Conme De Garcons
When looking for artists and designers that linked to the deconstruct and construct theme I found Comme de Garcons. This is a Japanese fashion label founded in 1969
by designer Rei Kawakubo and her husband. Much of the labels work has strong
links to the theme of Deconstruct and Construct, especially their current
Autumn/Winter 2014/2015 collection. The two outfits I have chosen from this
collection have clear areas where the fabric has been deconstructed such as the
skirt on the left which looks like the material has been torn and layered up to
create a textured look.
I also like the structure of both outfits, particularly
the skirt on the right as it almost looms like it has been woven to create the
angular shape. These shapes demonstrate the construct element of the theme
really well and having experimented with weaving in some of my samples I find
it an extremely interesting method of construction which I would like to
develop further. To start this off I have looked for an artist that uses
weaving instead of a fashion designer and found Elizabeth Ashdown as this
allows me to approach the project from a non-fashion point of view. I love the
impracticality of Comme De Garcons clothes as they are not your average ready to wear
garments and offer something much more closer to art.
Elizabeth Ashdown
Elizabeth Ashdown is a London based British textile designer
who creates woven textiles for both fashion and interiors. Her work is bold,
bright and colourful and has a great mix of thick tubular pieces of cord woven
in with thin little strands of yarn to create the most beautiful works. Each
piece is like nothing I have ever seen before and I love the use of colour and
materials as each has great contrasts with the other. Elizabeth Ashdown uses
the method of passementerie which is the art of using braids, beads and cords
to create trimmings and edgings. It is an extremely intricate way of working
and as each piece is made by hand it is easy to see time consuming they must be
to create.
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