Illustration - Antonio Soares

"one should either be a work of art or wear a work of art" Oscar Wilde
the beginning. a woman. stollen kisses. love. beauty. the absence. refusal. je t`adore. feel. touch. i want you. what is the color of love?
this is her story. what would she wear?

Antonio Soares para Nuno Baltazar SS11 / Inspiration images

Antonio Soares Work in Progress

Luis Buchinho AW 11.12

Luis Buchinho AW 11.12

Ricardo Dourado AW 11.12

Ricardo Dourado AW 11.12

Alexandra Moura AW 11.12

Inspiration - Colored Fingertips

colored fingertips. color is overflowing from nails to fingers. matching or contrasting. as an accessory. as fingers dipped into ink. as if your clothes were dropping color.

CoolHunter April11

Tilda Swinton for Elle Fr March11

Ricardo Dourado AW11.12
Photo by Pedro Sacadura www.behance.net/pedrosacadura

J. Mendel - Fur for Spring

powdery, neutral makeup tones of peach, blush pink, and icy gray. Madame Grès-inspired draped dresses. and fur. "a new little summer sweater". J. Mendel.

somewhere

inspiration - color

salmon is the color. 

Wolke Bos AW11.12

wolke bos. collective. young portuguese fashion designers. a new perspective in fashion.

Daniela Barros.Elisabeth Teixeira.Andreia Oliveira.Diana Matias.Alexandre Marrafeiro.
Black.Prints.Knitting.Jersey.Leather.Overlays.Transparencies.Fur.

Photos http://www.matthewfurtado.net/

Stripes SS11

Stripes are seen on Jil Sander SS 11 and on a photograph for Vogue by Horst, 1939.

stripes3rd person singular present, plural of stripe

Verb: Mark with stripes.

Noun: A long narrow band or strip, typically of the same width throughout its length, differing in color or texture from the surface on either side of it

turbans throughout the years - the early 20th century revivals

tur·ban/ˈtərbən/

Noun: A man's headdress, consisting of a long length of cotton or silk wound around a cap or the head, worn esp. by Muslims and Sikhs

Prada SS07

Donna Karan AW07

Pedro Pedro AW11

Giorgio Armani SS11

L´Officiel Brasil 05; Vogue 07

Inspiration - YSL SS 11

Stefano Pilati went back to the archives for YSL SS11 collection.

YSL SS11; YSL 70s; YSL SS11

YSL SS11; YSL 70s; YSL SS11

YSL SS11; YSL 70s; YSL SS11

YSL SS11; Vogue 1971; YSL SS11

color palette

modern tribes AW 11.12

clothing; a way of belonging to a certain tribe.

Rick Owens; Ann Demeulemeester; Alexandra Moura; Vivienne Westwood; AW11.12

color palette

people are like toys

Moodboard - Givenchy AW 11.12

black panthers. bettie page. amanda lear. roxy music. sensual. purple orchids. organza. see-through. bomber jacket. flower garlands. thought you´d seen it all? it´s all about the details. 

Inspiration - Lara Torres An Impossible Wardrobe For The Invisible

research project based on an experimental approach. the outcome is not foreseen. each piece is unique and can´t be repeated. the material serves the concept. soluble fabric. the piece is sewn together. the water enters in contact with the fabric. it quickly dissolves all the fabric away. leaving behind no chemically based residue. an erasing method. memory loss. turning into real the unreal process of disappearance. a sense of the private. a feeling of loss.

Young Couple

Young Couple

Women Crossing the Water

Women Crossing the Water

trailer "An impossible wardrobe for the invisible" from Lara Torres on Vimeo.


www.laratorres.com

is it a boy or a girl? the return of the 70s and 90s.

gender boundaries blur. models with no clear gender affiliation. boys who look like girls. girls who are boys. boys who are girls. girls who look like boys. it doesn´t matter what your gender is as long as you look great in clothes.

and what else is new?

going back to the aesthetic epitomised by the calvin klein one campaign in the 90s. Kate Moss. Jenny Shimizu. Stella Tennant.

to the androgynous heroes of the 70s. Glam. Freddie Mercury. Grace Jones. Mick Jagger. David Bowie.

people have been doing it for years. fashion goes through cycles. revivals. 

androgyny is a cycle. and is back. with shades of the 70s and the 90s. Andrej Pejic. Jana K. Lea T. Kate Moss.

Andrej Pejic 2011. CK One Ad 90s.

Jana K 2011. David Bowie 70s.

Kate Moss 2011. Grace Jones 70s.

CK ONE Ad. 90s. 2011.

Mick Jagger 70s

Lea T Love Mag 11

Jenny Shimizo 90s

Andrej Pejic 11