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The specialty of Forget Me Not is its unique concept – a synergy of fashion and art through the hand made drawings that are later implemented as a print on the silk, cashmere and cotton fabric. The creative mind of Forget Me Not – Coco – is a fashion illustrator and graphic artist who joins the idea of art made digital prints on the fabrics. The complex process of the creation involves both craftsmanship and advanced printing technology. That is because all the graphic works and print designs featuring on the scarves are initially hand-drawn compositions by Coco. The use of hand drawing technique is a crucial point in design. Afterward, all the compositions are digitally printed on the fine quality fabrics of cotton, silk and cashmere in Como, Italy. This is very advanced process of digital printing resulting in great quality of the products and uniqueness. The scarves are produced in small quantities per design that gives around 100 pieces per style.
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PHOTO: SILJA MAGG – STYLISM: GUILLAUME BOULEZ – HAIR: JEANIE SYFU – MAKE UP: CHIFUMI NAMBASHI & JILLIAN HALOUSKA – MODEL: LOUISE
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DESIGNER × NYLON JAPAN 7th Anniversary
NYLON JAPAN will celebrate its 7th anniversary on the June issue.
They have collaborate with various designers to cerebrated the 7th anniversary of NYLON JAPAN.
The Thomsen team like to think of themselves as the brands’ first customers. They create garments they love and couldn’t imagine any other way.
The labels button downs are half-way between the classic and trendy looks, a slim crack in which Thomsen has sneaked in.
For the stylist, modern times rhyme with lightness and convenience, a very humanist trend, a sober yet full of life aesthetic, with felted subtle colors, which translates to poetic yet humble creations.
Thomsen’s guideline is impersonated by its eternal character. This brand could have been created 30 years ago (with fabrics such as the famous “ Liberty ”); however these collections aspire to be just as topical in 10 years as they are now.
A deliberate offhand style is conveyed on the one hand by unisex pieces designed to be worn loose and on the other by a strong will to mix up the lines between his and her closets.
The button-down can be longer and turn into a tunic to be worn with a tie, or become a full dress, showing off a light, slender look.
No whims on the menu here, staying classical yet surprising & classy. “The outlines are very simple, nice cuts, very nice fabrics, and on each piece a little je ne sais quoi that makes sure you will never look boring”.
Everything is designed to let your fantasies run wild, yet keeping your feet on the ground. At the end of the day, Thomsen doesn’t mean to reinvent fashion, but underlines with remarkable accuracy a certain idea of simplicity and elegance.
more on http://www.thomsen-paris.com
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”- Coco Chanel
Artistic representation of fashion has existed since the dawn of civilization. From the statues of Mesopotamia, the walls of Egyptian pyramids, the master paintings of the Renaissance, the cover of Vogue’s first issue in 1892, and through today, artists have continued to carefully document fashion of the period. Gallery Nucleus is therefore proud to present our first fashion illustration exhibition.
We are privileged to have an international roster featuring established as well as emerging contemporary fashion illustrators. Exhibiting artists working in a variety of mediums from paint, watercolor, ink, textiles and digital media. These artists have worked with designers such as Dior, Jean-Paul Gualtier, and Marc Jacobs just to name a few. They have graced the pages of publications including, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Nylon and many more. We are pleased to showcase the ever expanding world of fashion illustration that represents the latest trends of our time and captivates the greatest styles that will last forever.
Featured Artists:
Annika Wester
Baiba Ladiga
Bob Peak
Coco Pit
Connie Lim
Eleanor Bowley
Elodie
Erin Petson
Esther Kim
Jarno Kettunen
Laura Laine
Lawrence Noble
Loreto Binvignat Streeter
Monica Velasquez
Naja Conrad Hansen
Ohgushi
Pomme Chan
Robert Tirado
Sandra Suy
Stina Persson
Veronique Meignaud
Line of Style: Fashion Illustration Spanning the Globe
April 3, 2010 – April 26, 2010
Apr 3, 7:00PM – 10:00PM
more info Gallery Nucleus
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Coming this month is a special edition book about fashion “enfant extraordinaire” the Belgian born fashion designer Olivier Theyskens. Published by Assouline, this book is a wonderful photography essay by Julien Claessens, accompanied with a text by Sally Singer, the fashion news and features director for the US edition of Vogue.
“When he was twenty, Olivier Theyskens dropped out of design school to create his first collection. Within the next year, Women’s Wear Daily headlined his “Star Quality,” Harper’s Bazaar christened him an “Instant Icon,” and The New York Times singled out his work in coverage of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute, where it was already enshrined. That Winter, Madonna wore Theyskens to the Oscars.
In the decade since, he has lent his power to two international brands, “restoring the fortunes,” as Vogue put it, of the house of Rochas, and then moving on to Nina Ricci as artistic director. His work has appeared on the cover of French, British, and American Vogue worn by Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, among other stars. Even the most casually fashion conscious consumers know his name, his striking face, and his dark, soft, and often-flattering aesthetic.
In this special edition book, photographer Julien Claessens looks back at his whirlwind career thus far. Claessens, who was given unprecedented backstage access to Theyskens’ fashion shows, beautifully captures the designer’s romantic and mysterious oeuvre.
Julien Claessens was born 1974 in Auvergne, France. At the age of 21, he left his hometown, abandoning his art history studies, to enroll at the art academy Ecole Nationale Superieur des Arts Visuels de la Cambre in Brussels He graduated with a degree in Photography in 2000.
Julien’s passion for people led him to the world of fashion. His groundbreaking, original work opened doors to famed Parisian houses Nina Ricci and Chanel Parfums Beauté. Despite his increasingly high-profile assignments, portrait art remains his true love. ”
source: Assouline
German born Husam El Odeh studied fine art at the renowned Hochschule der Kuenste in Berlin and
worked successfully as an artist in Berlin until he relocated to London in 1999. His recent projects include a collection of twelve pieces for Topman and a collaboration with Swedish fashion brand Acne, as featured on style.com,vogue.com and
dazeddigital.
