Friday, September 26, 2008
sth abt Nicolas Ghesquière
Nicolas Ghesquière is a big fan of US movie director Brian De Palma, whose films include Carrie and Scarface.
Raised in the small town of Loudun in western France (in the Poitevin-speaking part), Ghesquière announced at the age of 12 that he wanted to be a designer, though he now admits this was partly from an adolescent desire to do something different from his parents and to alleviate country boredom.
After completing his studies, Nicolas worked from 1990-1992 as an assistant to designer Jean-Paul Gaultier. He then worked at Pôles, designing their knit wear line followed by a series of inauspicious assignments with different companies including the Italian house of Callaghan.
*summary from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Ghesquière
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
class exercise no.3
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
history of BALENCIAGA
after i read the history of BALENCIAGA, i've known the basic things of the brand
here's the summary
Balenciaga is a fashion house founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga who is a Spanish designer. His bubble skirts and odd, feminine, yet ultra-modern shapes were trademarks of the house.
The designer house is now run by Nicolas Ghesquière.
1914
Cristóbal Balenciaga opened the House of Balenciaga in San Sebastian
1937 August
Cristóbal Balenciaga opened his Paris couture house
1968
Cristóbal Balenciaga left the house
1972
Balenciaga was owned by Groupe Jacques Bogart, in bad shape
1997
Nicolas Ghesquiere promoted to creative director of Balenciaga, he turned the brand completely around
1937-1968, when Cristobal Balenciaga made his name during Paris's golden age of fashion; and 1996-2006, charting the dramatic revival of the House of Balenciaga under Nicolas Ghesquière, one of the most widely admired and celebrated new designers in contemporary fashion.
*described in "Balenciaga Paris" by Pamela Golbin (Author), Fabien Baron (Author)
Monday, September 22, 2008
brand audit - BALENCIAGA
the following links help to give us a general idea of the brand
http://www.balenciaga.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balenciaga
http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BALENCIA/seasons/
http://supermodels.nl/brands/balenciaga
http://www.thinkfashion.com/designer-brands/womens-wear/balenciaga.aspx
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
analyse of color scheme
i love these 2 photos
although many colors are existed in the pictures
but u dont have odd feeling about it
the color are surprisingly match
class exercise no.1
BEFORE
i just colored what i want that time without using any color plan
it may make the whole collection doesnt look "collection" at all
AFTER
this time, i hv used the aboved color scheme
it made me can follow a "plan" that make a collection more coherent
comparing these 2 collections, i like the previous one more
the 2nd one is coloring with the 6-box color scheme
i think it's a quite good method
but in this practice i didnt do well
the 6 boxes are actually not harmony
i must spend more time on the color plan next time
Friday, September 12, 2008
the plaid pattern
and i m now going to investigate the color theory applid on it
other than black and white color, that's the primary color, pure red, yellow and blue
in this case, this is applied triad color system
let's see how it will be if i change the three hues in another set of triad colors...
it's possible!!
but i certainly love the original one much more!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
the secret of BURBERRY
and i believe the secret of the classic check must be inside this two hues.
the two colors are analogous on the color wheel
and yea, the little stripes in black and white colors of the check pattern help creating the two hues (PANTONE 155 C, PANTONE 7419 C) in different value
i'm now confident at trying new color for the burberry classic check
using color that are analogous to each other...
haha! i can now create any hues of burberry classic check!