Showing posts with label Fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fashion. Show all posts

Saturday, October 2, 2010

一雙剪刀改變世界

前陣子看了 Vidal Sassoon 的 documentary。在此以前,我認知的 Vidal Sassoon 不過是洗髮水護髮素,亦從來沒有深究為什麼會有以人名命名的洗髮水。

Vidal Sassoon的傳奇,奇在一雙剪刀可以改變世界。

他自小為了幫補家計,在沒有選擇下媽媽介紹他到理髮店工作。雖然他想當建築師,但環境未容許他離開理髮店。他想:既然如此,剪髮也可以闖一番事業吧。

鍾情建築的他,受當時的Bauhaus影響,研究如何將簡潔的幾何線條應用於理髮上。漸漸研究出一套理論,以比例為不同面形的女性塑造時尚簡單的髮型。當時女性的髮型,很難打理,每星期都要到理髮店長時間整理才能保持。Sassoon的突破,讓女性得到解放,讓她們輕易地就能保持chic的形象,有更多時間留給自己。

堅持獨有的剪法十年,終於改變了時尚文化,Sassoon闖出了名堂,繼續理髮之餘推出護理產品,以 ’You don’t look good, we don’t look good’ 為口號,成功踏遍世界各地。

Sassoon並未將理論成為祕方,他辦了理髮學校,希望學生能將之更加發揮,讓這改變能更廣傳開去。這種胸襟,不是所有大師都擁有。

以理髮影響世界對時尚的定義,影響萬千女性的生活方式,未必是他預見的,但是他做到了。成功,源於他忠於自己。

一雙剪刀可以改變世界。一個建築不應該可以做更多嗎?建築設計單單為了symbolism、spatial experience就夠了嗎?Thesis除了有趣,是否也應該帶一個message給這個世界呢…

看來,Vidal Sassoon做不成建築師做了理髮師,是他的福氣。 

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Redefine 'Stupid'

What is smart? What is stupid?
There is no absolute answer.

Stupidity, is what a government want in their people, so no one would disagree.
Stupidity, is what a corporate want in their customers, so they would never stop buying.

'Get Stupid' is the hidden slogan.
Stupid means to have an empty mind.

Don't be stupid. Think, speak and act.



But then, what is being smart?
In the capitalist world we are living in, being smart means being efficient.
If everyone is 'smart', everything is gonna be pure boredom.

Certain level of stupidity, may result in better decisions.
We may be 'stupid'. But that's why we are having fun.

(This is bullshit, just watch the videos.)




Tuesday, March 9, 2010

When architecture meets shoes...


Rem D. Koolhaas, 不是我們熟識的OMA掌舵Rem Koolhass,而是他的侄子。

他開始設計鞋的故事很有趣,於1999年當他還在攻讀建築碩士課程時,他的女朋友離他而去,為了忘記傷痛,他把自己的一切改變過來,連建築設計都放棄了,開始嘗試設計鞋(?)。他第一件作品的靈感,來自 Mies van de Rohe 的 Barcelona Chair。這個設計成為了他在2003年成立的品牌United Nude裡的Mobius系列。


Koolhaas 的業務夥伴是 Clark 家族的 Galahad Clark,設計多由Koolhaas包辦。基於他讀建築出身,他的設計充滿著建築帶給他的想法。品牌的鞋以優雅簡約見稱,以鞋的結構配合簡單幾何和色調,不用添加裝飾的設計已甚具風格。Koolhaas 現在長居於廣州,並於上年春季在廣州開設United Nude的旗艦店。



一個活生生的見證。將建築融入時裝,得出賞心悅目的效果。比Zaha Hadid 設計像 Crocs 一般的膠鞋要出色得多。偶像,或者我應該跟個 Architect 改下個名。

官方網頁:http://www.unitednude.com/


Friday, March 5, 2010

Alice in the Fashionland

Found a set of photos taken by Vogue in Dec 2003. It is a set of photos of 'Alice' with a bunch of fashion designers. The designers play roles in the story or take part in certain scenes. Tom Ford as the White Rabbit, falling into the rabbit hole with Alice. John Galliano as the Red Queen, getting angry with someone stealing her tart. Marc Jacobs as the Caterpillar, giving out wise advise. Jean Paul Gaultier becomes the Cheshire Cat, with those stripes on his body.

The best one is Tweedledum and Tweedledee, guess who play the role? Viktor & Rolf got it and they look nice.

I guess fashion designers like the story too.


Sunday, February 28, 2010

Introducing ‘Contributing Editor’

I have been regularly checking this site up since a year ago. This is where fashion, art and photography come together. Unlike most of the fashion magazines, instead of the hard-sell style fashion photograph, they let fashion becomes part of the story and beautiful picture. In that sense, through their cameras, they give fashion a deeper content.

Contributing Editor: Devoted to featuring the work of etablished and emerging creative talent Contributing Editor was launched in September 2008 by Matthew Edelstein and Ryan Schmidt as the platform for new ideas in fashion, art, and photography. Contributing Editor stands for everything that’s right now.

Their website: http://www.thecontributingeditor.com/

Enjoy!