Some inspiration by the best designer on the world, Such as Ralph Lauren, Nina Ricci, Vivian . Stella McCarney, Rochas, Manish Aurora, Galeano, Lanvin,and others more.

Lupita Nyong'o in Ralph Lauren.

Lupita Nyong'o in Ralph Lauren

Bright Cerise Pink Silk Marocain Crépe

Amy Adams in Valentino.

Amy, the American Hustle actress, went for a mixture of classic and current by choosing a two-tone Valentino dress made of a wine red silk crepe top with a bright red silk chiffon skirt.

Amy Adams in Valentino

Burgundy Silk Marocain Crêpe

Bordeaux Silk Marocain Crêpe

Red Pure Silk Chiffon

Naomi Watts in Tom Ford.

 Naomi wore a stunning and simple Tom Ford goddess dress made from lamé fabric. This style of dress requires just 1.5 - 2 metres of lamé fabric.

Naomi Watts in Tom Ford

White Gold Lamé Organza

Gold Lamé

Gold Shimmer Lamé 

Isabella blow

Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!

So it’s been a sluggish start to the New Year blogging-wise, but after a busy week of working and prepping shoots I realised that I best put pen to paper and create some copy.  And no, today’s blog is not going to be a belated synopsis of fashion in 2013 or a preview of the trends to come, but a piece about the amazing Isabella Blow exhibition at Somerset House, which I finally went to see with my friend Fi over the holidays. 

The ‘Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!’ exhibition (Image: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty)

Isabella wearing the Lobster outfit as seen on display above

Whilst both Fi and I are huge fashion lovers, I really didn’t expect the viewing to take more than an hour – as per a previous trip to the Paul Klee show at Tate Modern.  How wrong could I be?  This exhibition (curated by Alistair O’Neill with set design by Shona Heath) is so dramatic, rich and breathtakingly beautiful that even when rushing at the end (we were over an hour late to meet another friend-apologies again Bappa) it still took 2 hours to view everything. Room after room of Isabella’s exquisite clothes, all displayed on mannequins based on the late style icon herself, allowed me to closely peruse and truly appreciate the work of the genius designers she both discovered and mentored – chiefly Alexander McQueen and Philip Treacy, but also Julien Macdonald and Hussein Chalayan.

 

A selection of stunning Philip Treacy hats (Image 2: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty)

Alongside the stunning clothing, there is memorabilia that belonged to Isabella, including comic faxes sent at Sunday Times Style, Rolodex entries written in pink ink and a stub of her favourite Chanel Rouge lipstick. Also supplementing the garments are videos of McQueen and Treacy’s graduate collections, their first London Fashion Week shows and the piece de resistance, the McQueen tribute show to Isabella Blow shown at Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2008. With a symbolic bird theme, and entitled ‘La Dame Bleue’, the catwalk is flanked by a huge pair of illuminated wings (angel wings?), a thank-you to the person who helped him become one of the most revered designers of the 20th/21st Century.

 

A selection of looks taken from Alexander McQueen SS08 show ‘La Dame Bleue’ (Images:style.com)

I recommend anyone with even an iota of interest in fashion to visit this exhibition. It is stimulating, breathtaking and also hugely tragic. The late Isabella, with her dramatic hats and wonky lipstick, was a fabulous fashion director and a true eccentric style icon, without whom British fashion would be infinitely poorer. This is a stunning tribute to her work. Get down there pronto and be inspired.

 

Reclining in a dramatic Philip Treacy hat

Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen, at the launch of her lipstick collaboration with Mac, 7th Sept 2005, London

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Leigh Bowery.

Leigh Bowery Designer.

Leigh Bowery (26 March 1961 – 31 December 1994) was an Australian performance artist, club promoter, actor, pop star, model and fashion designer, based in London. Bowery is considered one of the more influential figures in the 1980s and 1990s London and New York City art and fashion circles influencing a generation of artists and designers. His influence reached through the fashion, club and art worlds to impact, amongst others, Meadham Kirchhoff, Alexander McQueen, Lucian Freud, Vivienne Westwood, Boy George, Antony and the Johnsons, Lady Gaga, John Galliano, the Scissor Sisters, David LaChapelle, Lady Bunny plus numerous Nu-Rave bands and nightclubs in London and New York City which arguably perpetuated his avant garde ideas.

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Leigh Bowery

       Leigh Bowery has made a tremendous impact for performing artists today.  He was born in a conservative home with a mother who loved fashion.  He left his native Australian town and moved to London to pursue his fashion designing career.  When all failed, he did start to earn a reputation for his outrageous outfits.  In 1982 he started to promote for a club while dressed up in his intricate designs.  His work was featured in numerous collections during London's fashion week too.   performed at. His club was an escape for homosexuals who wanted to have fun without being judged.  He was widely flamboyant and often dressed up in clothes that emphasized his larger size. His fashion career sky rocketed in 1988 during a show in Dering Street Gallery that lasted a week.  Artists were extremely interested in his unique techniques.  He really captivated the street and it served as a major influence during the show.  He even played self recordings of traffic noises.  kable ...

 Leigh Bowery Inspirations by Leidy Gaga,

  Bowery can be seen as an influence on Lady Gaga, because of her remarkable fashion and numerous outfit changes during her music videos.  In her music video "Paparazzi" she changed 10 times.  Some of her leather jumpsuits and high shoes also resemble what Leigh Bowery wore.  Leigh Bowery died from AIDS in 1994, while only telling a couple of people of his disease.  

Jean Paul Goude

Biography

Jean-Paul Goude (born 1940, Saint-Mandé, Paris, France) is a French graphic designer, illustrator, photographer and advertising film director. He has formerly worked as art director at Esquire Magazine in New York during the 1970s, and famously choreographed the 1989 Bicentennial Parade in Paris to mark the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution.

 In addition, over the last three decades, he has created well known campaigns and illustrations for brands including Perrier, Citroën, Kodak, and Chanel.

     Jean-Paul Gaultier’s couture shows are always incredibly fun. Not only is the production grandiose, but the crème de la crème of Paris is always there, too–Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Goude, you name it.

This time, the designer, who has always celebrated pop culture, decided to pay homage to the late Amy Winehouse, whose bold personality and rock and roll Barbie figure became an emblem of London.
ul Goude.