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I design because I feel compelled to express something I don't know how to otherwise articulate.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Drama & Designers

Drama is the uniting characteristic behind a few of my favorite designers. First there is classic Vionnet. I love her use of the bias cut and the way the clothing falls on the female form. The dresses seem to float and move as if you are being carried into a room.

Morgan Le Fay (photo above courtesy of Morgan Le Fay). The pleats, cuts, and folds come to life when you put the clothing on. There is intention in the placement of each section and the layers create movement and depth in the dresses.

Marchesa (photo courtesy of Marchesa). The draping is fabulous. I love the use of vivid color, the detail, the imagination. The dresses can transport you to some other glorious place.

There is an ethereal quality to J. Mendel (photo courtesy of J. Mendel). I walk by the store on Madison and would like to just live there. The dresses seem to float by and the organza draping, pleating, calculated positioning of each cut creates a bold statement while not overpowering the beauty of the one who wears the clothes.