Of course, the added dimension is the dancers' movements which was the risk. When I saw the rehearsal for the first time, I was fascinated how the shapes changed and came alive with the movements of the dancers. Johnson, p. The designs for Scenario derived from Kawakubo's spring collection, Body Becomes Dress, Dress Becomes Body, in which she used feather padding to produce bulges under the clothes, an effect that altered the natural silhouette of the body.
Kawakubo said, "It is always stimulating to do new things. The goal of my work for 'Scenario' is the same as my goal for everything: to create something strong, and beautiful and new" Johnson, pp.
Although Kawakubo's clothes are typified by an independence from mainstream fashion, the collections often obliquely reflect current styles. For example, she included strips of camouflage which was fashionable at the time in her Optical Shock collection of Her autumn- winter collection parodied overtly provocative clothing with large, tulle, s skirts and bras with squashed-in cups worn on top of jackets or even slung around the posterior, while the back seams of billowing trousers gaped open to reveal an arc of flesh.
This was really modern erotica. She remarked,. It wouldn't be interesting if everyone wore the same clothes or worked the same ways. I would want to convince people to be courageous and try things differently. Petronio, pp. Kawakubo's spring-summer collection featured skirt after skirt shaped like inverted flowers, teamed with a simple gauze top over bared breasts, radical because of its insistence on presenting only one form.
The effect was to make the viewer focus on the variations on form and cloth, which varied from beige cotton to bright, bold patterns, completed with tricorn fabric headgear.
Kawakubo described the collection as abstract excellence. Suzy Menkes described it as "an expression of artistry, imagination and a certain sweet elegance. And it represented the power of Paris to accommodate ideology in the industry. Its various lines are designed to appeal to audiences in both the West and the East, all overseen by Kawakubo herself.
In an American subsidiary company was launched, and in the shirt line, which was manufactured in France and provided affordable garments to a European audience, was introduced. Having first designed furniture pieces specifically for her stores, Kawakubo turned her attention to a retail line of furniture in the late s. Comme des garcons collection What does the Comme Des Garcons mean? Chanya enjoys writing about everything related to fashion and beauty.
Fashion Beauty. Sign up for our newsletters to have the latest stories delivered straight to your inbox every week. The heart faded into obscurity until PLAY came into existence. And make waves it did.
The heart has become so high-profile that counterfeiters have unfortunately capitalized on its success. So how do you weed out the fakes? Read on for his tips on spotting the real thing. Most of the styles will look familiar, however PLAY has released a new golden rendition of it's original logo which can be found on some of the classic pieces. We've included a visual guide of a lot of the styles we received and assembled outfits to give you an idea of how to rock it.
It also operates several concept stores in Kyoto, Osaka, and Fukuoka. The company made its debut show in Paris shortly after in The PLAY line aims to create beautiful wardrobe basics through the use of patterns as well as minimalistic designs and fabrication. The highly recognizable hearth-shaped logo can be found throughout this diffusion line on pieces such as their t-shirts, knits, and even their collaborative footwear collection with Converse.
The deceivingly simple yet memorable logo was originally designed by New York artist Filip Pagowski. According to Filip, the idea of a red heart with a set of eyes popped into his head with no connection or affiliation to anything and his first draft became what we all know as PLAY's logo. The golden rendition of the logo can be found on several of the knit pieces, as well as the basic t-shirts.
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