Monday 19 December 2011

Animated Illustrations with Attitude

Flashback on Christian Lacroix


 Where do I start???   A Quotation perhaps from the man himself.  "For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is."


Briefly, Christian Lacroix no longer trades by his name after his fashion house went into bankruptcy in 2009.  Lacroix is one of designers who really inspire me and I think his work is amazing.
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For those who are familiar with Lacroix, know exactly what they are in for.  If you are a "Bling" lover, you will agree with me.   His work is all about crazy embellishments, ornate beads, stones, sumptuous fabrics, laces, brocades, textures, vibrant colours and not forgetting chunky chains.  This is what sets him apart I suppose.  I would describe most of his designs as timeless and wearable although some of them are a bit dramatic and costumey influenced by his background.  His interest in sketching started at a very young age.  His mother took him to opera shows, theatres and ballet, where he was greatly inspired and motivated to start sketching historical costumes and fashion.

I have chosen a few of my favourite images to illustrate the point I am making.








Illustrations

From my point of view, Christian Lacroix's illustrations are not far from the the real images.  I can just see the animation of it already, from the images.  I think this is quite cool and genius.  What I like about his illustrations is, they just not charming, colourful but they also tell you a story or give you a feel of attitude of the wearer.
I love the way he splashes those colours all over the place. Fantastic.  
These illustrations also gives you a feeling that he just enjoys every bit of it.  The child like lines, the roughness,  imagination, and expressions, brings the illustrations to life.  I like that!













more article on Christian Lacroix here.....












Sunday 18 December 2011

Future Fabrics Expo 2011

African Fashion Guide News Report

The Future Fabric Expo was an exhibition of specially selected woven fabrics of higher quality that are trend relevant and suitable from mid to high nd fashion brands.  
This exhibition was held on for 2 days in the London College of Fashion's Oxford street campus last month.
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Monday 12 December 2011

Fashion Flashback

Anna Luks on the Road

I stumbled across this video clip that I never knew existed. What a coincidence!
Exactly a year and 2 days ago,  I was invited to showcase my work at the Face of Fashion4Africa model contest which was held at the Africa Center in London's Convent Garden on the 11th December 2010.
This was the first Anna Luks show to the public. 
It was such an honor just to be there with other fantastic African designers.  The highlight was when model Samira Hashi won the contest wearing Anna Luks.




Samira Hashi being interviewed by Sola Oyebade of Mahogany Models





Photos: Rob Sheppard



Sunday 4 December 2011

The Nutty Nice Footwear!

Art, Style & Design

I came across these amazing images of shoes.  They might look insane, nevertheless, what fascinates me is the initial thought of what was going through the mind of the designer.  They are wonderful pieces of art I would say.  Would I wear any of them?  ....well, may be this first image below, it look a bit safe but not quite sure how comfortable it would be, but one thing I am sure of is, I would definitely be a show stopper!!!!!,

 Aahhemm....... as for the rest, I wouldn't mind displaying them somewhere in my house, wonderful piece of art!  I totally love each one of them.
.....and kudos, for the ladies who attempt to wear them!!!!
Enjoy the genius work.


Desingned by Marloes ten Bhomer



Virtual Shoe Museum




Chanel Light Bulb Heel


Chain shoes by Tove Jansson and Per Emanuelson



Belenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquire


Alexandra McQueen

Alberta Omelle



Flower vase by Schere Gonzales 




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Tuesday 15 November 2011

Out of The Box!!



These are just few of my favorite things!

'Ropes and Yarn' box of course!!!  Isn't it mind boggling to think how much one can do with different things that you can find around.  With a creative mind, one can  utilize basically anything in the environment and 'voila' a masterpiece!! 
 Many times when I see these kind of creativity, I tend to think, .why didn't I think of that.. or I could have done this, and even more annoying, is when the idea was there already, but only to find out that someone has superseded you!.  Does it ever happen to you?

Back to ropes and yarns.  The first image below is from my favorite yarn shop in London.  This shop just fascinates me  regardless of the number of times I visit.  When I am there, I always discover something new and exciting.  It could be a book, a magazine, a particular yarn or even finding out more about the origin of yarns.  One thing is, I am guaranteed never to leave empty handed.
Enough said, enjoy the images.




Can you imagine what you can do with ropes N yarns?
......just grab em..... n go crazy cool with them!



Anna Luks


Simple yarns can be transformed into wonderful and unthinkable things!







Check out the ropes-lamps-by Christian Hass





Bamboo lamp by: Innovo designs
(The Xuan Lamp)



Anna Luks





Remember this??  The Rodart tights!!


Anna Luks

Anna Luks

Anna Luks





Sandra Bucklands





more coming soon on annaluks website, currently on revamp.

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