Girls on Paul’s Corner don’t wear much. They sure like to take pics too. Don’t miss a healthy slab of tasty eats on the side. Pair with strange, stupid and ingenious human behavior. Stairway to heaven? Na, this escalator taking you to the basement. Rated Disturbed and never acceptable; the burning pentagram that is the Internet
PAUL’S CORNER DECEMBER 24, 2017
HKDI FASHION DESIGN GRADUATION SHOW PT.3
Of course a great effort was put forth, without a doubt. Upon closer inspection I feel there was strong innovation from the textile designs, which might have gone unnoticed by most. It was dissappointing to see that my favorite 2 collections also did not make the graduate show. I guess why we are the critics and they are the professors! Regardless best of luck in the near future to the class of 17 and may your creativity compel you to success! SPITGAN is watching!
不過實際上,我對作品卻有一絲失望。主要是每個系列都太過相似,用色偏暗、Layer的造型、西服外套..有一兩個系列我寧願將他們結合為一組。雖然如此,有三個系列也倒是很有趣的。
第一個是Dale To的Moth,雪紡印上橫間,透視入面的直間恤衫,從而產生少許模糊的視覺效果。拼接格仔和和直間的上衣產生對比,看久了可能會有點頭暈,哈哈!另一個是Fa Leung的Conceal掩飾。如果你當日在場,肯定記得頭頂燈罩的這個系列。我特別喜歡他重新演譯了日本和服的感覺,由其那對「4腳鞋」。還有一個John Ng的Mismatch。將西裝當下身或許是個old story,但我喜歡再加上超高腰吊帶褲的男子,好像英國那些年老紳士般,高貴、成熟、優雅。特別一提他用的布料品質很好,是眾多系列中最讓我留意到的。
也許DI的作品未必是最令我驚訝的創作,但他們的作品可穿程度較高,品質也不錯。他們雖然少了一份天馬行空的奇想,卻多了一份踏實穩重。我想這個是兩個Style的學院風格吧!
HKDI FASHION DESIGN GRADUATION SHOW PT.2
To be honest about this show. It wasn’t to my taste. Trends were touched on, especially sportswear, in all sorts of wacky ways. Extensive layering, was the taste ‘du jour’. This seems to be a rather big HKDI style. Not enough individuality for me. The more artistic collections were like trying to sell some Sailor Moon pieces to a Picasso fan. Everything was an exercise in excess here. Continued in PT. 3.
走入DI Grad show的後台,可能是我見過最舒服的後台!絕對並非貶意!只要你見過一次後台,你就會知道到底有多亂、有多忙。但他們的組織、時間安排、步速都配合得十分好,讓Dresser、Make up、Hair都有充份的時間touch-up整理。Model亦無需在後台玩「鐵人三項賽」,還有時間互動一下,這一點確實十分欣賞。另一樣我也很欣賞的是化妝和髮型的同學。無錯,今次Fashion Show的化妝、髮型是由Image Design的同學包辦的。利用一個活動,讓不同學系的同學合作,做出有水準的工作,機會很難得吧!
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HKDI FASHION DESIGN GRADUATION SHOW PT.1
So the next gen is graduating! Graduation season is upon us! Our full squad went to attend the HKDI graduation show and see what this year’s crop was all about. First plus? This backstage was organized as F! It was a calm, smooth ship of teams working together. No stress, no frantic nervousness in the air…Truly impressive. Even shows in Paris didn’t look this cool! Who was responsible for this? Continued in Part 2.
我想,在香港讀Fashion,Poly U和HKDI肯定是兩大巨頭。每年他們的 graduation show 都吸引不少行內行外的人。上次去過Poly的Grad Show,令我更加期待HKDI的表現。因為我覺得HKDI的應該比其他院校更有優勢、更多人材。因為DI除了時裝課程,還有造型、舞台、燈光、攝影、PR、傳媒、Event planning等課程,肯定能夠豐富整個Show吧!今次的Grad Show更加聯同其他科一齊搞展覽,一次過展示出DI培訓出來自優勢人材。真不能想像到底每年有多少創意在這個地方發生!
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Photos : Nick D for precursorprints.com
HONG KONG POLYU FASHION SHOW 2017 PT.2
Photos and article : Jose Chu
就係我開始要發白日夢的時候,有個model 帶着似是洗碗阿姐的手套,穿着我覺得十分有趣的綠色印花拼藍色絲質連身裙,我馬上看看主題,原來是< < C9>> 。通常師奶給別人的印象都比較負面吧!尤其是在香港,我們都會統稱那些年老的婦人、穿着隨意的女性作師奶。設計師Cheng Jannet就給了我一個反思,到底是否師奶就等於醜?或者對於師奶而言,她們為家庭的付出,成就美麗的家園,比起自身的美麗更為重要。不過那個紅白藍的買餸車我實在十分喜歡!但我肯定不會帶它去街市吧!
而最後獲得全場總冠軍的是Jason Wong 的< < Object>Garment>Object>> 。我最記得一個綠色禮物包裝花演變而成的裙子,簡單直接將禮物包裝的物件變成衣服。Jason這個系列某程度上是一個實驗,將大家熟悉的物件變成時裝,挑戰社會對時尚和服裝的觀念。我喜歡這種挑戰式的概念,為時裝或是創作打開另一道門。現在的作品之所以比以往變得單一化,很大原因是我們用現在的框框限死了自己。告訴自己什麼才叫時尚、什麼才是服裝。但設計原本就應該天馬行空,否則Coco Chanel也不能帶領女性走出束腰的年代、Ted Lapidus也不能塑造經典的中性時尚。我想在這個資訊過分發達的年代,只要用多一點時間、一點心機,在整個資訊世界裏行走,肯定會找到更多沒有人發掘過的東西。
終於完Show了。走出門口,見到一堆堆年輕的面孔互相擁抱祝賀。真後悔我當時沒有好好做自己的 graduation project 哈哈!
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