AVENUE MONTAGUE - PARIS

Hello everyone! 

Well, as you could read on my previous post, I was in Paris last week for the Premier Vision exhibition.

While in Paris I took the opportunity to visit the famous Avenue Montague, the "mecca" of the biggest designers in the world. There we can find "maisons" from Chanel to Dior.

Undoubtedly, it is a truly magical experience and we can learn a lot, just looking how these amazing designers creating their fantastic garments.

Here some pics of the big names shops.

       

That's it folks!

I hope you have enjoyed!  

See you next time!

Luiz Filho

    

PREMIER VISION - PARIS

This week I came to Paris for the Premier Vision Exhibition.

The world's leading fabric fair, the Premiere Vision show is held twice a year in Paris. Today it is at the heart of an international network.

Alongside its high-performance services, one of Première Vision's strong points is its Fashion Information. Its unique approach in this domain is based on meetings with leading international experts and professionals, to gather and exchange viewpoints on emerging trends destined to influence the fashion season. This forward-looking and exclusive information inspires the entire chain of design and creation.

I spend three days visiting the exhibition and I attend a very special seminar: The Trend Vision seminar, which gave us an insight on what will be happening in fashion in Spring/Summer 2014. 

Now just few images from the event.

It was definitely a very productive week and I learn a lot about the industry, very interesting to see how the real industry work. 

Well this is all for today and I hope you have enjoyed to read.

Thanks and see you next time!

Luiz Filho

INTRODUCTION TO TAILORING

 Hello everyone!

This is my second post on this blog and today I will talk about our first lecture about Pattern Cutting/ Introduction to Tailoring, it was very interesting lecture and we learn  loads of news tricks and techniques.

What have we learned today:

• SHOULDER PAD ALLOWANCES.                                         
• LOWERING AN ARMHOLE ON A TAILORED JACKET.                  
• PATTERN CUTTING A TAILORED JACKET.
• TAILORED COLLAR TECHNICAL TERMS.
• TAILORED JACKET WORKING DRAWING.
• MENS MEASUREMENT CHART.
• WOMENS MEASUREMENT CHART.
• HOW TO SELECT YOU FABRICS.
• TAILORING CONCEPTS.
• A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO TAILORING.

And here some images of the today's lecture:

In the same lecture, we also got some information about "tailoring", but I will talk about this on my next post.

Thanks for reading and see you!

Luiz Filho.

INTRODUCTION

Hello everyone!

My name is Luiz Filho, I am a second year Fashion Design student at University of East London.

This blog is part of the module: Develop Directional Design and I will register here all the lectures and important notes of me development during the semester.
In this blog I will keep you up dated with my findings and researches on my designated designer: AZZEDINE ALAIA  and my development during the module.

Also in this blog I will show you all the lectures about "Pattern Cutting Tailoring" which I am sure it will be very interesting and we'll learn 

loads of news tricks and techniques.

To start with I would like to show you my PowerPoint presentation about Azzedine Alaia:

Azzedine Alaia was born in Tunisia in 1940 in a family of wheat farmers.

His glamorous twin sister inspired in him an early love for couture.

He studied sculpture at Ecole des Beaux Arts.

Madam Pinot, a close friend of the family Alaia thought him his first lessons about fashion.

    

In 1957 the young Alaia moved to France.

Azzedina Alaia worked as Tailleur for Dior, He then moved to Guy Laroche to learn "tailoring and after this he worked alongside his friend Thierry Mugler.

Here are the trade marks of Azzedine Alaia

                                                                                                       

Some of his famous clients

Azzedine Alaia is famous also for his accessories, especially belts.

Most of his influences are from his own country and North Africa Continent.

More examples of his influences.

And this is my mood board reflecting my researches.

And this is my "Concept/Theme for my "capsule collection" following Alaia style! Which I named it GLAMOROCCO!!

Now I will focus on develop my research pages, then move to my first designs silhouettes and the my design development pages, and I will keep you posted. 

Thanks for reading and see you on my next post.

Luiz Filho.