Chris Cunningham for Gucci
It’s been some time since we’ve seen a film from Chris Cunningham since Rubber Johnny in 2005. But thank god he’s back with a new ad for Gucci. The campaign for this new fragrance is so good I already own a bottle. Enjoy.
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Anon. Again
Here are the images for the follow up to yesterday’s post on Anon. Women designed by Ben Smith. The man knows how to drape! What I like about his work is that it’s really removed from the idea of fashion that is focused on trends. His clothes flatter and accentuate a women and are as much about the relationship between a women and her clothes as it is about her body. The palette moved from white and champagne gold to slate blue and navy, with a hint of chocolate, and the fabrics were light, reflecting the romance of the season. It must be noted that the show was a collaboration with bespoke shoe designer Andrew McDonald.
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Mack Dugan
We are waiting for ex-pat New Zealander Mack Dugan to put together his Winter 09 collection but in the meantime here's a few examples of his current season.
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
And You Love
Arnsdorf was one show that we were aching to see; Monday’s RAFW’s runway schedule was fairly ordinary all for this one exception. But alas, the airline gods were not in our favour and we were not sitting in our designated seats in Cargo Theatre. Luckily the girls at M.A.P sent through these select runway shots so you can all enjoy what we missed. .
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Transgression
Friedrich Gray unofficially opened Australian Fashion Week last night with a collection that continued on from last season’s androgynous undertones that have become almost a narrative with each season. Returning too was the minimalist colour palette and use of luxurious fabrics and textures to create a line that is not only distinctive of Friedich Gray but also a nod to the new face of Australian fashion. This week seems to be a little sombre. There aren’t as many official runway shows and very few ‘big’ names we come to expect from the week. Can we blame the gloom and doom of the global financial crisis? The silver lining is that the week is now dedicated to a number of young designers in their infancy. Labels like Arnsdorf and Dion Lee who seem to represent a ‘changing of the guard’ in the industry. Look forward to our follow up blogs on some of this week’s most exciting designers.
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
Dhini Vs. Gail
Today’s 12.30pm runway show was the super-duper duo of Dhini and Gail Sorronda. Dhini would have to be one of our favourite Australian designers, having featured in Canvas’ 03 GENDER issue. Technically she didn’t disaapoint. Even though we weren’t in the front row you could still see how much work she put into the construction of each garment. The collection was a reaction to today’s economic gloom and doom, a military inspired range that still showed some of that feminine fluidity we first saw last summer. Sharp lines were mixed with soft drapes in a block colours that included the most beautiful chartreuse. With Gail, her continuation of black and white was a given. There were some ideas that were a development of designs from previous seasons but the emphasis here was on texture, namely feathers and sequins. Not as exciting as one would hope, given it’s Gail Sorronda, but sure to be popular with the cool kids come summer.
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
How You Fall Doesn’t Matter
From the invitation alone for Alpha 60 I had high expectations of both the show and collection. We were impressed when ushered in to the Cargo Theatre, melodies of Beirut playing through the soundsystem, only to be confronted at the start of the show with a graphic film fragment that frames the theme of Alpha 60s summer; a social commentary on the degradation of society. The show moved between textures (knits, jersey, silk), colours (cool greys, strong blacks and graphic prints) and shapes. Their dandy, tailored pieces weres sharp and definitely the strongest, as too their knitwear and bomber jackets and even though the Alpha 60 brand is divided between men and women there were several pieces from the mens line that would appeal to the androgynous dresser.
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Anon. Women
Our second day at Fashion Week has begun rather dramatically (as only Sydney could deliver) with a power blackout, throwing all shows into chaos. Fortunately we were caught up at the Ben Smith for Anon. Women (offsite) show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, which relied on a haunting live performance by soprano singer Sue Ellen Cusack, rather than a booming sound system. However, because of said power failure the hall wasn’t packed to full capacity as it should have been. We’ll follow up this post soon with some images from the collection.
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
The Fashion Of Clowning
We keep coming back to the designs of Pepper and Pistol. The girls behind the label were one of our feature designers in CANVAS’ recent 05 DESIGN issue. Their work is always whimsical but this season takes a more theatrical turn with circus-style chiffons and ruffled silks, mixed with their novelty custom prints.
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
