Check out this cool project called PLI.Ē Project! It’s a collection of photographs of ballerinas in paper tutus in and around NYC, Paris,Rome and Montreal. Prints are available online and you can see more beautiful images from Loctin on Instagram and Facebook and from Dez on Instagram. photos: Colossal
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It was a mash-up of Punk Rock and Origami at the Junya Watanabe’s latest runway collection. All the vibrant plaids chiseled into futuristic forms only the Japanese have perfected, it was a most perfect collection. Back in the olden days when I was a chipper teenager, I used to wear …
Read More »The Ukrainian fashion house DZHUS has designed a very boxy- Grace Jones-ish collection that looks all sorts of industrial-in-a-drab-communist-country sort of way. Origami with paper is pretty challenging, so with fabric, it must be a huge pain in the ass. That’s why I give DZHUS (sounds like a chemical compound, doesn’t it?) …
Read More »Candles and tea do go together on cuddly, cold days… throw in a cat and it’s a damn party. How about these Ammo candles by British designer Kyle Bean? If you go to his website, you’ll see a slew of cool images that he designed…. really worth the click. How about …
Read More »London accessories designer Fred Butler showed a plethora of pastel origami on heads, shoulders, chests, and waists. I always love Fred’s playful and youthful designs each season. That pointy shoulder origami ensemble is pretty rad. I’d totally wear that with a Judy Jetson skirt. Also, loving the pastel hair! I wish I …
Read More »London-based designer Inbar Spector is definitely one to watch! The honeycomb dresses fashioned out of tulle and sheer fabrics are something out of a sci-fi movie. There’s something punky about the shiny snakeskin paired with a delicate tulle, which I love. My fave is obviously the flashy, gold dress at the top. …
Read More »Issey Myake is famous for those pleated fabrics that dominate his collections. I always think they just forgot to iron the garment, but it’s actually on purpose. This season, the pleats were toned down and folded in an origami sort of way. Pretty innovative! The first three photos are quite …
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