Tuesday, March 6, 2012

#4 Fashion Language

In the world of fashion, it's crucial to speak & understand the vogue tongue. Cathy Horyn, journalist for the NY Times is a perfect example of someone who speaks fashion. Cathy uses her eloquent & articulative words to not only say positive comments but also the negative comments as well. Fortunately for Alexander McQueen, Cathy has taken a liking to the most recent collection.




"Everybody seems to be talking about three-dimensional fashion, and the future. Tonight, at Salle Wagram, the same place where Alexander McQueen staged his dance-marathon collection, his successor, Sarah Burton, gave a magical rendering of both. The show started calmly with snowy white bell-shape coatdresses and laser-cut calf skin, resembling lace. All the models wore helmetlike white-blond wigs, their eyes shielded by visors. Then Ms. Burton turned up the volume, first with feathery and fur coats (like dandelion heads before the wind catches them), and gradually the shapes became monumental in scale. Ms. Burton’s presentation was beautiful, but the monumental aspect was riveting — how it affects your eye. Tomorrow, in the McQueen showroom, I’ll take a closer look."

Silhouette&Design
  • Bell-shape coatdresses
  • Three-dimensional fashion
  • Helmetlike wigs
  • Shapes became monumental in scale
Details
  • Laser-cut calf skin
  • Eyes shielded by visors
Colour
  • Snowy white
  • White-blond wigs
Fabric
  • Resembling lace
  • Feathery and fur coats
Creative Jargon
  • Dandelion heads
  • Dance-marathon collection
  • Magical rendering of both




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