William Klein—born in New York, New York, USA, on April 19, 1928—is “a photographer and filmmaker noted to for his ironic approach to both media” as well as for bring a unique eye and unusual techniques to his photography work (ArtStack, pp. 1). This helped turn him into a giant in the fashion photography industry as well as an ardent critic of American society, relative to what is or is not art. Klein, whose career came into fruition in the Post-War era, was a photographer defined by his position as part of a movement of American photographers who worked their craft for fashion journals throughout Europe. Paris was the city of choice for Klein, who worked with Vogue, and much of his Post-War work was done there.
A piece of his work of interest in this respect is “Dorothy Blowing Light Smoke Rings.” Taken in Paris, the photograph is primarily a profile of the eponymous Dorothy wearing what is best described as a felt formal outfit, including a skirt and notched-collar jacket and small, flat hat. However, Dorothy’s profile is framed in darkness, save for a cigarette holder in one hand and large, light smoke rings—almost like floating halos—billowing before her. The piece, regardless of the outfit being shown off, is a masterwork in vibrant chiaro scuro: the contrast between Dorothy’s body, and the smoke rings, and the darkness around them is both captivating and unmissable. 

Fashion is something we deal with everyday. Even people who say they don’t care what they wear choose clothes every morning that say a lot about them and how they feel that day.

One certain thing in the fashion world is change. We are constantly being bombarded with new fashion ideas from music, videos, books, and television. Movies also have a big impact on what people wear. Ray-Ban sold more sunglasses after the movie Men In Black. Sometimes a trend is world-wide.

Fashion is revealing. Clothes reveal what groups people are in. In high school, groups have names: “goths, skaters, preps, herbs.” Styles show who you are, but they also create stereotypes and distance between groups. For instance, a businessman might look at a boy with green hair and multiple piercings as a freak and outsider. But to another person, the boy is a strict conformist. He dresses a certain way to deliver the message of rebellion and separation, but within that group, the look is uniform. Acceptance or rejection of a style is a reaction to the society we live in.

Fashion is big business. More people are involved in the buying, selling and production of clothing than any other business in the world. Everyday, millions of workers design, sew, glue, dye, and transport clothing to stores. Ads on buses, billboards and magazines give us ideas about what to wear, consciously, or subconsciously.

Clothing can be used as a political weapon. In nineteenth century England, laws prohibited people from wearing clothes produced in France. During twentieth century communist revolutions, uniforms were used to abolish class and race distinctions.

Fashion is a means of self-expression that allows people to try on many roles in life. Whether you prefer hip-hop or Chanel-chic, fashion accommodates the chameleon in all of us. It’s a way of celebrating the diversity and variety of the world in which we live. Fashion is about change which is necessary to keep life interesting. It’s also a mirror of sorts on society. It’s a way of measuring a mood that can be useful in many aspects, culturally, socially even psychologically.

One of my favorite fashion exhibition at FIT Museum, Norell’s exhibition which focuses on his last twelve inventing years of his fashion career, impresses me and shows his unique techniques. I think he perfectly and creatively infuses haute couture techniques into his collections on the level of ready-to-wear. Based on my interest to him, I have learned that he has involved into two decades of business since the World War II started. He creates bold, highly wearable, and fashionable silhouette outfits. As a successful innovator, Norell has created lean, narrow silhouette costumes and the culotte for day and formal wears in the 1900s, which gain widespread popularity. One of his most “dazzling” piece in this exhibition is undoubtedly his glittering “mermaid” gown which is hand sewed with thousands of sequins onto kitted jersey carefully. The jersey fabric perfectly stretches with movement of bodies and highlights sexual female body shapes, with the beautiful reflections of the sequins. All the formal outfits displayed at the exhibition are noted for clean, neat lines, comfort. The tweet reefer coat by Norell for Prince of Wales created in the late 1960s is continued and started to getting popular and the style has developed nowadays. 1900s, in the period of creative great fashion works, fashions has always kept tracking back to the 1900s. Also, it is clear that Norell has invented and used “A” line silhouette in most of his collections. The sharpe shoulder silhouette, narrow waste, bowknot and deep neck and high neck, puffed balloon sleeves, obi dress in the style of V neck and kimono designs, cute mini capes Norell created and contributed to fashion industry has not only showed feminism, but also successfully emphasized the power of females and modernism. Some creative details on his costumes for example the buttons and buttonholes, they not only enhance aesthetics but also are being extremely functional and practical, which can change the sizes of the outfits making them better fitted onto the bodies. Growing up wearing sailor suits, Norell is not surprisingly producing amount of formal gowns and suits throughout his career. Among his collections, he has used most of the finest and luxurious materials, such as furs, heavy woolen, sequins, etc. Difference from The Body: Fashion and Physique exhibition, Norell’s collection has fitted to limited diversity of body shapes which focus on leaner, thinner or narrow body shape.

Clothing reflects one’s personality, social status, and political background. Most of people’s preference s for clothing are closely linked to how they feel about their bodies and how society and social media accept the “ideal” body shapes and sizes. To me, clothing also provides psychological satisfactions or dissatisfactions associated with happiness or unhappiness in finding clothing fitted to bodies and enhanced appearance. Clothing shows body features.

