What is fashion week?
Why do we have fashion week?
As I glance through article and picture from the Melbourne Fashion Festival, it dawn upon me that the "Melbourne Fashion Week" seems like a joke in comparison to NY FW, London FW, Paris FW, Milan FW and many others...
Do we understand what is fashion week and its significance? Fashion week is for fashion industry elite to come out and showcase what they think is the trend for the next season, communicate/ convince or even better set a new fashion direction. And it is because of this that it is an extremely risky business to organise to runaway show, the investment that you have to put into it to ensure that you are able to communicate your idea for the season is no doubt significant furthermore one too many misses will equals the demise of the label. As the brand credibility in dictating trend would be zilch.
Fashion Week is there to set the scene for next season not the current season we are in, but NEXT SEASON. It is for designers to tempt us with their exquisite collection and make us wait 6 months before being able to buy it.
It is a trade event for buyers to buy the season's next collection and decide on their range for the next season.
Now, in Melbourne Fashion Festival, it seems the event is full of runaway show organised by brand that are showcasing what is in store at the moment. When I came to this sad realisation, I really doubt if working in this kind of environment is any good for my development, sigh…
Monday, March 15, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Lee McQueen's last collection
After waiting and waiting, the moment that we've all been waiting for is here...
After the official show was cancelled from Paris Fashion Week, it was officially revealed in a small intimate gathering of buyers to remember what a great designer Lee McQueen was. He was truly a legend and one that is irreplaceable...
The collection in a way is a huge contrast to the last collection, however in many ways it also resembles the SS10 collection. This collection is full of Lee McQueen's fingerprint, from the broken skull, to the heavy draping, the plentiful embroidery on the garments to the digital print on the fabrics. The pieces seem simple, it is ever so visible that every single element of the garment has been given much thought, nothing is left unconsidered....
This collection encompasses all that Alexander McQueen is, sophisticated tailoring, romanticism, challenging boundaries....
When I was browsing the official pictures released by Alexander McQueen, can't help feeling sad that this is the last collection by Lee McQueen...we will never be able to see another collection by this fashion genius...
When will we be graced with the collection of another designer who is able to produce collection to such a high standard? Only time will tell...
Until then, we can only wait and mourn in the death of a great talent...
Lee McQueen, a great designer, fashion genius and coutourier...
After the official show was cancelled from Paris Fashion Week, it was officially revealed in a small intimate gathering of buyers to remember what a great designer Lee McQueen was. He was truly a legend and one that is irreplaceable...
The collection in a way is a huge contrast to the last collection, however in many ways it also resembles the SS10 collection. This collection is full of Lee McQueen's fingerprint, from the broken skull, to the heavy draping, the plentiful embroidery on the garments to the digital print on the fabrics. The pieces seem simple, it is ever so visible that every single element of the garment has been given much thought, nothing is left unconsidered....
This collection encompasses all that Alexander McQueen is, sophisticated tailoring, romanticism, challenging boundaries....
When I was browsing the official pictures released by Alexander McQueen, can't help feeling sad that this is the last collection by Lee McQueen...we will never be able to see another collection by this fashion genius...
When will we be graced with the collection of another designer who is able to produce collection to such a high standard? Only time will tell...
Until then, we can only wait and mourn in the death of a great talent...
Lee McQueen, a great designer, fashion genius and coutourier...
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