Wednesday, January 25

Today's Talk: David Wolfe & Catherine Moellering

Yesterday my course mate Sabrina invited me and Georgia to join her for today's talk at LCF. I thought I'd take the advantage of it since it was about fashion and S/S 2013 trends and especially since I haven't decided on a topic for my project yet.

First part of the talk was presented by David Wolfe- the creative director of The Doneger Group. I really enjoyed it as basically what he did was highlight the emerging trends that will settle in for Spring/Summer 2013 and beyond. To avoid boring overload of text I have created a mood board and used some bullet points to sum up the most important things addressed during the lecture.

PAST IS PRESENT: Multi-decade Mashup
  • '20s drop waist at the hipline
  • '50s elegant silhouettes
  • '60s swinging shift shapes
  • '70s hot pants and funky ethnic prints
  • '80s glitter
  • '90s grunge
  • fabrics and prints: sheers, lace, leopard, zebra, geometrics

  • FAST FORWARD FASHION: Science Meets Style
  • architectural and technological influences in design and materials
  • non-seam form, non-retro design, active wear influences
  • modernized complex design, shimmering surfaces, 100% synthetic
  • TIMELESS COLOUR: Past + Future = Present
  • metallics: golden and silvery
  • bold brights: eye-popping combos
  • softened pastels: almost neutral tints
  • white light: the "new black"
  • true blues: navy, ultramarine, cobalt, sapphire, turquoise
  • fruity oranges: pumpkin, mango, melon

  • Perhaps the only thing I could really relate to networking was the following quote of William Gibson: "The future is here... it's just not very well distributed" Connections, distribution, aim... It does make sense, doesn't it? But even if there was no directional link with my current module, I was still pleased to visit the lecture because the knowledge gained might come handy for my personal blog about fashion. Thank you, Sabrina, for inviting me along!


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