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womenswear
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Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:33 pm
by can-
this is my roommate who just graduated and and her final collection @ parsons MFA
all prints are her own and give the gear this surreal look-- all of those pieces are actually laying flat but look very 3d/voluminous
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Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:36 pm
by Syeknom
They look really cool, would like to see them on a person
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Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:03 pm
by can-
this is my sister in 2003 teen vogue
im pretty sure memories of this keep her awake at night with shame
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Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:03 pm
by sknss
i'd like to see those balenciaga cargos
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Thu Jul 18, 2013 5:15 pm
by Syeknom
Haha, that's great
Does your sister "do" fashion, ben?
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Fri Jul 19, 2013 2:13 am
by bels
I think if I recall correctly ben's sister exists in a post fashion nirvana where she looks good by accident and doesn't care AKA the dream.
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:29 pm
by Syeknom
Annemie Turtelboom, Belgian Minister of Justice, wearing an Ann Demeulermeester jacket and Margiela silver ring for today's abdication speech of Koning Albert II
Re: womenswear
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:31 pm
by can-
Mad jawnzz
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:49 pm
by bels
Is Belgium big on fashion syek?
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:20 pm
by Syeknom
Depends where but not really
Antwerp and Hasselt sure
Gent has a lot of "hip" young folk but most dress like badly
Leuven everyone dresses bad middle-class
Brussels is either atrocious or atrocious-posh
Saw a women once in Brussels station wearing the H&M/Margiela duvet coat
Re: womenswear
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:16 pm
by bels
Don't think there's a poltician in the UK who would wear Andy
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:46 pm
by Syeknom
About 10 years ago the city of Antwerp asked Walter Van Bierendonck to design the uniforms for the city's municipal workers
Not sure if they were ever used though
Re: womenswear
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:53 pm
by bels
thats fucking awesome.
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:09 pm
by can-
first fit beyond dope
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:02 am
by germinal
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:12 am
by Syeknom
Yeah, that's it really. The royals here and politicians have their outfits for events designed by approved designers - Natan did most of the outfits for this ceremony for example. I've no doubt MervrouwTurtelboom enjoys fashion (my girlfriend describes her as always being dressed like this) but there's certainly a degree of wearing Begian designers for the symbolic elements.
That said I really like how she brought a designer as full-on as Ann into a pretty serious and formal/business-like event.
The royals in the UK obviously have the same thing with the royal approval given to a variety of mostly good British brands who supply the family - Barbour, Trickers, Drakes, etc. Also shit like Austin Reed and Daks though.
Italian businessmen take pride in getting their shit made by the Italian bespoke houses.
Re: womenswear
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Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:54 pm
by adhi
syek is your gf also an englishperson living in belgium? or are you with a local belgian? jw.
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Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:19 pm
by Syeknom
I've gone native, she's a local.
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Fri Jul 26, 2013 7:45 am
by bels
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Mon Jul 29, 2013 6:32 pm
by schiaparelli
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Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:59 pm
by Rosenrot
Hmm.. Visually pleasing as it may be, her construction ability lags behind her concept. Granted it's a BA-level work so good attempt.
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Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:36 am
by schiaparelli
what specifically stands out to you as poor construction or unsatisfying construction? i'm curious because it's still hard for me to pick up on these things and articulate my findings.
Re: womenswear
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Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:40 am
by germinal
I think what Rosenrot is getting at is that the garments aren't as well-finished as they could be, e.g. the puckering around the bust on the yellow dress, or most obviously, in the third picture, the lines of the boxes could be straighter, the corners better defined, the surfaces flatter etc.
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Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:29 am
by germinal
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Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:48 am
by sknss
that blog is absolutely hysterical.
so what went wrong in this collection?
raf has already proved his tailoring talent and the seamstresses seem to be quite experienced as well
Re: womenswear
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Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:57 am
by germinal
OMG! Raf Simons is a real shame for DIOR! Somebody,throw him out !!!
but yeah i dunno, a rush job perhaps?
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Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:56 am
by bels
Sick of this huckster charlatan "Raf Simons" bring Galliano back he seemed like such a nice, reliable young man.
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Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:24 am
by starfox64
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Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:02 pm
by germinal
been meaning to make a BLESS thread
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Sun Aug 04, 2013 7:00 am
by germinal