing out. It is important that the dress is something that will be unforgettable, therefore it needs to look just perfect. Sometimes it is just the texture, other times – it is the embellishment or the decoration that says the final word. This is exactly how I have decided to picture the typical evening formal attire by Prada in my illustration.

My Designs – Alexander Wang

Posted on January 22, 2015 by thewalkingopen

This time, I have decided to focus on the personal expression and style of the Asian-American Designer, Alexander Wang. The designer started his own brand in 2005 at the age of 19. He dropped oft of Parsons The New School of Design and started his own brand with the hep of his family. The first pieces for the collection were based on the unisex silhouettes which formed the style of the brand further on and made him known and distiguishanable. Right now, Alexander Wang is considered one of the most successful young designers in the world and his clothing can be seen on everyone, up to Anna Wintour.

Alexander Wang is known for creating simplistic clothing, but at the same time he shows the dark side of fashion. There is a lot of black present in his designs, as well as leather. It helps to show off what he is trying to convey to the public, as well as it is something that he finds himself interested in. Throughout the whole career he has been carrying the same but priceless mood – model-off-the-runway. It is relaxed, but stylish and high-class at the same time. Something that would perfectly fit a modern fashionista on a busy day.

This first look was inspired by the original Alexander Wang style: a lot of leather, black color and synthetic materials. Also, the iconic Rockie bag is present, because it is one of the main things that the brand is very famous and well-known for. The ‘net’ materials and textures are always present in all of the collections, as well as they are the key details and inserts in many of the garments.

The evening attire look was influenced and inspired by the dress that has been worn by a couple of celebrities on the red carpet. Alexander Wang doesn’t do too many formal gowns or dresses -he is more about short, leather or synthetic. But if he creates pieces of the formal attire, he does it with his own style. There are going to be inserts of something like plastic, or complicated designs. But in all of it, we of course see Alexander Wang himself!

My Designs – Alexander McQueen’s Personal Expression

Posted on January 21, 2015 by thewalkingopen

The next designer that I wanted to explore and to see how he expressed himself through fashion was Alexander McQueen. He has inspired me a lot, not only by his designs, but by the way that he presented fashion to the world. He wasn’t limited by the frames – he was open to new opportunities and ideas. The designer didn’t have limits – he could create anything into a fashion design or a fashion show. One of his shows was intentionally ‘flooded’, others – used decorations that are ‘out of this world’ to impress the viewer and to show his statement.

Designer’s name was actually Lee MqQueen, but when he wanted to break into fashion, he changed his brand name in order to fit the society of fashion norms. From the early childhood he was influenced by everything mythical and dark, especially Jack The Ripper. Growing up in the East London, there were many of stories about him, so one of his first collections was influenced mainly by them. The style of the designer stayed the same with all of his development and fame, even though it has gotten more feminine and high-end.

The designer is very famous for his interpretation of leather and different patterns in his clothing, as well as snake patterns and small bright detail. He also is an all-time lover of skulls – they are everywhere: shoes, scarves, dresses, accessories and many many more. This is something that helps him to make a fashion statement and to show who he actually is in the fashion world. So I have decided to pick up many of those garments and to form them into a casual look. For this look, I have gotten inspiration only from the separate pieces, instead of the whole look itself.

The next look that I was inspired by is taken from one of the Haut Couture collections that were presented by the designer. As he loves everything that is extraordinary and out of the borders, for his Haut Couture line he creates real pieces of art. the dress that has inspired me the most is made out of feathers and captures mythic and style at the same time.

Alexander McQueen is one of my all time favorite designers, and not as much because of his style, but more because that he wasn’t afraid to speak up and show what he really thinks. It is just amazing that there are people like him who can say everything that they want to say through a piece of clothing and I was incredibly happy to get to explore the designer’s style and intentions better!

My Designs – Yves Saint Laurent’s Personal Expression

Posted on January 20, 2015 by thewalkingopen

Like everyone else, I have to get inspiration from something and someone. I also like to get inspiration from somewhere, so I decided to get some of it from fashion designers. Because I just LOOOVE fashion and want to tie my life with it, I decided in the beginning to get some inspiration and push from some of the famous fashion designers who come from different countries and backgrounds. It will not only help me to understand their style and iconic pieces, but also what do they consider fashion and what is their personal connection with it.

The first designer that I wanted to explore was Yves Saint Laurent. He was one of the first ones to make fashion COMFORTABLE, but at the same time STYLISH. He was originally French and wanted to make a huge impact on the french fashion. One of his best quotes is: (About Style) “I invented it’s past, I gave it a future and it will endure well after my death.”

Fashion to him was to make a woman beautiful, but not to make her struggle and suffer from the clothes. He considered that fashion should be more accessible in all the ways – clothes should be long-lasting, comfortable and there should be a set of basic clothes for the woman keep over a period of time. Something that he has brought into the wide use is – Pea Jacket, Tunique, Loose Fitting Blouse, Trench Coat, Skirt and Pan Suit, Tuxedo and Jumpsuit. All of these garments he has taken from something that doesn’t even hint or smell like glamour. Most of them were taken from soldiers or police, others – from what men and workers wore. But with a lot of effort and desire – he has made something that now is considered ‘classics’ and what every woman, maybe even unconsciously, wears.

But if his casual style was about comfort mixed with fashion, then his evening attire was all about making women sparkle like diamonds. He wanted to make them feel special with every dress he made. It feels like it was made just for each one of them out there- they make them feel confident and gorgeous, even if the design is not too complicated. And even if not all of them can be really worn (because of how amazing, creative and outstanding the design is), they still made women fall in love with them and made them want to buy them.

Here is one of the dresses from the Haut Couture line that has impressed me a lot. It is in gorgeous fuksia color, with ‘unrealistic’ sleeves that make the impression of the creature from the outside world. But that is something that I loved it for – informality and creativity.

The next outfit design is the casual look from YSL. The designer is very famous for it’s casual classy style – pant suit is one of the most-bought items from the brand up till now. I was inspired by the late 70s and early 80s looks and decided to show off the designer’s casual look through the pant-suit.

I think that Yves Saint Laurent is on of the best fashion designers in the whole world, as he has given women the confidence and the ability to dress well and look pretty in clothes. It is very important to modern women, as we live in global world, where we are active anywhere we go. So thank you, Yves!