Thanks to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for making “Schiaparelli & Prada: Impossible Conversations” exhibition possible!
Really if not for that i would never know that we owe Elsa Schiaparelli so much, cause she’s the one who invented wrap dress, shirt-waist jackets, foldable glasses and the list goes on and on. She was so innovative for her time, i mean making a lobster dress in 1930’s and that crazy, gorgeous hats…
What i loved about the exhibition is the comparison of Prada’s and Schiaparelli’s work, how similar and at the same time different they are…
Also what makes it so special is the impossible conversation between two designers, Directed by incredible Baz Luhrmann..
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It was exciting to see all of us aspiring young designers and people in fashion at the party, I even wore my headpiece that i made for one of my construction classes…go chic!
Also Prada’s store in Broadway pays tribute to the designer by making all walls of the store covered in Steven Meisel photographs of Prada’s work.
*some photos are from http://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/schiaparelli-and-prada-impossible-conversations-exhibition-new-york/5790#63307
Today was the last day of spring 2012 term and finally after 2 weeks of no sleep and hard work i’m able to update this place.
The post will be more about details of well constructed garment…
Here is my small capsule collection inspired by “Portrait of a Man” by Frans Hals…
Me posing with my daring dresses…
And Sarah posing in one of them:
Some other photos that i took today:
these two garments that i made prior to the final project, gave me start and direction where i’m heading with next pieces.
so at the end it will be “exciting” capsule collection. the rest of it hope will b photographed on a model…
p.s. i was wearing raincoat, it’s pissing down in nyc, and freezing….
El Morro castle located in Old San Juan is the huuuuuge source of inspiration!
the color and texture of walls and the ocean makes a magnificent image in my mind!
simply beautiful.
beaches of san juan: on the picture above is the “condado beach”, the beach which is overcrowded during the day ( we stayed in isla verde, and it was not as crowded as condado) and occupied by gay community (which always means - fun)…
but the greatest part is The Atlantic Ocean (the second-largest of the world’s oceanic divisions), and i did swim in it, i did, yay!
p.s. that night it was raining cats and dogs.
I love this country and especially the old city: colors, colors and one more time -colors…words cannot describe how gorgeous this city looks: simple architecture and vibrant colors - make this city to be #1 on my “best cities in the world” list!
and the lyrics from West Side Story’s “America” are so not true about Puerto Rico, the city is magnificently enchanting!
Old buildings make this city look even more better, and you can see by fresh painted walls that people (or government) really care about how the city looks.
The street art, the birthplace of pina colada, churches…must must must visit place!
This post is the part 1 of my trip to Puerto Rico!
I could never imagine in my whole life that i would ever have a chance to meet this incredible, inspiring couple.
Ruben and Isabel remind me of the great Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera (you still have a chance to see his works exhibited at MoMA till May 2012), almost like them they dedicate their life to art, to create art, they breathe art and there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s fascinating to watch them talking about their life and work and how these paths combine together.
Thanks to Parsons, and to Simon Collins Dean of Fashion School, for organizing this kind of event for people who respect Toledo duo’s work: I am personally the biggest fan of Ruben’s fashion illustrations - in one of design classes we actually studied his works of art, and shaking the hand thatdrawn breathtaking, incredible illustration is really nothing but honor!
And as usual Parsons Community, including great Mr. Ogawa, looked just great…
