Vivienne Westwood:
Dame Vivienne Westwood is an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.
Dame Vivienne Westwood is an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.
The reason I have chosen Vivienne Westwood as one of my designers for my Broadway theme is the odd ideas she as for her styles of clothing.
This picture of a Vivienne Westwood product is very costume-esque as its got the patterns and colours that are very similar to what a harlequin or jester would wear if they were performing for someone.
It has an elemant of masquerade and looks very circus like too. It reminds of the costumes in the 'Masquerade' scene from the 2004 film Phantom Of The Opera.
This creation of Vivienne Westwood's reminds me of something that Cruella De'Vil from 101 Dalmatians would wear due to the big black spots looking like dalmatian spots.
Alexander McQueen:
Lee Alexander McQueen (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier best known for his in-depth knowledge of bespoke British tailoring, his tendency to juxtapose strength with fragility in his collections, as well as the emotional power and raw energy of his provocative fashion shows.
The reason I have chosen Alexander McQueen as one of my five designers to research is because his ideas and style is very funky, quirky and imaginative. The collection of his that I particularly like is his Savage Beauty collection because some of the garments he has come up with remind me of something that the wicked queen from the film The Brothers' Grimm, but the version that features Heath Ledger and Matt Damon as the two brothers, would wear (See Image 3).
Another reason why is because I'm basing my FMP on stage shows and Broadway and the quirkyness of his designs is what has inspired me to choose Broadway as my final theme.
Another reason why is because I'm basing my FMP on stage shows and Broadway and the quirkyness of his designs is what has inspired me to choose Broadway as my final theme.
(Image 2 - from the Savage Beauty Collection)
(Image 3 - from the Savage Beauty Collection, this dress reminds me of the Wicked Queen from the 2005 film The Brothers Grimm)
(Image 4 - from the Savage Beauty Collection)
(Image 5 - from the Savage Beauty Collection)
Jean Paul Gaultier:
Jean Paul Gaultier is a French haute couture and Pret-a-Porter fashion designer. Gaultier was the creative director of Hermès from 2003 to 2010.
The reason I have chosen Jean Paul Gautier as one of my five designers is because his designs are very similar to some of Alexander McQueens, well that's just my opinion. What I like about them is that they are very funky and vibrant.
The thing that I like about this design is the head-piece reminds me of the bustle dress frame that would have been worn under dresses by ladies in victorian times.
The thing I like about this image is that it reminds me of the costumes used in the film Highlander staring Australian actor Mel Gibson because of the tartan pattern that are in the fabric.
When researching, this image caught my eye because of the vibrant and bright colours of the fabric used to create it. It looks like a costume that would be used in a show about the Greek sun god called Titan, but in this image showing what he may look like as a female (that's just my opinion on it).
What I like about this image in particular is the middle design as it is very similar to one design from Alexander McQueen's collection 'Savage Beauty' (2nd Image shown below).
What I like about this image and garment is it looks like the Snow Queen (Image 2) and The White Witch (Image 3) from the film and story The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. So here as you can see I have compared images between the designers work and what that image reminds me of. If I was to incorporate anything from this garment and what it reminds me of would be the structure of the head-dress because in all three pictures the head-dresses are very similar.
(Image 1 Top - John Paul Galutier's design)
(Image 2 Middle - Snow Queen)
(Image 3 Bottom - The White Witch from Narnia)
This image to me looks like it has been made out of grass and plant life because of the coloured and textured fabric that has been used to out it together. It is very similar to the image below of a pantomime dame (Jack's mother from Jack And The Beanstalk).
