Two days ago Amanda and I had the chance to watch Mass Exodus, the annual runway show featuring collections from Ryerson’s fourth-year fashion design students.
This being my first year in attendance, I didn’t expect to see such a great breadth of designs, all with varying cuts, fabrics, and styles, within a span of just one hour. It was overwhelming, in a good way.
Still, I couldn’t help but wish the show went on for a few more hours. Sixty minutes was simply not enough to give all 58 collections the appreciation and attention they deserved. The construction of many of the pieces were just so good it was hard to keep my constant exclamations of I’d so wear that! to myself (sorry Amanda).
Aside from those in the photos, other notable designers whose work stood out to me include Kendra Pegg with her androgynous ensembles, Alexandra Boultzi’s troupe of Japanese warrior women, Lia Valdez’s highly provocative fetish pieces, Monica Saraguro’s lace-fur-and-leather collection, Kelli Kikcio’s menswear, and Alexandria Julian’s cast of Little Mermaid ballet dancers, complete with a tights-clad prince!
Thanks to the Mass Exodus crew, you can watch a live stream of the whole show right here and see photos on Flare.com.
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Partizan films along with AB/CD/CD have created a series of super clever ads for Opening Ceremony to promote their Spring/Summer 2012 collection. They’ve taken the clichés of Jean-Luc Godard films – the over-the-top romance, the cheesy lines – and turned them on their head a bit and making you laugh in the process. It’s a smart move by Opening Ceremony to create funny ads like these that will surely be shared around the web, like so. I mean, who still watches television? If you’re curious about the seeing the whole Spring/Summer 2012 collection, you can click here.
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An insightful interview with Tavi Gevinson of Style Rookie courtesy of Stylelikeu.com where she talks about how her style has evolved over the years, the creation of Rookie Magazine, and how her bedroom is very much a reflection of who she is.
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An episode from the PBS web series Off Book titled, “The Fashion of Artists”.
In this currently work-in-progress documentary titled “I Hate My Collection”, we get a look inside Central Saint Martins, one of the most renowned art and design institutions in London which has churned out the likes of Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, and Phoebe Philo to name a few.
Directed by Central Saint Martins alumni Oleg Mitrofanov and co-produced by fashion historian Judith Watt, this documentary will explore the roots of these notable names in fashion and unravel what it is exactly that makes this school so special.
You can follow the progress of this film and see some behind-the-scenes at ihatemycollection.com.
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The history of East London fashion from 1911 to 2011 in 100 seconds, complete with music and dance!
Definitely worth a second watch just to stop and see all the styles that have come and gone over the decades.
In a piece curated by Carin Goldberg for NY Times Magazine simply titled, “Designer Shears”, we get a peek into the tool bags of some of the fashion industry’s most elite designers including Isaac Mizrahi, Scott Sternberg, Doo-Ri Chung, Sophie Buhai, and Jason Wu among others.
Low-Resolution Fashion
Japanese fashion is nothing if not unconventional. Tokyo-born designer Kunihiko Morinaga had classic 8-bit Nintendo video games in mind as he debuted the Fall/Winter 2011/2012 collection titled ‘LOW’ for his new brand, Anrealage which was presented at Japan Fashion Week last month.
Everything from the pattern on the fabrics, footwear and pantyhose to the hem detailing on the skirts and lapel, and even the pixelized buttons on the coats hark back to much simpler times when all one had to worry about was saving Princess Peach from King Koopa.
When asked by Vogue Italy what his inspiration was for this collection, Mr. Morinaga replied:
‘“Resolution in two dimensions” the inspiration came from the idea of “Shape” [that] can be changed not by the size of clothes, but also by the resolution of it. Shape breaks by lowering the resolution, so I pursued how to break it.’
See more photos and watch the runway show below:
Bill Cunningham reporting from the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for this McQueen-flavoured edition of On The Street published for the New York Times on May 15th, 2011.
Click here to enlarge or listen to Mr. Cunningham’s accompanying commentary regarding the Alexander McQueen “Savage Beauty” exhibition at The Met and what he caught on the streets as it opened.
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“He who seeks beauty will find it.”
Bill Cunningham New York is a documentary centered around 83-year-old legendary fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham who has chronicled trends on the streets of New York for The New York Times for over fifty years—all while refusing to be paid.
Though he has observed fashion for most of his life, Mr. Cunningham is perhaps one of the only few people in this industry unswept by the wave of celebrity obsession. Undiscriminating to the subjects of his photographs—Bill cares solely for the clothes.
Considered to be an ascetic of the fashion world, he lives in a small apartment furnished with only a bed and several rows of file cabinets, all of which store negatives of every photo he has ever taken. When offered food and wine by the hostess of a society party (where he is photographing at) he kindly refuses, saying he has already had “food for the eyes” and that it is essential to “keep a distance from what you are doing so that you can be more objective.”
Bill Cunningham is the true antihero of the fashion world.
As the film went on, it dawned on me that Sonya and I were sitting on a leather couch at the 5-star Hazelton Hotel, surrounded by important bloggers and other media people, watching Bill roam New York City with only the bare minimum. The irony was not lost on me.
I felt unworthy; unworthy to behold such an honest and genuine and good human being. I realized that I too have lost sight of what fashion should be about. Not celebrities or brands or fame. Nor is it about the number of followers on your blog or the number of times you get photographed on the street—but about clothes! Dear god, how could I forget?
Wherever you are Mr. Cunningham, thank you for being you. Your humility, dedication and level of respect for this craft is truly admirable. I vow to ask myself everyday, “What would Bill Cunningham do?”
If everyone were more like Bill, I’m certain that the world would be a more beautiful place.
SOME QUOTES FROM THE MOVIE:
“The wider world perceives fashion as a frivolity that should be done away with. The point is, that fashion is the armour to survive the reality of everyday life. I don’t think that you could do away with it. It would be like doing away with civilization.”
“If you don’t take their money, they can’t tell you what to do.”
“The best fashion show is definitely on the street. Always has been, and always will be.”
“Money is the cheapest thing; Liberty is the most expensive.”
Official Website | On the Street with Bill Cunningham | Canadian Show-times
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