Log on again tomorrow to watch the short film, 'First Spring', Directed by Chinese artist Yang Fudong. The short film was produced to form part of Prada's SS10 advertising campaign.
Still frame from 'First Spring', Prada mens SS10. Image courtesy of Prada
Edited by Mini Bear - 17 Jan 2010 at 4:31pm
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The Prada store at 3 Corso Venezia is taking customisation
to the next level. As well as the Made to Measure service (as reported on previously
by glass) which allows customers to choose the fabric, design and detailing to
create their perfect shirt, the Italian brand has another trick up its perfectly
tailored sleeve - the Prada Made in Japan denim, available exclusively in the
store this month.
The denim, crafted by Japanese artisans, is available in four fabrics and seven different washes. Every detail of the hand-dyed fabric is thoroughly monitored; from immersing the fibres 30 times in natural indigo pigment to the specific wash of the trousers, the overall aim is to reproduce the most authentic ‘real wear’ look possible. The completed garments will be customised in such a way as to be absolutely unique to their owner – hand-painted Kanji characters and symbols will be printed the lining, as well as a printed history of the trousers’ manufacture.
And it seems Prada is in the mood for innovative ideas - for the first time, the label will live-stream the Mens A/W 10 show on the website at 6pm (5pm UK time) this Sunday 17th January.
Images courtesy of Prada.
The exhibition will run from Saturday 16th January til Sunday 4th April.
Comme des Garçons Six
2F Shinsaibashi-Fuji-building, 3-12-22 Minamisenba Osaka-city, Osaka, Japan
TEL:06-6258-3315
Open：12:00～19:00／holiday： On Monday
For more information visit www.tadanoriyokoo.com
Edited by Shak - 15 Jan 2010 at 5:37pm
Edited by Cat.85 - 14 Jan 2010 at 7:28pm
The British Fashion Council has shortlisted designers Christopher Kane, Richard Nicoll, Erdem, Marios Schwab, Clements Ribeiro, E.Tautz, Nicholas Kirkwood and Angel Jackson for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. The £200,000 prize aims to support the winner financially, as well as providing business counsel, in order to evolve a budding British talent into a global fashion brand.
BFC Chairman, Harold Tillman, launched the Fund in September 2008 to mark the council’s 25th anniversary celebrations. Speaking about the project, Mr Tillman commented, “The industry support that we have received for The British Fashion Council’s Vogue Designer Fashion Fund so far has been fantastic, but we still have a lot of work to do to ensure a lasting legacy. I strongly believe this scheme will play a key role in developing businesses in the future.”
Designers must have an established UK-based business in order to be eligible for the Fund, and be stocked globally. Businesses including Condé Nast, Harrods, Jaeger, Aquascutum, Burberry, HSBC Commercial Bank, Marks and Spencer, TONI&GUY, Paul Smith, Arcadia Group, and Debenhams have all contributed to the prize this year. The finalists will be announced in April.
For more information, visit the British Fashion Council website.
Christopher Kane, shortlisted for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, at his SS2010 show. Image courtesy of here.
Swan Song is a one-night group exhibition that will take place
in an evacuated 19th Century townhouse off Dean Street, the last remaining in
its block of buildings destined for demolition to make way for the area’s new
Crossrail station. Loaned to the project by the last of the former occupants of
the house, the exhibition will encompass a variety of suddenly empty spaces,
cleared of possessions with only hints of its former domestic past, as though
abandoned in pre-apocalyptic haste.
The exhibition is a valediction to Soho after over a
decade of inhabitation. Works in the show include film, painting, murals and
works on paper. Many of the works have been created for the site and integrated
within the framework of the building, conceived and installed 24 hours before
the opening and lit using found lighting.
Artists include:
Carolina Ambida - Tereza Buskova - Romela Crnogorac - Keran Dee - Aidan
Doherty - Katarina Forss - Mathilda Holmqvist - Katie Honan
Yolande Kenny
- Henry Krokatsis - Amy Moffat - Jamie Partridge - Nathaniel Rackowe - Alex
Roberts - Harry Scoging Beer - Yukako Shibata - Andrea Tyrimos
The exhibition will be held at St Anne’s House, Diadem Court, London W1D 3EF on Friday 15th January, 6-9:30pm, with an afterparty on site.
The exhibition will also be viewable by appointment on Saturday 16th January. To book a viewing, contact Rowena Chiu: rowenachiu@rocketmail.com
Edited by Cat.85 - 12 Jan 2010 at 5:01pm
As much as I love winter clothes, like everyone else
I’ve had just about enough of this weather. So, although I’m the wrong gender
to wear them, the Marni Men’s Techno collection has stirred a little optimism
in me – there is light in the form of cheerful clothing at the end of this
long, dark tunnel.
These ‘technologically forward’ moccasins and lace-ups have been constructed with treated leather, which feels like soft rubber. The classic navy, grey and tan are suitable for everyday wear, but it’s the vibrant canary yellow, powder blue and vermillion that will most definitely put Spring into your step.
Image courtesy of Marni
The Marni Men’s Techno collection is available in all
Marni boutiques and at the Marni Virtual Store.
The phone battery would be powered by using enzymes from carbohydrates to generate electricity
(currently using sugar).
More pictures and text from Zheng after the cut
More pictures after the cut
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