What is Fashion? LP Post #5

I feel like fashion has always been a way to express ideas. Usually there is the head designer, or the creative director, and Fashion is a result of their creative thoughts. They decide what fashion is, they decide what is evidently “in” or what is not. My idea of fashion has changed since the beginning […]

LP Post #4 FIT Museum Exhibit

Maison Martin Margiela Spring 1997   I have always been intrigued by this garment by Margiela. For a long time I thought that this was a dress form that Margiela had considered his favorite. It was to my surprise when I found out that it was a wearable garment. Perhaps that is the reason why […]

LP post #3

The images above are my dress log entires for February 14 and February 16. While I was writing my dress logs, I noticed that I wear some of the same pieces a lot, and that I really emphasize comfortability. I found this strange because I associate dressing well with feeling uncomfortable, and I was asking […]

The Yellow Lady

For our second Visual Communication assignment, we were asked to find an illustration that spoke to us, whether it was from the colors, or the style and form. I found this illustration in a fashion book at The New School library, and there was something so striking about all of the bold colors. (Unfortunately there […]

LP Post #2 Versace Jeans

Versace Jeans Couture Spring 1995   In this Versace Jeans advertisement, two women are interacting with each other in the frame. The woman on the left is standing up with a dynamic arched back and holding the feet of another woman on the floor. Both women are topless and looking towards the camera. The advertisement […]

Aphorisms

Fashion is made manifest in material forms. It demands study in the same way that ancient artifacts are made meaningful by archaeologists: through careful excavation. Fashion comes to life through fabric and other physical materials. Designers visualize their clothing through sketches (2D) and it becomes real when it is sewn or assembled. Some designs are […]