Naked Thoughts on TNUA 2010 costume design

Notebook Date: 5.31.2010
Project: costume design
Event: TNUA 北藝大舞蹈系上年度演出
Event Date: 5.27-5.30
Presented by: TNUA Dance program 北藝大舞蹈系
Title: by Bulareyaung. by Xiao-xuan Yang
Choreographer: Bulareyaung 布拉瑞楊 Xiaoxuan Yang 楊孝萱

Left: costume sketch 《殘缺拼像》初步服裝設計構想圖

Right: costume sketch 《殘缺拼像》初步服裝設計構想圖

Left: Inspiration detail sketch of shapes and constructions 初步《勇士》構想圖

Right: Initial fabric presentation and texture inspiration 初步《勇士》布料和手感視覺構想圖

Left: Initial fabric presentation and visualization 初步《勇士》布料和手感視覺構想圖

Right: Detail sketches of construction for accessories/belts/shoulder protectors 初步《勇士》備件構想圖

Left: <warrior> initial sketch 《勇士》初步構想圖  costume sketch 《殘缺拼像》初步服裝設計構想圖

Right: Detail sketches of <warrior> accessories 《勇士》們的備件構想圖

在每一次的設計階段當中，有很多想法常常都會被淘汰，有時可能設計不符合成本概念，有時可能不符合藝術的需求, 或者有時會因為舞蹈劇場的變數而改變。這些種種的變數在我每次設計修改上都會一一的把它紀錄下來，這樣不但在整個過程中能幫助我消化一些想法，有時候回味一下也是蠻有趣的。。。有時可能是最一開始的想法是最好的，有時是需要一些時間上慢慢的讓這設計跟加成熟或被接納，不管怎麼樣，腦力激盪的時候，我習慣不斷的畫，形狀不斷的出現在我眼前，等到我對這形狀，眼色或紋路感到舒服的時候，也是我接近找到我想要的設計，當然設計的細節也隨著進來了。。。回想起來，有時idea很多是也難以選擇，但最重要的還是要配合舞蹈最終的vision...

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business card design

Project : business card design
Client: Sophie Lee
Date: 7.10.2010

TNUA 2010 《warrior》工作室紀錄

在每一次的設計階段當中，有很多想法常常都會被淘汰，有時可能設計不符合成本概念，有時可能不符合藝術的需求, 或者有時會因為舞蹈劇場的變數而改變。這些種種的變數在我每次設計修改上都會一一的把它紀錄下來，這樣不但在整個過程中能幫助我消化一些想法，有時候回味一下也是蠻有趣的。。。有時可能是最一開始的想法是最好的，有時是需要一些時間上慢慢的讓這設計跟加成熟或被接納，不管怎麼樣，腦力激盪的時候，我習慣不斷的畫，形狀不斷的出現在我眼前，等到我對這形狀，眼色或紋路感到舒服的時候，也是我接近找到我想要的設計，當然設計的細節也隨著進來了。。。回想起來，有時idea很多是也難以選擇，但最重要的還是要配合舞蹈最終的vision...

Blue-ties

Double RL heavy twill khakis take on beautiful purple blue tinted shades.

denim patches in various blue shades in my journal

tear sheet of denim merchandised products in my journal

I went to HK in this past January and was shopping at Lane Crawford men's department. The denim area indeed have not slow down at all, and there are more and more emphasis on taking other complimentary blue shades like purple, lavender, blueberry etc in denim tinting. Even the khakis and twills are tinted in denim shades. It's so beautiful and wearable. Ralph Lauren does it beautifully.

All photos by Studio Lifequartet @2010

Gareth Pugh: A/W09 fashion videos

I love this video of Gareth Pugh's A/W09 collection, a very interesting theatrical fashion video with creative ways of using black and white images. I also love how he uses all the leather, plastic balloon like materials and make into very sharp and edgy clothes. Video made by Ruth Hogben
See actual catwalk show below:

Gareth Pugh: multi-talented designer SHOWoff

Gareth Pugh, a very talented British designer who started as a costume designer at age 14, later attended Saint Martins for fashion design before staging his shows. Here, he is using his own body as performing object to showcase his different moods and feelings prior to the opening of Couture Week in 2006. I really like the human disco ball. His collection is always inspirational.

Slim Stymest

Gone are the days of typical male model with washboards abs and muscular body. Ash Stymest is currently one of the top model that is cool and edgy. He is first used by Hedi Slimane for his personal projects which he was known for Dior Homme slim silhoutte a few years back. Tattoos, skinny body, skater and drummer are some of the personal traits of Ash.