Pretty amazing how far I have travelled this past year just to teach, the journey of life, far and unpredictable .

Contemporary dressing at Raf Simon's finale for Jil Sander AW12/13

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Raf Simon ending on a high note in his finale collecton of AW2012/2013

Jil Sander has been my favorite labels for a long time. When Raf Simon, another favorite, took over the Jil Sander collection 7 years ago, I have been watching him continue to transform and refine simple clothes in a new way. In this finale collection, beautiful dresses and coats fill the runway with beautiful, poetic and upscale shapes and colors. These are truly contemporary clothes with lots of soul and love. Check out the different design of various shades of flares and fitted dresses, the cutting of the seam along the princess line and bust area create an interesting mixed-fabric, which transitioning from smooth satin charmeuse fabric to metallic lame fabric. An occasional touch of leather with drapery dress truly define the brilliant touch of Raf. We shall miss you Raf..

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Hedi Slimane's holiday video: rock n roll ballet dancer

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Happy Holidays ! I love this short film, mixing rock n roll beat with ballet movement. beautiful !

Mika Ninagawa solo exhibition

At the end of the summer, I had a chance to check out renowned Japanese photographer Mika Ninagawa. Her work is very visually inspiring with vivid, brilliant photogenic colors that resemblance an art film. You can check out her work at her official website or read here for the events.

What: Mika Ninagawa solo exhibition; Flower and Goldfish

Where: Taipei, MOT/ARTS

When: 08.07.2011

"What is Fashion Design?" through the eyes of Steve Jobs

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4 years ago when I found this video, I have since used it as my motto in life. Life is about connecting the dot ! As what SJ had said in his commencement, for all the things that he stumbles into eventually became useful later on. Much like fashion design, a good design is about connecting the dots; the style, the fabric, the colors, the texture, the silhouette, the make up, the accessories, the shoes and every details that go into the garment, it's interconnectedness of all these things have make it a complete 3 dimensional art of its own. The craft of fashion design is about learning the fundamental of making all these dots work together so that it connects into a beautiful piece of garment. The garment does not only speak story but also reflect who YOU are and what YOU represent. The product, image make up some of the fundamental thing in what we called Branding, which is an important aspect in fashion design. The inspirations and concepts that form the detail of each garment is what make the garment great ! Therefore, as a fashion designer, we need to have an understanding of all the fundamental designing skills so we may be able to bring all these elements together and properly communicate to our clients,. This is fashion design.

Comfy at the studio

One of the advantages of working at the home studio is wearing pajamas or parachutes pants without being harassed by your co-worker. The weather in Taipei is getting really cold and at times heat is not an option at most places a la school classroom or coffee shop. I enjoy having my coffee break, mom's lunch while knocking my head with new ideas. Looking forward to more interesting creative projects in 2012, happy new year...!

The Sartorialist

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An amazing fashion blogger and photographer, listen to how his visual life is presented into the audience, there is a sense of originality and spontaneity in his quest for interesting fashion images. As a designer, we are trained to be a very visually sensitive person when designing a collection; visualizing what does it looks like walking on the street, going to work or even going to an event, it's real, it;s creative, it's spontaneous and most of all it should be beautiful wearable fashion, not always a museum sculpture, check out his website Sartorialist.com