To me, I have daily habits dressing up with floral, embellished, formal outfits back to my hometown. However, moving in New York City and live here, I have gradually preferred wearing simple, casual clothing, such as sports wear, hoodies, sneakers, and dark colors outfits, mostly in black and white and grey founded in my wardrobe to get a “New York” look and to be looked less in target in the city.

To begin with, I was wearing this hoodie with jeans and sneaker when I headed to my studio class on the early morning. I walk to class every time, so I feel like not spending much time dressing up. Comfort and fashion are both vital on daily dressing. It is not only a creative and fashionable hoodie that I love to wear most of the time, but also it is comfortable and practical to wear. It is oversized, so I feel like more loosened in limbs. I am in love with its design. It is warm, made from wool. The materiality is also very important, related to weather, occasions, etc.

This advertisement is I found it from Rick Owens. In this advertisement the model has two poses, one is her side look and one is the front look. Both poses are wearing a same shirt but symbolize different gender. This is the reason why that I like Rick Owens work that he clearly shows his idea how his design’s process and inspiration come from. The pose on the right side, the model just wearing a very usual shirt without sleeves, but when the shirt transform to the left side version. It makes the shirt from woman’s style to unisex style. If we only look at the left pose, we might think this model is a male, but if we compare both poses we can defiantly theses to poses are from a same model and the model is a female. This is the magic of Rick Owens that his work of unisex has a powerful point. His work is simple but in some way is defiantly not simple at all. Focus on the left pose, when a sleeveless shirt add a sleeve on it and with open back naked  design. It comes out a fabulous feeling. This advertisement clearly shows the meaning and idea of his unisex work.

Fashion has many different definitions. The word fashion is powerful and big. After I read the article, I picked two quotes that I think is true to me. I agree what it says that “Fashion is gossip. Never underestimate the power of gossip. Semiologists are driven into ecstasies of supposition by its whispers.” I really like the description of “gossip”, because gossip has a very strong power of dissemination. I far as I am concerned, fashion also has a very strong power of dissemination. Each year we can see different people are wearing most current popular clothes on the street, and each year has different or new fashion brand comes out and become popular. The power of fashion is Directness. People can use their eyes directly see what others are wearing or what is the current fashion trend, additionally, more people wear it then more people will follow it. Never underestimate the power of fashion.

The second quote that I also agree with is “Fashion is intensely personal, in the same way that poetry is intensely personal. It is a medium through which personal stories can be told, memories re-lived and futures foretold.” Everyone has their own intensely personal fashion sense. This quote reminds me of ‘defining what is fashion’. To me, fashion is personal definition. Every individual comes out with different definitions. All the designer believe their works will become popular a trend; designer trust their own fashion. That is why I agree what it says “memories re-lived and futures foretold.”

Wild Snake (artist statement)

This pant for the final I named it “Wild Snake”.  I choose two different kinds of fabric with pattern design to explore the contract and idea in order to show my idea. One kind of the fabric is an brown with an tropical jungle feeling pattern to explore the word “wild”, and the other kind of fabric I chose a snake skin pattern. This is how the name “Wild Snake” become. The another main design on this pant is the dress part. I used another piece of fabric and created like a dress to cover one of the leg, so from the outlook of this dress is half dress and half pant. Additionally, from my pattern design I place four pieces snake pattern front and back vertically which is also my favorite part of this dress.

 

1. First, I choose my topic and make research about it in order to get some ideas. Brain storm in my head.

 

 

2. Sketch out all my ideas in my head and see it’s looks good or not, and comes out my final idea.

 

 

 

3. As a first step, use bristol to create out the first draft and see is it fits on my body or not, is it looks good or not?

 

4. Second, use muslim as the second draft to figure out out to connect them together, or find out a better to connect them. Additionally puts on my body sees is it looks good or something else I need to fix it.

 

 

 

5. Choose the final material that I decide to use for the final work.

 

6. At the end create out the final work and I think it is very successful, however I put a lot of time on this. I feel great about myself and this project.

 

Based in Mödling, Austria, Katharina Eder has devoted her career to working with glass beads. She focuses on traditional Viennese approaches to the craft, using crochet needles, polyester threads, and antique glass beads to create unique, experimental jewelry. Her work emphasizes clear structures and shapes that are wearable in everyday situations, with thread playing a significant role in defining the overall design. While thread is usually concealed in traditional jewelry, Eder makes it a central element of her work, resulting in more vivid, contrasting colors and transforming traditional jewelry into modern pieces.

In her(Liliana Guerrero) “Color Collection,” which represents simplicity and minimalism, color is reduced to its essence, allowing for continual reinterpretation through new tonalities. For her base form, Guerreiro uses a cap of silver or silver-plated gold, which she fills with polyester resin and then polishes. Her necklaces, pendants, earrings, rings, brooches, and cuff links feature adjustable rings, encouraging creativity on the part of the wearer.

 

Since 2013, Essayie has divided his time between Biot and Berlin, where he works in the collective workshop Volksluxus. His work has continued to evolve, informed by encounters and collaborations with other artists likewise infused with Berlin’s unique energy. Creating work that falls between craft and design, and resisting categorization, Essayie broadened his practice into the field of performing arts with the conception of masks and body accessories, and he continues to explore gesture and material. The art of the curve and the link is central to his aesthetic, which prioritizes functionality. His clasps fulfill their function secretly; indeed, most of his pieces are not welded.