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Carolina Galan for pret à porter & Italian Next Fashion Talent

Tanja Dordevic — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:38:43 +0000

The new talent is found! On the occasion of the Fashion Camp in Milan, the young Colombian designer Carolina Galan will present her new collection s/s 2010.

Reviewing the little black dress looking for new ways of construction and shape. 8 little black dresses in black silk with different textures, realized with drapery techniques which allow geometrical forms to be designed in order to reach the desired volumes and silhouettes. One jacket and one trench coat complete the collection. The materials chart includes silk, cotton, cotton/silk and linen.

After a stage at Vivienne Westwood in Milan she started her own brand in 2008. The use of noble materials in her collection derives from her esteem for the 50’s modern movement and the way in which she constructs her clothes witnesses her training as an architect and her desire for aesthetics and sensuality.

www.carolinagalan.com

Dirtyhousewives

milanice.com — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:05:43 +0000

Dirty Housewives project embodies a sadistic and unchained transformation of housewives daily slavery tools, revisited as wearable trophies.

Pictures refer to the four different materials used (Brooms, mops, steel scourers and sponges). The collection includes twelve items: one t-shirt, one dress and one accessory for each material.

The Dirtyhouse ideals grow from the will to smash the social axioms about the connection between humans and domestic walls promoting new beliefs where caos means order, impulses mean spontaneity and rebellion stands for fervor.

Dirtyhousewives is just one of the of expressions of the concept that manifests itself thug the gerneral dirsuption fo the role of daily life objects. (under construction)

VICTORIA BARTLETT: A candid look at the anatomical fascination of VPL

Tanja Dordevic — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:32:42 +0000

During the last fashion week in Milan, Dopolavoro opened Bartlett’s show - an exposition of inspirations and concepts which delineate VPL (Visible Panty Line).

London born designer Victoria Bartlett is known for both her underwear inspired designs and her acclaimed career as a stylist.

VPL began with the simple concept of drawing innerwear out, a line of undergarment-inspired styles in Fall of 2003, when stylist Victoria Bartlett had a vision to design a capsule collection. Through the gathering of images, film, and sculptural specialty clothing the pieces reveal a candid dialogue of anatomical fascination between Victoria and other artists including Steven Klein, Mark Borthwick, David Armstrong and Jack Pierson, to name a few.

To see how was on opening party watch the video and photos. Furthermore, the show will be open till 16st October.